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  1. 18 hours ago, Tounge Thaied said:

    Doesn't sound good. You have to physically go and produce your passport every 30 days to get an extension? That's crazy. I don't think we have much to complain about then here in Thailand do we?

    Reasonably Elite Visa for Thailand at 15 000$ look overpriced but it only cost extra 300$ a month which could be compensated by living in cheaper hotel.  

  2. Ok. Visited Saigon, Vietnam and Cambodia--was not impressed at all. In Saigon you risk your life crossing street. And Cambodia is very happy being bottom of the barrel and overcharging stupid farangs. Never been in Laos as dealing with commies not my cup of tea--rather stay in Singapore where English is official language.

    Singapore is pretty good with 3 month landing permit but too small if you have money to burn.

  3. Ok. Most countries avoid giving negative impression and crime rates never discussed. For old fart like me knowing crime rates is essential and internet help make choice. For example Japan has low crime rate and, indeed, I never had problems but Taiwan where crime rate even lower I had been scammed multiple times. Or lets take a look at Latin American countries--raging civil war in Columbia, Argentina's corruption or Mexico and some websites still trying to convince me to move there. And, in general, my experience with Latinos was not positive.

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  4. I've read on internet Malaysia pretty good so I spend one month there.

    Well, indeed 3 month landing permit was issued in 10 seconds, train to Kuala Lumpur Sentral cost around 15$ and you can have reasonable hotel room for 30 bucks a night. I addition KL Sentral building has everything--access to all country, food and shopping. But the pressure of local culture is not positive at all compared to Singapore or Thailand. Singapore is too small and Thailand has this allure of everything available.

  5. Retired US citizen here.

    As I travel often trying to find country for retirement I started paying attention that governments treat me differently for whatever reason.

    I already was in Florida--best and cheapest place in universe--till I was healthy. But then I realized I still interested in female species for specific reason so Manila and Pattaya became favored as governments didn't care what I was busy with there.

    Then I realized other factors involved like: my age, my income, my expenses, personal preferences, crime rates, medical expenses,  my impression of country, unexpected revolutions, reasonable expectations etc.

    For example Russia charge me 200$ for 1 month visa--ok, you never see me again, India charge me 70$ so I visited couple times till I realized they have to pay me if they wanna see my ugly face. So I tried Dominican Republic--no restrictions, no public transportation and garbage and beggars everywhere--ok, Columbus didn't do good job. Then came Costa Rica--Americans welcomed but round trip ticket must be present and personal impression was not positive at all. To make long story short after visiting another 30+ countries I figured out I don't wanna retire anywhere I already have place for retirement and just wanna travel for fun as my money limited.

    Yes, that's main kick--money.

    Your experience and answer welcomed.

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  6. On ‎10‎/‎22‎/‎2019 at 10:55 PM, josephbloggs said:

    Ok, so tell me a non dinosaur country that allows people to wander around freely as a tourist for 1, 2, 10 years?  Especially with no proof of income, no questions asked as you appear to think should be normal.

    answer--China. Yes, they gave me 10 year visa and I used it multiple times and no income questions.

  7. Why I prefer Thailand?--because its the only country on this planet where social life still exist.

    In USA I have to be a millionaire to date women and in Thailand most women available for reasonable price under 100 bucks. Having credit card gives me access to hospital and, in short, nobody push you around to compete. 

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