Ever Wanted to Move to a different Country? (785 views, 57 replies)
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A few years ago, I was thinking very strongly about Belize. The cost of living was cheap back then, and they have wonderful expat communities who speak English; they look out for one another. I ultimately decided not to go, when I heard about all the Howler Monkeys that scream all day long. 
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Howler Monkeys 
@DontSpeak On my first year in McGill University, they had a freshman week which was basically an orientation with lots of parties. One of the party events was a burping contest!!!! All of the contestants were offered a beer or a coke to aid in producing the necessary sound effects. After 10-15 beer bellied guys, a girl appears and goes for the microphone. She was a 5 foot tiny little thing who refused both a beer and a coke by simply saying "I got this". And she let the loudest burp I have ever heard for an astonishing duration of 7 seconds. After the burp there was an eerie silence as everybody was looking at her in disbelief. Then everybody erupted in cheers and a standing ovation. She was declared the winner by unanimous vote. Later on we came to know her as "The Fish", on account of her uncanny ability to outdrink anyone stupid enough to challenge her to a drinking contest. ...
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@JudgeDredd My kids had a farting competition during a long car trip, it ended messily.
@Buttless Fart competitions are differnt. For instance, as a fraternal twin, we had them, but then came the friends, and they lit farts with lighters, sometimes lighting their knickers on fire.
I drew the line at lighting farts. I refuse to have a singed bum, and I value my g-strings far too much.
@StarKissed Did anyone notice, this entire video of almost 2 minutes, is one looonnng Howl from this beast? Good gosh, I thought someone put together several clips, but NO, that's how long they bellow out before finishing. GAH!
senior master
I lived in lots of places.
For a simple laid-back no-frills lifestyle (with or without buttplugs) try Tonga or Indonesia. Avoid India.
@Buttless I've heard of several moving there. Where I purchased my last car, the manager told me about the exchange rate, which sounded fabulous! Thanks Buttless.
senior master
To move to a different country, no. I love my country and I want to die here. But I would love to spend some time to different places of the world. Would love to live in Maghreb territories, Bantu territories, South and Eastern India territories, Far East and many more. I think if I had the luxury of this would start in Sicily, Napoli or Liguria 3 months vacation.
senior guru
@StarKissed I can be more irritating....I wouldn't bother joining the states for couple of months. No city. Some rural place in the south. Where there are still cowboys and cowgirls. Shovel my part of the day meal and watch the colorful sunset above the saddle of my horse, close to the bonfire
@18635fdgd And you can enjoy Southern Style Biscuits & Gravy in the Morning!
www.farmersalmanac.com/wp-conten...
It might look like someone already ate and regurgitated it, but it's delicious!
@StarKissed I like it the way it looks. I am easy. As long as something is cooked properly I eat it. And I'm open to new flavors. Perhaps I'd bring or buy olive oil as I don't like food cooked with grease or other types of oil. I found that i get heartburn and heavy digestion with other types
@18635fdgd You're describing Wyoming and Montana. In no way does 'the south' have cowboys or clear skies and wild horses... nor a zillion hectors of ranches on wild BLM land in rocky mtns. The 'south' has gone to hell in a handbasket unless you like mud-bogging, hillbillies and oily gulf waters.
master
all I would like to do is move to the country. Country living is where it's at for me. Even just 20 minutes out of town would be heaven for me
@💛Yellow_rose1💛 If you like to socialize and you manage to find friends it's great. There are communities of Anglosaxons - mostly Brits and Americans in some islands of ours that are more than 2000. They join common meetings, play bowling, do scramble games (I seen they suckers for such games ) etc. I couldn't handle the nostalgia of family relations myself. Charter flights are often from the British islands and Germanic lands but from the US, u'd have to imagine a long flight with switches in Spain or London to get here. Many Germans that join our Northern territories have made a lot of friends among Greeks and enjoy their company regularly cuz many of them speak fluently German. Otherwise almost every young person here speaks English.
@18635fdgd good morning. Isolation is what I want. To have a nice place away from the noise and constant interference in just wanting to live a peaceful life. A place away from all that where I can just focus on my family and pets. That is my ideal place to live
@💛Yellow_rose1💛 I know what you mean Rose. I had my isolation, and loved my peace for 20 years, but now the land across from me was sold, and the new homes being built and all the new traffic, is disturbing to me. What was once affordable here in the U.S., is now out of my grasp.
@StarKissed I was thinking about the same, everything gets crowded one way or another at some point! And everyone is fine until the moment he needs medical help , stable power lines, good water and tel. nets e.t.c , then small villages or towns sound better
@18635fdgd I knew I should've purchased the land across from me when it was for sale, but never envisioned a new subdivision being added here. When the new neighbors are ready to leave at 6 am, they call and converse with one another, 4 properties apart, so they're really loud. Wake me up every time. Grrr. I like them though, just not so much at 6 am.
senior master
My dream place would be French Polynesia. It has five major archipelagoes in the south-central Pacific Ocean and around 130 islands scattered throughout. It is heavily protected and has the most pristine ocean life in the world. Marine Biologists consider it virtually untouched, due to all the restrictions there. However, it's nearly impossible to get permission to live there full-time if you weren't born there, OR don't have a reason (employment) to be there. I'm pretty sure I'd miss Winter and snow, however. For now, I'm in the process of moving to France, and with a bit of luck... who knows. 
