easygoin said:
Seems to me by reading posts about,housing, transportation, schooling, health care, roadways, medical assistance, security, cost-of-living, electric, that for the most part everyone seems to be happy and make due in what they have or not. Now from what I've read DR is quite expensive for a Third World country. What brings people there to relocate and take the chance in retirement or work in . Now there are many other Third World countries that people can choose so why DR?
I'd also like to know from everyone their thoughts on the cheapest Third World country to live, work, or retire in and why? :classic:
I have the exact questions, "easygoin"! Why do people move to DR, when there are so many other countries that for me seems equal or often better for re-loaction!?
I think one answer is simply location! If you come from US, then obviously DR is very close. Another answer is that many people do not seem to have been anywhere else? It was "love at first sight" and then they stop there. I guess they also eat the same type of bread every day... (sorry for the nasty joke, but I do think I have a point)
But is DR a Third World country? Maybe there is some kind of definition? I don't know?
For me, if I could choose freely, I would choose Malaysia for my re-location! A fantastic blend of cultures, traditions, East versus West, religions etc. Good infrastructure, low criminality, people speak English. Excellent location, right in South East Asia, which is a part of the world that I truly love, and with lots of exciting destinations close by.
I do not have any family any more (parents dead: no contact with the rest-of-'em) so visits to Europe would not have to be too often. And there is enough "culture" (in my definition) in Malaysia and bookshops with English language books to keep me happy.
I'd go to Malaysia in a heartbeat if I could. But that is me... I am sure it would not be for "gringito" and many other people. There are a zillion very personal reasons for choosing where to live, so I guess a debate on this issue will only be... well, you know!