Best Country to Retire

Croatia

I wont write details about it, u can check the links below or google urself to see how good the place is.

He is just a senile old man that is completely out of touch with modern day football and thinks Notre Dame is the best team in the country. Plus you can’t understand a word he is saying with that lisp.
Im sorry people, but after the San Diego State vs. Notre Dame game, Lou Holtz said that he honestly thought that Notre Dame could win between 10 and 11 games this year. And he was dead serious, and yes he is funny at times. But that does not make up for his incompetence.

I cringe every time Lou Holtz opens his mouth.

Not looking to blaze new trails so much. Just wondering about places to get away and retire in comfort, earlier than I would be able to here in the States. So some language concerns, no taxes for $ brought in, low cost of living, high quality of life, safety, healthcare are all considerations. Thoughts?
I guess I should add that I have a hard time living in a country where one of the major political parties can sabotage the recovery efforts of the govt, tell our lenders (China) our money is no good, kill job stimulus, and then kick the unemployed in the teeth while they, the real victims of this recession, are down. Only a few years ago, it was all United We Stand this so shut up about the deficit and United We Stand that so shut up about the Constitution too. Now, it’s all about doing the worst economic thing possible, denying UI benefits, in the name of fiscal responsibility while not touching the trillions in corporate welfare to Big Pharma, Big Insurance, Big Oil, more 1st amendment rights to foreign corporations than U.S. citizens, etc. Sorry to rant, but I have been abroad many times. I know there are many places where politicians and govt work for the people. Too bad our country is going downhill so quickly.

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1) What country do you live in?
2) What do you like about living there?
3) What don’t you like about living there?
4) Where would you rather live (or what is your second choice)?

I’ll start:

I live in Canada.

I like the unrealized opportunity it presents. I like the values that are praised here - modesty, integrity, loyalty - and our idealistic policies. I like how we can maintain a public healthcare system with relatively low taxes. The value of family over wealth. Our attitude with the rest of the world.

I don’t like the cost of realizing that opportunity. The education system, while excellent, is extremely costly. The costs of making it big. This lends an image of not the best country to realize a dream. Unless your dream is family-oriented. Our image of insignificance, due to our small population.

Canada would be my first choice (I’ve only traveled to the US, so maybe I don’t know better yet). I’d like to visit New Zealand for the scenery, might be a nice place to retire. European countries for this history, although I’m not sure about living there for economic reasons.

Yours?
Yeah, i guess asking this on the American board isn’t asking for variety lol
Oh, pardon me bmovie…

I live in Fantasy Land

I like how we can maintain a public healthcare system with relatively low taxes.

I don’t like how people can insult my intelligence about a place I live, work and prosper in.

If I had a choice, I’d live in….Canada. Since according to you it is so much like Fantasy Land anyway
1. USA
2. I like all the food and how people come to together were you live and everyone can just be good friends.
3. Wars, and some very mean people.
4.AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What state, country, island, where?

Cebu City, PHilippines

I practice my profession there, I retired and I came back to Romania 2009; I found there the most toxic environment. I have enough money to buy a home in Europe, where should I go, what is the best country for a retired couple of intellectuals?

Before you settle any place, travel around.
You will find the west of Europe much more expensive than the east, and little villages on average, less enlightened than bigger towns.
But it is impossible to tell you where you will feel at home, as it is a very personal thing.

Traveling round you can feel the situation before you dish out the amount of money needed to buy a house.

A way to taste the water before even traveling to a place it to contact the expat communities. All countries with substantial English language workers have a web community where they share knowledge, most of those can be found by googling on Expat and the name of the country.
They also have knowledge on who much a house will cost, what to expect to pay for living cost, not just the averages, but real live experience.