Looking to relocate. But to where?

mine is Orlando, Florida, Eastern time zone, not too far from the beach. never been hit by a major hurricane. Don't care much for Mickey Mouse. There's also a All-you-eat lobster restaurant in south of Orlando. (Kissimmee area).

[I heard from TMZ, Baron (ET Founder) has been banned from the restaurant (for their business survival).
 
bone said:
Now my next point is very individualistic and personal, but I have seen some traders not do well when they make a serious move in locale. It just seems to mess with them somehow. Humans are generally speaking creatures of habit.
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Most people think the grass is greener somewhere else. It's one big fallacy. Wherever I roam, there is a six foot hole waiting for me, whether it's in Iceland or Fiji. I always prioritize lifestyle over location. Might buy me some time.
 
bone said:
Well if you're still trading with any serious regularity time zone and ECN infrastructure would be important.

Now my next point is very individualistic and personal, but I have seen some traders not do well when they make a serious move in locale. It just seems to mess with them somehow. Humans are generally speaking creatures of habit.
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Serious move in locale. Agree with this. I have moved house countless times (well over 20 times) but it was the move into another country which largely destroyed my first marriage.
I think if you stay within your own country you are not affected nearly as bad as going overseas, the process can send you reeling. Will take a number of years to recover imo.
 
themickey said:
Serious move in locale. Agree with this. I have moved house countless times (well over 20 times) but it was the move into another country which largely destroyed my first marriage.
I think if you stay within your own country you are not affected nearly as bad as going overseas, the process can send you reeling. Will take a number of years to recover imo.
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I suppose that too depends on the lady. My wife grew up in the country..small farm..lived in same country house most of her single years ...then we met and married. I've taken her to Honduras to live for nigh 10 years. To Mexico for nigh 12 years. She did ok but i do realize some women just cannot seem to make the adaptations. We are now living in the States but still travel often to other countries.
 
If you’re still an active trader, and you’re making a notable time zone jump into a completely different setting I would almost recommend that the trader rent housing and an office space month-to-month before making a more “permanent” move. Alternatively, I’ve seen traders buy vacation or second homes and gradually progress into trading from there.

IMO this is especially relevant if you are trading well and are currently in a nice groove financially and emotionally- You just don’t tempt fate it seems to me.
 
d08 said:
Foreign food depends on where you live. On a beach in Cebu somewhere? You might get German pickles and local hamburgers (they're edible) and local pizza (mostly not edible).
In Metro Manila and a few other big cities, you have a lot of American chains like Burger King, Pizza Hut, KFC, Domino's, Papa John's, S&R and so forth. Japanese and Korean food is also very prevalent, should you live in certain areas of Makati, you might think you're in Korea.

7-11 and FamilyMarts here are different from Japanese, the snack foods are Siopai (Chinese meat bun), Siomai (dumpling) and sandwiches compared to Japan where you'll get onigiri.

In general, food is very hit & miss here overall. You never want to walk into a random place in the Philippines (like I did in Europe) as you'll probably be disappointed. If you know where to go, you can get decent food. Half the time, food is laden with sugar and vegetables are not very popular for most, expect to eat some meat that tastes like candy!
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Bar none Phils has the worst food of any country I've been....
 
Who doesn't know how to swim?
How does that happen?

lawrence-lugar said:
Live in a Seattle boathouse, -- I'd love to live in one of these, but I don't know how to swim.
It would seem weird or dangerous or hypocritical to live in a boathouse...only to accidentally die from drowning/slipping.
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LacesOut said:
Bar none Phils has the worst food of any country I've been....
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It's true that if you go eat randomly then you're going to get terrible food, this was my experience when I first arrived. The decent places are usually not well advertised nor well placed strategically. But yes, I can only recall a few times when the food has been excellent and I've eaten in hundreds of places.
 
LacesOut said:
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Mexico has a huge variety of great dishes that even vary from region to region even though the same dish. Honduras food is drab and pretty much taste the same regardless of the dish for they load almost all dishes with cumin spice. So beef..pork..chicken..beans pretty much all have that cumin taste. Mexico on the other hand has a variety of exquisite taste for their foods. And very personalized from chef to chef. Delightful.

Ever tried the balut in the Philippines? It is a boiled egg with the baby duck inside...not too appetizing eh?
 
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