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I wouldn't put it exactly the way you did but I am largely aware of what you're saying. Everyone has personal priorities and considerations. To clarify again I don’t want to ever leave Thailand and if I need to moving to another foreign country would be my strong preference over the US. But the US does have good draws Medicare, no need for visa, and access to western arts and cultural things that I like but the latter mostly only in bigger cities. As far as a grocery store I would prioritize location to be near one. I would also prioritize good public transportation and immediate walkabillity. The best cities for this are New York and Chicago. I have lived in Chicago and had a car but almost never used it even for groceries. It was a beater so I ended up donating it for the tax deduction. Unfortunately New York is too expensive and I wouldn't want to move back to the cold of Chicago. But certain neighborhoods in certain cities might be good enough. St. Louis is a good example Most people are scared away by the crime stats so certain walkable neighborhoods are well priced. I haven't driven a car in 20 years, have no Thai license, and no desire to start again. I happen to have very good US credit. Renting vs. buying is a different decision if you're old. You need to look at life expectancy. Sure rents go up but you can move and if you own a house you have a big risk of a massive repair expense. Condos can be even worse with assessments. Another personal factor. There is a good chance that after I lived in the US for some years with high rent that I could get into HUD senior housing which is only one third of your income for rent and doesn't count income from ira withdrawals. Big cities have more hud senior communities. I'll stop for now. Thanks for your feedback.

I wouldn't bother trying to predict the VP pick except to say it won't be Pence or the puppy shooter.

Funny your posts read more like you studied professional trolling.

Only five years? Being insulted by extremist bigots means I'm on the right track.

Yeah but dollars to donuts Trump will just lie about agreeing. His cult doesn't care.

Yeah there is no way I could or would take on a fixer upper.

Trump made a big oopsie.

Oh and when I say willingness to take more risk I also mean taking more risk of spending down my money. Being an expat for so long was a big risk, the profile of my investments have been higher risk, so that's a pattern.

Conspiracy theory garbage. You guys are PATHETIC.

I've thought about this some more, did some specific research about the pros and cons of buying a house when older, and the actual costs of owning a car (so high!), my personal priorities and acceptance of risk (high) and this has resulted in at least a temporary change of mind. Namely, Not having a car and not having the expense is a top priority. Maybe a must have. Realizing there is a price to pay for that, but well balanced by that priority being met and the money saved to keep a car. Realization that I would never buy a home, only rent. Feeling that having big city cultural amenities or at least the cultural amenities of a good university town is a top priority. A feeling of flexibility of weather. It doesn't necessarily need to be great, but preferably so. High crime? I'll take the risk. With this in mind, I've got a current newer list. Top of the list -- Athens Georgia. One of the best places to live without a car, culture, restaurants including my personal acid test Ethiopian, close enough to Atlanta (for personal reasons). Interesting to note that the youtuber City Nerd (really big on walkability and city amenities) rates Athens Georgia higher than Austin Texas! Pittsburgh (in a central walkable area) Philadelphia (in a central walkable area) St Louis (yes high crime, in a central walkable area) On the economics of the car thing. Suppose the real cost of keeping a modest car is 700 per month or more. I would buy with cash but then you get depreciation and opportunity cost of the money which could have been invested. That plus insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, etc. So lets say you could get an apartment for 700 in a boring area where you need a car, but then add the 700. Just sample numbers, but that means you could theoretically spend 1200 or more for a place in a walkable area in walkable city, leaving 200 for public transport costs, ubers, car rentals etc. Obviously those numbers are very rough, but you get the idea. .

A can of worms question about China and especially Russia but I don't think Israelis have anything to be embarrassed about. They were invaded by barbaric terrorists intending to kill all Jews and like any other country that had the capability, they responded. This particular presumed crime victim Israeli in the news is just a random person and we don't know anything about his particular political views. BTW, Israel just marked it's Independence Day. 3000 years old. 76 years young.

You mean Trump? Elon is for Trump.

Better than Trump wanting to bang his.

Much more so.

Conspiracy theory garbage.

The only negotiated peace Putin would accept is total surrender.

Nazi shelling? Thank you Vladimir.

All Gazans will be dead? If you actually believe that you're even more beyond the pale than I thought.

Many many decades and then some.

You're not willing to say which is quite revealing.

It's possible

The debate over the debates is not over. It's just getting started.

As far as taking a moto taxi for such an excursion I never would but I don't even use them for short trips. But many people do hire them for longer rides. Its not exactly rare. Ih any case we don't know what happened but stealing a phone is a criminal act. I suppose kicking a passenger out before he wants the trip to stop isn't illegal per se but pretty damn <deleted>ty.

Yes of course it's normal to report nationality. To omit it would be lazy. The poster you replied to was just cynically trying to hijack this topic to be about his personal obsession with demonizing Israel. It was not a sincere question at all!

Will Trump still debate when he's in prison?