Chile Forum

FrankPintor wrote:.... but I think that any misfit looking for his John-Wayne-Wild-West-Utopia in Chile will be extremely disappointed.

Yes, very disappointed. Just because parts of it might occasionally look like the Oeste Salvaje, doesn't make it so, Pilgrim.

FrankPintor wrote: I really have nothing to say to this pair of trolls.

I'm not trolling and I'm not a troll. I stated my views. You may find my views to be repugnant and that is your right. I am not asking anyone to believe like I do.

hey, if something is getting done in Chile, it is typically because a woman is doing it (even if there is a man in front taking credit for it).

We long ago quit hiring Chilean men to work for us, apart from day labor or drivers. Anything mission critical, is done by a women. Office staff are women, contractors are women, other law firms we work with regularly in Chile are all women.

The one venture we made in to trying to employ a Chilean male in the office was a disaster. His first official act in the office was to start ordering all the women around, even though he was literally low man on the totem pole and only a translator (not a very good one at that). The girls in the office nearly lynched him the first day. He finally made the mistake of barking an order at my wife, and that was when his employment with us came to an abrupt end. There are senators in this country that have learned not to bark orders at my wife (and she worked for them). Meanwhile, he got little to nothing done other than interfering with normal workings of the office. He literally believed and acted as though by virtue of being male, he automatically outranked all the women in the office. I am the only male in the office that outranks the women (well, not my wife of course). Not because I am male, but because I own the frigen company.

You will see a similar attitude, and I believe closely related, in the way Chileans do business overall. Companies treat clients like employees, and employees will treat the company like the company works for them. I believe at the root of this cultural trait, is some Chilean male belief in entitlement / insecurity. Perhaps too much time at home with mom. Perhaps if they booted all Chilean males out the door at 18, that would disappear rapidly from the society. Then, again, perhaps not.

admin wrote:You will see a similar attitude, and I believe closely related, in the way Chileans do business overall. Companies treat clients like employees, and employees will treat the company like the company works for them. I believe at the root of this cultural trait, is some Chilean male belief in entitlement / insecurity. Perhaps too much time at home with mom. Perhaps if they booted all Chilean males out the door at 18, that would disappear rapidly from the society. Then, again, perhaps not.

Humm, maybe now, we're getting somewhere!

The nanas I have and always have had come from a small community outside Temuco. I have helped 3 daughters of my Nanas go to University by letting them live with their mom in my house (no big deal for me they are polite well manners kids). All of these women have both sons and daughters, not one son has ever finished high school let alone gone on to University. Some Chilean communities are run by the women both at the lowest levels and some of the top families are run by matriarchs. Yes I agree if you want to get something done in Chile hire a woman, my Lawyer and Accountant are both women.

You guys are descriminating against Chilean men! Shame on you!! To make amends you must hire only male nanas. That way 2 issues will be resolved, first the descrimination problem and second the nana problem.