Expat Reviews of Tbilisi Georgia - 2021

Short reply to my own question, since almost no one knows anything about Georgia. In short, this isn’t a good bet for anyone with any common sense who is looking for a long-term stay. Georgia is making a lot of progress in terms of new real estate and construction projects, foreign investment, etc., but it will be years if not a decade or more until it becomes a more friendly destination for long-term digital nomads, mainly because the education system doesn’t have the brains to teach people about basic issues such as long-term thinking, and entrepreneurs who really want to compete don’t seem to understand basic business issues such as how to differentiate products or services.

General concepts around customer service is also lacking on average. As a result, you’ll find people who are very short-term in their logic, sometimes very crass, expressive with their words, but also very pig-headed, and dishonest because they don’t see the incentives for being more honest with foreigners, if they care about them at all, which is a common theme in the developing world.

While many Georgians wear their heart on their sleeve and are good people, you won’t find this a place that is worth staying in on a long-term basis until the gov’t figures out a new approach to incentive better long-term thinking with it’s people and business community.

If you are simply looking to “see it” for a few short days, then by all means go for it. Just be prepared to be underwhelmed.