It feels like these days the only way to have a good life is to emigrate to a second world country, and take advantage of the currency valuations to buy a home. Many of these "developing countries" (China, Malaysia, Thailand) have already overtaken Europe and the USA in terms of quality of life. Over time these differences are only going to get larger with the west on the way down. On top of that, the idea of paying 2 million dollars to live in a plywood shack in a neighbourhood that is 99% fent junkies and jeets doesn't feel appealing.
>>2825551Thai people are friendly, the weather is nice, they are more human than the cold robots that inhabit the UK or Canada. That's all I care about. Their country is quite modern, nowhere in Thailand felt third world to me outside of the trains maybe but they got updated to new stock since I last visited. Bangkok's skytrain is clean, modern and advanced.
>>2825556There is nowhere like home though. In another country you will always be an outsider.
>>2825576>In another country you will always be an outsider.So it's the same for many being forced to be outsiders in their own country then. Replacing locals with new "locals" isn't a community you'll miss being a part of.
>>2825576I have never felt any attachment to Canada or the UK, culturally or to the people. I've felt the most comfortable in east asia, people are nicer. I don't give a shit about skin color anyway, being white I'm used to being the minority. Most of the whites in Canada are extremely rude and passive aggressive. They think they can yell at you while you mind your own business, scream at you in your house, generally selfish and disrespectful. The immigrants are usually nicer than the actual canadians here contrary to what 4chan wants to believe.
>>2825495>just be a hermit bro>you don't need human interaction>America is great you just need to isolate yourself from AmericansOr you can just go somewhere where people aren't insane, miserable, and hate each other. Or they are but they treat you differently and better than each other.>go where you're treated best
When will be the last year one can go to Japan and experience true Japan?
>>2815020Based
>>2822716And white people with nogs
>>2817574I'll never forget when my weeb friend introduced me to his asian friends at a college party and I and knew she was pinoy, the other japanese, was half Japanese and Brazilian, the other one korean. They were legitimately taken back and kept bugging me how I knew. Told them I was a racist and their facial structure and last names. For whatever reason they it interesting. Mind you this was at a liberal college, Slutgers.
>>2822721>For whatever reason they it interestingcuz they knew you had yellow fever
We're moving to JapanWhat Timmies and Takeshis gon do?
I'm currently aimlessly traveling around the USA. I guess you could call it a road trip, although I have flown a couple parts of it. I'm not doing anything special, I am just going to different random places and exploring the local area a little. I have little interest in tourist things or in shopping. Most of the time I sit in my hotel room playing video games, and I also work from my laptop and I'm taking an online class. Sometimes I try a new restaurant, and on occasion I have spent entite days just walking around a city, checking out the parks and such, although those are usually full of homeless people, or that has been my experience in at least 3 different areas of the country so far. The most I have gone is about 6 hours straight of walking which I really regretted afterward simply because my feet were so sore. But like I said, I mostly just stay in and play games or watch movies during my free time.I am mostly happy with this, but I wish I could find a travel buddy to accompany me for companionship and sex. However, having some life experience under my belt, I would expect anyone who would take a stranger up on this offer to be insane and/or to rob me eventually. Plus I really don't want to answer to someone else right now--I have taken almost no pictures and I don't use social media or instagram and I like it that way. Therefore, I will not seek a travel buddy. I'll probably settle down soon and rent an apartment when I find a place I like.That is my blog post. I hope you enjoyed it. ;)
>>2825422I've learned to pay attention to my surroundings and to either go out or through. Also most homeless are harmless
I had an emotional breakdown yesterday after an argument with my ex girlfriend and decided to drive through the part of town "where cops don't go" according to locals. There were bandos everywhere, covered in graffiti, and there were black people laughing and arguing and socializing outside of the convenience store I stopped at. I went to a 24-hour fast food place and ordered a large soda. While I was waiting in the drive through (there were colored people lined up ordering food at 3 am for some reason), a very sweet sounding crackhead woman asked me if I had any money and I ignored her. I drove to the nearest liquor store - the clerk was behind bulletproof plexiglass - and bought a tall boy and a single shot fireball and filled the soda cup with them. I returned to the fast food place, now somewhat intoxicated, rolled my passenger window down, and told the crackhead I had $10 if she'd suck my dick and opened my door. She immediately got in without question. I drove around the block, making three right turns, and parked next to a random building facing the street. I took my dick out and I was rock hard, and the blowjob was decent but not great. She asked if I was a cop between sucking which made me laugh. I couldn't cum because I realized I was so close to a main road and the gravity of what I was doing was starting to set in, and so I handed her the money and told her to stop. She got out of the car and thanked me (lmao) and truthfully I feel pretty good about funding a hit of crack for her and she didn't even have to swallow my nut, so it was basically charity.
