Do you have ambition to live or retire abroad? (2 Viewers)

[baarbogast]

Here are a few videos about going overseas.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Here are a few videos about going overseas.

 

[SWJJ]

My wife is from Australia, the Brisbane/Gold Coast area. Her mother and two of her siblings live there. We contemplated HARD about moving there during the pandemic. My kids are 11, 13, and 15. If we aren't grandparents before retiring, it's highly likely we will retire in Australia.

 

[Booker]

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.

I bet those people are out of this world beautiful by comparison to rural Arkansas peeps. It sounds like an exaggeration, but in a town of about 2,000 you can count the attractive people on one hand. The amount of ugly is mathematically fascinating.

Historically speaking, if you lived somewhere rural and were looking for a spouse you'd want someone that looked more like a Viking than a Barbie or Ken doll.

 

[SWJJ]

FTR I think rural people value traits differently than non-rural people. Can she skin a buck, does she have a green thumb, can she cook, kinda matters more if there are not any restaurants around for 100 miles.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

One thing to keep in mind, and this occurred to me on this Wednesday morning in Asia as im watching CNN International- they are talking about (a certain politician who shall not be named) discussing the possibility of strong-arming and acquiring the country of Panama for the Panama Canal.. now, i have no idea how plausible that is and im not looking for a discussion on the seriousness, or non-seriousness of that claim.. i only bring it up for one reason, and that is to say that it is a good idea to always keep ur options open and always be ready to bail out if things go sideways ..and im including the good ole USA in this advisory, things very well could go bonkers there sooner than later.. but Panama has long been at or near the top of best places for Americans to retire, and yet if some wanna be dictator from America decides he wants it, the unrest could happen overnight.. i am old enough to remember when Ukraine would regularly make the list of best retirement destinations.. until it didnt .

All that said, i think living in a place like Switzerland or in Thailand (the ‘Switzerland of the East’) greatly reduces ur chances of upheaval.. but you really never know .

 

[Sailorsaint]

Before dating anyone in a rural area, first ask your mom if they are your cousin twice removed.

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

As a young man in my 20s, while living in Hawaii, I noticed that you couldn’t turn a corner without seeing a beautiful woman. Hawaii was rivaled only by Singapore in my mind.

I'm not sure about that, but I can tell a story - I went on a snorkeling trip in Maui. Part of the trip they docked the boat on Larry's Island (Lanai) and told us while 95% of the island was private, there was a beach but we had to walk up a road and then back down again. As I was walking up the road, I thought I was a litte lost and I ran into a woman I was absolutely convinced must have been a goddess. And its not like she was dressed skimpy or anything so it wasn't that. I'm not sure I can even describe her, only thing I can say she had dark hair and was a bit "olive" skinned, but didn't really fit into any typical categorization (didn't look Hawaiain, or Polynesian, etc.).

Perhaps part of if was just, Hawaii. Or maybe I just imagined the whole thing.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Living here in Asia is so easy, sometimes it seems *too* easy… i usually get their version of UberEats (here it is called GrabFood) i usually get them to deliver to my condo twice per day.. sometimes 3x per day.. usually it costs me from $4-$7 per meal , depending on how much food i get .. lately I’ve been getting tired of schlepping the half block to 7-11 for bottled water a couple times per week, so today i decided to use the same app , GrabFood, for delivery from the supermarket .. got a large bottle of water as well as some sodas and an afternoon snack .. i realize this is no different from apps back home like DoorDash, which i never utilized outside of pandemic lockdowns- but to me those seemed expensive.. my delivery fee today was 40 cents .


Since ive been here i have been averaging over 7,500 steps per day, to keep that up im gonna need to make a conscious effort to go out for stuff and not let myself get too lazy lol




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[guidomerkinsrules]

Living here in Asia is so easy, sometimes it seems *too* easy… i usually get their version of UberEats (here it is called GrabFood) i usually get them to deliver to my condo twice per day.. sometimes 3x per day.. usually it costs me from $4-$7 per meal , depending on how much food i get .. lately I’ve been getting tired of schlepping the half block to 7-11 for bottled water a couple times per week, so today i decided to use the same app , GrabFood, for delivery from the supermarket .. got a large bottle of water as well as some sodas and an afternoon snack .. i realize this is no different from apps back home like DoorDash, which i never utilized outside of pandemic lockdowns- but to me those seemed expensive.. my delivery fee today was 40 cents .


