watchingtheweasels
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The importance of diplomatic representation when living in Dominica by Anne-Lise Mty
Is your home country represented in Dominica? And if it is not, do you find this is a problem? We have just posted online a piece about ...
I would imagine that would depend on what your home country is. My understanding is that France is quite helpful to its citizens who need assistance when they are overseas. England as well. The US, not so much. Read More
How to break up with a Dominican....asking for a friend!!! by planner
I am opening this thread for our new poster who needs our help. I will let him tell his story.....
"Most of the women here are perfect, until you do something they don't like." This might apply to the entire planet... :) Read More
Easiest way of learning Russian by Monimmzs
Can I learn Russian is 30 days? Is there any easiest way of learning Russian?
I'm trying with duolingo...I would say it is impossible in 30 days...maybe 30 months. The first challenge is learning Cyrillic. Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
General Bose was Commander of the the Indische Legion. He married and had a daughter with his wife Emilie Schenkl. It is not a myth. Life, and history, are complicated. Read More
Advice from Canadians by Drjmagic
hi, With all the COVID craziness going on in Canada, I'm starting to consider making Brazila more permanent home. There have been lots of posts from Americans and issues/suggestions involving Brazillian consulates in the US. I am wondering ...
I've been looking at that myself with the continuing border closure there. Trying to decode the statements from different Canadian agencies, it sounds like Canada will open after the population is substantially vaccinated which by their ... Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
I find discussions about race to be rather amusing. An example...we would probably say that Nazi Germany was a racist country and the modern western world is less so, yes? ... And yet, in the 1930s Subhash Chandra Bose was able to go to Germany, ... Read More
Advice from Canadians by Drjmagic
hi, With all the COVID craziness going on in Canada, I'm starting to consider making Brazila more permanent home. There have been lots of posts from Americans and issues/suggestions involving Brazillian consulates in the US. I am wondering ...
Please share what you find out. Read More
Vaccines required in Brazil by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Brazil, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
I think you're pretty safe with the J&J product. The VAERS statistics thus far that show higher than normal rates of adverse reactions to Covid vaccination specifically are drawn from the higher numbers of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that ... Read More
Vaccines required in Brazil by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Brazil, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Since I already had and recovered from covid I'm not taking any of the vaccines personally but if I was going to take one the J&J product would be my choice. It wasn't produced using experimental mRNA technology and the company has been ... Read More
Vaccines required in Brazil by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Brazil, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
So a little clarification with regards to how you should interpret the "ICU occupancy rate" when you see numbers like 90% and 95%... Like airlines, hospitals don't want to operate with "empty seats". However an airline ... Read More
Vaccines required in Brazil by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Brazil, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Thank you. I am a physician and have already contracted Covid and recovered from it despite wearing a respirator religiously. I did take HCQ/Zinc/Azithromycin/Aspirin after developing a fever. If i hadn't already had the illness, the only one ... Read More
Frutillar?
Hello...I am not entirely sure. It certainly sounds like a nice place. A long way from Santiago, which means a long way from international travel options. I have tried to get some more information on how the regions of Chile differ without much ... Read More
cost of living by praveenp
Hello everybody, I am Praveen from India and currently work with an Automobile company in Pune. I will be relocating with my wife to Santiago sometime in June. I want to know about cost of living in Santiago. My company will provide fully ...
Good luck in Santiago. I'd recommend downloading and listening to Dr. John Cobin's excellent "Red Hot Chile" broadcasts. He is a former American turned Chilean and discusses life in Chile in depth: overseasradio.com/john-cobin/ Here's his ... Read More
wanting to explore Cartegena, for possible relocation by peggyjune
Peggy here in Denver, Colorado, planning my first exploratory trip to Cartegena, at some point this year. I spent time and lived in Negril, Jamaica for some years; but relocated back to Denver, Colorado. After 7 years, I am looking for another ...
>But having returned this year from ecuador, I must say, it beats Colombia in many ways. Mind elaborating on that? I've read many things about Ecuador but the #1 advantage everyone seems to mention is 'cheap'. Read More
Dreaming of a move to Chile by sarjon
We are dreaming about a move to Chile in the next year(s). Why? Why not? Seriously though, why not? I'm interested in your reasons why, and why not to move. Your "why not" probably won't stop us, but it will better prepare us for what to ...
That's good to know LSB. That's the way things used to be here in America. Read More
Dreaming of a move to Chile by sarjon
We are dreaming about a move to Chile in the next year(s). Why? Why not? Seriously though, why not? I'm interested in your reasons why, and why not to move. Your "why not" probably won't stop us, but it will better prepare us for what to ...
ekampel, I was doing more research today and was very surprised to come across this bit of information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_community_in_Chile Chile apparently has the largest palestinian population outside of the middle ... Read More
Cost of living in Slovenia by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very interesting and useful to exchange informations about the [b]cost of living in Slovenia [/b]. The idea is to help those who would like to live in Slovenia . Don't forget to mention where you are living Let's compare ...
Any idea how property taxes work there if you buy a home? Read More
Slovenia today by ttoomm
Slovenia is in deep problems and this may last for many years, people are seeking for jobs abroad more than ever, who will stay in the country with only 2 million people ?
Sounds a lot like the United States at the moment. Can't really speak to the situation in Germany, Austria, or Sweden. I am just looking for a place to live. Don't need to work there... Read More
Looking for information about Belize by lorreann
I am new on here and am gaining so much wisdom and advice about Belize. My husband and I plan to retire in Belize in the next few years, but it will be a real change for us. To me a good change! I'm reading every book I can get my hands on and I'm ...