>>2825557(Continued)I proceeded to drunk drive down the highway and a black woman in an SUV seemed to be brake checking me, and pulled over and rolled her window down and started shouting at me. I told her I didn't want any trouble and she said "you white peoples never do". She said I was following her and that my car didn't have any plates (no idea what happened to it, I reported it stolen today) and that she was calling the cops. I looked to my left and this sounds completely fabricated but we were literally parked maybe 50 feet from state trooper who had set up a speed trap on the highway near where we pulled off--so I told her the cop was right there if she needed him. The black woman proceeded to text her baby daddy or something and eventually just left, while I repeated my mantra of not wanting any trouble, very sorry ma'am, and so on.Also I rented a condo today and I think I have a lead on a job so I'm feeling pretty good.
>>2825558Oh and between the crackhead and the irate black woman, I picked up a homeless hitchhiker and gave him a ride a few blocks. In hindsight, he seemed to get increasingly sketched out as we went, maybe because I was the only white person for miles at around 3 am, or maybe he just knew where his dealer was or something, but eventually he asked me to stop and let him out.I don't think I will drink alone again for a while
Also feds tongue my anus.
Thinking of visiting next month. Anyone been? Just want to see Dhaka really and some odd places. Want to see the ship breaking yard and the water traffic, go to a huge market. Just want to see the wild throng of people
>>2825156I'll meet up with you but I want a blowjob
>>2825179Big cities are for the most part much cleaner and not nearly as densely populated. I've been to the main cities of Chittagong, Mymensingh, Barisal, and Sylhet and they're all very pleasant places. Some places are even as developed as the more developed locations in Dhaka city like Gulshan, Uttara, Baridhara. Though as someone born and raised in Dhaka I'm prone to stereotype against their people, Chittagongians in particular are smarter than your average Bangladeshi and also typically the worst swindlers. Their food slaps however.>>2825184Only if your penis is bigger than mine
Banglas in my experience are decent Muslims who generally strive hard for respectability. However, when they get drunk they can get very grabby and gropey. >>2825156What if you wear earplugs in the street? kekI'm used to communicating with earplugs in at work.>>2825186>Swindle you on the mutton portion size if you insist on paying the menu price>Swindle you on the menu price if you insist on getting the portion size shown>purposeful omission of items that are usually included with a meal>charging extra for items that are usually included with a meal>putting a cover sheet on the menu in the local language that says "sorry, our prices have increased, the menu prices are no longer valid">saying the same thing when the register rings up the meal as a higher price than the menu, refusing to honor the menu priceThere are various ways a restaurant can screw over a customer. If you're a tourist, you wouldn't know unless you order the same meal as the guy who just sat down across from you at your table and see that his portion is much bigger than yours.
>>2825186Why do Bangladeshi men squat to piss?https://youtube.com/shorts/CDSYucUfiYU?si=_LUbgMKggqVl8Qbv
>>2825507>There are various ways a restaurant can screw over a customerI personally don't care how much I'm paying if the food is really good since it's dirt cheap either way. And the restaurants good enough for me to frequent already have a reputation of not being cheating assholes, otherwise they would have pissed off the wrong guy at some point and gotten reviewbombed to obscurity.>>2825542I have no fucking idea bro. Some people even try to justify it as "helping with their circulation" or some shit. I suppose that's how you'd have to go with no proper toilets which was the case for most of this country even 50 years ago, and old habits die hard.
