Index - Best Countries to Expatriate to - Page 5

Lomi79 · 01-24-2011, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Badafro

Well, there seems to be plenty to go around and they definitely like gringos. The female Peruvian population in general probably won't win any prizes for their amazing beauty though, so it won't be like cruising down the main street in Copenhagen on a warm summer day.

If you're into paying for it, I'm pretty sure that's available as well.

If they are close to Brazilian girls (beautiful (yes I mean chocolate girls) and easy to get) then my destination in future is Peru

thanks for info dude

Badafro · 01-24-2011, 01:43 PM

5% uncapped is the standard in Lima as far as I know. Games are still very much beatable, but I wouldn't ever consider live poker for a living down here because the stakes are too small and the games usually run from 8 or 9 in the evening until 6 in the morning.

@Lomi

They are very far from looking like Brazilian girls. If you're choosing a South American country solely based on girls I think Brazil, Colombia or Argentina is the way to go.

_JerryD_ · 01-24-2011, 02:03 PM

Brazilians are a fantastic mix of many ethnicities, ofc a lot of Portuguese (and more afro) descent but they have a lot of Italian and German with a little spice of good old Africa in them which makes them really hot imo (they have hot girls ranging from afro-black to moderately light skinned/haired/eyed)

Whereas Peruvians are mostly just a mix of Amerindian and Spanish, European descent from various different countries isn't that present there.
And in my opinion spanish-amerindian people aren't usually that goodlooking, not wanting to be racist or anything, but I just think like that - they are quite small and not that beautiful in general compared to some other countries.

But in all fairness I knew one Peruvian girl in France who was really really hot.

**orange** · 01-24-2011, 02:13 PM

Girls in Bolivia/Peru/farther west countries are (generally) going to be less hot than those in the east. This is due to a higher % of indigenous populations mixed in I think. I thought that the Argentine and Brazilian girls were much hotter than those in the west (in my experiences).

40s · 01-24-2011, 06:37 PM

imo girls arent hot in south american countries except brasil, argentina and uruguay
and thats a big downside, considering there are some nice places to be..

**orange** · 01-24-2011, 06:49 PM

I've heard that Colombians are very hot...can't confirm though, never went there.

brendons31 · 01-24-2011, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by _JerryD_

Wtf mate? It's safe here in Finland too and the police only fires (every shot incl. tires etc) in the line of duty sth like 15-20 times per year, but still it seems incredible that they don't even carry guns routinely?

I mean yeah you have a small country, and safe without a doubt, but you would think that they would carry a gun for 1) their own protection and 2) the proactive threat of firepower which you would think that lowers crime

Police in New Zealand don't normally carry guns on patrol either.

kielbax · 01-24-2011, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by alex23

Philippines

Poker Playing - 9 - Online poker is legal,

Can anyone confirm this or give a link? I always thought gambling was illegal in most muslim countries.

loosekanen · 01-25-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kielbax

Can anyone confirm this or give a link? I always thought gambling was illegal in most muslim countries.

This is a level? This is the Philippines, not Malaysia. Catholics, not Muslims.

kielbax · 01-25-2011, 01:18 AM

My bad. I was actually thinking about Indonesia. Don't know how I confused the two.

**orange** · 01-25-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ExpensiveTaste

Yeah I understand this and very helpfull they are too.
I prefer this format however as it is more concise instead of sifting through thousand's of pages

check the thailand travel guide sticky at the very top of the forum, roger wrote alot of good stuff there.

sayid_the_saviour · 01-25-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dc_publius

Central and South America - Scary and very overpriced for what you get.

Asia - Very safe and aside from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan and big cities it is cheap.

Africa - Scary and expensive. Exception is S. Africa and some of the Arab Africa like Morocco.

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You can play internet poker everywhere via proxy.

You can travel everywhere for $1000-1500 max.

Recreation depends on the person. Everywhere is fun for a little while except for Muslim countries if your only source of fun is drinking and picking up girls.

lol u a sagely dude. how would you rate earth overall?

_JerryD_ · 01-26-2011, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dc_publius

Central and South America - Scary and very overpriced for what you get.

Asia - Very safe and aside from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan and big cities it is cheap.

Africa - Scary and expensive. Exception is S. Africa and some of the Arab Africa like Morocco.

***

You can play internet poker everywhere via proxy.

You can travel everywhere for $1000-1500 max.

Recreation depends on the person. Everywhere is fun for a little while except for Muslim countries if your only source of fun is drinking and picking up girls.

