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virtue signalling is relative to the environment
morality is absolutelly subjective


now I hate you too, buddy. I used to give a **** about "how people should act" too. I was a small little bitch. Since I've decided to let people do their thing, my life got waaaay better, specially when it comes to women.

Of course, this is just advice. Do whatever the **** you wanna do.

u wot m8

Where do you live?

6 years in Brazil and 3.5 years in Korea.

How do you feel about integrating?

In Brazil I made a point of learning the language and having native friends. Couldn't have survived without. You'll have friends for life down there. In Korea I really don't care, we are so very different to begin with.

Does the excitement eventually wear off?

Yes, it will 100% when you start realizing that things are comparable. There are still things in Korea I really can't wrap my head around, but as soon as I noticed they like the same kind of outdoor clothing as my people, the mystery vained.

Do you miss your home country? Visit often?

Not so much, but that is because I go home often (around twice a year).

Do you live a purely DEGEN life or normal life?

Degen in Brazil, very normal now. The years got me.

Is it something you plan to continue for the long term? Does it make it harder to return to your home country?

My job is pretty much based around going to other places I still don't see myself returning home and keep a base there. Taxes are horrible and if you don't live there to take full advantage of that, why pay taxes there?

I'm more interested in the META of it all. I understand from my travels what it is like to be in another country. I'm really interested in hearing about where your head is at after a long term stay.

No country will be perfect for you, so have realistic expectations. Choose a country where the buck will last and that has a semi decent quality of life (you can't have both). Choose safety over crime, high speed internet over hookers, decent roads over beaches. These are the best advices I can lend.

How about call centre workers.

Don't try to figure out every aspect of **** and just go if you want to. Planning ruins ****. Sorry if I missed something(just a tad stoned. btw, saigon is cool).

Burgos freelancers have more class

Where do you live? Currently, Taipei, Taiwan (6 months), Hong Kong + China various stints over last 8 years

How do you feel about integrating? Legally, you'll never fully integrate without renouncing your birth citizenship, so I think that's an issue (Taiwan). And on top of that, socially, it is tough. You realize you are a foreigner and will always be a foreigner after getting what you think is a close, local friend, and you end up in a situation where they are required to go to bat for you against their own people, and I've had the majority (Taiwan, China) choose their own people out of saving face, as opposed to doing what's right. Also, my Chinese is not too shabby, but if you go to a restaurant with anyone Asian looking (could even be a Korean, Japanese, non-native Taiwanese), a lot of staff will still insist on only addressing the Asian for questions, and it can be a bit patronizing. I'd say Hong Kong was where I live the best and what I consider a fully integrated lifestyle.

Does the excitement eventually wear off? As everyone has touched on, it always wears off, but you realize normal, everyday life is not always a big show and dance. And livability of a country for me is when that show and dance has worn off and how the banalities of a normal life don't seem to bother you or seem that bad.

Do you miss your home country? Visit often? I do miss my home country, but I'm from a small state, where Bars empty out by 12:30, and I know everyone in my town. I do miss my buddies, but you realize with certain types of buddies, they will always be there. I miss driving, Chipotle, and certain types of seafood. But, life is equalized out here in it's own way. In Asia, I usually visit home once a year. With my father in Hong Kong and my mother living half the year in Budapest, it no longer feels like I have too much of a home to go back to in the States.

Do you live a purely DEGEN life or normal life? I think for 26, I live an average, normal DEGEN life. I suffer that white guilt associated with his hooking and lechery, and counter it with 1-2 months of healthy living and productivity. As a non-English teacher in Taiwan, I'm on a pretty good salary that affords me to do basically whatever I want and spend pretty recklessly. I'm not saving a ton of money and am trying to, so the degen'ing has been cut down. But, I do enjoy the occasional Linsen Beilu massage girl, and a good 25 drink night. I spent all of February sober, and had the best time I've had in Taiwan, which is a reason I love the country. There is so much to do/see, and it fits all lifestyle types.

Is it something you plan to continue for the long term? Does it make it harder to return to your home country? The goal is to get back to Hong Kong longterm, but it isn't fun being poor in Hong Kong, so I'm waiting for a good salary opportunity. I imagine at some point I'll go back to the States to start a family, just because I think having a front law, tight nit communities, and the sheer amount of land, is much better for raising a family. Then again, I'm very far off from that, and my mindset could change post-30.


-Boris