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If I had to leave the USA: my first choices would be either Australia or New Zealand, then Vancouver, BC Canada followed by Ireland. If South Africa/Zimbabwe were First World English speaking societies (regardless of race/ethnicity).........I would consider them as well.
I don't live in the USA yet I would not mind living there. Also I would not mind Canada, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK. Yet I agree with South Africa/Zimbabwe too if they were first world countries I would consider there too (regardless of race/ethnicity).
I would definitely choose Thailand. I love the exotic culture, the food, the people, the beaches, the temples, and the laidback lifestyle as well.
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I would definitely choose Thailand. I love the exotic culture, the food, the people, the beaches, the temples, and the laidback lifestyle as well.
This is a very well said brief summary for how much you love Thailand. I agree for the exotic culture, the food, the people, the beaches, temples, and laid back lifestyle, the relatively good positive not negative energy, and a bright future.
I get annoyed when some people use the overly generalized, false stereotypes for 1st world vs. 2nd world vs. 3rd world, and developed vs. developing etc. blah blah blah. It can be such garbage when they use those terms too much.
I would easily live in Thailand any day of my life compared to some sterile places that might be falsely grouped with “1st world, developed” such as Luxembourg, Ireland, New Zealand, Qatar, Bahrain.
However, why don’t you have Vietnam, and Malaysia on your list? They are unique and culturally separate from Thailand, while having a similar lifestyle, and some similarities in life.
I haven't been to Vietnam or Malaysia but looking forever to go when I graduate from university and move away from the US to travel in those two countries however I will love to go all around Southeast Asia.
Yeah I totally agree about living in 1st world developing countries. Living in the US, it is okay to live here but it is not as "exciting and exotic" though for my taste. I get bored easily here since there isn't a sense of community and find things here too expensive to do anything fun.
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I haven't been to Vietnam or Malaysia but looking forever to go when I graduate from university and move away from the US to travel in those two countries however I will love to go all around Southeast Asia.
Yeah I totally agree about living in 1st world developing countries. Living in the US, it is okay to live here but it is not as "exciting and exotic" though for my taste. I get bored easily here since there isn't a sense of community and find things here too expensive to do anything fun.
Yes, I have the same opinion you have for Southeast Asia, at least for Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam for exotic culture, the beaches, the food scene, the temples, laid back relatively relaxed lifestyle, people scene, the relatively good positive energy, something spiritual, or mystical about them, and having a bright future.
However, at the same time, I appreciate, like, and respect plenty of other continental regions all over the world, including in Europe, East Asia, North America, South America, and Oceania outside of Southeast Asia, and said this in the earlier post and original list for most of the places I would move to if I could go anywhere.
Yeah, the first world vs. second world vs. third world, and developed vs. developing are overrated terms, and based too much on overly generalized, false stereotypes. I prefer not using those terms to describe countries.
I select Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam any day of my life compared to Luxembourg, Ireland, New Zealand, Qatar, Bahrain.
If 60% of the people want to live in one of the places listed, how come there is hardly anybody there?
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I agree for the exotic culture, the food, the people, the beaches, temples, and laid back lifestyle, the relatively good positive not negative energy, and a bright future.
