@Jason ******

i lived more than 5 years in philippines and have a number of things i don’t like there but there are a number of places to eat well in philippines.🇵🇭 i used to search out buffets there and they were exceptional. a number of fine restaurants and food court choices too. true is true and not true is also not true.

liver on a stick. pad thai. coconut soup w chicken.

i was arrested in 2004 on my way to phuket for weed. deported right before the tsunami. probably saved my life, matter of fact. i came back in 2019. i was nervous in line at bkk airport waiting to get stamped at immigration but nothing came up. i’m on my third vacation now in krabi since the “event “.

@Todd ********

again you went wrong right away.

@Todd ********

i read your answer a couple times to make sense of it. the first part is just wrong. i’ve been retired over 20 years and spend my money in splurges. i would hate to die with lots of unspent money. but the 3d sentence … really loses me. it sounds like you are about to suggest an alternative but forget what you were going to say. is there something helpful you want to add…?

@Simon ******

is don’t think u r so much older than me. you don’t write in all caps yet, 4 starters. 😆 i’m 68. fully retired no business ventures required. i have considered opening a bar with the idea of a sports bar w multiple screens but with reggae and classic rock and making enough to cover expenses and a good wage to the employees. but i don’t need to do anything but eat healthy and go to the gym. listen to music. watch movies. snl.

@Simon ******

i don’t live in sihanoukville.. i didn’t say it’s the greatest place to retire. i don’t do casinos. garbage is not scattered about with people snacking and tossing wrappers and bottles on the ground anywhere i’ve been in siem reap or phnom penh. i live in phnom penh. i go to aeon mall 1 daily to use the gym and at the grocery store at the end of the night much of the food prepared that day is half price. i send money to my family in the philippines from there monthly at the bank. while there i see the tellers count $10,000 stacks of $100 bills and make literally MOUNDS of those $10,000 banded stacks. no guards. in philippines in that situation there would be large groups of heavily armed men menacing onlookers, ready for action, fingers on the trigger. i imagine the safety would be off. the newspapers are full of crime stories and murders . cambodia is serene in comparison and easy to get apps for cheap transport and food delivery. a firestick and good wifi and you get youtube and movies and tv shows for free. you can get smart phone service as low as $6 a month. wide range of prices for condos. situated conveniently for travel. i don’t experience any corruption. i moved to cambodia end of last august. cambodia is affordable and not intimidating. the people are helpful and generally happy . it’s easy living simply and saving enough for luxury when you do travel.

what about the story / rumor that thailand is planning to tax expats tax free pensions? bc for me that’s a dealbreaker.

@Simon ******

you can also retire in cambodia and it is easy, affordable and clean compared to philippines. and unlike philippines, very few guns. low crime rate.