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Apr 1, 2024
1:46:47pm

russkiejedi Political Junky

All of the stuff you complain about with government is likely to be as bad or

worse in the places you’re talking about going to. Except perhaps Switzerland.

If those places work better for you for reasons specific to you, more power to you. But I suspect you will be disappointed to find that the things that make your life difficult here will still be there, no matter where you go.

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russkiejedi

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Will this be a trend? Young LDS couple move from Seattle and buys small house in Japan on 1 acre for $30K

Zenoch All-American

4/1/24 12:49am

RE: Will this be a trend? Young LDS couple move from Seattle and buys small

garyfan

4/1/24 12:53am

Perhaps. But the story didn’t say why.

Brisco

4/1/24 12:56am

Trend in what way? Living abroad or Japan in particular?

DubuMfalme

4/1/24 12:56am

Yeah, probably just moving wherever you can realistically afford what you want—wherever that is.

Brisco

4/1/24 1:00am

Japan is not a bastion of affordability, generally speaking.

Cougarbib

4/1/24 1:21am

And yet, they found something.

Shore10

4/1/24 3:35am

Did one or both learn Japanese on their mission? Is their company’s HQ there?

ldssdl

4/1/24 2:26am

He served a mission there, she is half Japanese and she has family there.

N8Dawg

4/1/24 7:08am

Then this is totally not that surprising or is it “a trend”

pink22

4/1/24 8:24am

I would say not a trend, they have some deep roots there.

N8Dawg

4/1/24 12:10pm

Hopefully. This country has pulled all it's appreciation forward about 20 yrs.

Shore10

4/1/24 4:06am

I've heard it's very difficult to do renovations in japan.

Mister P

4/1/24 4:48am

The reason its so cheap is Japan is dying

4/1/24 11:49am

Now describe Tokyo where the jobs are.

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:18pm

$$$

4/2/24 7:57pm

I've thought of doing this. From my understanding, homes in Japan do not ...

NumbersGuy

4/1/24 5:19am

Living abroad will be a trend…grew up in Orem, now live in Colombia.

Honor Code

4/1/24 6:42am

If my current situation doesn't work out, I'm leaving for Portugal or Vietnam

Shore10

4/1/24 6:50am

Run away, or do something about the problem. I'd rather fight than run away.

Les IsMore

4/1/24 8:35am

Sounds noble. I don't have much to fight for here though.

Shore10

4/1/24 11:21am

you think privatization is the problem with our healthcare system?

Gente_Boa

4/1/24 10:08am

I can agree with that. I also think we need regulation.

Shore10

4/1/24 10:49am

US healthcare is the worst of both worlds.

4/1/24 11:47am

You think our government is a huge problem and you’d consider going to Vietnam

russkiejedi

4/1/24 12:20pm

Sounded to me like it was a lot more than just the government.

hamaca

4/1/24 12:38pm

No, not “a lot more.” The whole second paragraph was government stuff.

russkiejedi

4/1/24 12:41pm

Sure. I'll explain more.

Shore10

4/1/24 1:41pm

All of the stuff you complain about with government is likely to be as bad or

russkiejedi

4/1/24 1:46pm

Thanks for the heads up.

Shore10

4/1/24 2:49pm

LOL, what? I’m not opining on product development or design, you were talking

russkiejedi

4/1/24 4:33pm

This you?

Shore10

4/1/24 5:22pm

Yes. Vietnam sure feels secure right now!

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:20pm

Do your thing. I'll do mine.

Shore10

4/2/24 6:28am

I am not criticizing you for having to move someplace cheaper. BTW, I moved

Cougarbib

4/2/24 11:07am

More natural beauty here. Food is plenty good in the U.S.

DubuMfalme

4/1/24 7:11am

Our food is considerably worse than any country I’ve been to besides the

maxpowers

4/1/24 7:27am

I agree with this point. The US has the worst food of any country I’ve visited

Honor Code

4/1/24 8:36am

The Amazon's are amazing... same with the alps...even slovenia had some beauty

runnincoug

4/1/24 7:37am

The Amazon's what?

ochobeeguy

4/1/24 7:58am

Sorry...amazon jungle. I was typing too fast. And the Andes mountains are the

runnincoug

4/1/24 8:13am

Natural beauty is everywhere. This point for me is a tie

Honor Code

4/1/24 8:20am

I’m shocked at the color differences between home grown tomatoes and

Lefty24

4/1/24 12:58pm

That "making money" part is sort of important.

shoganai

4/1/24 7:15am

I lived in Germany/worked in Luxembourg for 11 years. Saw a number of American ex-pats come and go. Most didn’t

hamaca

4/1/24 8:21am

Renounce citizenship. You can always sneak back in if you change your mind.

Les IsMore

4/1/24 8:40am

What could go wrong?

vagabonder

4/1/24 8:45am

This take significantly depends on the country and the makeup of the person.

BringYourUltimate

4/1/24 11:21am

Wow, happy you were able to make it out of Orem and find better life in Columbia

Cooouuugs

4/1/24 8:20pm

Exactly. Jobs. That is why it won’t be a huge trend. Security in many places

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:19pm

I look through Akiya Banks from time-to-time. The areas themselves seem somewhat appealing but Japanese houses

mokelembembe

4/1/24 7:16am

Midwest and Southeast are both still affordable with land available.

4/1/24 7:27am

Jackson County Missouri is very affordable. Good long term prospects too.

Longhaul

4/1/24 7:52am

That revelation needs to be switched to use the church land in Florida.

4/1/24 7:57am

I’d buy one of the $1 mountain homes in Italy if I was to do something like that

Pepe

4/1/24 7:30am

Lots and lots of strings attached, and they're generally in undesirable places

vagabonder

4/1/24 7:46am

I’m assuming that will be the case anywhere that has dirt cheap housing. At leas

Pepe

4/1/24 8:16am

No. The average young married couple would not have connections like they do.

JohnnyC

4/1/24 7:49am

Lived in rural Japan for nearly 2-2 1/2 years (depending on how you classify

NYC and Japan

4/1/24 7:52am

Hiroshima is definitely not rural; it’s more “urban” than most big US cities. I

Japan Coug

4/1/24 8:43am

Lived in Tsuyama in Okayama for about 3 months, but not an international villa

NYC and Japan

4/1/24 10:08am

I lived in central Hiroshima, right off the Hondori, 700m from the hypocenter of

Japan Coug

4/1/24 10:55am

Tsuyama is rural. Just visited through there last week. Love that part of

bad84cougar

4/1/24 3:34pm

From your username I never would have guessed

vagabonder

4/1/24 8:47am

Why is that on the news?

4/1/24 8:14am

Being from Seattle is a good thing if you're not a leftist.

Les IsMore

4/1/24 8:45am

Not to Japan

JuicyJam

4/1/24 9:12am

I plan to do that myself. Sold my home in Col Springs and will rent in Provo

bad84cougar

4/1/24 10:05am

I took my family to live in Japan from 1997 - 2000 while my kids were still pre teens. We loved it

Mozey

4/1/24 5:24pm

Key words: for a few years.

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:36pm

Once more people's neighborhoods and schools go to crap, more will move.

Shore10

4/2/24 6:41am

These issues are not new and they are global. You greatly overestimate what

Cougarbib

4/2/24 11:27am

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