If you had to live in a developing country, what country would you live in?

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[QUOTE="dramaybaz"]Iran, Iraq are middle east?Lonelynight

Pretty cool place? I'd think your concept of cool place is high end pretty buildings then. Because UAE has a boring, dry, indoors lifestyle and where nothing happens but business. No amount of money would make me trade the hedonistic, outdoorsy, dense and dynamic lifestyle from Brazil.

Also, interisting that no one even reminded of India as a choice.

Kudos for most ppl choosing Brazil

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Are you being serious right now?

Adrianstalker

Pretty cool place? I'd think your concept of cool place is high end pretty buildings then. Because UAE has a boring, dry, indoors lifestyle and where nothing happens but business. No amount of money would make me trade the hedonistic, outdoorsy, dense and dynamic lifestyle from Brazil.

Also, interisting that no one even reminded of India as a choice.

Kudos for most ppl choosing Brazil

china

I dont know. Maybe a primarily agrarian, tropical country that has not been discovered by tourist yet.

I dont know. Maybe a primarily agrarian, tropical country that has not been discovered by tourist yet.

mrbojangles25

Possibly Chile. Everyone who's been there has said it's really nice. I'd definitely pick somewhere in South America. They have some very large economies (Brazil), and the drug cartels want NOTHING to do with you if you aren't a dealer or a rival. Colombia is a good example of that and I've heard violent crimes related to the drug cartels have only been declining because it scares off potential customers.

Asia? Maybe Vietnam. Not really sure.

Eastern Eruope? Russia. They've got a ton of developed areas and some very beautiful scenery.

Middle east and most of Africa are no goes.

The Middle East is getting a unfair treatment in this topic, bearing in mind that we are talking about third world countries. Compared to other third world countries the Middle East should not score last. As a foreigner you can live a great life in some countries like Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and others, you would be isolated from issues that make nationals of said countries relatively miserable. Also the place is relatively safe when it comes to crimes. Another thing is that the place is culturally rich. GazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]The Middle East is getting a unfair treatment in this topic, bearing in mind that we are talking about third world countries. Compared to other third world countries the Middle East should not score last. As a foreigner you can live a great life in some countries like Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and others, you would be isolated from issues that make nationals of said countries relatively miserable. Also the place is relatively safe when it comes to crimes. Another thing is that the place is culturally rich. LFCq

Turkey doest sound too bad, at least not as extremist as other Muslim countries. if i could choose wherein turkey i would live near one of the tourist getawaysplay_thegame

The Middle East is getting a unfair treatment in this topic, bearing in mind that we are talking about third world countries. Compared to other third world countries the Middle East should not score last. As a foreigner you can live a great life in some countries like Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and others, you would be isolated from issues that make nationals of said countries relatively miserable. Also the place is relatively safe when it comes to crimes. Another thing is that the place is culturally rich. GazaAli

I didn't actually believe Asian countries are losing. I thought people would find them interesting?

I agree most of them aren't so appealing though if you take Japan, SK, Singapore etc and even China out of the list.

Though China should of course stay on the list it is not yet a developed country.

I'd move to the U.S./canada.

I don't want to live in a backwards country. Especially Africa/the middle east.

I'd move to the U.S./canada.

I don't want to live in a backwards country. Especially Africa/the middle east.

MakeMeaSammitch

Although African and Middle East nations are backward in many ways, some of them do have more progressive justice system than America.

Turkey doest sound too bad, at least not as extremist as other Muslim countries. if i could choose wherein turkey i would live near one of the tourist getawaysplay_thegame

China is technically still a developing country, but that's mostly due to the vaaaaaast difference between the wealthiest and the poorest in that country (despite being a communist country, ey?). The poorest regions in China may not even have telephone or electricity, yet the wealthiest regions in China completely trump some developed countries in terms of modernisation and proportions.

As such it isn't al all terrible to live in a very developed region in China, if you have the financial capabilities. Human rights problems and limitations won't affect you much if you have the money.

In a sense, how China is now reminds me a little of Orzammar from Dragon Age Origins.

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I'd move to the U.S./canada.

I don't want to live in a backwards country. Especially Africa/the middle east.

Ncsoftlover

Although African and Middle East nations are backward in many ways, some of them do have more progressive justice system than America.

Such as?

I would live in my country UAE :)

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Are you being serious right now?

Adrianstalker

Pretty cool place? I'd think your concept of cool place is high end pretty buildings then. Because UAE has a boring, dry, indoors lifestyle and where nothing happens but business. No amount of money would make me trade the hedonistic, outdoorsy, dense and dynamic lifestyle from Brazil.

Also, interisting that no one even reminded of India as a choice.

Kudos for most ppl choosing Brazil

Don't know about Brazil, but we do spend times outside in UAE. The weather is pretty awesome now (in winter).

You've obviously never been to a desert safari, or driven a quad bike on sand dunes.

I would live in my country UAE :)

TehFuneral

oh the wonder of high income developing countries.

lol at all the Brazils. The place isn't all beaches and bikinis you know.

lol at all the Brazils. The place isn't all beaches and bikinis you know.

Storm_Marine

Latin America of course.

Bunda everywhere

Plus I know quite a few people there.

You'd like to live in Eastern Europe the most. Same as western but with little to no immigrants, everyone is white.

[QUOTE="play_thegame"]Turkey doest sound too bad, at least not as extremist as other Muslim countries. if i could choose wherein turkey i would live near one of the tourist getawaysJohnF111

Turkey is great. I lived there for four years. But, I'd make sure to stay at the western half where the locals seem more westernized. I absolutely love the area from Mersin at the eastern edge of the Taurus Mountains to Antalya and Izmir. Beautiful country, very friendly people.

Taurus Mountains viewed from the northern side:

You'd like to live in Eastern Europe the most. Same as western but with little to no immigrants, everyone is white.

SovietsUnited

[QUOTE="play_thegame"]Turkey doest sound too bad, at least not as extremist as other Muslim countries. if i could choose wherein turkey i would live near one of the tourist getawaysGazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"][QUOTE="play_thegame"]Turkey doest sound too bad, at least not as extremist as other Muslim countries. if i could choose wherein turkey i would live near one of the tourist getawayspie-junior

[QUOTE="pie-junior"][QUOTE="GazaAli"] Well its not like Wikipedia is the best source. I remember reading that Turkey's economy ranks 16th around the world and is predicted to reach the top 10 by mid 2020s.GazaAli

the size of a economy.

India is in the top five in the world for GDP but is one of the poorest countries out there.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"][QUOTE="pie-junior"] * Wikipedia is an excellent source for this type of crap. it also links directly to the IMF 2012 report. **It's 16th in overall GDP.Storm_Marine

the size of a economy.

India is in the top five in the world for GDP but is one of the poorest countries out there.