Article on the Ex-Pat Life

Posted by $ Abaco 9 years, 7 months ago to Culture
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I thought this was an interesting little article. Hope you like it.

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  • Posted by dbhalling 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    We talked a lot about de jure freedom vs de facto freedom. For us we have a lot of de facto freedom here
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Gulch is a state of mind. Living in the Gulch is a state of reality. The hard part is divorcing your self from one reality and embracing the other. There are mucho road blocks. The number one road block short of winning the lottery is the need for income.It isn't easy to get a job in another country. But you can start preparing.

    I made it but I wish it had been ten years earlier - or more.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes. You know - even I am surprised at how often that topic comes up, even when speaking with people I just met. There is a huge, growing concern that the wheels are going to come off. I think this is very much like Atlas Shrugged, in that we will all get sufficient warning. I think we are getting it now. When I look at the laws being passed in California it's clear as day that I may need to take my family elsewhere.
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  • Posted by $ sjatkins 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I want somewhere decent to bug out too when the US turns into more of a Police State than it already is.
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  • Posted by dbhalling 9 years, 7 months ago
    This was interesting. Unfortunately, most articles about being an expat are trying to sell real estate, so it is hard to get good information.

    I would say that we agree with the article that we were looking for and achieved a lower cost of living and a less stressful life and better weather. I would modify the third point. We were looking to escape the totalitarian state in the US. We also were looking to live next to the ocean as we had spent our lives living on the plains and then along the mountains.

    That said the move is not easy and requires you to be adventuresome. The variety of goods and services is difficult. We have found that it takes about a month to figure out how to shop and eat right. We suggest that you start by renting. It took us three or four stops before we found a place we wanted to stay. It helps if you think of yourself as camping - that is part of the slower paced less expensive lifestyle and it lowers your expectations for the same amenities as the US.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 7 months ago
    They left out the one spot that not only hosts one million USA citizens living six months to all year round and it allows for all of the dreaded third rail mentioned in the article. Start at fifty or so miles south of the border down Mexico way. And NO closer. Gringo groceries for those that want them, great food, affordable medicine and close to the grand kids or other relatives.

    the one part that is still true is waiting to get things done. Two answers learn to value Ni Modo it is after their country so enjoy the slow pace. Also with a much larger gringo community it's hard not to find someone who can quietly assist with whatever.
    Can't imagine why they left it out of the survey

    Also it's safer if you stay out of dark alleys in poor districts wearing rich gringo clothes - Damn just like home!!
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