>>2867424
That is how I see it. the big well known hot spots are big well known hot spots because lots and lots of people actually like them and they are genuinely fun places to go. It's not a grand scaled psyop that convinced people that theme parks are fun, or Greece is cool to look at. People want to go to these well known places since other people before them went there and had a great time, and told people about it. Tourism has been a thing since the Romans, we can see their graffiti on Egyptian monuments.

I think it's because I grew up in a tiny rural town, I do not see the point in going to them. They're just random little places with nothing going on. Just people working and living there, with a local restaurant and that's about it. Passing time is just...walking around town and seeing the locals just sort of living there. I cannot see what's amazing about seeing that in person, just people living their lives in a unimportant nothing place.

I want to travel to places that have something there, like a real destination that makes it worth my while to get up, go out, and spend the money to make it there. I don't believe I will ever get that in some rural little nothing town with nothing going on other than homes, a pub, and a restaurant of some kind being the only local existence.

>>2883774
To a degree this as well. I have seen this type of mindset in music a few times before where the hipster douche has that same thought process of
>You only like that band because the corporations told you to like them!
Like their whole persona is so tied to being underground and different that they cannot wrap their heads around a popular singer being popular because they actually are good at what they do and attract fans. They really want to believe it's some kind of forced trend and corporate programming that forced people to believe X person is a good singer...and that they are brainwashed.

>>2883727
You do need some ambition anon. And it's not just "wandering the world", travel means a lot of different things to a lot of people. Stop generalizing everything just to be edgy.

>>2867424
>they also meet people, party, make friends, hook up, etc.
Yeah I regularly attend orgies at the Louvre and hook up with chicks at the pyramids like everyone else.
>being well travelled is some kind of incredible humblebrag
You can brag especially to people that haven't travelled or haven't done a lot of travelling. What are people allowed to brag about besides the mandatory things like kids, work, house, etc.? (not that anyone cares about that shit anymore) is there nothing to brag about in your life cause you're just too cool?
>everyone and their mother has travelled
Wrong. Have you never interacted with someone that hasn't travelled much? You need to travel more kiddo.
>travelling hasn't impressed anyone for at least the past fifteen years
So is this why all social media is travel posts brags and travel is the biggest thing people humble brag about more than any other topic?
>name dropping some obscure shitholes to women.
Anecdotal but also the women weren't interested in the guy that's why they didn't care. You don't need to downplay things just to make your point more clear anon.

>>2883777
Cities collect tax, have a budget, and spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on "outreach" and "perception management" (propaganda)
Travel trends are as inorganic as any other trend that involves large amounts of money.

>>2883792
People do things because they see that everybody else is doing them, not because they have made an independent evaluation and determined that doing this thing would be a good fit for their personality and preferences. But they all like to pretend like they are stronk independent thinkers who freely make their own choices. Bah.

Go to a crowded tourist mecca and look at the people. Most faces look stressed rather than having the time of their lives. Much like cattle in a herd. It's only afterwards that they post some carefully cropped & filtered pictures in order to reminisce-brag about how they had the most amazing time. Compared to sitting at their wagecuck desk, I guess anything is amazing.
>>2883779
If you only travel two weeks a year, you are going to splurge on a riot of luxury spending and then basedface about how "X is simply wonderful, one of the best experiences I have had in my life". Your opinion is so subjective and centered on your own pampered pleasure that it is worthless as a useful evaluation of the place for anyone who doesn't have a Conde Nast tier travel budget.

>>2883812
How do they harass you? I've been to Thailand plenty and I've seen plenty of Indians and they're just there.

>>2883814
>How do they harass you? I've been to Thailand plenty and I've seen plenty of Indians and they're just there.
They think I'm a ladyboy or something and they always try to gangrape me.

>>2883814
in BKK its the constant hey friend you are balding you have bad eye sight scam

>>2883697

Don't take her back to your hotel. Your hotel room should be a safe space, don't want complete strangers knowing where to rob you. Use a short time/love hotel. Thailand is a safe place generally; but it's good practice to keep a small surface area when engaging in vice there.

>>2883809
>why do you care about dogshit on the sidewalks it's just dogshit

>>2883708
But it's perfectly okay when you randomly call people white? lmfao

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>>2883701
there's many, like Roxas and Quiapo (one of the oldest and well known). Just watch your belongings and stay alert in Quiapo. If you want a little bougie, search around the ritzy areas for their scheduled night markets like in Makati or BGC.

