Best countries to live in ...

[Meule]

That's because you guys don't know what real beer and real chocolate smell like

[Wee67]

And, oh yeah, Belgium smells odd.

Of course, I'm kidding. I actually think Belgium is very underrated place to visit. Aside from some really great beer, you can experience several different cultures there. AND the people were great. They kept me out so late, I didn't see the sun for the first weekend I was there!

And Thomas, you are actually quite correct. The beer is just plain amazing! And I was never a big fan of chocolate until I had Belgian chocolate. I really did learn what iots supposed to taste like!

Did I mention the beer?

[Meule]

Ah, now you're talking

[Mikey]

And, oh yeah, Belgium smells odd.

Can't be worse then Jersey

Before I moved out of Jersey I used to think it was natural to smell rotten egg smell 24 hours a day

[toys2cool]

if you got money and are American then head to Cuba, they'll treat you like royalty , Chicks,beaches,Cuban Coffee and Cuban Cigars...what else do you need?

[Hector]

if you got money and are American then head to Cuba, they'll treat you like royalty , Chicks,beaches,Cuban Coffee and Cuban Cigars...what else do you need?

You forgot one of the the most important things my friend...rum.

[saildog]

I haven't been back since 1993, and I guess it's only gotten better, but the United Arab Emirates, especially Dubai, was something to experience.

Japan had it all for me, though. I loved every minute of my time there. Great people, culture, food, and the most rabid Baseball fans I've ever had the pleasure to be around.

[Mikey]

Is it even legal to travel to Cuba ? ... not counting Guantanamo Bay

I always wondered that.

[saildog]

Is it even legal to travel to Cuba ? ... not counting Guantanamo Bay

I always wondered that.

You can, provided it is approved by the Government. If you fall under certain categories you can get approved fairly easily, but you still have to go through the process and have a specific reason for going.

[toys2cool]

Is it even legal to travel to Cuba ? ... not counting Guantanamo Bay

I always wondered that.

Yeah i know people who go all the time

[cjefferys]

I haven't been back since 1993, and I guess it's only gotten better, but the United Arab Emirates, especially Dubai, was something to experience.

Japan had it all for me, though. I loved every minute of my time there. Great people, culture, food, and the most rabid Baseball fans I've ever had the pleasure to be around.

My cousin used to be a hotel manager in Dubai and he loved it there.

Japan is awesome, I love going there. But to me, it seems like more of a fun place to visit rather than live. My wife and I have often debated on wheather we should move there instead of staying in Canada, but I'm just worried that if I lived there full time, a lot of it's charm would wear off and I'd start complaining about the things I don't like over there.

[Mikey]

Going from Canada to Japan (to live) would be like going from living in a Victorian Mansion to living in a matchbox -- and it would probably cost more to boot

[toys2cool]

Going from Canada to Japan (to live) would be like going from living in a Victorian Mansion to living in a matchbox -- and it would probably cost more to boot

lol! i would have to agree

[saildog]

Japan is awesome, I love going there. But to me, it seems like more of a fun place to visit rather than live. My wife and I have often debated on wheather we should move there instead of staying in Canada, but I'm just worried that if I lived there full time, a lot of it's charm would wear off and I'd start complaining about the things I don't like over there.

I was there for three years and the difference in it all was getting to know some of the people. One of my American friends was married to a Japanese Girl and her family was very gracious and welcoming of his friends. I had some of the best times of my life hanging out with them and their many friends. They would call me up to just come hang out and man, did we ever chow-down and laugh and have a good time. I hated to leave.

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

Going from Canada to Japan (to live) would be like going from living in a Victorian Mansion to living in a matchbox -- and it would probably cost more to boot

On the money Mikey!

And I have a brother who has lived there for about 25 years (married to a Japanese). He loves it. . . .he was destined to live there, and loved all things Japanese from the time he was a small boy watching Shintaro the Sumari. BUT. . . .yeah - it is a nice place to visit and I have been a few times, but I wouldn't want to live there. There is a very raciest element to some parts of the culture.

There are restaurants, bars and even hotels that you can not eat at or stay in if you are white (or not Japanese. . . you don;t want to be a Korean in Japan). You can never get citizen ship and you can't live there forever. My brother married to a Japanese, now turned 50, is finding it harder to stay there all the time; they put up barriers and complications. It is a very complex and in some ways bizarre culture, with unbelievable political corruption that occurs very much in the open much of the time. As a tourist you don't get to see the undercurrents.

saildog
I was there for three years

Did you see any of the underbelly Saildog?

I know Cat lived there for a few years, and I think she loved it !!