Posted on 01/30/2012 2:08:43 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A few answers to your missive flashed before my keyboard until this one. How do you know WW III hasn’t started already?
“Good stuff Alex. Can you work or own property??”
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No, non-citizens can not own property or business.
Many Ex-pats brag about their houses and properties, but in fact those properties are in the name of a Philippine citizen, usually their wife.
Some expats get very long term leases on property and build a house on it.
I knew one Brit, in his 60s, that took a fifty year lease
just last year, and started building a house for himself,
and another to rent out.
Unfortunately he died just a few months ago, before any house was completed.
I am sure you could work for a multinational doing business
here, but you would probably have to be in Manila...Something I would never consider.
At my age, I have no interest in owning anything.
Thanks for the feedback. How’s the fishing?? Lol...
“Thanks for the feedback. How’s the fishing?? Lol.”
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Well, I am not a fisherman, but there are twelve fishing boats tied up at my beach.
Most of my neighbors are fishermen.
Several of them wake me up as early as 4 AM to buy ice
that I make for the neighborhood.
My next door neighbor builds boats in his back yard.
They are called “pump boats”...large outrigger canoe style
with inboard diesel engine. They seat up to six people.
What is not sold when they come in around noon, goes over to the town market.
And you are comfortable with your individual liberty and freedom here? You think you are free of state security and property seizure?
I feel absolutely oppressed and fearful in the United States right now. IRS, EPA, HHS, Justice Dept. All are on a path of destruction of liberty and freedom. It gets worse by the day.
That was my first thought when reading this article. What good is the savings if you have no means (guns) to protect yourself from the creeps that are in any society? And the thought about a tyrannical government is always in my mind.
Most Muslims in the Philippines live in Western Mindanao, around the city of Zamboanga, and also the Sulu Archipelago and Basilan island.
I was in central Mindanao over a month ago and travelled from Davao City to my fiancee’s brother’s place which is located in Norala (near Koronadel).
I’m curious about what you thought about Slovakia. I’ve always been intrigued with the idea of going to that part of the world, either Poland, Czech Republic or Slovakia, I’ve especially was interested in looking at the High Tatry region, either on the Polish or the Slovak side. I like the fact that Bratislava is so close to Vienna it could almost be a suburb.
They don’t seem to have the issues with third-world immigrants that Western Europe does.
Having traveled extensively through Costa Rica, I can tell you (as you may well know) that the climate varies quite considerably. The high mountain regions are quite cool and showery; the inland valleys hot and relatively dry; the coastal regions very humid and changeable. A beautiful country with many nice, industrious people.
“I’m curious about what you thought about Slovakia.”
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I very much enjoyed Slovakia, first going there in 2000,
spending a few summers in 2001-2003, then moving there full time in 2005, living in Bratislava. It is a great country.
I worked about 20 hours per week as a private English conversation tutor in banks and businesses.
It was very nice and lucrative work.
Yes, Vienna is quite close, with their airport only about 30 min. away.
I fly direct from Vienna to Cebu, with one stop in Doha, Qatar.
I did spend a weekend over in the Tatras, and on one hike
we went to the Polish boarder.
I spent summer of 2004 in Romania, and have spent time in
Hungary, Bulgaria, and Czech Republic.
I could go on and on, but this is on the forum.
Feel free to private mail me for more info.
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