You forgot that for men, the necessary conditions (math meaning) are being tall, good looking, and well-resourced. None of these are sufficient conditions (math meaning), and YMMV depending the relative SMV of your substitutes

>>2875359
>SMV
sweet jesus whoever came up with this fucking stupid expression deserves to be hung drawn and quartered

>>2875359
You know you can also hook up and stay with a guy? Not being bisexual is your problem

honestly any orthodox christian state, thats what everyone is doing
good news is you can also get the orthodox wife experience locally by marying your local downie

>>2875043
bulgaria?

>>2874708
Albania, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, or Armenia. Those are the only places that virginity is still prized.

>>2874708
Critical issue, finding a trad virgin wife of an outgroup ethnicity is not possible because being trad requires ingroup preference in mate selection.
Find another group you'll go native for and find a guy who had only daughters despite his best attempts and will take you in as a son-in-law
Try somewhere in Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia,

>>2874542
Look up "spirit passenger" on yt and tell me that these wagies don't have combat experience.

>>2874425
not OP but how
i could work at lowes or something but that seems retarded

>>2874551
ight, but i am right though, technically all they have to do is scan a ticket and keep a stiff upper lip

>>2874392
Yes. I did that job for a few years for a regional.
>job is easy if you dont mind exercising outdoors
>get hearing protection
>if all weather bothers you its not the job for you
>airline people at the station level are pretty fun people. Outgoing, adventurous.
>you will almost never see the contents of baggage unless you work lost luggage
>never work lost luggage
>never give someone a buddy pass
>non rev karma is real.
Non revving (free travel) must be done with backup destinations and plans. You are space available. There are other standby travelers competing for your seat on a priority level basis. Company employees who travel frequently can give all the tips.
>economy
The shit economy means less people traveling, so more "open" seats available for employee travel. A good time to join the industry if your only goal is NRSA. (Non rev space avail)

>>2874542
>dont gate agents just scan your ticket lol?

You want to tell 150 new yorkers their flight is delayed and you have no information every 15 minutes until it cancels 5 hours later?

Uzbekistan has the best food out of the stans and is pretty cheap. Visit Samarkand and if time permits, lake Aral.

>>2875326
>pretty cheap
Can you compare this to SEA?

>>2875342
It's comparably cheap if not cheaper at times. Lodging is more expensive than Vietnam but roughly on par with Thailand or Malaysia. Food is a bit pricier usually but still very affordable. Transportation can be hilariously cheap, Yandex (aka Uber) is sometimes borderline free. Entry frees are similar.
Mind you there is a gap of a few years between the time I've been in SEA and Central Asia and with the current inflationary shitshow this might be a very much outdated perspective.

