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Post by nomadic on Jan 8, 2020 6:24:43 GMT 7
I was just editing the above when the internet went off. After I read more of the article as it did mention the bad driving. But the cost of living. Yeah, a bunch of 15 banana's is now 80 cents rather than 20 cents a while back. A dozen eggs $2.50. A meal for $2.00. Nowhere is perfect but where I am is about as close to it for me. Maybe I am lucky to like being nomadic rather than waiting all day in an office. 2 or 3 days away to another country every 3 months suits me fine or even longer. Never ever been to immigration offices. But one day every 3 months? Yes a pain but to leave for that back to Oz or the U.K? I don't think so. More the illogical (to us), culture that I have seen wear so many people down and leave is the real reason I think. I do growl at drivers every day as it is total madness on the roads. But they don't give a hoot about 25,000 deaths a year and hundreds of thousands of injuries with no law enforcement. It's their country and I am free to leave if I don't like it. But for me still, far better than Syria or Australia, all things are taken into account.
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Post by bear on Jan 8, 2020 8:03:21 GMT 7
I was just editing the above when the internet went off. After I read more of the article as it did mention the bad driving. But the cost of living. Yeah, a bunch of 15 banana's is now 80 cents rather than 20 cents a while back. A dozen eggs $2.50. A meal for $2.00. Nowhere is perfect but where I am is about as close to it for me. Maybe I am lucky to like being nomadic rather than waiting all day in an office. 2 or 3 days away to another country every 3 months suits me fine or even longer. Never ever been to immigration offices. But one day every 3 months? Yes a pain but to leave for that back to Oz or the U.K? I don't think so. More the illogical (to us), culture that I have seen wear so many people down and leave is the real reason I think. I do growl at drivers every day as it is total madness on the roads. But they don't give a hoot about 25,000 deaths a year and hundreds of thousands of injuries with no law enforcement. It's their country and I am free to leave if I don't like it. But for me still, far better than Syria or Australia, all things are taken into account. You've summed it up quite well nomadic . I couldn't get through the entire article. My eyes started to glaze over. He talked about old groaners while sounding like one. Millions are leaving but billions of older over sixties are arriving.....moaning about drops in European pensions, not a word about us or ours. Quite a biased article, promoting his own agenda I'd suggest. Or to put it in Ozlish; what a load of...... cheers bear.
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Post by imajica on Jan 8, 2020 10:10:05 GMT 7
It's not on the nose for me, I intend on 6 months Thailand and 6 months Canada, I very much enjoy both.
cheers imajica.
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Post by nomadic on Jan 8, 2020 13:25:13 GMT 7
I must admit that overall I much prefer Malaysia but I could not get the same set up both price-wise and lifestyle-wise that I have in Thailand. Not to mention how much weight I would put on in the best food country on earth in Malaysia. Not healthy for the most part but totally addictive. Even a short visit is dangerous for me.
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Post by imajica on Jan 8, 2020 14:47:47 GMT 7
Yes,Nomadic.I can understand that, Thailand is still good value. Canada has only just recently become affordable thanks to my recent pension. No way I could do it on dsp. So i figure might as well be happy, get best of both and live till I die.
cheers mate.
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