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When I was in Mactan island ) Cebu recently I saw a lot of farang expats no doubt living with their Filipino GF, 

I couldn't see myself living there ,crazy traffic ,horns beep beep beep continually 

22 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

What is a bogan?

Low class Aussies, usually tattoos ,live in housing department areas ,

1 hour ago, earlinclaifornia said:

How about Borneo? I met a student in SF CA USA who swore this is the very easiest retirement location in the world

Borneo ? ???? Doubt anyone has been there , near Indonesia?

On 10/10/2022 at 3:24 PM, Mason45 said:

In most countries where a person who suffered injuries due to local councils  neglect can sue. Any one going down this path in Thailand is a spend thrift with a sense of humour. So move on. 

You reply to yourself?????????????

3 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Tasi is good for cold weather

Yes a lot of British people retire to Tasmania it seems, I guess because it reminds them of Scotland.

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

The difference is, you can travel all over Thailand and no one bother you. Police is friendly and not been a hassle to me even I have travelled around Thailand for 20 years  on motorbikes. Got a few speedtickets that was well deserved, thats all. On Phil I did not felt as free to travel where I wanted, and walkimg alone in the cities did not feel safe at all. A bit more like Brazil, you needed to know where to walk and not to walk. 

True , I had that feeling in Angeles city , I felt unsafe ,no one did bother me but just strange people looked aggressive,has no smiles on their faces 

Yes without sounding racist I did find Filipino much much different to Thai people,they seemed more aggressive,maybe it was my imagination,but they seemed a bit rude pushing in front of you in shops etc 

12 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Would add noise as a major factor in PI - traffic/cocks/dogs/children/venders/whistle blowers/music coming out of every business.  This would rule out Duma for me as almost impossible to avoid - in Cebu/Manila/Angeles City you would have condo options to help.  And all have better medical facilities. 

 

Angeles has advantage of much better quality food (due many foreign run restaurants as well as good market with good access to mountain food growing areas).  I did live there 4 years in the 80's and found typhoons were very weak by the time they got there - only the volcano to worry about.  Believe it would be my first choice today as easy access to Subic for beach or Manila for medical and on site airport for travel.  And much better selection of food.  The only obvious negative from my view is the small trikes used there - but taxi is starting to become available.

They have uber / Grab there nowadays, 

As I'm getting older I think I have to rule out Cities 

An island somewhere would suit me , a condo or house near the beach , near shops ,not too expensive, I'm not into Phuket or Bali though 

Done Cebu in the Philippines too crowded for me too much traffic ,but strangely some farangs luv it,met a few Aussies in Cebu who go there every year ,not sure why there was nothing for me 

Maybe I should look at the island on the bottom of Australia called Tasmania?????

15 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The problem with Bali, is sooner of later you have to deal with the lower third of the island. It is like Manhattan at rush hour. 

 

And the PI feels like one huge Tijuana to me, the food is atrocious, the air quality is horrendous, due to the sooty diesel they use, it gets far too many typhoons, and you always have to have eyes in the back of your head. I do like the people. Too bad about the ghetto feel of the place and the violent crime.

 

I don't have to be concerned about that here. Thailand is like Beverly Hills compared to most of the PI, and there is very little crime committed on foreigners, it seems. 

I guess so,but I just spent a few months there mainly in the outer areas such as Daveo and Gensan and no one bothered me.

A couple of YouTubers for Phillipines one old American guy channel

"Every man has a story "

has 

ex Thai expats being interviewed on why they changed to the Philippines.

I'm surprised no Philippines retirees here ?

8 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Exactly. I just worked out I could take long service leave and annual leave and throw in some sick leave and retire middle of next year though actually not retire for a further two years. Since it's become a bit real Bali has popped in my head - closer and probably more familiar and more Australian stuff available but keep away from bogans and instagrammers. But Thailand still most likely - Bali is a bit small and the rest of Indonesia not really good for retirees. Thailand seems to be the best of most things. 

Wow , Government job?

Yeah make sure you use all your sick leave , I remember one of my work colleagues never took a sick day for 30 years and left behind over 2 years accumulated sick leave 

They never thanked him,no one gave a <deleted> 

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Bali is full of bogans from Oz. Siem Reap sounds ok to me plus short flight to Thailand. Be my choice.

Maybe, I never been to Siem Reap.

I wonder if anyone retired to Phomn Penh here 

Still not many guys on here who live in the Philippines yet I saw hundreds of farangs when I went there 

Yes Bali has a bad image ,I think of young shirtless drunken  tattooed Aussies 

I like this city , any farangs live here ?

I only saw one 

As this is now not just a Thailand forum I want to know who has retired to other Asian Countries and either happy or sad there?

Anyone here in the Philippines who has or had picked Dumamagette,seems to be the number 1 retirement area for farangs .

Anyone picked Cambodia to retire ,I know a guy from my work last year who retired at 63 to Siem Reap but I wasn't close to him so lost contact 

Strangely Bali seems to becoming popular with Australian retirees 

Tell me where you chose to finish out your life or you tried and it wasn't to your pleasure

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Look the wrong way at them is all the excuse they need these days.

 

For the OP, judo, and avoidance is always the best policy if possible.

These were 3 young Maori guys drunk on a train   hit me with their shoulders for no reason walking past ..I didn't say anything to them but I need to br ready next time 

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

OP  .....  what part of Logan or Ipswich does your nephew come from ... 

Not sure where that is but I take it those Suburbs are similar to Sydney's Mount Druitt?

On 9/15/2022 at 6:56 AM, JimmyJ said:

Has anyone seen a Proctologist in Chiang Mai they recommend who is not mentioned above?

There is a few in the Boyztown area 

On 8/19/2022 at 5:41 PM, bkk6060 said:

I just visited the Philippines. 

What a huge disappointment the same garbage that was there before Covid, is still there.  Garbage, filth, rats, urine smell, beggars everywhere much worse then before. Dirtiest country I have ever visited by far.  And, prices are way up in Manila and several of the beach communities.

Glad I went because I will never go again it is a huge downgrade from Thailand in my opinion, a big zero the quality of life is probably better even in Cambodia.

 

I guess it depends which part you went to?

Dumaguete is nice , Boracay , Palawan 

I was there last month,glad to get out !

Traffic nightmares , hard to walk anywhere, agressive beggars , small expensive walking street 

Yes but more to do in Bangkok, less traffic,less crime 

Manila can be expensive,BGC area, expensive shopping malls.

Fast food restaurants more expensive, cannot find a lot of street food like Bangkok 

On 8/16/2022 at 10:49 PM, grahamuk said:

What a lot of miseries. 

 

I have been visiting and living in PI for more than 30 years. Retired here 4+ years ago, with family. Now have my permanent resident visa. 

 

Wouldn't want to retire to Thailand, infested as it is with fat, sweaty, tattooed sexpats and soccer hooligan types.  Each to their own.   Stay in Thailand...please.  ????

I guess they come from the UK ? Your right though, 

Having just spent 6 weeks there travelling I find the people not friendly, compared to thai people.., all taxi drivers had scowls on their faces, people pushed on the decripit SkyTrain if you could call it that.

Rubbish on streets left