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Which Country is Best for Retired Americans?

The good old U. S. of A., of course!	26%	[ 5 ]
Belize	0%	[ 0 ]
Colombia	0%	[ 0 ]
Costa Rica	5%	[ 1 ]
Ecuador	0%	[ 0 ]
Honduras	0%	[ 0 ]
Malaysia	0%	[ 0 ]
Malta	0%	[ 0 ]
Mexico	5%	[ 1 ]
Nicaragua	0%	[ 0 ]
Panama	0%	[ 0 ]
Philippines	16%	[ 3 ]
Spain	11%	[ 2 ]
Thailand	0%	[ 0 ]
Uruguay	0%	[ 0 ]
Planet X (Free Ice Cream!)	21%	[ 4 ]
Other: ________________ (Please State Below).	16%	[ 3 ]

Total votes : 19

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18 Jun 2013, 12:57 am

auntblabby wrote:

people I used to know who lived there, told me that it was hot and humid in the summer, bone-chilling [humid] cold in the winter. but i'm sure it has compensating values otherwise.

Yes,there are a lot of wonderful things.
Tornados
Hail
Ice storms
Earthquakes
Extreme humidity, heat and drought
Lightning
Occasional snows
Flash floods
Temperatures ranging from 111 to 15 below( that low is really rare.)
Wildfires brought on by the drought
Several varieties of venomous snakes,wasps,spiders,scorpions,tarantulas and a stinging caterpillar.
Mosquitoes,gnats,deer flies,horse flies
Several tick varieties
Lymes disease,Rocky Mointain spotted fever,West Nile.Rabbit fever,ehrlichia,rabies
Some weird fungal disease in the soil
Leeches
Alligators in the bottom half of the state
Feral hogs,packs of coyotes,mt.lions,bears
And there are Arkansans :lol:

Why just look at what we have to offer!!who wouldn't want to live here :lol:

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18 Jun 2013, 9:49 am

I love ice cream.

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18 Jun 2013, 3:53 pm

Rudywalsh wrote:

I love ice cream.

i'll buy THAT for a dollar :chef:

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18 Jun 2013, 4:04 pm

i can haz ice cream for doller?

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18 Jun 2013, 4:14 pm

Fnord wrote:

i can haz ice cream for doller?

maybe in costa rica?

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18 Jun 2013, 8:44 pm

I'm sorry,I forgot about the poison ivy,and oak.Plus the fire ants in the lower half of the state.
So much to offer.

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18 Jun 2013, 9:07 pm

Misslizard wrote:

I'm sorry,I forgot about the poison ivy,and oak.Plus the fire ants in the lower half of the state.
So much to offer.

but the cost of living must be good?

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18 Jun 2013, 11:35 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Misslizard wrote:

I'm sorry,I forgot about the poison ivy,and oak.Plus the fire ants in the lower half of the state.
So much to offer.

but the cost of living must be good?

It's pretty cheap here,my daughter lives in SF Cali and I'm shocked at the prices,they raised her car insurance because of where he lives.Ridiculous.
And it looks like this.

[img][800:720]http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u660/2lucky4snuffy/f572a4fc151816b3de8f3ecb3d8db784_zpsd4ff3003.jpg[/img]

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19 Jun 2013, 5:46 pm

Misslizard wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

Misslizard wrote:

I'm sorry,I forgot about the poison ivy,and oak.Plus the fire ants in the lower half of the state.
So much to offer.

but the cost of living must be good?

the pic above is California or Arkansas? :scratch:

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19 Jun 2013, 5:57 pm

TallyMan wrote:

This is France, they speak French, foreigners can't go around expecting people to speak anything other than French!

Easy; retire to Malta.

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19 Jun 2013, 5:59 pm

nick007 wrote:

I'll suggest Demark. It's a small country & they have high taxes & the money gets invested in social programs like universal health care. They give people unable to work like disbleds & retired a high living alowance so there's little poverty.

You'll get very short shrift if you simply turn up in any Nordic country expecting free handouts, I can tell you that much. EU/EEA citizens are entitled to free benefits in this country, but no-one else is. They won't even let you in.

A lot of people there are absolutely sick to the back teeth of immigrants from Third World crapholes simply turning up and getting free everything. Because of this, anti-immigration parties are popular in all Scandinavian countries.

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19 Jun 2013, 8:16 pm

Maybe you could retire on Pluto...that would be a good place for you.

That is Pluto, West Virginia.

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