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Spadge Vernacular said:
I have great affection for that part of the world.


To cap off this conversation, I'll finish with this:

An old colleague and friend of mine, who lives in the States, unfortunately recently fell ill. His situation was a precursor to leukemia, which he now has. He's an academic with decent health insurance, but it didn't cover the treatment his oncologist has planned. He’s had to sign the family home over to the bank to get the treatment he needs. The principle of the NHS is to ensure this never happens, though it is a struggle when faced with predatory pharma. We are lucky in the UK, and hopefully this new Labour government will strengthen the protections for our kids.

Considering living abroad, though, aside from the many rich wonders the UK offers, my family and friends are what is most important in my life. They add value to my days. No other promise could replace them. I understand that some don’t have that connection, which is incredibly sad, as ultimately, that is what life is about.
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Thats awful. My family also were saying they wanted to stay in the UK for the NHS.

Then they had an issue and couldnt get a Drs appointment. After a couple of weeks they went to hospital and waited for hours etc etc

After that experience they were already booked to fly here, walked in and for £20 were seen to and packed on their way very quickly all fine with medicine costing more from the pharmacy downstairs.

On the other hand this could be a one off but the media (i know!) typically share horror stories of waiting times and delays + dodgy doctors.

Ive never had a bad doctor anywhere in Asia. Sorry to hear about your colleague.
 
bluestevon said:
Unless I'm mistaking something big, that seems like Zat is out by between a factor of 10 on his price quotes for the Philippines . CBA looking up Thailand - but unless the prices have jumped about 10000+ per ent in the last 6 years when we where checking for a place as an investment, then I'd wager he's miles out there too.
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Weird im not able to quote your other post.

The 'houses' you are linking are not 'nice' areas and certainly not places to live in Manila -- just on random streets as well.

In Manila anyone from the middle class lives in condos or private villages. Not on the street.

Villages here have gated security.

Also try the actual centre of town which would be the following:

Bel Air Village Makati
San Lorenzo Village Makati
Urdaneta Village Makati
Dasmarinas Village Makati / BGC
Forbes Park Makati / BGC

Probably the cheapest is San Miguel Village for a small house, i guess about £1mil thesedays for the smallest lot and a very old house.

Outside of this area you also have:

Ayala Alabang Village
White Plains
Valle Verde
Corinthian Gardens
Ayala Heights

...and many many more locations where the further you go out of town, the cheaper it is.

No idea on Thai house prices but i expect they will be very expensive due to the THB being strong at the moment.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
Yeah. Nothing at all. James (from South Sudan) here at the rugby. His brother and I after a training event. Afghan refugee Omar and I on a bike ride around London. Saudi refugee Shaden and I at the House of Lords.
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Mate absolutely great photos and taking him up rugby league if it was you’ve gone up in my estimation.
 
Daveysgingerlovechild said:
Made worse by overseas types who rock up proclaiming it a bargain at the expense of the locals.
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Over here an influx of migrants from relatively rich countries have played a part in raising rent and property prices. (myself included) There is growing resentment from the locals as rental prices have pretty much tripled in 5 years whereas average wages remain poor.

Still feel profiteering landlords and European/ North American migrants get it easy though.

Was speaking to an Afghan lad I work with and he was blaming the crazy rent prices on Indian and Pakistani migrants coming in. (he was airlifted out of Kabul btw). In truth it has very little to do with them but folk are all to happy to point the finger that way.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
His first time eating a pie with his hands. A big lad. I reckon the London lot would have happily snapped him up in the hope he'd be the next Junior Nsemba.
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London did an offer , I think they might do the same next (when they play at the stoop ) where they offer free tickets to games . Some boozer by the river , rugby one can’t think of the name , scan the code and get a freebie should he fancy another day out .
 
Harryflashman said:
You do know hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in South Sudan and millions displaced ? Or do you think it’s a MSN fabrication ?
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Seem to recall there being one or two skirmishes in Afghanistan too. Maybe the Saudi girls wouldn't have been gay had they met Zat, but alas, they were. I'll tell them to look scared in photos in future though.
 
Harryflashman said:
London did an offer , I think they might do the same next (when they play at the stoop ) where they offer free tickets to games . Some boozer by the river , rugby one can’t think of the name , scan the code and get a freebie should he fancy another day out .
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That's good to know. As a sport, we need to get bums on seats, and if you get a pie and a pint it probably pays for itself.
 
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