Best country(s)??????

[zaggahamma]

sorry if been posted..

I was wanting some opinions on your favorite country(s) for maybe different reasons/situations.

Like a lot of people will say America despite its faults is still the greatest, etc. etc. but i wanted to hear some thoughts about say countries that maybe better to raise a family, as a single man/woman, any other circumstance u want to add...
an example maybe u wanna smoke weed and not worry about the law or the i hear life for a single man in Thailand can be quite the life..

stuff like that...

welcome all thoughts/experiences

[bjpennnn]

America, i loved Amsterdam though.

[Ernst]

Austria-- Vienna specifically. Clean, efficient, safe, and with friendly people. Lots to see and do. Public transportation is amazing. Better pay, better healthcare, better education. More vacation time. Delicious beer is cheaper than water. Plus, I'm pretty sure they must deport ugly chicks.

[bjpennnn]

^^ wow man you make it sound amazing ha

[Matt]

Germany...

[lovbyts]

Im leaning more toward the 3rd world countries now days since I am closer to retirement and dont want to work all my life. I can stretch my money 10x as far a lot of other places like Thailand, Philippines etc.

I have a friend who I use to work with 6+ years ago who moved to the Philippines 4 years ago. Our incomes are about the same except he is a bit older than me and was ready to cash in.

He now ownes a 4000+ sq foot house he had built. He has a live in cook, 2 live in house keepers who also cook, clean etc, he has one full time driver and one part time driver so he ALWAYS has someone who drives him everywhere (driving there is crazy) and he and his wife play poker and are in tournaments 4 or more nights a week.

I am leaving out a lot of other little details like the cute massage girls who come to the house to give him massage 3-5x a week. I know because when I stay with him he shares. 4 out of the last 5 visits his driver picks me up from the airport and takes me to where ever he happens to be playing at the moment.

I like the idea of my money STRETCHING and living quite comfortably.

[sigman roid]

England

That is all.

[TopDogUK]

England, every ****er else from other countrys seems to be comping and raping us so it cant be to bad here

[terraj]

England, every ****er else from other countrys seems to be comping and raping us so it cant be to bad here

Lol, is it better then third world places many come from. If it was any good, Oz would not be full of Poms.

Japan is really good for me, money is good, girls are cute, food is awesome...but it is very much a mans counrty.

[TopDogUK]

Well the Aussies wouldn't be there if we didn't send the crims over years ago :P Them guys are our cousins anyways!!

Australia is a good country though, nice and relaxed, chilled out people. Jacuzzis are pretty much standard to have in your back garden too!

[zaggahamma]

Im leaning more toward the 3rd world countries now days since I am closer to retirement and dont want to work all my life. I can stretch my money 10x as far a lot of other places like Thailand, Philippines etc.

I have a friend who I use to work with 6+ years ago who moved to the Philippines 4 years ago. Our incomes are about the same except he is a bit older than me and was ready to cash in.


He now ownes a 4000+ sq foot house he had built. He has a live in cook, 2 live in house keepers who also cook, clean etc, he has one full time driver and one part time driver so he ALWAYS has someone who drives him everywhere (driving there is crazy) and he and his wife play poker and are in tournaments 4 or more nights a week.

I am leaving out a lot of other little details like the cute massage girls who come to the house to give him massage 3-5x a week. I know because when I stay with him he shares. 4 out of the last 5 visits his driver picks me up from the airport and takes me to where ever he happens to be playing at the moment.

I like the idea of my money STRETCHING and living quite comfortably.

would u say his life could be summed up as...

"ALL IN"

[olderfella]

I would say england but its quickly becoming a third world country i need to win the lottery and get the f#ck outa here,i may try wales lol

[Times Roman]

Ireland. Father's side comes from there. I love me some red headed lasses! I've lived in Germany and traveled all over europe. Germany was excellent, but I'm afraid I'd be disappointed since it will definately not be the same as it was in the early 80's.