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Hey PHG,

looking for some advice, looking to spend ~45 days in PH due to visa limits coming up and not sure where to book or if PH is even right for me. tl;dr visa limit nearing during end of August for my current travels, need a place to just sit my ass down working on projects and working out, PH is cheap and quick to get to and I just want somewhere prominently English speaking.

I'm looking at Makati and Cebu, leaning towards Makati because I've been to Manila before and that seemed like a nice area but people tell me Cebu is cleaner and worthwhile. Biggest factors for me are 1) close access to gym(I picked up an AF membership a while back) and 2) not getting utterly fucked by electricity prices. Cleaner air would be nice which I hear Cebu has, but direct flights seem harder to come by.

The time I am looking at is end of August->mid OCT, so right during typhoon season, so that re-enforces Manila seemingly being the better option. Any advice? My discord friends tell me to try out Malaysia or Vietnam, but last time I was in Malaysia I just couldn't stand it. Vietnam seems ultra cheap but never been.

Also, how hard is visa extension on arrival? I hear it's basically an instant approval after the fee but I've never done it.

>>2883793
Mainland China or India are the best places to do that in terms of price to performance
I did a 10kg bulk in 6 months in those places. Each has pros and cons but no one bothers you and its good for grinding. I'm in Malaysia now and it's double the price of those countries

>>2883798
Yeah not doing either of those lol I don't have the proper visa anyways for them. I'm not a poorfag so spending 800/mo on accomidations isn't exactly out of the question though I would like to spend closer to 600-650/mo if possible. The only "china" related places I looked at were Taiwan and HK, but again I would prefer PH since(as petty as it is) want to just speak normal english/get some proper texmex and be fine.

>>2883789
tax n shieet

>>2883789
Now show the sqft, and neighborhood and other amentities that come with it. Not to mention parking.

>>2883789
$1200 for a studio apartment is now considered cheap? Come on now. You're literally sleeping in your kitchen because you don't even have a fucking bedroom.

I don’t know why anyone would move to Portland. It’s just a worse version of Seattle.

>>2883448
don't like 90% of the girls on apps in Japan not even show their face? how desperate do you have to be to put up with that shit

>>2883448
>Few days ago spend a great date with very very nice Japanese gilf
>Japanese women on these apps who knows English are 35-40
>no Japanese man wants to touch them
>you losers
>Just gimp your photos with LLM slightly
I can't believe these are the people I even share a board with.
>>2883459
>>2883462
these desu
I think I'm just going to shut this board out of my life for a while and see what happens.

>>2883513
at least he got called out

>>2883120
idk man I like it here
not for everyone though for sure

>>2883120
Where in Japan did you live, and what kind of work have you done?

>>2877740
That's retarded

>>2882204
You're going to have to share accomodation with somebody else to live cheaply in America. Renting a spare room is probably the best way to go, but it requires pragmatic submission to the whims of the owner / principal tenant. Living in a motel is independent, but it is hell, and it drains your funds very rapidly. It's the laziest, lowest effort option to get indoors, so it attracts the worst filthy slobs and their vermin.

Most Americans are pussies who quail at the idea of walking a mile to work in the rain or cold or heat. But it's entirely doable, and people all around the world do it all the time. As long as you aren't made of blubber, you can do it too. The boredom of being trapped in a dull American town without a car is tough as the months drag on, but you can dream of all the places you'll go with the money you saved by living frugal. NGL, it helps greatly to have goynip (weed) to smoke at the end of the day. It will ruin what little potential for a social life you have, but it will also alleviate your boredom. Sometimes it backfires and makes you hate the system for leaving you stuck in the goyslave human resource category.
>>2882225
Walking or bicycling is much better than busing, unless your city has a top-notch bus system with very few late arrivals or no-shows. The laziest way is never going to be the best way.

>>2881422
>Okay so maybe he should leave then if you guys have such a problem with him?
Yeah people have to have their careers fucked up and fight office politics just because so many American offices are dominated by disgusting trash. Middle aged fat anglos who play video games, wear comic book character t shirts, keep funko pop dolls, star wars toys, other dumb shit little retard children toys and shit on their desks and expect you to play videos games with them, hang out with them, and like to disrespect you to let you know your place because you're not one of them. Flabby old anglo women managers who hammer you with harassment, abuse, and undermine you since you reject her advances.