Since ive been here i have been averaging over 7,500 steps per day, to keep that up im gonna need to make a conscious effort to go out for stuff and not let myself get too lazy lol




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I’m one of the weirdos who prefer the human interaction
I’d want to go to the store and restaurant- both to see the same people and to see new ones
Especially if I was newish in the city

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I’m one of the weirdos who prefer the human interaction
I’d want to go to the store and restaurant- both to see the same people and to see new ones
Especially if I was newish in the city

I was definitely like that last year.. also for my first three months or so here this year.. here’s the main issue I’ve encountered with that though: It is hot as BLAZES outside …. I would walk 5 minutes to the store and be drenched with sweat.. I started to make a conscious effort to stay indoors from about 12 noon to 7pm every day , then a couple weeks ago it actually started to cool off around here (low 70s at night seems relatively cool).. from what i understand though, that cool snap will be short lived and back to normal in a week or so.. think NOLA (or Houston, or Florida ) and how it is unbearable for 7 months a year- but here it’s like that 11 months per year… i feel prepared for it though, most Americans dont come from extreme heat & humidity like i did, and most of them arent tolerant of spicy food like i am.. and re the weather, i think ive mentioned before that after spending the last 5 yrs in Nashville where it snowed and froze 6 months a year- im back to being ok with the heat… still, it’s hard to leave ur air conditioning here when it’s so easy (and cheap) to stay put .

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I was definitely like that last year.. also for my first three months or so here this year.. here’s the main issue I’ve encountered with that though: It is hot as BLAZES outside …. I would walk 5 minutes to the store and be drenched with sweat.. I started to make a conscious effort to stay indoors from about 12 noon to 7pm every day , then a couple weeks ago it actually started to cool off around here (low 70s at night seems relatively cool).. from what i understand though, that cool snap will be short lived and back to normal in a week or so.. think NOLA (or Houston, or Florida ) and how it is unbearable for 7 months a year- but here it’s like that 11 months per year… i feel prepared for it though, most Americans dont come from extreme heat & humidity like i did, and most of them arent tolerant of spicy food like i am.. and re the weather, i think ive mentioned before that after spending the last 5 yrs in Nashville where it snowed and froze 6 months a year- im back to being ok with the heat… still, it’s hard to leave ur air conditioning here when it’s so easy (and cheap) to stay put .

Fair
I’ve gotten to the point where I try to hibernate as much as I can in the summer

 

[BarBar]

Currently live in Germany and planning a move to either Italy or Ireland in the next few months. I am applying for jobs now and let's see what happens. You can view the 'thankfulness' thread to read about why we want to leave Germany. I can't believe it, really....we thought we would raise our kids here, ya know?

But the health care and work/life balance is for real, y'all. I could NEVER move back to the USA.

 

[efil4stnias]

Living here in Asia is so easy, sometimes it seems *too* easy… i usually get their version of UberEats (here it is called GrabFood) i usually get them to deliver to my condo twice per day.. sometimes 3x per day.. usually it costs me from $4-$7 per meal , depending on how much food i get .. lately I’ve been getting tired of schlepping the half block to 7-11 for bottled water a couple times per week, so today i decided to use the same app , GrabFood, for delivery from the supermarket .. got a large bottle of water as well as some sodas and an afternoon snack .. i realize this is no different from apps back home like DoorDash, which i never utilized outside of pandemic lockdowns- but to me those seemed expensive.. my delivery fee today was 40 cents .


Since ive been here i have been averaging over 7,500 steps per day, to keep that up im gonna need to make a conscious effort to go out for stuff and not let myself get too lazy lol




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LOL you got Kit Kat DUPES.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Currently live in Germany and planning a move to either Italy or Ireland in the next few months. I am applying for jobs now and let's see what happens. You can view the 'thankfulness' thread to read about why we want to leave Germany. I can't believe it, really....we thought we would raise our kids here, ya know?

But the health care and work/life balance is for real, y'all. I could NEVER move back to the USA.

I was reading somewhere else about the nightmare of the German healthcare system
Is it just layers and layers of bureaucracy?
What’s the deal?