Thailand might be another, but STD's are something terrible there. yeah I have a woman, but since we are fantisizing......

[paddy155]

Scotland

[40plusnewbie]

Brazil. Hot woman with the best asses in the world. A country where sexuality is embraced and there is no sexual repression like here in the usa. Inexpensive (I own a cpl condo's there, most recent one I purchased like 3 yrs ago. 2 and 1/2 br, 1 and 1/2 bath, 5 minute walk to a beautiful beach 34K usd- equivalent condo here like in miami beach or similar would be in the 400K range). It's a 3rd world country so all the women there love american men as they think we are all rich like ppl in most all 3rd world countries do. Friendliest people in the world IMO. I have a Brazilian wife, my first and only monogamous relationship in my life which began when I was 35 yrs old.

[Flagg]

I read somewhere that Sweden is supposed to be the "happiest country" in the world.

[Dont wanna be old]

Im leaning more toward the 3rd world countries now days since I am closer to retirement and dont want to work all my life. I can stretch my money 10x as far a lot of other places like Thailand, Philippines etc.

I have a friend who I use to work with 6+ years ago who moved to the Philippines 4 years ago. Our incomes are about the same except he is a bit older than me and was ready to cash in.

He now ownes a 4000+ sq foot house he had built. He has a live in cook, 2 live in house keepers who also cook, clean etc, he has one full time driver and one part time driver so he ALWAYS has someone who drives him everywhere (driving there is crazy) and he and his wife play poker and are in tournaments 4 or more nights a week.

I am leaving out a lot of other little details like the cute massage girls who come to the house to give him massage 3-5x a week. I know because when I stay with him he shares. 4 out of the last 5 visits his driver picks me up from the airport and takes me to where ever he happens to be playing at the moment.

I like the idea of my money STRETCHING and living quite comfortably.

That is awesome !
You have the same idea as me . I suck at life and live week to week . The good thing I can take a lump sum from the time I worked as a autoworker at 55 in 8years . 50k .
Then take a hit on current job retirement where penalty is capped at 27% . I could very well there . Or dream of it anyway .
Only way it could get better is if the ladies have small hands

[Dont wanna be old]

Brazil. Hot woman with the best asses in the world. A country where sexuality is embraced and there is no sexual repression like here in the usa. Inexpensive (I own a cpl condo's there, most recent one I purchased like 3 yrs ago. 2 and 1/2 br, 1 and 1/2 bath, 5 minute walk to a beautiful beach 34K usd- equivalent condo here like in miami beach or similar would be in the 400K range). It's a 3rd world country so all the women there love american men as they think we are all rich like ppl in most all 3rd world countries do. Friendliest people in the world IMO. I have a Brazilian wife, my first and only monogamous relationship in my life which began when I was 35 yrs old.

Are you serious ? I'm going to sell a kidney on craigslist and move there .

[bjpennnn]

Brazil. Hot woman with the best asses in the world. A country where sexuality is embraced and there is no sexual repression like here in the usa. Inexpensive (I own a cpl condo's there, most recent one I purchased like 3 yrs ago. 2 and 1/2 br, 1 and 1/2 bath, 5 minute walk to a beautiful beach 34K usd- equivalent condo here like in miami beach or similar would be in the 400K range). It's a 3rd world country so all the women there love american men as they think we are all rich like ppl in most all 3rd world countries do. Friendliest people in the world IMO. I have a Brazilian wife, my first and only monogamous relationship in my life which began when I was 35 yrs old.

damn bro you make it sound nice ha

[zaggahamma]

didnt know brazil was a 3rd world country

[danielmaco]

Well the Aussies wouldn't be there if we didn't send the crims over years ago :P Them guys are our cousins anyways!!

Australia is a good country though, nice and relaxed, chilled out people. Jacuzzis are pretty much standard to have in your back garden too!

