Do you have ambition to live or retire abroad? (5 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.