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>>2875289
I have been to Uzbekistan last summer. It is a rather cheap country overall, both in terms of accomodation and in terms of general expenses (food, transportation, etc.).
In general, I would say that Uzbekistan is a pretty good entry-level, beginner friendly country for travelers. It has plenty of sights, mostly related to its three main historic cities, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, all of which have beautiful sights and monuments, with some nature and other places added in for bonus (Aral Sea, desert fortresses of Karakalpakstan, and Ugam-Chatkal nat'l park being among them). Geographically the country is essentially one big string of cities with deserts on both sides, so it's very easy to see all the main sights together in a linear trip that starts in the capital Tashkent and ends in Khiva (or potentially Nukus if you want to see Karakalpakstan). The country is also generally very tourist friendly - it's easy to find western standards hotels and guesthouses, booking trains is quick and hassle-free, people are generally very welcoming towards foreigners (their government, which is essentially a dictatorship, is heavily investing in the tourism industry, and I heavily suspect that is playing a role). Hygiene standards can be iffy, so it's very likely you'll get diarrhea - just accept it and take the usual precautions.
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>>2875395
I would say that the main drawback of Uzbekistan is that some of its cities can quickly start feeling like movie sets for tourists rather than real, lived in places. The architecture is gorgeous, but after a while it does all start to look the same (at least to the untrained eye of your average western tourist). Also, it can get a little less impressive when you learn that all the beautiful facades (like the ones in Samarkand's registan) are all Soviet-era reconstructions and restorations - the original ones are all long gone. Compounding all that, the aforementioned heavy investment in tourism has had effects which are becoming very evident even from a tourist's perspective. A great example of this is Khiva (picrel), which is a gorgeous old city that looks straight out of a fantasy movie in pictures. However, the entire historic part of the city (within the city walls) has been transformed into a "museum-city" entirely for the consumption of tourists. The only commercial activities within the city walls are tourist attractions, tourist hotels, souvenir sellers and tourist restaurants (you can find better and much cheaper restaurants walking 100m away from the city walls and into the modern city, where people actually live). Khiva is the most egregious example, but Samarkand and Bukhara also suffer from this. You can see why after spending a few days spent here you can start to get the creeping feeling that you're not in an actual, real place, but in an amusement park set created and managed for the entertainment of tourists. It is a shame, because the place is genuinely beautiful, but I guess it's yet another proof that you really can't have your cake and eat it too.
TL;DR:
>cheap, beginner level country that is easy to travel to and move around
>beautiful thousand-and-one-nights architecture and old cities
>very welcoming attitudes towards foreign tourists
>can start feeling like Disneyland after a while

It was great in the past, few tourists and no social media influencers and streamers. People were kind and welcoming in most places.

It's definitely changed. Influx of people everywhere and the locals are huge cunts too. Not even worth it anymore.

>>2874051
I've noticed this too. Italians are the new Chinese, they are everywhere, always in groups, I've even seen tour groups of old people just like Chinese used to do "lai le lai le!!"

Which confuses me because I'm Italian and Italians don't have any money and don't work so why are they everywhere

>>2875177
>a tourist with 5 days in tokyo you're not gonna go outside the yamanote line, simple as.

Totally right.
I will even say that a good portion of tourist cattle will just stay in 4 or 5 spots in Tokyo (Asakusa, Akihabara, Shibuya/Harajuku).
They won't wander in Meguro or Edogawa.

They'll go to Senso-Ji, then Sky Tree, that will be one full day. Then day 2 Shibuya/Harajuku and so on and on day 5 they just fuck off to Mount Fuji, then Kyoto, then Osaka.
That's the majority of tourists.

>>2875373
I spent a total of 1 hours in Shibuya, saw the crossing, did a 360 and walked away

>>2875379
You're a very special person.
Anyways, in numbers that's what tourists to. That's why those places are overcrowded, it's simple logic.

Then you walk 10 mn and you've lost 90% of those tourists (the chinese or boomer tour cattle, the basic bitch couples, and the non walking americans).

>>2874791
Oman's flight connections are much more limited than the UAE's. But it does have far superior topography.
>>2874740
Winter is wrapping up, that's why future bookings will be cheap. Prices always droop in the hot months, because nobody goes out in the early morning, and there's only about one hour of evening daylight where it's semi-enjoyable to be outside before night falls. Nothing wrong with being out at night; the streets are brightly lit, restaurants are open 24 hours, and everything is 100% safe. But daylight is much better for landscape photography, what little there is in the UAE worth photographing.

The main interest there is the human interest, i.e. observing the differences in behavior across social strata and the nature of their interpersonal relationships as well. The Arabs are surly characters who take no shit. If you are white and poor, they treat you rather contemptuously.

>>2874740
In terms of flight i don't see any flight dropping in price for a while

>>2874791
This
Oman is patrician tier
>t. never been there

>>2874805
when flights first resumed after the drone wars i got some a good price on etihad for europe-abu dhabi-asia
cheaper than the alternatives which at the time were direct (flying a diverted route) or via china

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>>2874740
Pools still Closed.

