Good generally. I like living here and I have no desire to move back to Aus. It's easy to get permanent residency, I don't pay tax, I like being in a US timezone, and I like year-round summer. I work for myself and I can do whatever I want. It would be hard to do in Aus cos of tax/ regulation /cost of living. You have a lot of financial freedom here and it's an affordable country. But of course, there's little things that bug me, like the fact they're all rubbish at driving, or that there's a broken sewerage pipe near my building leaking shits up onto the footpath, that no one wants to fix for a few months now. But overall I like it here. I do not regret moving at all. I haven't met any English speaking ex-pats that want to leave either, which is a good sign.
Wow, that sounds pretty amazing! Totally get the sewage thing... a bummer but a small price to pay for a great lifestyle... ok now I want to visit Panama!
It's so yummy @choogirl, I see you're in Panama! What's it like there??
Good generally. I like living here and I have no desire to move back to Aus. It's easy to get permanent residency, I don't pay tax, I like being in a US timezone, and I like year-round summer. I work for myself and I can do whatever I want. It would be hard to do in Aus cos of tax/ regulation /cost of living. You have a lot of financial freedom here and it's an affordable country. But of course, there's little things that bug me, like the fact they're all rubbish at driving, or that there's a broken sewerage pipe near my building leaking shits up onto the footpath, that no one wants to fix for a few months now. But overall I like it here. I do not regret moving at all. I haven't met any English speaking ex-pats that want to leave either, which is a good sign.
Wow, that sounds pretty amazing! Totally get the sewage thing... a bummer but a small price to pay for a great lifestyle... ok now I want to visit Panama!