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[big_ron]

Im from Aus.. im planning of traveling a bit of europe mid next yr, my mums a pom so ive got a visa/family to stay with in the UK
Thinking of hitting up the Greek islands, Amsterdam, Roam any other recommendations ?

[TopDogUK]

Relaxed my ass! Home loans, interest rates, credit card fees, life insurance, funeral insurance, etc, etc. Also, our roads here in Melbourne are shit house. Peak hours are from 6am-10am, and 3pm-7pm. Don't bother driving during those hours, especially major roads, or you'll be stuck in traffic for over an hour. So you have to wake up at 6am to get ready for work, leave at 7, wait in traffic for over an hour, start working at 9, finish at 5, and you get home at 7pm. However, you have just enough time to take out funeral insurance before bed, lol. Btw, that's if you don't have kids

Also, it's sping here at the moment, and I have yet to see any sun, and I don't know anyone who has a jacuzzi, but I know a lot of people that smoke crack.

As for the people being relaxed, you have no idea how wrong you are. The majority are bogans (CHAVS), scared of all things foreign. I blame the media for this. WW3 could've started, and our media wouldn't mention it. It's a fractured society as well, with a lot of casual racism. Example, people from Southern Europe are always called wogs or chochos. The term chocos is used because white Australians/ bogans believe Southern Europeans have dark skin like chocolate. You wouldn't hear the N word thrown around like that in the US.

Every city in Australia and New Zealand pretty much look the same. Also, Asia isn't as close as you would think. It takes 7 hours to fly from Melbourne to Singapore.

Worst of all, I have to stay up until the early hours of the morning to watch the EPL and Champions League, and I'm the only one who has any idea what they are. Also, Ibiza and Amsterdam is a distant dream for me, and just a short trip for you. I would swap locations with you any day mate.

ps, did I mention you get taxed 25% of your salary to live in this utopia? Once I get my degree, I'm out of here, lol. Why didn't my parents migrate to Spain or Italy instead? Life.............

Well at the moment im getting emergency taxed at 40% lol, Also my cousin lives out there and when i visited her it was so cool, it wasn't a major city it was near Perth, so it may have been more relaxed cause there wasn't as many people, everyone had jacuzzis though looked sweet to me!! My friend whos at uni is going to do a year in NZ next year so ill ask him what its like my even go visit if i can get a visa.

[danielmaco]

I spent two weeks in NZ, and felt like kissing the ground once I touched back in Melbourne. However, there was only carpet so it would've looked a little silly.

NZ= 1970's Australia

I'm at uni as well, and will hopefully be doing a semester at FIU in Miami. Tell your mate before it's too late, to chose another university, far far away from NZ
No offence to Kiwis, but the place is so damn boring, especially Auckland.

[terraj]

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[terraj]

.....doh

[terraj]

Im from Aus.. im planning of traveling a bit of europe mid next yr, my mums a pom so ive got a visa/family to stay with in the UK
Thinking of hitting up the Greek islands, Amsterdam, Roam any other recommendations ?

Do Ireland, you will love it, Holland, Northern Italy, London and Paris in Summer are great.

^^ based on how it was 11-12 years ago...

[Times Roman]

We here in the land of milk and honey (America) have noticed some changes that are less than savory:
*Income tax rates ever climbing
*California sales tax rates one of the highest
*Unemployment rate sky high (including yours truly)
*Increasingly repressive police force
*Prospects of retirement seem more and more bleak
*Most homes value less than mortgage amount resulting in "upside down" equity
*Most 401(k)'s have taken huge losses

you know, this shiit just wears a dude out. America is definately NOT the land of opportunity it once was.

As this globe warms up, I'm wondering if Canada will be the next ideal temperate climate?