Im staying in Chicago for the next 5 days. Loop and Magnificent Mile areas. Ive already gone to Logan Square and found it to be a cool neighborhood with good food. Give me recommendations OTHER THAN THE FUCKING BEAN and the museum, obviously im going to the art museum. Pic is from yesterday
report back on the whole chocolate cake into a milkshake thing is
>>2823187>Chicago is greatIt is. Eat, drink, have a blast. Hit up Aviary in the West Loop if you can get a reservation...best cocktails in the world. Other incredible bars include the Green Mill (Capone's old joint), California Clipper, and a hidden mescal/tequila bar called Ositos Tap.Good job with Au Cheval.
>>2823187That was my favorite city of all time, I even met literal homeless and they were cool except one but some friendly cop rushed over because it was mommy and son and dispensed some possibly extra-legal justice. When Mayor Daly was boss damn things got fuckin DONE. The Black Mayor and its consequences has doomed Chicago. Not sure if this board bans racism so I say I am sure some intelligent Black capital B will rescue Chicago indeed :)
I've never been to a major city before in my life. If I go to Chicago will I get turned away from businesses for being white? I have a friend who was in NYC a few months ago and a bouncer told him to "fuck off whitey we don't want you here." It wasn't even in a predominantly black neighborhood lol.
>>2825405No, it's not that blatant, unless maybe you're deep in the South Side but realistically you'd have no reason to be in a neighborhood like that. What you *do* see sometimes is they'll only ask White people to tip at counter service restaurants. Like, they'll hand you a receipt and say they need a signature. The receipt has suggested tip amounts with boxes you can check. No one else gets asked to "sign a receipt," the cashier has the option to print or not print one with every transaction. It's not because they hate you though, it's just because they assume you have money. Nothing bad will happen if you don't tip.
The weather's cooling off and ski season will be here soon. Normally I go to Park City for a week in January, but this year I'm thinking about shelling out for Alyeska. Not married to the idea yet. Is it worth it? Any other recommendations?
Why fly when gorgeous hills exist close to millions? 37.041741, -82.8857 - pic related the closest parking is ~37.045348, -82.874958
>>2823320twin pinnacle trail @ grayson highlands state park is wonderful views, there's a big and a little one that can be looped into a hike, I think it's like 5 or 10 dollars to enter the park, there's definitely camping somewhere theremt rogers is the highest point, but there's no view from it because they refuse to build a tower cuz it could "damage the treee" - which are all already logged anyways another region of SW va is the spit of jefferson national forest land between dungannon and norton, there you have a short hike to bear rock - a nice view down the length of a gorge, then you can hike down little stony creek - you can do a short hike to the main falls, or a longer hike along the length of the creek but its out and back unless you have two carsthere's also devil's bathtub, moderate hike to a swimming hole with nice colored water, very popularnear that there's high knob, with a fire tower for views and on the other (north) side of the mountain there's flag rock, a very short walk to a view looking in the other direction.I believe the camping there is at bark camp lake, and there's also camping at high knob. There's a chief benge scout backpacking trail that I think sees little use - looks interesting for a backpacking challenge. then the third part of sw va is pine mountainyou can see breaks interstate park and for 3$ there's like 5-6 different overlooks you can hike most of them as one long hike or just park in different places and get out and have a bunch of short-ish walksComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2823346yes, but some of them should have functional automated trains for tourists so you can just show up and ride down the length - and you could even have a parallel rail trail and railroad in some areas>>2823370people get very all or nothing and it's nice to show nuance, the typical "just leave it as is it will turn into disneyland and be crowded" attitude kinda promotes neglect and decay
Are the Appalachians too commercialised now?
>>2824140parts of it - yesparts of it - not at all
>>2824140do you want them to be?
