Can somebody PLEASE report on India, I am seriously considering it.

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I'm still in Tenerife. But looking to move due to Black Tuesday 5th June!

Yeah, the Balkans would be good. Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece. Also, Croatia - there's gotta be some Croats out there.

Cambridge, UK



Cost of Living - Expensive housing, lots of shops, upper end & independant. Bus service through out city. 3

Recreation - Beautiful buildings & architecture. Great history and heritage. Several universities. Lots to do. Only 45 minutes from London. 9

How fun is it living there? Lots of people, the night life is okay, couple of decent clubs, pubs & bars. Other cities near-by too. 7

How Scary? - Not scary at all. It's such a multi-cultural city, many people from all over the world, USA, Spain, Poland, China etc. Generally a friendly and attractive city. 9

Poker Playing - UK gambling system is good. London 45 mins away (great casinos there), lots of gambling venues, also various other cities with casinos and poker-related home games 8.5

How Easy to Get There and Stay There? - UK is known for having a 'good' immigration policy that makes it easy for foreigners to come and stay, especially if you're European. Lots of places would hire you over English if you're European, however, obvious in the current economic climate a job may be hard to come-by 7

Depends a little bit on where you live. But in the central parts of Stockholm its really expensive. I live 40 minutes from the central station and I pay around $400 for a one bedroom flat.

Im a white swede and I think a lot of people are just like me. I basically hate people who immigrates to Sweden and live of the taxpayers money. The Kingdom of Sweden will pay your rent and your food, and your healthcare etc etc. And you basically can sit on your ass and smile.

With that said, I admire and like people who actually work here. I've worked with people from Iraq, Iran and have no problem what so ever with them. I just hate leechers.

If I were to move from another country to Sweden I would try to buy/rent a place in a smaller city. Like Lindköping/Uppsala. Much cheaper and really safe.

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Could anyone do Fiji?

Wuhan, China

Firsthand Experience? - Yes, lived there for 1 1/2 years

Cost of Living - 9: Outside of the major cities, the average Chinese *family* has a monthly salary of 3000 RMB. ESL teachers make a minimum of 4000 RMB (most way more than that) and the min wage workers teach for 10 1/2 hours. So, they have enough time for another job or tutoring and that can pull in more money than their primary job. As for prices:

$1 USD = ~6.4 RMB

Beer (domestic): 3 RMB
Breakfast food (baozi): 3 RMB
Low-level Chinese restaurant dinner: 10-15 RMB per person
Bus: 1-3 RMB. Old buses without air-conditioning are 1 RMB. New buses that travel long distances or through tolls are 3 RMB.
Taxi ride: Wuhan is a huge city. So, it could be up to 50-60 RMB for rides from one side of the city to the other. Most normal rides are closer to 20 RMB though.

Nightlife/Recreation - 5: Nothing special compared to the big three (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou). You have your typical Chinese clubs that play ****ty Chinese hip-hop music and miserable covers of western songs. There are some bars that are more foreign friendly due to their drink selection, but overall the expatriate community is pretty weak in that area. A large portion of the foreigners in Wuhan are Christian missionaries who avoid bars and pussy like the plague. If you're looking for a solid nightlife, stick with the big 3.

Women are fairly easy to get if you put forth some effort and learn some Chinese. Wuhan has the highest population of college students in China because it is the academic center of all of central China. Students will come from provinces all around China to go to college in Wuhan. Just don't get in too deep with them. Meeting the parents is an informal declaration of marriage to some families.

How Scary - 3 - Like any other city, things will be intimidating for foreigners right off the bat. Despite its size, Wuhan is not a modern city. There are very few English signs (they're finally putting up new street signs) and nearly all restaurant menus are in Chinese. It is in the process of rapid urbanization and construction is rampant due to building the much needed Metro (how a city with 10M+ people can live without a metro is beyond me). This has severely lowered the air and water quality. You couldn't pay me to swim in the lakes there, let alone eat fish caught out of them.

In terms of safety, I would worry more about shaky sidewalks and things falling on my head rather than actual physical crime. You hear about the occasional foreigner getting his ass beat by a gang of Chinese for doing something like hitting on some Chinese guy's girlfriend, but that's pretty rare. Just lay low and use common sense and you'll be fine.

