Favorite Asian country (cost, cultures, quality, places)

[Davy-040]

Favorite Asian Countries


Visiting:


T-1:
Thailand, Japan

T-2:
South Korea, Hong Kong

T-3:
Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Philippines

T-4:
Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia

T-5:
Israel, UAE, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia


T-6:
Georgia, Armenia, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Burma, Mongolia

T-7:
Azerbaijan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tibet, Bhutan, Brunei

T-8:
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Siberia

T-9:
Yemen, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Seven Sister States, Timor-Leste, Moluccas, North Korea

T-10:
Palestina, Syria, Kurdistan, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uyghurstan

[Goshio22]

Originally Posted by mead

Indonesia is definitely more dangerous than your average Asian country. However the chances of anything happening are very small.

The terrorists are mostly hanging out in the jungles on the northern side of Sumatra. So on Java you shouldn't run into too many problems with fundamentalists/terrorists.

Well this is a thread from 2008 anyway...

Compared to average Asian country, its definitely safer, we have very little to no terrorist and there's no kidnapping whatsoever or terror to tourist visiting any part of the country.

Originally Posted by Tiger Beer

I spent a month on the main island of Java in Indonesia. I find it one of the more spookier countries of Asia by far. But I know others who seem to love it - usually Australians, who treat it like Americans do with Mexico. Meaning they go there for months at a time and just surf and party and such.

Java is fairly industrialized and dirty. Most of the big cities are on the main island of Java. It isn't a particularly pretty place, but there are some interesting cultural stuff like Yogyokarta in particular. Try to get to Bali, which is right next to Java.

Should you be worried as an American? Not anymore than if you were an Australian. They aren't too keen on either one, but multitudes are going there and visiting there anyways, so definetely go and don't worry about it too much

We don't hate Americans or any white people.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Goshio22

Well this is a thread from 2008 anyway...

Compared to average Asian country, its definitely safer, we have very little to no terrorist and there's no kidnapping whatsoever or terror to tourist visiting any part of the country.



We don't hate Americans or any white people.

Kinda off-topic question... but do many Indonesians see White-skinned Near East/Middle East/Northeast Asians and Latinos as White people?

[Goshio22]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Kinda off-topic question... but do many Indonesians see White-skinned Near East/Middle East Northeast Asians and Latinos as White people?

Yes and no, depending on how the Latinos looked we'll probably mistaken Latinos as Arabs.

Middle East/Northeast Asian, not sure but if they look white with light brownish to blond hair they're white even if they wore Arabic clothes/Burqa, if they have Arab/Persian feature we'll see them as Arabs.

[Greysholic]

Japan,easily.

[macjr82]

Thailand for the reasons already stated.

[Susu Enrico]

Originally Posted by macjr82

Thailand for the reasons already stated.

I assume you love partying with kathoeys?
Thailand, the country where the men are better looking females than the real females lol

http://cdn.motinetwork.net/demotivat...1260629269.jpg

Great beaches, good food, lovely people. That's all the positive I can give about Thailand.
Unfortunately not enough to call it my favorite Asian country

[Ruth4Truth]

1. Russia

2. Taiwan.

3. I"ll say Kyryzstan, though I've never been there. I have several friends who have. Breathtaking scenery, really friendly people, great food.

Are Georgia and Armenia Asian, or European? I thought they were European. They'd be on my list.

[kent_moore]

Thailand for me

[Dport7674]

I've never been to any of these countries, but Japan is alone at the top of my list of places I want to go, so I voted for Japan.