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Post by dbancajas »

wil421 wrote: post #122
freediver wrote: post #107

Serbia offers a 180 degrees different culture than most of what you experienced in US plus is very dynamic, cheap and great for young people. Couple of a links to get you started: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/serbia-best-places-to... https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170822-belgrades-floati... https://theculturetrip.com/europe/serbia/articles/an-expats-... https://www.quora.com/What-is-life-like-for-Amer…

180 degrees from what culture? I’ve been to Belgrade a few times for work and worked with lots of Serbians for a number of years. They are more like the conservatives in the US. People move to Belgrade because it’s cheap and the food is awesome. I’ve partied at the Splavs and had a great time. Random people were much more friendlier than Germans (the Serbs told me they were robots). There are some resentments by the…

So if you're non caucasian it's a big NO?

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41209 wrote: post #14
Leftium wrote: post #11

I live in Korea. Some months my total expenses are as low as $400 while living comfortably. If I spent $1000 in a month, I spent a lot of money. I'd say my average monthly living expenses are $600-$800. My main expenses are food/entertainment, and I eat out a lot (50% of meals). Housing is probably the biggest living expense. I take advantage of Korea's interesting rental system called Cheonsae: Basically, if you put…

That seems like a very very good idea. I wouldn't do it unless I had a partner who is already a citizen , but I'll definitely keep this in mind. How much is rent if I didn't want to deposit that much ?

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Post by rich_sasha »

bruceb wrote: post #129
rich_sasha wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a Pole myself, I’d add two things: it is generally a lovely country, lots of beautiful countryside etc. Less “spectacular”, more “cozy” etc. People are a bit uncertain of new things (eg foreigners in a new town) but generally warm and helpful eventually. That said, I’d you’re not white and straight, small towns could be very unwelcoming, from people staring, to telling you to go, to physical violence. Rare but tru…

non pole here, knew a guy who wasn't white or European, not living in biggest cities, loved it there. sure its safer than many places.

Well I love it, and many places and people will give non-white non-straight people no issues.

But hand on heart can I say to someone outside that narrow blueprint it’s definitely fine? Nope.

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Post by rootsudo »

alexitosrv wrote: post #33

I suggest Colombia, you can find greatest rentals for less than 300 USD, and cheap cost of life and amazing food as well. Thinking in cities like Bucaramanga, Santa Marta, etc.

How is Santa Marta? Debating on that, visited Cartagena and was not impressed, Also $300/week seems to be the norm for an eh place.

Cheaper than USA for sure, but also not a fan of the food in Colombia either. Or most of South America when compared to Asia. :D

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Post by fhood »

41209 wrote: post #9
muzani wrote: post #8

Malaysia is very doable as a single person. Everyone speaks English, lots of good food. Coliving spaces were quite popular before the pandemic, where some entrepreneurs would rent an apartment and work together, but I don't know where you'd meet people like that. Foreign visas are also quite loose. You could get an entrepreneurship visa (see the MDEC site). There's a rapidly growing games and animation industry too,…

How's safety. As far as I can tell America is more dangerous than most other places.

Yeah especially in a city for 1k a month, although if you pick the right type of rural crime is almost nonexistent.

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Post by jonatron »

selimthegrim wrote: post #134
jonatron wrote: post #114

Not quite $1k per month, but in the cheap areas of the UK you can rent for $620/mo, call bills another $230. After adding food, you won't be far over $1000. Just in case you wanted an English speaking country and could stretch the budget.

How cheap is Norwich?

Not the cheapest. Rent would be more like $900.
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