You might want to check out Belize a bit more carefully. I did a lot of looking into that country and decided that it wasn't a place worth vacationing let alone retiring. You can't even get a cell phone without registering it with the government. Read More
American wanting to move to Estonia by gothichck52
Tere (I'm working on learning the language)! For all who don't know, that means hello. lol I'm a 25 year old mom from Michigan and I'm in a relationship now with an Estonian woman. With the economy as bad as it is here and the politics NOT making ...
Question for those of you there...A wesbite called nationmaster has statistical rankings for different countries and I was very surprised to see this: 1 Turkey 184.05 per 1 million people 2006 2 Belarus 100.35 per 1 million people 2006 3 ... Read More
Dangerous turning point for Brazil by James
[img align=c]http://negrobelchior.cartacapital.com.br/wp-content/uploads/negrobelchior/sites/2/2014/02/Negro-amarrado-a-poste.jpg[/img] Brazil has reached a very dangerous turning point. Fed up with at least a decade of hollow promises of legal ...
Not anything that you couldn't write about America these days. Do a little research on "the knockout game." Except here, instead of petty theft, we're beating and killing our elderly. Read More
Americans living in Slovenia by nadia1982
Hey guys, I would love to meet Americans that live in Slovenia. I've lived here most of my life, except for the 2 years I spent in Florida. I'm trying to keep my English language level up. Plus I think Americans are way cool :-). So please post a ...
Probably because y'all have that thick British accent... :D In all seriousness this is a tough language...there seem to be so few similarities between it and English. I know a bit of German, but that doesn't seem to help either. "Rada bi vam ... Read More
Slovenia today by ttoomm
Slovenia is in deep problems and this may last for many years, people are seeking for jobs abroad more than ever, who will stay in the country with only 2 million people ?
ttoomm, What sort of problems specifically? Is it just unemployment or are there other issues? Read More
looking for a place to retire
I didn't see the original question and don't live there so I.will just add this as a means of sparking discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire: It is going to have more earthquakes and volcanoes than most anywhere in America. ... Read More
Frutillar?
Is anyone here from Frutillar or one of the surrounding communities? Can you tell me about that area? Is Germany widely spoken in the south? Read More
The american dream ... by Julien
What do you think about the American dream? Is it a dream only or can it become reality? Does America give you the chance you'll never get anywhere else? I am young french guy who feels European and who might move to the US in a couple of ...
Having "stuff" is not the same thing as wealth. We are 18 trillion dollars in debt and will be 24 trillion in debt by the time we have the opportunity to change our administration. The way you should look at a country's wealth is not so much the ... Read More
I would like to live in the USA by miguelka87
Hi, I´m from Czech republic. I have once been in the USA. I worked as lifeguard in 2012 there. I love everything in the States. I would like to live there, but it is problem with green card. It drives me mad when I can´t live there :/ You are happy ...
Miguel, My parents emigrated to the United States and I have lived here for over 40 years. Over the course of my lifetime, I have seen "the American Dream" die. There have been a number of things that have conspired to cause this, but suffice it ... Read More
Belize Medical Costs by canadianbcgirl
From time to time people here ask questions to the cost of things and about medical here in Belize. So here is an update to a cost I have incurred (quoted in Belize dollars, for USD, cut half). two visits to the doctor, walk in type clinic $80 . A ...
Just a consideration: I've never been to Belize, but researched the place extensively. Although health care costs may be low, everything I've read indicates that capabilities lag significantly behind what you might expect in Mexico, let alone ... Read More
Dreaming of a move to Chile by sarjon
We are dreaming about a move to Chile in the next year(s). Why? Why not? Seriously though, why not? I'm interested in your reasons why, and why not to move. Your "why not" probably won't stop us, but it will better prepare us for what to ...
Ricardo, I suspect that all of us have different reasons to move. America is not the country I grew up in. Our people are lazy and lack personal responsibility. Corruption in government is always present to one degree or another, but it is now ... Read More
Mixed Marriages by Sanay
What makes a mixed marriage sail or fail?
Perhaps, but this one isn't... washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060402011.html In the end, when you say "interfaith marriage" you're really saying a marriage between two people of different backgrounds and different ... Read More
Mixed Marriages by Sanay
What makes a mixed marriage sail or fail?
To put mixed into perspective: the highest rate of marriage failure is experienced by people who marry but are of differing faiths. Some 80% of these marriages end in divorce. Marriages between people of different ethnicities but the same culture ... Read More
Dreaming of a move to Chile by sarjon
We are dreaming about a move to Chile in the next year(s). Why? Why not? Seriously though, why not? I'm interested in your reasons why, and why not to move. Your "why not" probably won't stop us, but it will better prepare us for what to ...
Eric, Be sure to come back on here when you get back and share your thoughts on what you've found. I'm going to be making a trip down there in April to check things out. Read More
Political developments by Gordon Barlow
A couple of years ago, Britain lost patience with the local mismanagement of the Turks & Caicos Islands (a UK colony, as is Cayman), suspended the Constitution, and imposed direct rule from London. That seems likely to happen to us, soon, for the ...
Gordon, As someone who had the opportunity to travel to the Caymans dozens of times in the 80s and 90s, your chronicle of the slow motion ruin of this island has to be one of the more depressing things I've read... Oh well. I guess things were a ... Read More
Living in Cayman but working in US? by FromFLtoCarib
Hi all...new to the forum. Have considered moving to Cayman for about 5 years now, but I am finally getting close to the point in life where my daughter is grown, other responsibilities are dwindling and I want to continue to enjoy the rest of my ...
>Unless you own property in the amount of 750K CI or 1 Mil US OR make more than >the 150K US I think these numbers are now 500,000 invested and 120,000 a year of non-Cayman income (for Grand Cayman ... the numbers are significantly lower for Little ... Read More