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SuperSaiyan

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  1. 7 hours ago, charliebadenhop said:

    Just getting back to Thailand now....

     

    I lived in Japan for 30 years. A very complex society to live in...

    In the countryside, not more than 1% of people will speak English.....

    A very complex society to live in...

     

    I have not read the many posts- But likely it has been said that the term "smart" has changed drastically in meaning over the last 20 years or so. IQ tests are no longer considered of real importance by most folks in the know, and for a lot of people, in the past, "smart" just meant someone with an opinion, and someone that likes to talk pejoratively about others..... Japanese people are not known to be great conversationalists. 

    A very complex society to live in...

     

    Unless you study one of the many, great, Japanese arts, and in a serious manner, you will likely be greatly disappointed in Japan. 

     

    The countryside can be very cheap, and also, beautiful.

    We actually just wanted to know about the tightness of... well, not the stuff you wrote.

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  2. 16 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

    You may think so, I did not say say it was fact.  I said that I believe that, because of its status, Wise does not make any declaration to the Revenue Dept.  I believe that I am correct.

     

    Okay, but you're incorrect even if you believe you are correct. So, it's okay to believe whatever you want, I am not stopping you, I am just telling you that you're incorrect.

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  3. 5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

    As Wise is a Non-Reporting Entity, I believe that it does not.

    You're wrong.

     

    "The answer to this changes based on which country you’re in. Certain Wise entities must comply with the global anti-tax evasion regimes, FATCA and CRS, due to the type of products they offer. "

     

    https://wise.com/help/articles/2932394/how-does-tax-work-with-my-wise-account

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  4. 3 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

    Exactly the opposite is true. As the world's population increases more food and resources are needed, which means more deforestation and development of acres of land. Biodiversity is decreased, species are killed off at a faster rate. More pollution, more use of oil, which means more emissions, increasing pollution and increasing the climate changes, which are happening and will hurt us. Thinking like that is why it continues. Ignorance lets the rich destroy for profit

    Climate change not being a feature of the end of an ice age but man made? C'mon, bro, next you're gonna tell that Covid wasn't the flu.

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  5. 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    I like the people there. But, the entire country feels like one big Tijuana. It is depressing. Very little landscaping in the homes, even nice homes are ugly, and have barbed wire, and glass topped walls everywhere you look.The average house you would rent, looks like a slum. Tall walls, with barbed wire, to keep out intruders. And they just do not pay attention to landscaping and gardens like the Thai people do. So, most neighborhoods are fabulously ugly. Alot of slums in the big cities, and just not physically appealing.

    I totally agree. I am not able to find any nice place with sea view even though the Philippines shouldn't be lacking sea view.

     

     

    3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    And the food sucks. The only other country I can think of with worse food, is Cuba. Granted, if you are willing to spend the money, you can find good food. But, it is not the general rule, as it is here. Also, the access to fresh fruits and vegetables is pathetic compared to Thailand. Very low quality, and often not fresh. Thailand is a paradise by comparison, when it comes to all things related to food.

    Well, yeah, but I only eat imported food anyway. After years of rice + x I kinda got a phobia. So, it doesn't really affect anybody serious about it. There are tons of nice restaurants in every city in the Phillipines, so, it's clearly not lacking food choice.

     

     

    3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    They use a lower grade of diesel. So, there is alot of soot in the air. The PI has an epidemic of lung diseases and respiratory diseases. Even on many of the populated islands. The hospitals are full of people who are having a very hard time breathing. It is a real issue there. Lung disease is at an epidemic level, though the authorities do not like to talk about it, and publish very little information on it.

    So, what about Chiang Mai and Bangkok? Chiang Mai gets awarded yearly for the worst air in the entire world. Clearly disinfo on your part.

     

     

    3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    The entire country lacks the infrastructure you have here in Thailand. As I am typing now, I am enjoying a 1GB download speed, and a 500MB upload speed, all on fiber optic cable, for 600 baht a month. Unheard of in many countries, including the US! Triple the cost there. No sky train network anywhere near comparable to Bangkok. Mo MRT network either. They have one under construction, and it will be limited to ten stations.

    True for the Internet but it's not bad as in it's not fast or good in the Philippines,

     

     

     

    3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    Shall I go on? I could. As far as I am concerned, the only reason to live there is the women, and a slightly more cooperative, and far less xenophobic and racist government. Alot of ex-pats are looking to leave Thailand, for a variety of reasons, but I am staying, as I enjoy a good life here. There are many things I like about this place. 

     

     

     

    Yeah, you should go on as your arguments aren't that big of an explanation why Thailand is better. Is that what you explain people? I choose Thailand because it has a bit better Internet than in the Philippines?

     

    What about major life changing stuff like taxes and visa options for under 50 yo's? Or clean sea water? Or girls as you put it. Isn't that something more important than a slightly better Internet?

     

     

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