[auslifta]

Relaxed my ass! Home loans, interest rates, credit card fees, life insurance, funeral insurance, etc, etc. Also, our roads here in Melbourne are shit house. Peak hours are from 6am-10am, and 3pm-7pm. Don't bother driving during those hours, especially major roads, or you'll be stuck in traffic for over an hour. So you have to wake up at 6am to get ready for work, leave at 7, wait in traffic for over an hour, start working at 9, finish at 5, and you get home at 7pm. However, you have just enough time to take out funeral insurance before bed, lol. Btw, that's if you don't have kids

Also, it's sping here at the moment, and I have yet to see any sun, and I don't know anyone who has a jacuzzi, but I know a lot of people that smoke crack.

As for the people being relaxed, you have no idea how wrong you are. The majority are bogans (CHAVS), scared of all things foreign. I blame the media for this. WW3 could've started, and our media wouldn't mention it. It's a fractured society as well, with a lot of casual racism. Example, people from Southern Europe are always called wogs or chochos. The term chocos is used because white Australians/ bogans believe Southern Europeans have dark skin like chocolate. You wouldn't hear the N word thrown around like that in the US.

Every city in Australia and New Zealand pretty much look the same. Also, Asia isn't as close as you would think. It takes 7 hours to fly from Melbourne to Singapore.

Worst of all, I have to stay up until the early hours of the morning to watch the EPL and Champions League, and I'm the only one who has any idea what they are. Also, Ibiza and Amsterdam is a distant dream for me, and just a short trip for you. I would swap locations with you any day mate.

ps, did I mention you get taxed 25% of your salary to live in this utopia? Once I get my degree, I'm out of here, lol. Why didn't my parents migrate to Spain or Italy instead? Life.............

Don't drag the rest of the country down to shitty Melbournes level. Taxed 25% ???Yes please sign me up for that. I'm getting taxed 40% you must be low income earner. I'm guessing your young and have not travelled much. You went to NZ and wanted to kiss the soil you say you cant wait to leave. How insulting! Nz isnt even a bad place. Melb is such a cosmopolitan city and you say bogans are scared of foreign???? Please explain. Asia is only far from Melb because it's on the bottom of continent, you know near the arsehole. EPL and champions league, wow you have to stay up to watch it live, better move to Bosnia so you can watch it without losing sleep.

[dec11]

austria rocks

[auslifta]

Im from Aus.. im planning of traveling a bit of europe mid next yr, my mums a pom so ive got a visa/family to stay with in the UK
Thinking of hitting up the Greek islands, Amsterdam, Roam any other recommendations ?

Spain, best place I went in Europe, Barca, ibiza, Pampalona, San Sebastian. Croatian islands, Latvia, Portugal.

[stevey_6t9]

Relaxed my ass! Home loans, interest rates, credit card fees, life insurance, funeral insurance, etc, etc. Also, our roads here in Melbourne are shit house. Peak hours are from 6am-10am, and 3pm-7pm. Don't bother driving during those hours, especially major roads, or you'll be stuck in traffic for over an hour. So you have to wake up at 6am to get ready for work, leave at 7, wait in traffic for over an hour, start working at 9, finish at 5, and you get home at 7pm. However, you have just enough time to take out funeral insurance before bed, lol. Btw, that's if you don't have kids

Also, it's sping here at the moment, and I have yet to see any sun, and I don't know anyone who has a jacuzzi, but I know a lot of people that smoke crack.

As for the people being relaxed, you have no idea how wrong you are. The majority are bogans (CHAVS), scared of all things foreign. I blame the media for this. WW3 could've started, and our media wouldn't mention it. It's a fractured society as well, with a lot of casual racism. Example, people from Southern Europe are always called wogs or chochos. The term chocos is used because white Australians/ bogans believe Southern Europeans have dark skin like chocolate. You wouldn't hear the N word thrown around like that in the US.

Every city in Australia and New Zealand pretty much look the same. Also, Asia isn't as close as you would think. It takes 7 hours to fly from Melbourne to Singapore.