Poker - 3: Although gambling is illegal in mainland China, you don't have to search too far to find home games. I'd avoid the high-stakes home games like the plague, especially if the table has many Chinese locals in it. You can't go to the cops if you get cheated and you won't be able to solve any problems at the table unless your Chinese is really good. Stick to expat games and keep a close eye on players if you do want to go up to high stakes.

With use of a VPN, you could probably play poker online. I have been out of online poker since UIGEA. So, you might have to defer to somebody else.

Getting there - 6: Wuhan only has a few direct international flights. Aside from one line to Paris which recently opened, the remainder are to nearby Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. If you are flying from America or Europe, expect to fly into Beijing, Shanghai, or Hong Kong before going to Wuhan.

Anyone have any information on monaco? I'm sure it is expensive. Wondering what the poker action is like.

^If you have to ask, you cant afford it

Any idea of Montecarlo (Monaco)?

Are there daily live cash games from 5/10 to 25/50?

What about nearest casinos in France and Italy?

saigon (ho chi minh)

cost of living:10/10 ridiculously cheap, beer can be found for as little as $0.50 and a bottle of grey goose with table service is only around $100 at the top clubs. food is cheap as well and even the western restaurants are cheap. housing also very cheap. you can get a massive 3 bedroom house for as little as $700 pm.

nightlife/recreation: 6.5/10 everything from football, golf, climbing walls, lots of swimming pools, tennis (ball boys available for $1 an hour lol). nightlife is ok but the music scene is lacking a bit. there are still decent nights out and a few new nights have started so it may improve in the future. also your only a few hours away from some nice beach spots so you can always head there to get out the city for a bit.

how scary: 9/10 lived there 10 months and never felt in danger at all. the only problem is the traffic but it looks a lot worse than it is. i drove a bike there and only came off once and that was because i was blind drunk.

girls: 9/10 good mix of girls. easy to pull vietnamese girls although having a relationship with them can become annoying as they have a constant need to know where you are etc and it gets a bit tedious. lots of ex-pat english teachers that like to open their legs and there are plenty of backpackers to be had as well.

drugs: 7/10 im not a big weed smoker but the quality is not so good. occasionally some stuff comes in from thailand or cambodia which is a bit better. tried to buy coke and it obviously wasnt. can buy ecstacy for $25 a pill but the quality is hit and miss and the nightlife in saigon means there is no real need to be buying pills. can get crack and meth if you want. found a vet that would sell me 50mls of ketamin for $24 which yields about 5/6 grams so that became my drug of choice in vietnam

poker: 5/10 not sure if online poker is illegal but managed to access pokerstars no problem. there are a few live games but i never checked them out

visa: can stay 9 months without doing a visa run, topping up 3 months twice and then a further 2 1 month extensions before needing to do a visa run.

Granada, Spain
First hand experience (resident)

Cost of living - 8 Rent is ridiculously cheap. I pay 202euros/month for a spacious four bedroom apartment including roof terrace in an affluent area in the centre of the city, which is about half what my brother pays in the UK. Groceries, going out, etc all cost about the same as UK prices. Wine from supermarkets is amazingly cheap. Finding a bottle that costs more than 5euros is a challenge; even the stuff under 1euro is perfectly drinkable.

Nightlife/Recreation - 9 Granada is a very popular tourist destination. There's the Alhambra, old mosques and palaces. Beach is 1hr away. Southern most ski resort in Europe is 1hr away, and snow is good December - March. Football team is in the primera liga and tickets are super cheap. Nightlife is good, entry usually around 10euros (free for girls) and drinks are pretty cheap if you go on the right nights.

How scary - 10 I've never once been harassed or threatened. There are some sketchy areas where the gypsies live but tbh they're quite hard to reach unless you actively set out to find them. Hardly any pickpockets or street con artists.

Poker - 3No casinos in Granada. Closest is in Malaga, though I've never been. Internet poker is legal but somewhat restricted atm.

Getting there - 10 Around 1.5hrs from Malaga, which has direct flights from all over Europe. International are routed via Madrid. EU citizens can live and work in Spain for as long as they want. Dunno what the limit is for US citizens although many of my American friends have found jobs no problem.

Seems awesome, too bad Spain is regulated now . Hows the weather in Granada between October to April?

anyone in Armenia?