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[Engine Driver]

Which other countries have a similar large power / wealth / knowledge imbalance?

I need to put it on my list of countries to visit.

So far I'm thinking: Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.

Most countries in Africa are desperately poor. A foreign monger in his safari suit and pith helmet could easily pull off the old colonial master role with ease. The hookers in Uganda, Kenya and Madagascar would be ideal victims upon which to test out the huge power / wealth imbalance theory. And they speak English too. I'm not sure if BBFS would be a good idea though. Hahaha.

[Goferring]

A smart chappy like me doesn't want to take the time to learn. I like SEA.

To each there own. Let it be.

That is one of the big plusses for the Philippines: you have to get out pretty remote before you can no longer get by with English as a fall back language. Elsewgere, it works for BKK, Jakarta etc but then drops off rapidly.

Enjoy. G.

[SEAtraveller]

The power imbalance between western monger and local hooker is a lot bigger in Flipsville than anywhere else, so it suits the mongers who normally wouldn't be able to get a root in the US. The LBFMs are less educated, more naive and will always accept BBCIP and BBCOF.

Which other countries have a similar large power / wealth / knowledge imbalance?

I need to put it on my list of countries to visit.

So far I'm thinking: Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.

[Dg8787]

Ahh, language barrier.

A smart chappy like yourself should be able to learn Spanish to a proficient level within 1-2 years.

It is quite funny that our forum is heavily related to the FIRE movement. Except we have slightly higher requirements due to mongering costs!

A smart chappy like me doesn't want to take the time to learn. I like SEA.

To each there own. Let it be.

[NewImage]

If you want to follow my adventures switch to other areas forum where I am in Sabang.

Cheers.

NI.

[Goferring]

3 k a month, wow. I don't even live that way in San Diego CA. I'm very much unlike you, I don't need fancy. I can clean my own place and don't need massages. I can live on $1000-1200 a month comfortably. As far as what my current savings allows me to live, yes I could live at your prescribed budget still for 10 years, but I'm very conservative on how I spend my money on things like a place to sleep and maids and massages. I'm sorry to provide you with GIGO, but my initial post for this thread was actually just inquiring how people were staying in AC longer than 59 days, not on how to live there.

The topics of resident monger finances was hashed out a while ago. Search Kabul Guys posts as he did a good breakdown and many of the follow up posts are also worth a read.

Due to some items being surprisingly expensive in Asia I'd regard $1000 as the absolute minimum and doubt it would afford a comfortable life on a ongoing basis but as you said, everyone's needs are different.

Cheers. G.

[Goferring]

No habla espanol.

That's a pizz poor excuse. 😀.

With a well endowed Spanish dictionary you will pick it up quickly. Especially if English isn't a second / fall back language there. The fastest I've seen someone pick up a second language was a Japanese guy in Indonesia. He spoke NO English so if he wanted to eat, sleep, catch a taxi, anything he had to do it in Indonesian. He couldn't be lazy and fall back on Japanese as no one would understand him. 30 days later and he's watching the local news on TV and reading the newspaper.

Cheers. G.

[SEAtraveller]

No habla espanol.

Ahh, language barrier.

A smart chappy like yourself should be able to learn Spanish to a proficient level within 1-2 years.

It is quite funny that our forum is heavily related to the FIRE movement. Except we have slightly higher requirements due to mongering costs!

[Engine Driver]

With that sort of money, why wouldn't you retire in South America or the Caribbean somewhere? Or do you just have yellow / Asian fever?

The power imbalance between western monger and local hooker is a lot bigger in Flipsville than anywhere else, so it suits the mongers who normally wouldn't be able to get a root in the US. The LBFMs are less educated, more naive and will always accept BBCIP and BBCOF. There is a lot more sexploitation in Flipsville by loser mongers. This allows the monger to parade around like a rich colonial master in his plith helmet, even if he doesn't have two notes to rub together. Just look at the King of Cebu's record.

The monger might not be able to get away with this much in the Caribbean or South America as the girls and pimps are more street smart. They will slice off the mongers dick if he tried any of that master / servant shit. The girls are also less impressed with obese, Gringo trash.

[Dg8787]

With that sort of money, why wouldn't you retire in South America or the Caribbean somewhere? Or do you just have yellow / Asian fever?

No habla espanol.

[Diglerni]

You haven't given any specifics for anyone to truly give you an answer. This is called GIGO. Garbage in garbage out. What's does enough money mean? Some come to PH with $600 a month thinking that is enough money to live on, then find out it is not enough.

For me personally I would need US $3000+ a month to retire in PH for the lifestyle I would have to have. Of course it would be a better lifestyle than I have in America or why move? It would include having a maid / cook and a masseuse on call every night. Condo rent would be P45 k+ a month. Rent would be higher in BGC.

3 k a month, wow. I don't even live that way in San Diego CA. I'm very much unlike you, I don't need fancy. I can clean my own place and don't need massages. I can live on $1000-1200 a month comfortably. As far as what my current savings allows me to live, yes I could live at your prescribed budget still for 10 years, but I'm very conservative on how I spend my money on things like a place to sleep and maids and massages. I'm sorry to provide you with GIGO, but my initial post for this thread was actually just inquiring how people were staying in AC longer than 59 days, not on how to live there.

[SEAtraveller]

For me personally I would need US $3000+ a month to retire in PH for the lifestyle I would have to have. Of course it would be a better lifestyle than I have in America or why move? It would include having a maid / cook and a masseuse on call every night. Condo rent would be P45 k+ a month. Rent would be higher in BGC.

With that sort of money, why wouldn't you retire in South America or the Caribbean somewhere? Or do you just have yellow / Asian fever?

[Dg8787]

Thank you for the reply. I have more than enough money to live in Asia for the next 10 years, I was just not finding the visa that would allow me to establish at least 6 months in the PI. Although I have no money issues, I'd love to make my money go a little further. Thailand is a no go now. Vietnam is to crowded for me. Cambodia is to dirty for me. The PI is in my top 3 of places I would find acceptable to live.

You haven't given any specifics for anyone to truly give you an answer. This is called GIGO. Garbage in garbage out. What's does enough money mean? Some come to PH with $600 a month thinking that is enough money to live on, then find out it is not enough.

For me personally I would need US $3000+ a month to retire in PH for the lifestyle I would have to have. Of course it would be a better lifestyle than I have in America or why move? It would include having a maid / cook and a masseuse on call every night. Condo rent would be P45 k+ a month. Rent would be higher in BGC.

[Wicked Roger]

That was my point: you don't have to leave the country for any of the extensions. Just keep applying for them and a ACR Card at your nearest BOI office.

Cheers. G.

And in the long run much cheaper than a plane ticket etc. Extensions are easy and cheap, ACR is fine and then you can chose if you want to leave the country or not for a few days.

[PilotPaul]

That was my point: you don't have to leave the country for any of the extensions. Just keep applying for them and a ACR Card at your nearest BOI office.

Cheers. G.

Exactly. But I was travelling regularly to HK anyway.