Alternative Asian Countries To Live In

[Vespa]

When LOS tethers over into being just stupid of a place to live in . what other Asian countries would be considered as more reasonable ?

[kiakaha]

Try Japan, I hear they make great sushi over there

[singa-traz]

Try Singapore.

[aussiestyle1983]

Just get out a map and pick one

[buriramboy]

it all depends on what you are looking for, i keep hearing about sihanoukville in Cambodia and apparantly anyone can obtain a years business visa for $280, Malaysia gives you a 5 year visa and lets you own your own house and car, but personaly if i have to leave for whatever reason it will be the Philipines for me.

BB

[redbicycle]

When LOS tethers over into being just stupid of a place to live in . what other Asian countries would be considered as more reasonable ?

Try singapre , they welcome you for sure.Pm if you have any questions about singapore, Jobs, accomodation, food and culture etc.

Edited January 27, 2007 by redbicycle

[atlastaname]

Yes Singapore will do as long as you don't like chewing gum and you don't mind being told how to lead your life. Oh and don't even think about crossing the road until the "green man" shows. You have to wait there on the pavement like a zombie when there is clearly no traffic coming , until the green man says you can cross. And all the robots that Singapore breeds will be waiting with you. Practicaly everything is against the law so if you want a dull, controlled life , Singapore beats even the UK!!

PS the authorities will be moving this to the right forum soon

[Ollie]

Its certainly a question that an increasing number of people will be asking. LOS doesn't seem to farang friendly at the moment and this must already be having an impact on those planning their move or putting their money there.

I think Singapore will be to small, ordered and costly for most. As said, Malaysia seems a good bet, from what I've read from those that have made enquiries, land/house costs are much cheaper than a lot of the popular places in LOS with the added bonus of being able to own it and get a sensible visa.

It will be interesting to learn more about Vietnam.

Edited January 27, 2007 by Ollie

[jinjok]

why dont you answer the guys question instead of being so flippant. oh yes its because youve never been out of thailand...

singapore is not that bad - and that comes from a lifetime juvenile delinquent. in fact it has many good things about it. thailand is certainly not short of rules/regs these days -esp for farang. unfortuantely around pattaya there is huge/violent crime going on now. id honestly say in last year it has become as dangerous as pnh.

most guys will opt for: cambodia (kampong som/phnom penh) or phils angeles craphole city becasue of the female factor.

on the next tier you could do well in...

hcmc, vietnam

bali, indonesia

penang, malaysia

luang prabang, lao (visa $$$)

then there are ...

hanoi, vietnam

himachal pradesh, india

goa, india

shanghai, china

[Jingthing]

One cool thing about Flipsville is that you really can live there forever on tourist visas. You have to fly out once a year, a good excuse to go to Bangkok!

If Thailand fell apart for me, I would consider Cebu, Philippines.

Edited January 27, 2007 by Jingthing

[jinjok]

yeah, i forgot cebu. its actually the most liveable place in phils. of course there are small lovely places far afield (bicol, etc...).

the big downers for phils:

banking system sucks. atm's suck.

pay for play scene is very dimished/ghettoized and not ez to find steady girlfriend

if you need to do a visa run or just change venue - it means a plane flight $$

the food SUCKS. food is so good in thailand i eat nothing but.

the cost of housing. phils is really poor value -unless you rent long term

i think whisky is much more expensive (i hate rum and that piss sanmig)

WAY too catholic (coming from an x catholic)

petty crime/police corruption

visas over 1 year are ez but not cheap.

if it were not for these factors, i would be there already

Edited January 27, 2007 by jinjok

[jinjok]

as a side note and separate comment for emphasis...

amerikkkans can obtain a TEN YEAR (180 day) visa for india (i have one!)

brits can now get a five year

if you can handle india, it can be part of a circuit. for instance, when i get back to asia my year will look like this:

thailand 6 weeks - himachal pradesh /north 3 months - goa 3 months - thailand 1 month - cambodia 1 month - thailand 1 month - lao 1 month > thailand and back to usa for holiday ;-)

i also might get to phils ??? as i have a china air ticket i have to burn up.

i have the ten year and planning to go back next summer for 3-6 months. im not very keen on indians but the north and goa are very nice if you can stay away from the isreali backpacking set.

Edited January 27, 2007 by jinjok