I'm forever on the look-out for somewhere new to visit or live. Then again, I've done it so much, that it's time for a base-camp, and adventures only.
@DontSpeak Are we talking about THE French Polynesia? The place where the French used to experiment on nuclear bombs? Where Godzilla comes from?
@JudgeDredd Nope. Those Atolls are not included.
Though I'd personally love to see Godzilla, he isn't at all from the Japanese fears of Atomic testing in that part of FP; he's a by-product of embodiment of the Japanese fears about nuclear weapons in the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
A good guess, but they were focused on what happened to them.
Where did you read the other bit? I'd love to peruse it!
@DontSpeak It was part of the story on the 1998 film Godzilla
dosmovies.com/film/Godzilla
@JudgeDredd An AMERICAN film????
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Godzilla is a Japanese construct, and a socio-political statement.
No more for me to say. Bye bye. lol
@DontSpeak You should watch it. Its really good!!!!!!!!! Much better than the sci-fi versions of late.
@JudgeDredd Not better than the old school Japanese though.
Yes, I've seen them all.
We've strenuously digressed. lol
@DontSpeak I have been there, sailing across the Pacific I put into Raroia after the long trip from Galapagos.
A couple of hundred people live there, I was the 5th visitor in a year so got a great welcome. They talked of the Kon-Tiki guys on the raft who landed there in the 1950s, their most famous event.
Amazing place!
senior guru
I love the Mediterranean climate. So how about the south of France?
I've travelled through it a few times by car and train. In France, you can drive for hours without seeing any human settlements, which is different here in Germany. I would live in a modest cabin next to a lavender field and a bubbling brook in a hilly landscape, not far from the sea and far from French people.
In the evenings, my dog and I would enjoy the sunset in front of the cottage and later I would light a campfire. For a while I would forget the world outside and the wind would whisper to me that all is well...
@DontSpeak My desire for travel and adventure is only slightly developed, which has so far kept me from leaving my ugly northern Germany forever. I wish you good luck and success with your venture!
@CitizenD Well, thank you, but I've already an apartment there. I'm just looking for a small place near the, shall we say without saying, Volvic region. lol
I decided on France because the people I trust and love the most are in this region of the world and are from my homeland (Finland) and yours: Germany.
I do not understand your dislike, but then, I have lived in more countries than I can count my years.
Life isn't about where you've been, is my point.
In my search, I have not found what I seek. So I will try again, only differently.
I think life is very good this way; it allows mistakes and then rebirth!
@DontSpeak “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”
- Anais Nin
@CitizenD I've dreamt of the South of France. The mysteries there are incredible, and my love for Ancient History makes me wonder about a past life connection there.
I've even thought of growing my own Lavender field. 💜
@StarKissed I love the smell. It doesn't have to be a whole field. I have a small (6m²) lavender bed in my garden. In summer, lots of bumblebees and hoverflies hang around there.
@CitizenD These are beautiful sites. I image the bushes aren't as soft as they look, but upon arriving, I'd want to run between the rows and lie down between them, and inhale all it's beauty. I saw the little cabin in the middle of the field that you wanted. 
Thank you Sweetie.
@CitizenD Some people plan their lives, and for some of us it just happens. I worked as a contract engineer in the international construction industry and got sent to some good and some cr@ppy places, and along the way it seemed a good idea to cross continents on a motorbike or sail around the world.
@Buttless I think they would. People want to read something different and exciting. I think as a whole, we're becoming more open minded.
@Buttless From many of your comments I've read, you've obviously had a very full and interesting life as well as a great career. I think that would make for an interesting book, go for it if you feel inclined. It will be something good and inspirational for your grandchildren to read.
You could do a chapter about women in your industry too..
@Buttless Butt, I'm actually getting a "wish I wasn't married" vibe over and over and over.
That's not worthy of any sea venture, yours or mine, and we are neck and neck on that account, matey.
I'm actually feeling for the Mrs. in these agonies. I'm sorry. She never claimed to set sail for anywhere for anything and your the one who "dropped anchor".
Sorry, Butt. But be realistic. Life is ... well what it is.
skilled
Southern Portugal is just beautiful, the Algarve, already looking for country property. Cost of living is very affordable and has very low to nonexistent crime rate.
@lvicknos I haven't thought about this particular area, but this photo intrigues me to know more. Thanks!
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I'm always looking for a new adventure, and I'm ready for something new and exciting. Maybe this time I'll follow through and just do it.
Ok, a few Butt Plugs are ok if you have to. 
This link has places around the world that are rated as favorite places, showing how much income one would need to live there, and also how safe it would be, climate, etc. I prefer quieter, less known about places that have beautiful scenery, where you don't melt every time out in the Sun, but they're few and far between, or they're guarded as a secret and aren't so welcoming to new people (that could be an adventure too.).
nomadlist.com/
If you could, where would you like to move to abroad? Tell us why, and include links and/or photos if possible. I'd like this to be a real discussion, so no Butt Plugs or Trolls, please.
Help me find the perfect place to move to! 😻😻😻