Jingthing
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You'd complain if they did. You'd complain if they didn't.
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Stop talking rubbish. You are allowed any view.
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Or perhaps its because your attempts at plausible deniability aren't very plausible.
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Reading between the lines you do come off as a Hamas cheerleader. You can deny but you don’t control what others perceive.
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That's fair. There are stupid expats who should have never come and stupid stay at homes. It sounds like you're describing people that are simply ill informed about the options in the world. That alone doesn't make then stupid. -
Because Hamas are terrorists. There is another border there.
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Military targets are allowed in war. If an enemy is using human shields that's their fault.
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So on that money their life back home would be what? I'm not saying no money.
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I haven't been to Mexico in a long time but I'm hearing that it's gotten a lot more Americanized. Not necessarily a good thing. Also of course the dollar ain't what it used to be there.
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Better a shoe box than no box or your box costing most of your income.
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What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2023)
Jingthing replied to CharlieH's topic in Entertainment
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How does that make you feel?
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So you can't keep away from it then.
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As far as the being there for family question (or the family being there for you) for those that still have those kinds of connections, depending on your home country, you can move closer to your home country. It's no mystery why there are millions of American expats in Mexico. That doesn't work for everyone of course because of a funny thing called geography.
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Then don't read or post to it. The topic is clearly of interest to many people based on the high level of engagement. But so is Mexican wrestling.
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Good one.
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I'm not saying that retiring abroad to a lower cost country is a good idea for all poorer oldsters. But it's obvious to me all poorer oldsters should at least consider it. Because the benefits of doing so even factoring in the downsides are often spectacular.
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You're not wrong but certainly the rent is cheaper in most retirement destinations countries. You can live a virtual life of anywhere most anywhere. A feature not a bug.
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Perhaps so but as I said before there are other options.
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As far as the theory that it takes a special type to enjoy living abroad, with the internet and globalization, I think that has become much less true.
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This reminds me of a personal experience I had when I was 15. I had backpacked around Europe for the summer with a few friends. Such freedom adventure, and so many bottles of wine. When I arrived back to the US in the car with my parents approaching my sterile hometown suburb (wine not allowed under 18), I literally screamed in anguish. Yeah, my poor parents, ha ha.
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There will always be a plethora of more off the beaten track destinations that aren't corrupted. We have no control in how home countries treat expats.
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Some do. Most don't.
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I also agree with that. If you've never seen places abroad and think I could live here you just won't know.
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I call B.S. Dirt cheap rent in dirt cheap areas for a basic apartment in the U.S. is usually at least 800 dollars a month. People on low level social security often have a check of 1000 or so. Do the math. Sure it's different if a person owns their home clear.
