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(05-19-2010 04:58 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  

I like Santiago, very livable place and gorgeous backdrop with the snow-capped Andes.

It is definitely a livable city. Great public transportation, relatively high standard of living, friendly people, good wine and very decent beer, and other things that I think are very conducive to living a very decent life

My first impression when I got into Santiago from Argentina was, wow, people are actually happy here! Buenos Aires reminds me of Paris in the sense that you generally don't see people who look happy. Things are very gray, and no one really smiles. In Santiago, on the other hand, people seem pretty content.