Santiago: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 62Commenters mostly praise Santiago's food, nature, and proximity to Argentina and Patagonia, but they flag cost, rush-hour commutes, and the city's size as drawbacks.
- food and seafood
- nature and mountains
- tourism and adventure options
- clean and safe
- dry, pleasant nights
- high rent in some areas
- long rush-hour commutes
- big-city pace
- stringent building codes aside, earthquake worries
- fruit and vegetable weighing at markets
- Santiago's food is underrated compared to other Latin American cuisines
- Chile's natural scenery is its strongest selling point for visitors
- Rent in upscale neighborhoods like El Golf is expensive
- Commuting and city size can be stressful for newcomers
- Comparisons with Buenos Aires depend on personal priorities and flight costs
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Culture shocks from living in Chile 🇨🇱 (Santiago)
Dating Beyond Borders · 139K views · 2024
What viewers said
“Soy argentino y no logro entender a los que dicen que la comida chilena es mala, yo estuve unas tres veces en Chile y la verdad es que siempre comí algo que me resultó rico o muy rico. La manera en que preparan los frutos de mar para mí es ”
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“Dude needs to stop comparing Chile with Colombia and Venezuela ffs. It's like comparing Canada with the US & Mexico (which nobody does) or Italy with France. Chile is it's own country with it's own culture, style, customs, etc. And to state”
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“As an Englishman, I only know this about Chile: the women are beautiful, and the wine is the best in the world 🇨🇱”
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“Seems like the Portuguese guy never tried Chilean seafood”
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“El ingles: Me gusta hacer amigos en Chile gracias al "Salo" (Asado) Yo: Hombre de cultura, jugando Mitos y Leyendas en los mall”
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“That Portugal guy must be out of his mind saying colombian food is better than chilean 💀 colombians put cheese on everything and I mean EVERYTHING”
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“The Portuguese guy says Chilean food is more like “junk food”, but he loves Colombian and Venezuelan food. Men, junk food is the combination of fat, salt and sugar, can you let me know where you can get more fatty and salty food? Venezuelan”
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“Soy de España y nunca he entendido porque dicen que el español de Chile cuesta de entender. Aqui en España hay muchos argentinos y quizas hemos estado mas expuestos a otros acentos como el de mexico, colombia, argentina etc y de chile no ta”
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“Brigido que lo que menos mencionaron es la naturaleza del país, literal que Chile se ha ganado premios consecutivos por ser el mejor pais por turismo/ aventura en el mundo. Tenemos de todo descontando lo tropical. Ríos, lagos, costa, montañ”
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“I love Chile from Brazil, one of my favorite countries and people”
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Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.