Why should I move to YOUR country?

**Strike For The South** · 09-19-2005, 04:52

Cmon man TEXAS is the place hell I suggest my neighborhood (lots of military) or just about ten minutes north get yourself some land, the nature is very nice the ladies are amazing the food is great and there are 3 yes DA 3 lakes where you can get hammered and piss on yourself and trust me its the greatest fun you will ever have

**Incongruous** · 09-19-2005, 04:58

Don't come to NZ mate, bad choice at the moment.
Social and political strife abound.
The weather is crap at the moment.
But hey keep watching all that propaganda about our clean, green image.

**Papewaio** · 09-19-2005, 05:12

Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar

Don't come to NZ mate, bad choice at the moment.
Social and political strife abound.
The weather is crap at the moment.
But hey keep watching all that propaganda about our clean, green image.

One problem with NZers are they are very parochial.

For good weather live in Northland.

Political and social strife... why what is happening that is so bad in NZ?

Not many countries do I know of that are as green as NZ? So what has happened lately that makes it less green?

BTW Bopa how many other nations have you lived in?

**GoreBag** · 09-19-2005, 05:14

The Turks and Caicos. Canadians have been moving there to avoid paying taxes for years. Seriously, they have very little in the way of taxation.

**Divinus Arma** · 09-19-2005, 05:16

Originally Posted by strike for the south

Cmon man TEXAS is the place hell I suggest my neighborhood (lots of military) or just about ten minutes north get yourself some land, the nature is very nice the ladies are amazing the food is great and there are 3 yes DA 3 lakes where you can get hammered and piss on yourself and trust me its the greatest fun you will ever have

Actually, I have given a lot of thought to Texas. I spent some time training in San Antonio. San Antonio is okay, but Austin is awesome. I love Austin. When you turn 21, go straight to 6th Street. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. That is party central. I got a hotel room and just got bombed this last spring. Me and a bunch of other veterans stood on stage at one place (I was drunk as I could be, swaying back and forth, eyes squinting in the dim light), while the crowd cheered us for serving overseas. Then people bought me more drinks and I was near death. It was great.
I remember stumbling back to my hotel room, on the verge of blackout, when a local cop stopped me. He said "where you goin", I said "to my hotel room" and pointed (err... waved) in the general direction I was going. I was most certainly drunk in public and had no business being on the street. He looked me over with a suspicious eye and said, "well then straighten up a little". I sucked in my gut, stood at attention, , said "yes, Sir" and marched straight to the hotel. Where I passed out in a stupor.

I'm thinking Austin or Northeast Texas, near Dallas or Texarkana. Houses are still affordable in Texas.

**Del Arroyo** · 09-19-2005, 06:21

Don't overlook Mexico-- the country is simply filled with gorgeous spots, and of nearly every climatic variation that you could desire. The cost of living for a retiree is quite low even in the places where large numbers of greying ex-pats have gathered.

There is quite a bit of craziness in the big cities, but the barrios of Mexico City aren't any more definitive of the nation as a whole than is Compton of the US as a whole.

Another, less conventional option could-- interestingly-- be Colombia. The cost of living is much lower than in Mexico, the people are friendlier than in Mexico, and if you keep a low profile you would actually be very safe there. They do have some problems with the guerrilla war-- but the risk to a US retiree living outside the hot zones and not driving a brand-new BMW is really pretty close to nil. And the government is rock-solid stable compared to many other Latin American countries.

Did I mention that Colombia is breathtakingly beautiful? There actually are growing numbers of US retirees making their second homes in this out-of-the-mainstream destination, often in smaller cities such as Bucaramanga.

Anyway, just a couple of thoughts.

DA

**Soulforged** · 09-19-2005, 06:25

Originally Posted by Del Arroyo

Another, less conventional option could-- interestingly-- be Colombia. The cost of living is much lower than in Mexico, the people are friendlier than in Mexico, and if you keep a low profile you would actually be very safe there. They do have some problems with the guerrilla war-- but the risk to a US retiree living outside the hot zones and not driving a brand-new BMW is really pretty close to nil. And the government is rock-solid stable compared to many other Latin American countries.

Are you sure about this? Hell my government is not the german's, but I don't think we're under Colombia, i'm pretty sure about that.

Did I mention that Colombia is breathtakingly beautiful? There actually are growing numbers of US retirees making their second homes in this out-of-the-mainstream destination, often in smaller cities such as Bucaramanga.

As I said Tierra del Fuego is one of the most beautiful places in all the world a mix of various other places and auroras from time to time. In any case to live there you must like the cold.

**Shaka_Khan** · 09-19-2005, 06:45

New Zealand, Mexico, or Columbia sounds nice. How long can a foreigner stay in those countries? Is it easy to immigrate and gain their nationality? Is it easy to get a decent job there?