Best Place to trade in the world - Quality of Life

CPTrader · Sep 22, 2003

ETs,

This has been a truly great thread and I pray it stays that way, gets better and stays focused on the thread question.

Please if you wish to have a debate on U.S. vs the rest of the world, please begin a new thread in a different forum.

The focus of this thread is on how a trader ( a true 'free-man') can maximize the freedom and hopefully wealth of the profession to become an international citizen with a high quality of life in a borderless world.

Many many thanks to mark1, damir, Nana trader, and everyone who has been so helpful. Keep it coming.

It seems there is some common agreement in the following places as being great locales:

Barcelona, Spain/Canary Islands
Geneva
Paris
Vancouver
Thailand

I've only personally been to Vancouver (in a November), so it was rainy and glooomy, but I did get the sense that it could be a fabulous city to live in. Though it did seem a little pricey for me.

I am seriously excited by Barcelona and Thailand and also have in mind other places mentioned in the thread - St Thomas-USVI, Cuba, Morocco and Turkey.

Any more shared expereinces in these places or new ideas would be appreciated.

Maybe in time we can plan yearly retreats in different exotic locales to meet one another and learn about different cultures and people.

Once again, many thanks to all!

K.C. · Sep 22, 2003

Quote from condorll:

Sounds like you need to move to China, live in a shack and grow rice. When you get sick...ahhh well you die.

http://www.mercola.com/1999/archive/risk_of_death_by_doctor.htm

http://www.mercola.com/1999/archive/medical_mistakes.htm

http://www.mercola.com/1999/archive/doctor_side_effect.htm

shortologist · Sep 22, 2003

Whistler B.C. in the winter WOW WOW
Villefranche sur Mer in the Spring
San Diego in the Summer
Cancun in the Fall.

If you thought Vail or the Autrian Alps were great, you gotta see Whistler, its unreal. Dying to go back!!

peppermint · Sep 22, 2003

you are an idiot. and yes, i know all about the uneducated brown isaan farm girls. i live in thailand and it's people like you that i really cannot tolerate. and if you really think any thais actually respect you i want to laugh in your face.

Quote from Nana Trader:

My criteria for standard living in a country is Based on:

-No of hookers
-No of bars and cheap drinks
-cheap accomodation
-delicious foods
-Respect for foreigner

Any better place than Thailand you can recommand?

CPTrader · Sep 22, 2003

I'm quite surprised no one has mentioned Greece or one of the Greek Islands. I just remembered that a friend enthusiastically recomended Greece to me a few years back.

Any thoughts??

indahook · Sep 22, 2003

Quote from Nana Trader:

Did you say U.A.E?, Give me a break. I lived there for +20 years
They are the meanest people on the face of earth

Are you dim? I said I had been their..that was all. Never said anything good about the UAE. Re-read the post. I was touting The Netherlands.

indahook · Sep 22, 2003

Quote from damir00:

LMAO! as a resident of vancouver i totally appreciate what you're getting at. i find the dutch absolutely wonderful and always had a great time in Amsterdam.

Yes....I am planning a trip to BC sometime in the winter to go snowboarding. Making the "rounds" downtown will be included in my agenda...

Mark Emery For Mayor......

spyderman · Sep 22, 2003

any of you vancouver folks spend any time or know people who live/trade in Sooke?

Nana Trader · Sep 22, 2003

Quote from peppermint:

you are an idiot. and yes, i know all about the uneducated brown isaan farm girls. i live in thailand and it's people like you that i really cannot tolerate. and if you really think any thais actually respect you i want to laugh in your face.

It's all come to business at end, right. But where else they
threat you so nice. I am not insane person, and never get
emotionaly envolved with them. But isn't it part of the reason
for living here.

I met guys who fools no one but themself saying, i am here for:

-Deep culture. (Crazy to wai every bargirl)
-Exotice enviroment (with katoeys and touts surronding)
-Distinctive lifestyle (Owl lifestyle)
-Beaches (may be Bitches)
-Eat food and listen to Lao musics (even do't speak thai a word say "sabaidee what?"

Nana Trader · Sep 22, 2003

Quote from indahook:

Are you dim? I said I had been their..that was all. Never said anything good about the UAE. Re-read the post. I was touting The Netherlands.

Sorry for that. Since you had many country listed, I didn't expect
them to be your downgraded countires. i had just a rough look

How about cost of living and doing things there?