Do you have ambition to live or retire abroad?

[baarbogast]

I don’t live in Austin anymore.

I could do London if the weather was different. Cold & gray is not for me. Maybe climate change will make it more appealing place to live

Been to London twice for 2 weeks each time. I don’t recall it raining, if it did it was short quick shower.

 

[Semper]

Can’t remember what thread it was, but at least 3-4 posters related stories of visiting a euro city and needing a doctor and it being a much easier process than they’d gone through her

otoh I had a student on an Italy tour who caught a stomach bug and she and her mom described the process as a nightmare

And I should add that with all my love of Italy, it’s probably the last place I’d want to get Hospital sick in

The posters were obviously wearing saints memorabilia and the doctor was a Saints fan.

The student was prolly ugly and not up to Italian standards. I believe Italy has an unattractive clause in their code.

 

[Sailorsaint]

I believe Italy has an unattractive clause in their code.

Good to know……crosses Italy off the list…..

 

[sfidc3]

I personally thought Italy was an armpit. I found some decent food for sure but I didn’t find anything overly “OMG” about it.

Greece…. Amazing loved it. Same with Israel.

I mean, every country has their "armpits" and if you are more a country or coast person (I am), then it's probably a large city.....

Though I even like the large cities some, Florence was my least favorite stop but I still enjoyed the sights, history and food.....Venice was cool, but I don't have a burning desire to go back....

Suggest visiting the western coastal area, we stayed in Santa Margharita (near Portofina and about an hour train ride to Cinque Terra), boat tours are a good way to see the coast and for about $90 a person (including wine and food) are a bargain, they typically last 2 hours or more....some of the most beautiful coastline I've ever seen....

 

[zeetes]

i'm beginning to hate you people

i've been waiting a long time for this

 

[rail]

I want to soooo bad.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Is this thread what they mean by White Privilege? Asking for a friend....

White privilege is not having to confront the irony of making white privilege jokes

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

What’s kinda crazy to me is , and i know you are kidding and that you don’t actually hate us (i dont think) but what’s crazy is that this type of life is accessible to you or just about anyone else who’s reading this.. not saying that it doesnt take planning and sacrifice, but the world is so small with technology these days that even if you have a family (and if you dont mind the long haul flights as much as i do) you can pretty much live anywhere you want in 2025…. *especially* specifically for someone like urself who spent so many of your younger years traveling so much, it seems very doable.. but huge DISCLAIMER though, im not really privy to anyone else’s life situation beyond my own….. that said, I honestly just dont understand how any of you people can afford to live in America in 2025.. outside of maybe Superchuck and Efil .. it just seems incredibly unaffordable so if for no other reason, forget the good food and the lack of crime and the lower stress relaxed lifestyle- - just escaping the sky high prices for daily living in the West is reason enough , imo, to relocate abroad .

..........in theory
my job is still very much face to face and I just can't imagine a school/company in Thailand or Vietnam getting all giggly about a well passed his prime experimental dance and theatre teacher
plus since my oldest seems to be riding this Musical Theater train - and most of those job offerings will be stateside, I just don't see expatriation is in my cards atm
my youngest is a bit obsessed by Japan, so that might be an easier sell, but...

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

..........in theory
my job is still very much face to face and I just can't imagine a school/company in Thailand or Vietnam getting all giggly about a well passed his prime experimental dance and theatre teacher
plus since my oldest seems to be riding this Musical Theater train - and most of those job offerings will be stateside, I just don't see expatriation is in my cards atm
my youngest is a bit obsessed by Japan, so that might be an easier sell, but...

I get it.. and i agree with you, which is why i typed my disclaimer in capital letters.. every situation is different, and each person’s scenario is unique.. end of the day, i think one has to get so fed up that they are willing to make a drastic change like going overseas, or else it probably wont happen.. i was at a breaking point, tired of paying extortionate American prices for basic s***…. instead of thinking ‘gee i would like to make a big change, let me figure out how’- it became ‘ok this HAS to happen for my mental health and everything else- let me assume im doing this, then work backwards from there in terms of how to do it’…. It seems trivial, but that mindset shift, to me, made a world of difference .

 

[baarbogast]

The posters were obviously wearing saints memorabilia and the doctor was a Saints fan.

The student was prolly ugly and not up to Italian standards. I believe Italy has an unattractive clause in their code.

What if you are pretty ugly?

 

[Semper]

What if you are pretty ugly?

Bosnia.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

Bosnia.

when my cousin used to live in Tacoma & I would go visit, I was always like “wtf. Why does everyone here look inbred?” The people of Washington state were really beat with the ugly stick.

 

[Consigliere]

Somebody showed me this yesterday:

How do America's poorest states compare to Europe's largest economies?

The poorest US state has a higher GDP per capita than Europe’s top economies, except for Germany. Is this set to continue being the case in 2025? #EuropeInMotion

www.euronews.com

I'm like, yeah but the standard of living is so much higher in Germany than in Mississippi. Plus good education, free healthcare, etc.

 

[efil4stnias]

Somebody showed me this yesterday:

How do America's poorest states compare to Europe's largest economies?

The poorest US state has a higher GDP per capita than Europe’s top economies, except for Germany. Is this set to continue being the case in 2025? #EuropeInMotion

www.euronews.com

I'm like, yeah but the standard of living is so much higher in Germany than in Mississippi. Plus good education, free healthcare, etc.

so then you have to ask yourself how does Mississippi, with a "per capita GDP" that exceeds Spain, rank the lowest in almost every metric?

Spain.
Portugal
France
Austria
Switzerland
Italy

WHERE IN THE !@#!@# is the money going?