Please tell me that this is a level / joke, right?

I really want to believe here... it's just that when it comes from an American my reads are off - borderline stuff

invis535 · 01-27-2011, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by loosekanen

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Experience Stationed and lived for two years as a member of the US Army at Yongsan Garrison downtown Seoul, right between Samgakji and Noksapyeong Stations on the 6 line.

Cost of Living: 3 The big issue here are the massive security deposits it takes to rent a place. "Key money," as it's called, is required on nearly every rental and one can expect to pay at least 20,000usd just to move into a decent 2 bedroom in the city. In nice places it can be more. 50,000usd is not uncommon. That said, you get it back when you move out just like a security deposit. It's just that a lot of travelers don't possess that kind of available money.

As far as food is concerned it's cheap and plentiful. Street food is available, edible, and cheap. Also delicious and clean from my perspective. Beers and coffee have similar prices to any big city in USA. Expect to pay ~4usd for a local beer up to ~10usd for an import (bottles, draughts, whatever.) Public trans is cheap, clean and easy. It's about 1usd for an average ride on the subway/bus and you can use both. Taxis are extremely available and you can ride across town for less than 20usd unless it's rush hour.

Recreation: 9 Nightlife in Seoul is unbelievable. Huge open shopping malls. Tons of live music of varying style and quality. Everything from the highest end booking clubs (which I promise you can't afford) to the lowest end dive bars (where you will likely be hanging out with many American service members and hippy expat teachers.)

Two specific districts I wish to mention: 1)Hongdae, which sits right between three very prestigious Korean Universities (including the amazing Ewha Women's University where I swear 75% of the women are hot) is a huge area of bar after bar after karaoke joint after bar after restaurant after coffee shop after bar. Live music everywhere. And it isn't expensive.

2) Hyewha: More of an artsy district farther north with several blues cafes and bars of that ilk. Lots of fun to hang around in most nights. Lots of dates going on here at all times. More cultured than the sheer madness of Hongdae yet still a ton of fun.

I only knock Seoul 1 point because of the lack of available beaches, but you can be in Pusan in 3 hours by KTX and use their beaches all you want. Also Jeju island is only a 1 hour flight away and though it was barren when I was there it was still a perfect place to have holiday as long as you're bringing your own company.

How Scary: 9 Clean and safe everywhere. Even if you're stupid you're likely to not find too much trouble. Minority groups may run into problems with elitist locals but they would sooner ignore you than start something. Tons of English spoken in Seoul at the lowest levels. Tons more spoken around the Universities. Police are conscripted 20 year olds for the most part and are everywhere. Only illegal drug I saw in two years was hash. You have to go looking pretty hard for trouble to find it in Seoul.

Poker Playing: B&M: 2 Online: 8 Walker Hill is the casino with the live games but the rake is absurd. Game can vary on juiciness. Online isn't so hard to play. I played stars for 2 years there and never had one issue. Fulltilt isn't accommodated and you need to have it installed before you go. If you do there aren't problems using it. Never tried Ongame or Party.

How Easy to Get There and Stay There: 5 Super easy if you're in the military and on orders.

If not, it can be a bit of a pain. I know it's fairly easy to do consecutive 90 day stays. After that I'm not sure. I know visas can be hard to come by. You essentially need to be sponsored by a company from what I've been told. And that process can entail background checks out the ass. Thailand and Philippines are much more accommodating here but it's not awful.

is Walker Hill the only casino with poker?
also how bad is "absurd rake"? uncapped 5%? or higher than 5%?

thanks!

dc_publius · 01-27-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by _JerryD_

Please tell me that this is a level / joke, right?

I really want to believe here... it's just that when it comes from an American my reads are off - borderline stuff

Not a level at all. But it is a generalization.

What do you take issue with? 'Expensive'? Look at property values in good neighborhoods and hotel prices in good neighborhoods in SA vs Asia vs Africa vs US. These prices will reflect the disparity I'm talking about. The 'nice' upscale areas in SA and Africa tend to be very expensive, unless the only barometer on your life quality scale is cost of alcohol.

Or are you talking about 'security'? Look at the poor areas in Asia and compare them to the African and SA and US slums... It is no comparison. They are a world of difference in terms of security and that is reflective of the rest of these countries as well.

And yes, I know there are exceptions, but that's what they are, exceptions. It's not like I can cover everything in my 3 sentence quick and dirty World summary.