>>2867857
>DRC
been multiple times
mostly as kraut researcher working in the east (near Lake Kivu)

we actually have contact to m23 as our main base is in their controlled territory
got official papers, but every time I get stopped I show them cute images of the animals I research on and they let us go kek

>How bad is it actually? Could a white guy realistically visit there without severe risk?
really depends on where you want to go
Generally I would avoid terrorist areas, they'll just kill you...

DRC is mostly fine
as long as you speak French!!!
and avoid the active conflict areas

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>>2867857
Black neighborhoods in the US aren't even safe. You want to go to a black country?

>>2867857
They’re insanely corrupt and dysfunctional places. With a guide you will probably be ok, but going alone will put you at huge risk of being kidnapped and held for ransom. White foreigners like you are very very likely to get extorted by the locals and government.

>>2875276
There are plenty of African countries that are perfectly fine. OP simply listed the worst ones.

>>2867859
>CAR is utterly lawless
I just looked into CAR a bit. Its truly crazy how they live there. Its so much different than life in the civilized world. I cant even imagine what life is like there. Life in europe has a lot of cons but i would never trade it for something like that. Its truly crazy how resource rich that country is but is one of the poorest in the world. The stupidity of a black man is astounding. For all those centuries they arent able to do something good for themselves as a whole group. Thinking only short term, and only in terms of violence. Its easy to blame corporations for exploiting them and i do blame them but they are also to blame for letting themselves to be exploited. If they cared about eachother and if they stopped to think for just a second they would be able to do some good for themselves. They dont seem to be able to organize themselves. They would sell their mom for a pack of cigs. They have no loyalty, no intelligence, no integrity, no skills and no ethics.
Truly crazy continent

>>2875183
I visited Sicily in January and it was awesome, great weather and not a whole lot of people. I was also in Bergamo in December and it was great having a xmas atmosphere, which you won't have, but the weather was still manageable. Rome is great year round.

>>2875203
That’s what I want to hear! Going to start up north and make our way down to Sicily. What kinda places did you stay in? Any accomodation recommendations? Or towns I should visit?

>>2875299
I did mostly Airbnb's, usually on the cheaper side because I'm a cheapskate. Honestly, anywhere in Italy will be fun, it's just a matter of what exactly you want to see. Since you'll have time, try to time it so that you don't hit any major spot during any holidays, just to avoid crowds.

Some places I've been to and would definitely recommend:

Lake region, either Como or Garda, pick any town on the lake and you'll be good. Como is of course prettier, but way more expensive.
Bergamo, Trento, Bolzano, all small places but good for a few days. Bergamo has the nicest little old town up on a hill with some mindblowing churches.
Venice, definitely worth a visit, don't let anybody tell you otherwise. Go see the major sites, but also wander off the beaten path. Just walk around without a map, letting your instinct take control.
Verona and Padova are also really nice and just a short train ride away from Venice.
Tuscany might be my favorite region, every city there is worth exploring. Firenze needs no introduction. Lucca is a small town surrounded by stone walls and full of little canals, very chill. Sienna is built on top of some weird hills, you're walking up or down a hill the whole time, which makes for some great scenery.
Orvieto, Assisi, Perugia, all good for a daytrip, or a longer stay if you want to relax.
Rome needs no intro, and actually is a good base to explore the center of Italy. From Rome you can easily get to Orvieto, Perugia, Ostia, Montecassino, so you have tons of daytrips available if you camp there for a bit. Choose a Villa or two and check them out if history is your thing: https://www.romesomuch.com/post/the-10-villas-you-must-visit-in-rome
These used to be the papal residencies so there's tons of history there. Castel Gandolfo is also a beautiful place to visit just outside of Rome, you can take your bike there (or rent one).
Naples can get some hate from people and I understand it, the city is dirty, loud and chaotic, but I loved it.

It’s true that they don’t like it when you try to speak their language, kind of like the French?

