Which group of mainland 3rd-world countries would you rather travel/live in? (crime, living in)

[Davy-040]

for me it's Asia.

To much crime in Central America (Honduras and El Salvador have the highest homicide rate in the world, Belize is 5th on that list and Guatemala 8th).

The South American region is the kidnapping capital of the world.

plus Asia is cheaper.

[jtur88]

Are those my only choices?

How about Ethiopia, South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti.

Or the former Soviet -Stans in Central Asia.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Are those my only choices?

How about Ethiopia, South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti.

Or the former Soviet -Stans in Central Asia.

I didn't want to include any African/Islamic countries.

[Bettafish]

China, Kazakhstan, Malaysia

[Deezus]

Are we limited to just the countries you listed for each region?

I like South America, but I'm only really interested in Colombia and Bolivia from the countries you listed. For Asia all those countries would be cool to travel to, but I wouldn't live in any of them. On the other hand I would consider living in parts of Central America--Nicaragua or Panama or maybe Lago De Atitlan in Guatemala. I've visited almost all of Central America and love it, though some of the cities can be a bit dicey.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Deezus

Are we limited to just the countries you listed for each region?

Yes, if i meant all countries in each continent/region i would have said etc. at the end.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

China, Kazakhstan, Malaysia

Not really 3rd world plus Kazakhstan and Malaysia are both Islamic countries.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Yes, if i meant all countries in each continent/region i would have said etc. at the end.

Then my choice would be the Asian countries to visit and Central America(Panama, Costa Rica, or Nicaragua) to live. Oh never mind, you didn't include Panama or Costa Rica...

Though of which individual countries I want to visit the most I'd say Colombia and Bolivia would be my choices--though I have very little interest in a trip to Paraguay or Guyana(unless it's completely free and comped)....

[boxus]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Or the former Soviet -Stans in Central Asia.

Those are not really third world, they are actually not too bad modernized. You can get clean water, normal sewer system, etc, many first world traits thanks to the Soviets. They are poor, but I would not eve rcall it third world type poverty and living conditions.

[boxus]

I chose Asia, I could navigate those better than the other choices. (been to Laos and Cambodia)