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Originally Posted by cayme
what about Jp or Australia for living and business?
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Just drop my take.... Japan and (even China) good - both awesome for living and there. I've met some of the most amazing, friendly, generous, intelligent people in the world. I don't think any other peoples compare to them if I generalize and im a big fan of Chinese and Japanese food.
China doesn't have much of a rule of law in business but is a BIG creditor nation. It's second largest economy in the world (by GDP) and has many times more foreign exchange reserves than the second biggest holder. Super strong economy and super strong opportunity long term but its very far from western ways of doing things and the pollution is terrible.... awful in some cities.
Japan is a very hi-tech, funky place but the big downside and if you've got some cash you might find it a bit cheaper these days as the Japanese yen has fallen about 30% or so in the last year vs the USD. However, the downside is that japan is in some trouble economically and is in a recession. Demographics in Japan are not favorable economically either (aging population). The other thing that puts me off is that Japan has the highest Debt/GBP ratio in the world. So for me, it would come back to the debt issue.
Australia is great but very reliant on commodities and personally, I sometimes find the aussies a bit noisy, grating and of lower intelligence (if I generalize) and I know some aussie is gonna kick my ass now. That said, it's a wonderful place, very beautiful, diverse but taxation is high. No language barrier either...
Women are gorgeous in all three. The other aspect is political - I don't believe that either Australia, China or Japan are countries with many enemies and plus they all seem to have a high level of self sufficiency from food/energy point of view. So if you think about a longer term perspective, that might be something you would consider.