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The Expat Retirement Thread (or expat thread)
| November 17th, 2020 at 5:00:03 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 |
This would be a deal breaker for me. I remember going to Mexico in the mid 70's when bottled water was not yet readily available. It was almost impossible not to get sick at least once. Even taking a shower you had to be careful not to get any water in your mouth. Living this way gets very tiring very fast. I remember my friend ate a street vendor beef taco and on the way back to the hotel got an attack of the Hershey Squirts and made it to the lobby and squatted over a pot containing a huge tree. Not one of his finest moments. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| November 17th, 2020 at 6:34:26 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 57 Posts: 5896 |
I had a case of that yesterday so I suggest not drinking the tap water in the U.S. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent. |
| November 17th, 2020 at 7:01:04 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 148 Posts: 25978 |
It wasn't the water, it was the 6 month old gas station hot dog you ate. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| November 17th, 2020 at 7:24:38 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 57 Posts: 5896 |
I haven't been able to splurge on a gas station hot dog in the 7 months that I have been unemployed. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent. |
| December 29th, 2020 at 8:42:53 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 | Nice little rundown, though Singapore seems too pricey and crowded. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| December 29th, 2020 at 8:48:13 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
Anthony Curtis Vegas top 10 deals Number 6 1.25 The hot dogs at South Point are sold from a cart in the sports book from 10 am until they close down the cart around 5 pm. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| December 29th, 2020 at 10:51:20 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 57 Posts: 5896 |
On the rare occasion that I am at the Southpoint I will get one. I would rate it a 7 out of 10 in quality. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent. |
| December 29th, 2020 at 12:05:28 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
Last time I considered eating a hot dog was last December when I was in LA for a concert. I was just wandering around the Melrose area. Walked by Pinks famous hot dogs. I was amazed at the line. Wrapped around the building into the back parking lot. Must be a good dog. I did not get in line. Just too long Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 13th, 2021 at 3:56:47 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 | Given the events of the day it is time to consider......NICARAGUA! Amazing how these places that were war zones in the 1980s are now getting expats. I knew a guy in high school who wanted to help the Contras. He was a "Soldier of Fortune" reader. But he is a whole other story. I like the low costs of this one. City center near the water would be my choice. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| January 13th, 2021 at 5:06:43 PM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | Looks like they have high humidity half the year and the still have pirates. https://www.noonsite.com/news/nicaragua-pirate-attack-en-route-from-roatan-honduras-to-providencia-colombia-april-2019/ Security is always going to be an issue where "rich Americans" are easy targets. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |