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Markku Gr=F6nroos wrote: "PeterL" kirjoitti viestiss=E4 ups.com... wrote: If money wasn't a limitation, what parts or area/s of Asia would you most like to spend your retirement in and why ? If money is no object, HK. I am a big city person, and I like HK. Second option would be Thailand, with excellent medical service. When you retire, medical service is a huge factor. Yes but they can be very expensive because you are not a Thai citizen. Full medical service at international standards can be had for a very reasonable price at hospitals like Bumrungrad. Plus medical insurance is fairly cheap if you don't want to "pay as you go". |
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michael wrote: "Markku Gr=F6nroos" wrote in message ... "PeterL" kirjoitti viestiss=E4 ups.com... wrote: If money wasn't a limitation, what parts or area/s of Asia would you most like to spend your retirement in and why ? If money is no object, HK. I am a big city person, and I like HK. Second option would be Thailand, with excellent medical service. When you retire, medical service is a huge factor. Yes but they can be very expensive because you are not a Thai citizen. which goes a long way toward explaining why so many yurpeons go to bangkok to get medical and dental work done... just love spending too much money, i guess... :-) Clearly Markku hasn't actually used medical service in Thailand. It doesn't appear that he's been there much. As an example of your point, I have all my dental work done at Bumrungrad hospital in Bangkok and pay cash, full price. At that the cost is significantly less than the deductible if I used dental insurance and had the same work done in the US. |
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Tchiowa wrote:
wrote: If money wasn't a limitation, what parts or area/s of Asia would you most like to spend your retirement in and why ? There are very few parts of Asia that have an infrastructure that is up to Western standards. What exactly do you mean by "infrastructure" ? High speed internet ? Highways ? Hospitals ? Justice ? Japan does, but I wouldn't want to live there. If money isn't an issue, live in the US or Australia and spend half your time in Asia. In that case, the choices would be Thailand, Thailand, Thailand, Thailand, or perhaps Thailand. If that doesn't work, try Thailand. Why ? Why not Shanghai, Suzhou, Mandalay, Kunming, Hainan, and so many other nice places ? Each of them with their specific pros and cons... |
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"Tchiowa" kirjoitti viestissä oups.com... Clearly Markku hasn't actually used medical service in Thailand. It doesn't appear that he's been there much. I have not. You are quite right about that. However, we are not talking about dental health care in particular. What about you must go through a large cardio vascular operation for instance.How much would it cost for a foreign patient ? 1 million or ten million bahts ? Or perhaps more ? And in case something has been done wrong by hospital (scissors left deep in your tissue for instance), there will be no policy to cover the indent. You don't have a Thai policy and your national one hardly does so. However, very rich people can naturally survive from nasty sitations like this but it won't be cheaper than back home. |
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Tchiowa wrote:
wrote: If money wasn't a limitation, what parts or area/s of Asia would you most like to spend your retirement in and why ? There are very few parts of Asia that have an infrastructure that is up to Western standards. There are many parts of the West that don't ahve an infrastructure up to Western standards as well.... Japan does, but I wouldn't want to live there. If money isn't an issue, live in the US or Australia and spend half your time in Asia. Isn't Australia at least nominally part of Asia? John W. |
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minor surgery/dentists ok , but brits i hear about go back to the UK
when they need heart surgery .as you get older your heart and lungs may not be able to cope with the heat and humidity which puts a big strain on your circulatory system. so you may go to an early death . |
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If money and visa restrictions are no objects, I would choose
Singapore. I have a wife and daughter and I would choose Singapore because it is safe, boring and predictable. But, Singapore is also close to lots of exciting, exotic places such as Indonesia, Thailand, Phillipines and not too far from India. Travel connections from Singapore are excellent, so you get the best of both worlds, developed and developing. If money is an object, then I would chose Penang in Malaysia. It's excellent value for money and the infrastructure is also very good. Again you have great travel connections to the more exotic parts of asia. I have lived in Medan Indonesia for the last three years and have just recently returned to the UK so I think I know what I'm talking about. Jaz http://www.dharssi.org.uk/travel/ |
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Markku Gr=F6nroos wrote: "PeterL" kirjoitti viestiss=E4 ups.com... wrote: If money wasn't a limitation, what parts or area/s of Asia would you most like to spend your retirement in and why ? If money is no object, HK. I am a big city person, and I like HK. Second option would be Thailand, with excellent medical service. When you retire, medical service is a huge factor. Yes but they can be very expensive because you are not a Thai citizen. Money is no object. Don't you read the original question? |
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"Jan" wrote in message ... uc wrote: Where in Malasia and the Philippines do you suggest? Anyway it doesn't hurt to think about and plan a just in case! GL Wolfie Langkawi will do for me. Frequent flights to KL and Penang Several Ferry routes to mainland. Easy access to Thailand. Jan How much per month do you need for retirement in Langkawi? |
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BKR wrote:
"Jan" wrote in message ... uc wrote: Where in Malasia and the Philippines do you suggest? Anyway it doesn't hurt to think about and plan a just in case! GL Wolfie Langkawi will do for me. Frequent flights to KL and Penang Several Ferry routes to mainland. Easy access to Thailand. Jan How much per month do you need for retirement in Langkawi? Considerably less than the UK !! It would depend on how simple/extravagant your lifestyle is. I'd say RM1.5 has the same buying power as £1 at home for every day items. eg. Lunch and soft drink at our favourite place is about RM10 for 2 - around £1.60. Alcohol is cheap ( compared to the mainland) as its a duty free island. Jan |
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