I recently won the jackpot in my state lottery. Fortunately it's not a dystopian state that forces your name to be public. I've won more money than I could ever dream of, but as a NEET I don't know what to do. As I cannot explain my immediate change in lifestyle, I've decided to assume the façade that I have got a job in another country and need to move within just weeks (my money will clear next week). So my questions to you anons, are:- Where should I move to? Money is not an issue, I will invest it safely in the stock market and live off dividends. I could afford literally anywhere beyond tax havens like Monaco but I have no desire to be there anyway (I'm sure Nice is nicer)- Do you have any suggestions for my alibi?I've been a NEETGOD for years now and the massive gap in my CV will turn some heads if they hear I am moving internationally for work. - Any places I should visit that you recommend in general?
>>2817326nta, and I think Ljubljana is a very nice place, but>hustle and bustle of major cityit's the size of Lincoln Nebraska
Go to the French Riviera.
This is some retard's attempt at manifestation
>>2824937>retard'sLooks like you're talking to yourself! OP rocks and you're a jealous fundie. Cram it.
>>2817321Spare some 80% in bonds/stocks/crypto/gold and spend the rest in a world round-trip. When you finish you'll figure out.
What is the most ghetto, clapped out, dilapidated town or city you have visited in America?I will go with Utica NY, I felt super unsafe and couldn't wait to leave. Bonus for smaller towns and not just big cities.
>>2824387Youngstown is the biggest shithole I've ever seen. Stop defending the undefendable, faggot.
>>2825227Never seen that in Youngstown. This isnt 1990>>2825231You've never traveled. Why are you on this board
>>2820686Toledo, OH and Maybe Flint, MI
>getting this mad about YoungstownDude from the outside it looks the same as any other midwest shithole maybe it has gotten 20% less bad lately but that doesn't matter to outsiders. It's a desolate ghetto either way.
>>2825465well, is there something nice there?
I was the only white guy on this shit flight from a European country to China, with transfer to another country. The Chinese are the worst people Ive ever encountered. So fucking loud and with no manners at all. Plus at Beijing airport, security takes 2 hours and you get frisked by some fat Chinese man thinking he has some important role. Even though it was half the price this shit ain't worth it, however the stewardesses were babes.
White people complaining about high IQ races because jews see them as a threat. So kosher of you.
>>2825472You have to go through security for your transfer? Fucking China. Did you see any itineraries that allowed you to get a transit visa? I've seen very cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur to Los Angeles on Xiamen Airlines, $350 for a one-way with a single layover in Xiamen.
>>2825473To the contrary, Chinese see Westerners in their country as a national security threat. I've heard that China mandates all hotels to accept foreigners and fill out the paperwork, so the old days of "no foreigner" are history. In India that shit still happens, or they demand a 100 rupee fee to register you with the police.
If you've never been outside the capital or largest city, then you haven't TRULY visited a country yet.
>>2821848Yeah like it's not something you'd do yourself or anything if you're not a faggot.
If a place has multiple names in it separated by "and" (eg: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Newfoundland and Labrador, etc), then it doesn't count as visited until you've been to BOTH regions
>>2821311Based and checked
>>2821748>>2821753i have been to new york, london, zurich, and berlinand aside from the literal differences, each visit the context of the trip was different, the stage of life was different, the era in which i have visited was different, so all the trips were different.
>>2821311No reason to visit Montana when Wyoming is right around the corner.
Muslims beheaded Canadian mining company consultants in Mindanao who were helping torture and kill indigenous Lumads.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ridsdel>At the time of the kidnapping, he was retired. Prior to that he had been working for the mining company TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc.,[3] a subsidiary of Canada's TVI Pacific, where he was also a consultant.>Ridsdel was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines on 21 September 2015, in a raid on Holiday Ocean View Samal Resort, on Samal Island in the southern Philippines.[4] After the gunmen disarmed the resort's security guards, they abducted four people from the resort, the Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, the resort's Norwegian marina manager Kjartan Sekkingstad, and a Filipino woman, Teresita Flor.[5]>The kidnappers later issued demands for a hefty ransom to be paid for the release of the hostages, reportedly 300 million pesos (around $6.5 million) for each of the three foreigners seized. As the deadline lapsed on 25 April 2016, they apparently beheaded Ridsdel.[6] Ridsdel's head was found in a plastic bag in Jolo.[7] A headless body, possibly Ridsdel's, was later found by villagers by a creek bed near Talipao. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an international murder investigation.[8]The company he worked for was involved in torturing and killing indigenous Lumad people (Lumads are not Muslim btw)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVI_Pacific>In 2015 TVI was mentioned along with several other mining companies as being the likely beneficiary of a series of government-funded murders of the indigenous Lumads who live in the Mindanao region of the Philippines, an area rich in mineral resources to which these companies would like better access.[3]Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
your gift is too great for me
>>2799910Your gift is too great for me
>>2825480The OP's image says its a blessing and a gift, not a curse. So your immunity dog doesn't work in it, your picture isn't only against curses.
