Ruphus -> RE: A friendly place to live (Mar. 3 2011 12:29:47)
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All very interesting contributions. Jimi, I´ll be asking you about benchmarks in India per PM. Thanks for your kind offer! Stephen, Chiclana must be a beautiful place. But Spain would be a bit costy, seeing that income would be uncertain. A quick google for real estate showed that within my budget, I couldn´t count with a house of more than ~ 120 qm. That would be a bit small, while energy and maintenance should be relatively costly. Also real estate prices in Spain will be coming down further, I think. So, if for Spain, one might better wait a bit more. You are so right about Berlin. Over the last years in Germany I used to live there. Once such a down to earth place, it has morphed into a wishi-washi trendy and trivial place. Still one of the best places in Germany, which says it all about current conditions in my homeland. Should you ever consider Germany, I would recommend the "ruhr-pot" as we name it. Still a very warm and sincere mentality with the people in towns like Bochum, Essen etc. ( Especially as a biker I would find myself in instant friendly chat, whenever making a stop in those areas.) Hearty Polish immigrants in history certainly did good to the country. Nealf, I have to be secretive. Where I am now people have died in Prison, whilst been much more held back than I am. From what I have heard and from what I am reading now, India must be providing very different places and ambiences. The scale there seems to vary from just as unscrupulous as where I am now to nearly as straight as say New Zealand. And I am interested in finding out about latter conditions, at best in a beautiful environment. JieXian, Thanks for the comment; It made me reconsider possible conditions in Malaysia. But so far it looks as if the long-term trend there was towards encreasing religious dogma; no? Hey Richard! From what I picked up in Costa Rica, it appears as if mentalities like from Guatemala or Colombia were messing with the originally straight and low-crime situation in CR. And yes, I´ve heard many stories of slick dispossession of foreigners´estates by natives. ( Entitled persons or just staff taking over properties while owners been abroad.) I have aquintances who tried to convince me of the merrits in Thailand. So far the thought of settling in a country of so much underprivilege and sextourism feels a bit alienating, though. - As if one could be taking advantage of a misery. Probably best, one flew over to take a look first, but I can´t travel half the world in advance. ( Gotta cricle in most promissing spots first.) Everyone raves about the beauty in Bali. Unfortunately though, numbers of religious fanatics seem to be encreasing there too. You are so right about me in Texas! I could be appearing like anti-christ to the average redneck. ;0) Argaith, I have the same problem as you have. In fact I knew very well in advance that I can´t cope with irrationality; yet settled over. Still, tried to find authenticity and after all had to capitulate. Conditions of wordly information and ethics are unspeakable, the courts crowded with people like subway stations at rush hour. Living that way as if there was no alternative. There has been no philosophy of reason and cooperation that had been heard of. That is how it is when ethics are displaced by moralism. It can´t work humanly. I have high-end studio gear, and would know how to build acoustically perfect rooms ( which is about the most relevant aspect, together with engineering skills ), but don´t have necessary funds anymore to build. Funny what you say, Anders. Sometimes you wonder about the emigrants who returned to Germany, saying things had been fine abroad, but that they found themsleves belonging to their homecountry; and whether you could be ending up with the same tour cycle yourself. Yes, one could be settling in a lodge in the Ruhrpott or maybe somewhere around Freiburg ( best weather, historical architecture ) ... Nah, ... I´m peeved. Have seen too much of the good things traditionally. There used to exist routines that were far from perfect, partially even pestiferous, but what I think to know is: If you ever grew up in an accountable and on principle liable surrounding, you´ll be having a hell of a problem with adapting to badly twistet circumstances. Maybe even show to be simply incapable of preparing yourself at all. And maybe you should. I have always been advocating: "When in Rome, do like Romans do", though not inevitably in concern of philosophical contents. Ethics are natural law. They don´t alter from place to place, nor to preference. Maybe sometimes it is all right if you can´t adapt. I´d like to kow of the difficulties you experienced in Spain. I´ve been told that the Spanish would not accept strangers too easily / hold back themselves. Is it that? Deniz, I know what you mean. Used to talk people out from leaving the country with intentions of solving personal difficulties. Used to say that basically the world was the same everywhere. Which is somewhat true in that coherency, but not empirically. Empirically locations can be dramatically different cultur wise. In New Zealand, walking the countryside, you may still be invited by locals to have a stay at their place ( at times for weeks ); and they might even leave you at home alone without the slightest mistrust. That is sheer sensational culture today. Similar must be found in Norway still, on some british Islands, possibly still around Singapore ( - a few other aeras and naturally in some indigene spots like on Tanna etc.pp.) And while I don´t expect a guaranteed heavenly place, there sure is sense in trying to circle in most promissing spots, where chances be enhanced for authentic dealings. And if it was a developing place with chances for start-ups ( whatever that be except dental technique work, which I hate ), just the better. Kevin, NZ immigration laws are stiff aren´t they? Ruphus
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