Moving to Philippines soon

@kingeagles

hello and welcome !

Till members guide you, please find some adverts and prices in the Housing in Cebu section.

All the best

Bhavna

@kingeagles

Philippines is a true third world country. Poor infrastructure, everything is run down, no real beaches that have  development, transportation is poor, food is not good, too much sugar and salt, you should definitely come and visit for a month or two.

    @kingeagles
Philippines is a true third world country. Poor infrastructure, everything is run down, no real beaches that have  development, transportation is poor, food is not good, too much sugar and salt, you should definitely come and visit for a month or two.
   

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Not sure what planet you are from but obviously little time spent in PH. Remember the OP is living in Thailand, also a 3rd world country, I know Thailand pretty well as I do the Philippines, Thailand wins for food agreed but on the whole pretty much the same. Transportation and infrastructure is similar and at least most here speak English. As for beaches? Some people need to venture out a lot more, 7,000 plus islands with no real beaches? I live absolute beach front in La Union and have no complaints. The infrastructure works here aside from the corruption no different to Thailand, the only sensible thing you stated was that the OP should visit for a month or two, I agree, taste the flavours, culture and get your hands dirty.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.

@bigpearl

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Thailand:

(1) Divorce in Thailand 39%

(2) Philippines 0%

(3) Uncontested divorce 24 hours in Thailand

(4) Same sex marriage is in legislation for approval

(5) Thriving medical tourism industry

(6) Expats can own 100% of a business

(7) Put that in your pipe & smoke it legally

So why live here Bob if Thailand is all the flavours you mentioned you should be living there. Landers? S+R? English? A limited coastline for beaches? Too much chili at times, I have a few mates that live there and they complain worse than me living here, the skirt took them there and I'm sure from our chats they regret.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve

bigpearl replied: So why live here Bob if Thailand is all the flavours you mentioned you should be living there. Landers? S+R? English? A limited coastline for beaches? Too much chili at times, I have a few mates that live there and they complain worse than me living here, the skirt took them there and I'm sure from our chats they regret.

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I'm not advocating where anyone should live.

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WhyI live here?

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(1) I married a Filipina in the states and after 11 years we moved to the Philippines,

we (both) retired at that time. Now happily married 16 years.

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(2) My wife has family and adult children and a nice house (approximately 165 meters, no mortgage).

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(3) It's nice to have her family living with us to take care of us as we are up in age.

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(4) My wife made me happy and I wanted her to be happy in her remaining years.

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My position is not an argumentative, if I were single I would not move to an Asian or any third world country. I loved where I was living, Las Vegas. Landers & S&R  are almost third world imitations of Sam's Club or Costco.

Agree Bob, was southern Italy or Spain for retirement for me but life has twists and turns. Happy enough in PH. with the better half and when we want a break we fly out. As for the comment post #3 "no good beaches in the Philippines"? Some of the best in the world and plenty of them.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.

It seems that we have a triumverate of countries in Asia with expats following each other around slavishly looking for that elusive all encompassing paradise lost.

Let’s see now the OP is coming to the Philippines from Thailand.  Garyww posted from Vietnam.

How many relocating expats pass each other inflight over the South China sea I wonder.

Gio the vlogger who could not make his mind up to save his life is now in Vietnam.

Would be interested to hear why the OP is leaving the land of fake smiles. Or have I just answered my question?

Home is where you make it.

Cheers, Steve.