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No modern gyms there yet though. No fitness First or anytime fitness

And what about expat living in Cambodia? I guess it's Siem Reap,although the YT presenter said Kampot was the new expat area. With the Chinese development I guess there would be modern medical centres , shopping malls etc

Very interesting I didn't know that

Is this still the case? I think so too , ,but I don't want to name the YT presenter but he said the costs were that high compared to Thailand. He was also talking about the bar girl situation and saying that was much much higher because of the Chinese influence. So any expats from Cambodia what's your thoughts on the financial costs ,medical , nightlife and just living there

Haven't been to Cambodia PP now since 2017. It had changed a lot since my 2005 visit. I remember about 10 years ago all the Thailand expats were going there to live after immigration changes. It appears now after watching a YouTube video that according to the presenter that costs to live in Cambodia are 50% higher than Thailand, obviously depending where you live in Cambodia So what's so good about Cambodia for expats , obviously the financial cost nowadays is not one.

Says the newbie who joined this site 3 months ago ! Omg

Never saw any security guards outside any 711's ,I imagine some suburbs have them but they weren't outside the ones I went to.,maybe in the past ?

No government owned hospital? I had no idea What about if your unemployed or on a pension ?

Very true !!!! ????????

Omg ,no one wanted to kidnap my old bum???? I remember being in General Santos City ,it's a country city and I was walking back late one night along a quiet road ,up ahead was a Filipino guy who kept looking back at me scared I was thinking how can he be scared of a foreigner ? When I got up close he stopped and let me pass ,he looked at me clearly in the face with a nervous look Had no idea why he got scared of me unless it was my panting and puffing trying to walk that he heard Maybe he thought I was deep breathing for him Of course anywhere can be dangerous even in some parts of Australia at night

Yes thanks . Just as a question,and I don't know if it's State by State or it's federal government in the USA but my question is ,if I was working say at a low paid job do I get free healthcare in a government hospital say I had kidney stones does it cost me money there,that's the rumours we hear here in Australia.

Davao is very safe ,I walked every night ,to gym 24hour gym It's very busy and tourist police everywhere

What city is that in? I didn't see any guards outside 711 not even unarmed ones What city ,you mean Manila ? I didn't see them ,only outside banks , Certainly not in Davao City and Gensan . Even in Angeles City I didn't see guards outside 711 and that's only early this year . Maybe you live in the past?

So I should let someone practically hitting me with the motorbike go? That young arab guy was going berserk before he hit the spoed hump ,making noise revving up the engine , I stood over him , as he is wailing about his leg , and I just looked straight into his eyes ,that today still gives me a good feeling.

I got mugged in Chiang Mai 2007 three guys on motorbikes in a back street 11pm and a week later a Aussie backpacker was stabbed to death nearby in a robbery so I never went back !

Your right about overpopulation every where I went was busy. Every shopping centre fast food restaurant was packed out galore no seats in most . I thought where do these guys get the money and most were families !!

Once again your perception is out probably because you live in the past I suspect it's a right wing group?

Doesnt happen in Thailand??

This is not a Thai only forum

I would keep it. I'm receiving no thanks for handing in lost property I have done this before in the past in my job and received absolutely no thanks ,some even blame you ," why didn't you contact me earlier ,you had my phone number in the wallet ! "Oh there's $20 missing !!! Etc etc Just put it in your pocket I recall back in 2011 I was on that boat in Bangkok going up the river when a group of Russian dropped a few 100 baht and didn't see it. A Thai guy pointed to the floor of the boat ,they picked it up didn't even acknowledge him. Immediately in front of them I said how stupid he was

I heard about all the "muggings" and kidnapping too Then I went to Philippines first time last year flew down south to General Santos City a big country city then onto the safest city Davao City As I heard about the muggings etc I walked to the gym that evening ready for any confrontation, hypervigilant ,some people seemed more scared of me I soon realised the young people all were engrossed in their mobile phones and making tiktok videos and didn't even blink a eye at me. I went into the modern shopping centres ( General Santos City ) to see nearly every fast food restaurant full with families ., This is evening I went also to the gym to see how friendly people were even young guys asking if I wanted help One thing that astounded me was the trycyles drivers didn't shout to me like the motorcycle taxi in Thailand I walked back to the red doorz motel ,9pm at night ,standing at the crossing ,a guy in a car at the Red light in a Hilux wound down his window " you can walk across he shouts I immediately looked at him thinking he could be a rapist or kidnapper No way mate I shout back , I know what your up to , I read stories about the Philippines!

With the Philippines it all depends on exactly what area you live in and your goals Obviously if you want a quiet area you not going to live in Manila I like foreigner areas such as Duamegette You have to pick the area that suits your goals

This is a Thai forum?? Hasn't been a " Thai" related only forum for quite sometime Your living in the past as most oldies too unfortunately

What areas in Philippines did you travel to experience this?? you can be mugged in other Asian countries too

Why compare it to Thailand specifically? Unless your living there of course ,