>>2875365
Absolutely untrue. Italians love when foreigners attempt their language and there will be many laughs and slaps on the back. They will compete to make you learn curse words and say them out loud and laugh to the point of tears because of it.

Pakis are just islamic streetshitters, a worse version of streetshitters if that's even possible

>>2874820
By tourist attractions do you mean Hindu and Buddhist temples? Yeah, there aren't many of those in Muslim Pakistan.
>>2874818
Indian Kashmir is infamous for being full of ripoff artists who make no effort to genuinely welcome you. All they want to do is squeeze you for every rupee you got. Even the hotels will charge absurdly inflated rates that can only be brought down to something semi-reasonable by insistent bargaining. And you haven't even started trying to get out and see the sights yet. From what people have said, this relentless price-gouging is not at all the case in Pakistan. So no, having luxury vacation options does not in any way shield you from the negatives of the region.
>>2874962
>muh touristic infrastructure
Is this some kind of new buzzword? Why would you want a system in place that is designed for the sole purpose of ripping off visitors? You need to set realistic travel goals when you are traversing challenging terrain. There are always people going from one travel hub to another, or from one travel hub to an outlying village. Figure out how they do so, and ride along with them. Barring that, arrange some kind of car & driver service.
>but that will take all day!
If you want to travel off the beaten path, you can't be in a hurry to get back to wagecucking.

>>2875007
>never stayed at an actual luxury hotel
>argues the experience must be shit
anon, your 50€/night hotel doesn't count as luxury, even in India

there is no "bargaining" in lux hotels. anywhere in the world.
even Egypt is bearable if you have a tour guide that pushes away all the scammers
and India is not as bad (scammer wise)

also why the fuck do you even care about overspending on muh 2€
i literally don't care

if you can't do actual luxury hotels or guides
you chose other destinations where you don't need them to make your experience good
again, I offered plenty choices that are very similar to Pakistan / northern India

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>>2874788
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5LYsizhFxc

This guy is just being a contrarian faggot. Pakistan, idk seems like a cleaner India, but also a lot more religious uptight and depressing. It looks nice in the north, some of the people look almost white, but absolutely soulless. Also he put Poland in E tier and Thailand in D tier. This guy is a fucking troll.
https://youtu.be/czHelcaRxBk

>>2874955
Eh, it was pretty nice for me. Mostly because of the dedication to religious arts like the huge temple grounds and the multitude of food available, but then, I also don’t find Manila that bad either. Infact I found them quite similar except there’s a bit more notable poverty and homelessness in Manila, but otherwise, the climate, the noise, most of the infrastructure and overall third world feeling was similar. I expected it to be so much more developed because it’s so popular among tourists.

>>2872554
>You wanted the authentic tropical paradise experience, and that's what you got.
Authentic tropical paradises have oceans full of shit-covered toilet paper? You must be Indian.

Also, someone needs to hunt down this guy >>2867278 and shoot him for the good of all touristkind.

>>2864512
>Yili, China
city itself was boring AF and I hated the people in the hostel
>Istanbul
overpriced giant tourist trap of a city

>>2864518
>america pays for their entire military defense
This the same "defense" that was knocked out by Iran with no sweat?

>>2873797
>Some people's weekend highlight is eating a nice bun with butter and cheese from the local bakery
THE MONSTERS!

>>2874752
this has nothing to do with hydro, mate

>>2874802
you can't be that dumb. look at vietnam in your chart, results going from 82 to 102 depending on the supposed iq test and who's giving it. thailand gives scores ranging from 81 to 106.

>>2875064

Yes? Do you think IQ is uniform across an entire third world country? You’ll have bigger regional variations. Same with countries like Japan. Some averages in IQ surveys go as high as 120 or sometimes under 100.
https://human-intelligence.org/east-asians/

Just because you’re autistically screeching that you don’t believe the data presented doesn’t make them any less valid. The inability to understand this is actually probably a sign of low IQ because unlike Laotians, you grew up with decent education.