Worst of all, I have to stay up until the early hours of the morning to watch the EPL and Champions League, and I'm the only one who has any idea what they are. Also, Ibiza and Amsterdam is a distant dream for me, and just a short trip for you. I would swap locations with you any day mate.

ps, did I mention you get taxed 25% of your salary to live in this utopia? Once I get my degree, I'm out of here, lol. Why didn't my parents migrate to Spain or Italy instead? Life.............

your a douche, if you dont like it then hope on a plane and fuk off, its really simple, people would give an arm and a leg to live here and your crying about the traffic, for fuk sake your ungreatful.

[boz]

Spain, best place I went in Europe, Barca, ibiza, Pampalona, San Sebastian. Croatian islands, Latvia, Portugal.

Was told spain VERY expensive to go out and enjoy yaself though, espically at a club.

[danielmaco]

your a douche, if you dont like it then hope on a plane and fuk off, its really simple, people would give an arm and a leg to live here and your crying about the traffic, for fuk sake your ungreatful.

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[zaggahamma]

ok...now....opinions only please....not insults...opinions

[auslifta]

Was told spain VERY expensive to go out and enjoy yaself though, espically at a club.

No, it's very cheap. Germany was alot more for comparison. Ibiza, for what it is, is pretty good value, 50euro for ticket to club like Privledge or Pacha with the shows that go on, I'd go back in a heartbeat. Some clubs in Barca on the Rumblas were great, Just have to keep an eye out for thieves. Barca is known as "city of thieves" for reason too. I had 2 mates on 2 seperate occasions get mugged there.

[auslifta]

Relaxed my ass! Home loans, interest rates, credit card fees, life insurance, funeral insurance, etc, etc. Also, our roads here in Melbourne are shit house. Peak hours are from 6am-10am, and 3pm-7pm. Don't bother driving during those hours, especially major roads, or you'll be stuck in traffic for over an hour. So you have to wake up at 6am to get ready for work, leave at 7, wait in traffic for over an hour, start working at 9, finish at 5, and you get home at 7pm. However, you have just enough time to take out funeral insurance before bed, lol. Btw, that's if you don't have kids

Also, it's sping here at the moment, and I have yet to see any sun, and I don't know anyone who has a jacuzzi, but I know a lot of people that smoke crack.

As for the people being relaxed, you have no idea how wrong you are. The majority are bogans (CHAVS), scared of all things foreign. I blame the media for this. WW3 could've started, and our media wouldn't mention it. It's a fractured society as well, with a lot of casual racism. Example, people from Southern Europe are always called wogs or chochos. The term chocos is used because white Australians/ bogans believe Southern Europeans have dark skin like chocolate. You wouldn't hear the N word thrown around like that in the US.

Every city in Australia and New Zealand pretty much look the same. Also, Asia isn't as close as you would think. It takes 7 hours to fly from Melbourne to Singapore.

Worst of all, I have to stay up until the early hours of the morning to watch the EPL and Champions League, and I'm the only one who has any idea what they are. Also, Ibiza and Amsterdam is a distant dream for me, and just a short trip for you. I would swap locations with you any day mate.

ps, did I mention you get taxed 25% of your salary to live in this utopia? Once I get my degree, I'm out of here, lol. Why didn't my parents migrate to Spain or Italy instead? Life.............

If you're going to get pedantic with Stevey_6t9, you should learn to count. You really need to get out and realise how lucky you are to be living in one of the best countries in the world. The fact you write maco after Daniel tells me alot about you. Born here with nothing but resentment toward a country that offered your parents a place to raise a family where you could get the chance to go to school and university. A country that provides free medical, free schooling, beautiful beaches, oportunity to do anything you want to better yourself. A place that has a proud history of sporting achievements, advancements in medical fields. A country that people die just trying to get here. I am proud to call myself an Australian, I have grandparents that left Europe after WW2, this place gave them hope and freedom. If you are so eager to take your degree that was subsidised buy my taxes, and live and raise a family somewhere you think is better. Go. This place needs people that love it, have pride in it and people like my grandfather that was willing to die defending it. Go and raise your family in Macedonia, where you think your heart lies, .

