As I said, his opinion just seemed to be so negative. I've been sitting talking with someone (a stranger, even) when another person listening to us speaks up and says what a wonderful country Panama is. That's why his comments took me by surprise. I've never heard anyone say anything like that before. Surely not everyone feels the way he does. I plan to visit and make up my own mind if this lifestyle is for me, as I usually do. I only hope he doesn't turn out to be one of my neighbors!