Shouldn't have to be marginalized and managed out for wanting to just focus on working and growing without dealing with undesirables.
>it's not a good culture fit
>you are the problem
Yeah no fucking kidding. Sorry for being better than other people I guess?

>>2875261
Fuck no

>>2883180
Southeast Asia is peak goyslop convenience culture. It is also corrupt as fuck. But every barely aware retard on this board glazes it for the simple reason that a foreigner with $50/day to spend can feel like a member of the upper classes, with limitless consoomer options to choose from and people all around eager to serve your needs & wants. Can't get that in most other regions of the world. They either cost a lot more, offer a lot less, or treat visitors poorly.
>>2883195
White European culture is still very much thriving in countries like Poland, even as an increasing percentage of young women are not having children. But it has its fair share of goyslop convenience as well. McDonalds, zabka and lots of fat people.

>>2883722
>You don't find the meat in Mexico to be of lower quality than in America?
I visited 20 years ago. Maybe things were different. They took me to the al pastor taco street place, open late, menu was beer and al pastor tacos from the spit with onion and cilantro on corn tortillas

the meat was better than anything I've had in america
they also took me to a cousin's wedding where they roasted a goat and served it with mole and the meat was good
and my family made me tamales with meat
I think its like where you are in mexico
theres middle class mexico
and poor mexico

>Portion sizes are usually smaller as well
a lot of american food is slop quality to compensate though
like when you get REAL fries from a restaurant that they cut and fried in house, you tend to get less cuz its more expensive but they are so much better

>>2883755
>that typing style
Pedro please go outside

>>2883758
I'm American. I only visited Mexico twice. Once as a little kid for a family vacation to Cancun, and once as a teen for a family homestay one summer.

>>2883702
as a 3rd-worlder improsined in an Afghanistan-like country, my favorite part (and the reason of my travelling) is chilling at comfy drinking establishments.

>>2883702
>>What was your favorite part?
not being in britain

>>2880978
I stand corrected. I guess they both use it, but Thai fish sauce is more pungent

>>2877422
>I remember one telling one cousin I didn't own any crypto, and he looked at me like I was insane.
Well, I mean, let's face it, you are.

At least buy some Bitcoin ETFs. I prefer ARKB because Cathie Wood is actually supportive of Bitcoin, unlike Larry Fink (Blackrock) who hates it but likes making money off anyone buying stuff through his company.

>>2876754
I agree with this as someone who has family in thailand. Both countries are also super corrupt

>>2876809
This is interesting to me, that you say BKK is better than Saigon. Personally I found saigon artsy and cleaner.

whats good in BKK outside of the tourist stuff I generally use it as thoroughfare

>>2883689
Saigon is soulless.

Suffer the pain of experience, or suffer the pain of regret.
If you can afford it, do it.

Alright, girlfriend is on board. We're gonna do it.

I lived there what do you want to know specifically?

Generally weather is mostly rainy and cloudy with long dark winters. As with whole of Germany, the city, especially the center is in a worse state by each passing year. Urban decay is visible. Druggies, closed shops, closed restaurants etc.. Outside of the center it can be nice depending on the area you live in. Public transport is shit and expensive, most people try to drive with cars which also doesn't help a lot due to constant traffic jams and lots of unfinished road construction. Still better than the unreliable public transport. Rents are expensive and flats are hard to find. But you seem to have money, so I guess you might have a easier time finding something.

On the good side, even though its not a beautiful city, it is very green. Also it's the city with the probably friendliest people in all of Germany. Even with all the shitty aspects most foreigners that live or lived in cologne, like their time in the city simply because people are friendly and compared to the rest of Germany it is easy to make friends here. People don't see themselves as much German or whatever nationality they came from, rather see themselves als "Kölner”. Local patriotism is strong, but in an American sort of way where they like to include outsiders. The city and its people aren't fancy rather down to earth worker type of mentality. Karneval is huge thing, but it's basically just a German excuse for alcoholism and coping mechanism to release their sphincter muscles after obeying all the rules for a whole year.

>>2883804
This all sounds great. I'm coming from NYC so I'm used to urban decay. Trains seemed to past muster while I was there at least, I'll probably be using them to get to class.

What neighborhoods would you suggest? I'm going to be a student there and don't want to blow through my savings, but I'm also in my 30s and not as interested in partying (will probably also be having a kid while I'm there).