[danielmaco]

If you're going to get pedantic with Stevey_6t9, you should learn to count. You really need to get out and realise how lucky you are to be living in one of the best countries in the world. The fact you write maco after Daniel tells me alot about you. Born here with nothing but resentment toward a country that offered your parents a place to raise a family where you could get the chance to go to school and university. A country that provides free medical, free schooling, beautiful beaches, oportunity to do anything you want to better yourself. A place that has a proud history of sporting achievements, advancements in medical fields. A country that people die just trying to get here. I am proud to call myself an Australian, I have grandparents that left Europe after WW2, this place gave them hope and freedom. If you are so eager to take your degree that was subsidised buy my taxes, and live and raise a family somewhere you think is better. Go. This place needs people that love it, have pride in it and people like my grandfather that was willing to die defending it. Go and raise your family in Macedonia, where you think your heart lies, you ungrateful piece of shite.

Settle down mate, no need to call me a piece of shite. I respect your opinion, and you have raised some good points. To be honest, I regret writing what I did. I don't have to pay a cent for my education until I start working, and even then, I don't have to pay it all back at once. I'll be making a good wage once I finish university, and will have a bachelor's degree that is recognised worldwide. The healthcare system is top notch as well. I have a gp right round the corner from my house, who I can see for free anytime, even without an appointment. There is also a 24 hour gym round the corner from my house. After I am finished with my exams, I have a very long summer break, which I'll probably be spending at the beach. I don't live in the inner suburbs, but after peak hours, the beach is really just a 30-40 minute drive, on roads that are pothole free. I'm also free to say whatever the **** I want, no matter how silly it is. All in all, life is pretty good.

I was having a bad day when I wrote my little rant. Looking back at what I wrote, boy do I regret it. I'm going to delete that post now. I would feel extremely embarrassed if any of my friends saw what I wrote.

As for Macedonia, I was born there, 98% of all my relatives live there, and have done so for the past 1,000 or so years, so I do feel a connection with the place. I have been back on a holiday, I really enjoyed it, but it was just a holiday, and not everyday life. I have no idea what everyday life would be like. I've also been to Greece, and Europe does seem really exciting. As for New Zealand, I still stand by my comments. I just found it really boring. A holiday should never be boring, Macedonia and Greece weren't boring.

All in all, when I think about it, I think I love Australia. It might not be as exciting as Europe, but it's a damn good place to live in, and I'll be able to visit places like Ibiza in the future, and still receive over $1,000 in my bank account every week as part of my holiday pay. People in Macedonia would freak and hate me if they knew that.

I admit I was wrong and would like to apologise. I would also like to apologise to stevey 6t9.

[SlimmerMe]

OK...now to another place. Dominican Republic and let me tell you why: the Dominicans have friendly souls. They are happy people with light in their eyes and bright warm smiles. They love to have music on every corner. They dance all night long no matter what social status. They have BEAUTIFUL beaches with turquoise water. They have fresh markets. The lifestyle is somewhat Mediterrean as in siesta/fiesta...where simplicity is in high regard. The family structure is still very strong and vibrant. And foreign money can go a long way too which is appealing if you want to uproot and move and start all over.

[Sicko]

OK...now to another place. Dominican Republic and let me tell you why: the Dominicans have friendly souls. They are happy people with light in their eyes and bright warm smiles. They love to have music on every corner. They dance all night long no matter what social status. They have BEAUTIFUL beaches with turquoise water. They have fresh markets. The lifestyle is somewhat Mediterrean as in siesta/fiesta...where simplicity is in high regard. The family structure is still very strong and vibrant. And foreign money can go a long way too which is appealing if you want to uproot and move and start all over.

I have never been there, so I am strictly speaking from research done on the internet and watching specials on tv. The DR looks great except for two MAJOR issues. #1-it is so close to Hades that the AIDS virus runs ramped.
#2-EARTHQUAKES like a mofo (real ones)
But the property value is one helluva bang for your buck.