What's there to do here?hardmode: no philly
>>2824568KnoebelsHersheypark KennywoodDorney Park>t. /tpg/ and /rcg/>>2824637Don’t forget Ravine Flyer II.
>coming to pittsburgh to get pussyl m a o
>>2825258>Lawrenceville is cool. There's also tons of stuff downtown. Sorry it's not ManhattanI can tell downtown has been hollowed out over the decades. Most of the retail and storefronts are catered towards day traffic, few cater to evening clienteles. In fact, what was noticeable in downtown during the evenings was how empty and quite the streets were. The city was hit hard by suburbanization, there's more stuff going on in the suburbs than the downtown core. Shit, there's more stuff going on for evening entertainment in the backwater shithole that I live in than in downtown Pittsburgh.
aren't the Appalachian mountains crazy beautiful? or are they somehow not hike friendly?
>>2825431>or are they somehow not hike friendly?depends where you go + what you meanin general PA dirt roads are less terrifying + unkempt vs a place like WV, but a lot of fun hikes are pretty hard to get to and some of the hikes involve an insane level of steep (descend 400 ft in a quarter mile to chimney rock)half dome of pa is legendary hard if you want an example - pine creek is the steepest major waterway there's also rocksylvania - the ridge and valley closer to the SE, its generally easier to access but good luck on your feet cuz its point fucking rocks and scree fields you have to walk through I have lots of recommendations for the plateau though if you are interested...
>>2816438And I am struggling to fill them in October.AucklandHobbit townDay to myself around TaupoTongario HikeThen fucking what?Bay of Plenty when it's cold?Drive 6 hours there and back to see Wellington?Drive a whole day to site Cape Reign?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2823328>it's in October, will there be time to swim?Honestly October is pushing it, if you're very lucky then there might be a few warm days but probably not to the level a casual swimmer would like>Also after doing Tongario I actually think I could drive down to Wellington, can I put the car on a ferry?Yes>In Wellington, the vehicle terminal for Interislander is at Wellington Vehicle Check-In, Aotea Quay, Pipitea, Wellington. For Bluebridge, the vehicle terminal (same as the passenger terminal) is at 50 Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington.
>>2822031Why do you need to fill your itinerary? You have a car. Spend your days driving around and doing whatever you want. Pay attention to your surroundings, stop to look over the map every fifteen miles or so to see if you're passing by anything cool.
>>2823339Because I have mental disorder about not wasting my holidays because they are the only times I live and I like to user a spreadsheet.>>2823335We might be onto something, skip commandrel and bay of islands and drive to wellington and put my car on a boat and hit the south Island?
One more bump, have decided I am staying on the North Island the whole time, now the question is, where to from Tongario.
>>2823374How is doing what you want when you want to do it a "waste"? If anything, having a holiday as full of to-do tasks as your workweek is a waste of your (very limited) freedom.
Shanghai editionPost trip plans, past experiences, advice, questions, etc. in this thread.
>grooming gangsLiterally a psyop, none of it ever happened.
Is there a Chinese version of Tinder I can use to find sluts to go on dates on with?
>>2796358Any Beijing club recs?
Maggie's in Beijing was filled with Mongolian prostitutes (from Outer Mongolia, not Inner Mongolia) soliciting all kinds of clients.
>>2825163lots of Russian and Mongolian prostitutes in the north.