What kinds of things do people do on the weekend for cheap? Should I get really into 1. FC Köln?

>>2883806
Safe choices are sülz and südstadt. Bayenthal is also good and if you want it a bit calmer and more upscale then Rodenkirchen.
This doesn't mean to disregard other districts ofc, but id say these are very safe choices.

On weekend? I guess whatever you do in another normal west European city. It's not Rio or Bali Afterall. Meeting friends and getting drinks or dinner.

Regarding 1. Fc köln, if you like soccer/ football and the team spirit then it can be a good idea because the city has a very strong football culture related to its club and you'd likely find new people and friends quickly if you get into that.
If you like the idea of carneval you can also get into that, there's loads of clubs that do stuff year round. But honestly it only makes sense to join such club if you like to drink a lot of beer, dress funny and listen to traditional type of music.

>>2883245
Bellagio didn't send out those kind of promotions when I worked there. It was the swankiest hotel on the strip and it was nearly always booked solid. But things are different now with all the nicer places to stay. Bellagio is a 28 year old hotel and not desirable any more for the high rollers. They're all over at the Aria.

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>>2883684
You're still replying?
Kid, I've been going to Vegas and staying at mgm properties since Park was the Monte Carlo. You're not gonna tell me shit.

>>2883246
It's in their interests to keep "tricks" like this so guests think they've got something special

In reality you likely just end up getting a really marginal upgrade that isn't worth the $20. Pretty much every hotel has so many grades of suite that they can do this for pretty much any booking and not lose any real money

>the shitty tower
>the shitty tower with 2sqft more space
>the shitty tower not just overlooking a flat roof with all the vents
>the shitty tower strip view
>the tower that is what everyone expects their room to be in.

etc. there are probably 20 or so levels of 'upgrades' like this until you get to the significant ones.

>>2883624
Just gamble a few times and they'll assume you're going to fuck up. They literally cater to low inhibition drunks

>>2883787
I do free g&ts when im actually gambling, i was talking about walking around fremont; btw been doing it last night and this morning seems to not be a problem at all; i grabbed a free cup from the fremont st entrances where they have all the free cups next to the no glass signs, filled it at the ice machine, then filled it up to about 75% with bourbon. Half a handle of evan williams gone, and honestly i prefer it this way, cold drinks, watered down so you get some hydration too

Also imo complimentary drink service seems wildly inconsistent, ive sat down at a machine with a drink in my hand and been immediately offered a drink, or been at a table or machine for 30/+ winning or losing a few hundred bucks and cashing out without anyone ever offering me a drink

>>2881688
Although she claimed to be that age, she was actually 40.

>>2881688
Japanese women generally look younger than their actual age, so even if they are in their 40s, many of them appear to be in their late 20s to Westerners.

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>>2878834
>The place is just becoming so insular
It's literally an island

>>2883327
The UK is also an island and is the complete opposite

>>2878845
student visa at a language school will last you two years, be cheaper, and let you learn the language on the side

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japan fucking suuuuucks

If I was you I'd try something no one has ever done before, like for example, explore Tokyo's sewer system.
I'd literally open a manhole cover and start divin' in there— but not without putting on a mask first, I'm not crazy.
Do a bit of walkin', find an exit, end up in the back of some ramen restaurant, ya know, exciting stuff.

>>2883712
>open a manhole

OP does that everyday.

>>2883717
Imagine the smell

>>2883618
>Btw I'm not a pensioner so I'm not interested museums and parks.
if you just want to fuck around and drink and fuck girls go to thailand or something

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>>2883476
I moved in my late 20's.

>>2883482
To do what? Any route to citizenship?

>>2883604
if you want citizenship you have to reside here on a work visa for at least 5 years, I think they're going to change it to 10 or something I heard some people talking about it

there is nothing stopping you from moving here unless you are (very) poor, it's not that expensive to move here especially if you can work from home

do a year in a language school to test the waters
go back to uni here it's very cheap compared to western unis and pretty much guarantees you a job after you graduate
if you already have a 4 year degree just start hunting for a job and go on a work visa, even if you have a shit degree you can still go as an english teacher for a bit and bounce to something else after you get here (should be a last resort, teaching english is shit)
marry a japanese lady and go on a spousal visa
if you are an overachiever 4.0 GPA tryhard with marketable skills you can go on an HSP visa