>>2875165
Scores from 81 to 106 in the same country, and you think they are all (or any of them) are valid. You are truly retarded.

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>>2875316
Bro look at the link. It’s not unusual for Asian countries to have big deviations in IQ. Do you really think every Thai and Viet can only be either highly sophisticated individuals OR room temp IQ, and it’s impossible for there to be any nuance to it?
Do you think it’s the same individuals being sampled in every single survey, God forbid do you actually think IQ surveys sample every single person in the country?
It’s so ironic because those who are the most vocal about IQ are simultaneously also completely clueless about how it works, or comprehend basic statistical methodologies, almost as if they are complete dumbasses themselves
>pic related

>>2875011
story?

Do they have ladyboys there? Never been there but encountered a few viet troon tourists in Japan. Made my dick confused

>>2875152
Yeah but the absolute vast majority are nothing compared to what Thailand or even Philippines has.
I NEED to get back to Thailand.

>>2875264
So you mean genuine troons and not traps?
:’(

You fucking faggots in denial have to ruin every thread, don't you?

>>2874707
I did Spain in September and traveled through Andalusia for 2 weeks. It's one of the best trips I've ever taken. The cities are amazing. The women are insanely hot. The nightlife is great. The food is fantastic. Once you do Spain and see Seville and Cordoba, it's hard to go back to France and enjoy yourself. The exception to that rule are the French Alps which are fucking amazing. But you have to like skiing and snowboarding to really enjoy them.

>>2874785
Who the fuck goes to Paris to hang out with random niggers? You fatass autists live in a fairy land in your head. The only black people I spoke to was the waiter in some restaurant, some cashier and a security guard. Touts are annoying but the best policy is to not even acknowledge their existence and to be firm.

>>2872521
I'm from spain and have been to southern france a lot. A lot of people are cold if you don't speak good French, but they are generally polite if you speak some french or even sometimes Spanish. They tend to be more rude if you just open up in English or downright terrible french

>its not as dangerous as london
London isn't really that dangerous either. Parts are sure, but so are parts of Paris and parts of Tokyo.

>>2872521
I like france, hate paris
I spent 3 months in Nimes, would move there if euros actually made money

>>2873209
And if you have a family check out
Märchenhotel Braunwald(Braunwald, CH)

>>2873209
>>2873210
I am a solo traveler.

> luxury spas it's different list from actual thermal baths
Either is fine for me. I like to stay in resorts/hotels which are by themselves worth a trip. Bonus if they are near a city so I can explore nearby areas. Examples are Hoshinoya Tokyo and Castelfalfi

>>2871874
man I worked in the business for 15 years. and a good chunck of the top i've never heard of. but if the top is as mixed up as the bottom two tiers. what absolute psycho put best western above a Hilton garden inn. how did hilton garden in even get to the bottom. and lets just face it I've stayed at a roadway inn that I was terrified to stay in and I've stayed in at a roadway inn that was nicer than a normal Hilton. How did Hyatt get so high up. I've stayed at a couple JW Marriots and if you ignore their location they really aren't nice either. Overall wtf is this chart.

>>2871874
I stayed at a Ritz-Carlton when I was an unemployed junkie, so gonna say this chart doesn't have universal truth.

>>2875083
>but if the top is as mixed up as the bottom two tiers
nah the top is relatively fine
the top 2 differentiation doesn't make much sense as it's really property dependent at this point
but overall between the top 2 categories (together) and the 3rd level, the division is quite correct

>JW Marriots and if you ignore their location they really aren't nice either
wouldn't agree
their higher room categories are usually fine
amenities, service etc. are typically all acceptable, not great / memorable, but enough to justify not immediately leaving
which really describes all of the entry level luxury brands

>>2875085
>stayed at a Ritz-Carlton when I was an unemployed junkie
and?

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