Do You Enjoy the Place Where You Live?

[P789]

So, in the case of mine, it is neither.

The following is the reason why I like this place (Bicol Region):

• Access to cheap and affordable transit
• Location nearby a tourist attraction and prices were affordable (e.g. Legazpi nearby Lignon hill)
• Rent Prices here were cheap (average of ₱12,000 per month I think($240))
• Neighbors were friendly specifically living rural towns (Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan etc.)
• Internet Broadband is also affordable here (fiber connection @1500 pesos ($25 per month))
• The food here is tasty like yours (Sili Ice Cream and Pinangat)

Here are the following reasons why I don’t like this place:

• Commonplace for heavy rains and Typhoons
• Food prices here were so expensive that we order wholesale
• The electricity here is so unstable that anytime in a day a blackout occurs. (A blackout can last up to 3 months unless solar energy is used to power homes)
• The current pandemic enforced us to not just wear masks but wear face shields.
• The market size here is so small because the region is one of the poorest in the Philippines

My brain says that I like this place but my gut said NO. I hope that I could made the decision to either leave this place or stay here.

I don't know.

 

[Private Witt]

I've been living here the past 18 months.
It's been pretty damn sad how badly the pandemic has affected this country.
On top of that the protests from the past 5-6 weeks have also exacerbated the tension here.
That being said they are still on the verge of going to a full re-opening.

I hear its horrible there and such a shame as the country has a decent medical infrastructure.

Are you in Medellin?

 

[LeszekM]

Poland is such an awesome country! It's the future of Europe, everyone will start moving to Poland at some point.

I made the bet that in 50 years, financial transfers will inverse in Europe. Poland will be giving the West money.

Wow! I have never heard such thesis until now. It is really nice to read this because usually opinions are not so pleasant. Can you please tell more why to think like that and why people will start moving to Poland at some point?

 

[Saad Khan]

Wow, just recorded 46 degrees celsius today. My body felt like it was in a furnace and I drank two liters in just 6 hours. Definitely not pleasant here in June. This makes me want to move to a colder place in summer.

 

[WJK]

I believe in blooming where ever you are planted. I never intended to stay here in rural Alaska after my mom died -- but, I'm still here and thriving. Success is not dependent on location since every place has its unique opportunities.

 

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[MTF]

Success is not dependent on location since every place has its unique opportunities.

Well that might be true for certain countries but definitely not for all. There are places where success is heavily dependent on whether you were lucky to be born on the "right" side of the border.

North Korea vs South Korea, Cuba vs Florida or the Bahamas, Belarus vs Lithuania or Poland, Haiti vs the Dominican Republic, Somalia vs Kenya or Ethiopia, just to give a few examples.

There are places where life, for the most part, terribly sucks and no amount of positive thinking will change that.