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Does it? I've only been there as a tourist. Never went apartment hunting. My impression is that the conditions vary widely based on the neighborhood and there are tons of different neighborhoods.

That's a good point. I don’t live in Bangkok but it's great to have it available.

Troll bait ignored.

Mexico City just got ranked 6th best city in the world (out of the 50 best) in the Time Out survey. I think people that don't know Mexico often don't realize what an amazing city it is and very relatively affordable compared to comparable great cities globally. 50 Best Cities in the World to Visit in 2024 (timeout.com) 6. Mexico City What makes us great: With a museum on every corner, it’s no surprise Mexico City was named the best city in the world for culture in 2023. There’s plenty more where that came from this year, with exciting emerging art spaces like Laguna, new galleries like Naranjo, and eagerly awaited international exhibitions like Damien Hirst at Museo Jumex. CDMX is also at the forefront of a vibrant gastronomic revolution, from mushroom cultivation at Tencui, Japanese coffee at Panya and the best brisket at Ahumados Pelican. The dark kitchens of Roma will surprise you, San Miguel Chapultepec’s artsy offerings will captivate you, breakfast in Condesa will be delicious and an afternoon in Coyoacán will be unforgettable. Get ready to fall even more in love with our neighbourhoods, our food and our warmth when you visit CDMX this year. Visit now because: In the summer, the Cineteca Nacional will open a new home in the Bosque de Chapultepec, featuring eight theatres and an outdoor forum. The big numbers: Mexico City scored highly for its overall liveability, with 100 percent of locals naming the city beautiful, 96 percent saying they were happy there and 94 percent saying it’s easy to make friends.

I think the Trumpists are very triggered recently as coverage of how Trump is mentally falling apart is finally being widely covered. Particularly the Nikki Haley -- Nancy Pelosi mixup. Not once but again and again.

It's quite annoying to expats too. That time period was when I would always buy beer at my closest convenience store who had been ignoring the law for several years. Then they suddenly enforced it. Now I need to plan trips there and stock up. I don't even want to hear the logic of it. I remember when I moved to a red U.S. state and brought a bottle of wine to the counter to enjoy in a culinary manner and was told nope, this is Sunday. I was thinking, is this Iran? I'm not even Christian.

Just repeat all the Trumpist lies again and again. Rinse and repeat. Only other Magadonians buy that crap. TDS? That's rich. It's adjudicated rapist Trump who is deranged, We can stop. We have nothing to talk about.

Funny when Magadonians which is a white nationalist isolationist movement project racism on democrats. Fail. Biden is old but based on his health profile of eating healthy and exercise he is statistically more likely to live longer than junk food loving Trump.

Don't overthink it. To magadonians she is woke just because they perceive her as a threat to adjudicated rapist Trump taking power again. It's just another generic attack word for them like rino, libtard, Brandon, cuck, etc.

Trump looks and acts like the adjudicated rapist sociopath that he is.

Yeah she's got f you money for several lifetimes. I'm not a fan nor do I hate her music but she worked hard, achieved massive success without hurting her country like adjudicated rapist Trump, so she has my utmost respect. Heck, she can endorse Trump if she wants. The value of her endorsement whatever it is has been greatly magnified by the magadonian cultists themselves! An own goal on steroids.

This is going to be the weirdest and definitely the dirtiest election in American history, Normal rules do not apply. Polls this early should be ignored in general but especially now, Why? Trump might not be the nominee. Why? Health (he's deteriorating rapidly) or they might drop him based on felony convictions. Biden might not be the nominee. Why? Health. He doesn't appear to be getting any worse as Trump does but he ain't getting any younger either. But still probably the dreaded Trump vs. Biden rematch. But. There are multiple threats of third party runs that if they happen are generally very threatening to Joe Biden rather than Trump. Remember if no candidate reaches 270 then it goes to the house and each state gets one vote. Based on the current and likely composition of the house after the election, Trump wins. No insurrection needed. But wait. There's more. Much more. If Trump loses he will never concede the loss. Anyone that doesn't realize that by now is living under a rock. His operatives will be ready to do anything including start a civil war to make him president if he loses. Why? He has nothing to lose. He mainly wants to stay out of jail. He respects no rules or laws. He will try anything and his fascist maga cult is with him on that. So people are acting like this is a normal election. That, folks, is INSANE.

Russia is not looking on. They are allied with Iran and Hamas.

Based on believing in a myth.

Swift has more than enough fans already. Hopefully adjudication rapist Trunp won't have enough votes in the general election. Sure he's got the magadonian cult but they're a minority.

Sounds like you missed Queretaro a safe big city with an incredible colonial central area. No doubt some areas of Mexico are no longer for low budget retirees. But it's a big country with lots of less ruined by expats and tourism options.

For retirement it's super easy but there is a minimum age.

Puerto Vallarta has a special place in my heart but I think I would need to live in bad location dump to afford it. But the summers are too hot and humid and they do have hurricanes. BTW Mexico was my original first choice for retirement but at age 50 I could not qualify for Mexico but could for Thailand.

Yes but this one involves Jews. Arabs or Muslims killing other Arabs or Muslims doesn't cut it for the western River to the Sea / Queers for Palestine brigades. Plus those fetching Palestine keffiyehs! A must have fasshion accessory.

I've seen Russian band concerts advertised in Pattaya and even saw an ad for a gay Russian disco night.

A top choice but I think on the too expensive side for housing based on the heavy influence of gringos especially from California who find everything cheap in comparison. Definitely should be on the radar for wealthier expats wanting a gringo bubble. Merida is rated even safer.

I'm not planning on leaving Thailand. These other countries are backup options because there is no residence security based on retirement in Thailand. I have traveled extensively in Mexico in the past. I have a list of potential destinations if I ever did move there. I don't have just one place in mind at the moment. But you're right that Mexico is a large country with a diverse range of choices and choosing the actual place is quite hard, in my view much harder than for Thailand. My current list includes Mazatlan Oaxaca Queretaro Xalapa Veracruz (very affordable to buy housing, low budget pick overall) Aguascalientes (another low budget pick in a big city) Puerto Vallarta (probably too expensive) Morelia (foodie pick, maybe too dangerous) Merida (definitely too hot) Puebla (too high) Mexico City (can't ignore it)

The first two yeah sure, but Boracay would be a horrible choice for long term retirement.

They have been advertising this AI feature on this phone heavily. My last two phones have been Samsung and I'm now loyal to the brand. My current phone is more than old enough to consider replacement but I don't need to yet. Yes there is always google translate but it doesn't help with live phone calls and apparently S24 Ultra also has a conversation translator that looks superior to Google translate. But S24 Ultra is a flagship model and very expensive. I have gone for mid level phones before. So my question is this, won't this translation feature be available in lower end Samsung phones before too long? Surely other companies will compete with similar. How can they keep it only on the flagship? Note there are also S24 and S24 models for less. I haven't even checked yet whether they have the same translation feature. I'm guessing they do but not sure yet.

So how did this war start? October 7 carried out by Hamas terrorists trained to hate and kill Jews. No October 7 and the tragic stats you cite regardless of their accuracy wouldn't have happened. So this topic is actually quite relevant. Don't want war? Don't start a war.