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Originally Posted by haha
I'm sure he is thrilled to get your advice. But in case not, I hope he keeps posting, as people who are willing to subject themselves to this kind of thing aren't common. Negative (or realistic) opinions on retirement destinations are very useful; mainly because it takes nerve to walk into a windmill.
However, there are plenty people who are motivated to describe how wonderful this or that third world "paradise" is. Some because they have something to sell. Others to help deal with the cognitive dissonance produced when they come to fear that they can't afford life in a 1st world country. Or perhaps just because it takes more folding stuff to score a very young woman in the ol' USA.
So in the interest of a fair and balanced picture, maybe we could allow all views to stand unmolested?
Ha
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Retiring overseas is a backup plan. As a former engineer, I still go around thinking primary plan, back up plan, and the back up plan to the back up plan. Also, just having more mental flexibility makes you less of a working robot whose success and failure rests solely on hitting the number X by the age Y. I would admit that ensuring having young hotties around in the future isn't without its allure. 
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