Thanks for the list, saved Me time just to find out that NONE of the places mentioned are places I've ever had any desire to visit let alone live...not a single one has any appeal to Me so I greatly appreciate the list.
I am American, born and raised for the first 25 years of my life. But I have lived abroad since then, so the last 21 years of my life I have lived in the UK, Cyprus, Italy, Indonesia and Vietnam. I have been to every country on the list and think some are not as good as the video says. While still nice countries, I have been to all of them. I would recommend other European countries over Mexico and Columbia. Spain is nice, but I wouldn't put it number 1 on the list. Cyprus and Malta are much more comfortable and welcoming in my opinion.
I've been living in Thailand for 2 years. But i don't have any family. I do go back to America to get my passport and visa updated. But i don't want to live there. I sold my house and retired to Thailand. I wouldn't have been able to do this in America, people, Say crime is bad, but crime is bad America, you will never escape crime. Rainy season takes a little to get used to but I lived in fl. But when it's not raining, it's perfect. Costa Rica wasn't that nice to live. The people are disrespectful to Americans. The thai people are very nice to Americans.
There's already 70,000 Americans in Costa Rica. They don't need anymore.
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There's virtually no crime where I live in the US. I wouldn't want to visit Thailand, let alone live there. The hot, humid climate is reason enough to avoid Thailand, Florida, and Costa Rica.
Same here. I live outside of a town of 25,000 in North central Arkansas. While Little Rock and that area has real problems with gun violence it’s good here.
Thai people are not nice. Stop lying. I have been going there since the nineties and just left there a few months ago. I will probably never go back. It just keeps getting worse there for westerners. It seems like they want more Arabs, Africans, other Asians over westerners.
R U kidding? Why are such vids as this constantly picking EU countries that are OVER priced a unaffordable for retirees? France Italy, New Zealand Portugal Spain are all EU and Euro countries. Costa Rica is overpriced due to too, too many Americans there just like Mexico. Why no Asian or East European countries???????
Costa Rica is great but almost as expensive as the US for a modest lifestyle. Froze my arse off in Bogota. Many French people don't like foreigners, especially if they don't speak French.
I've lived in several foreign countries----none are acceptable to everyone. I currently live in Mexico and many people are too afraid to move here---that's way okay with me.
We very much want to move to New Zealand, but have hit a brick wall. Unless you're young and skilled, or rich, they don't want you. We're retired, have pensions and Social Security plus substantial savings, but it's not enough to qualify for NZ residence. If you know of a better way to get in, please let us know.
Same here. NZ doesn’t want us….especially Americans. Our son is taking his family to NZ. His wife is a school teacher, so highly sought after in NZ; the government even provides a moving stipend. He can get residence based on her employment; then my wife and I can immigrate based on them as family residing there. Adopt someone with a teaching certificate who will go there.
@@samuelsmith5773 I'm a teacher, but 67 and retired. Was hoping to stay that way. I wonder how many years I'd have to work to qualify for residence? Thanks for the info!
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If you like a hot and miserable climate, high crime, or unstable goverments, then consider Columbia, Mexico, Uruguay, Costa Rica.
What absolute BS … this guy has no clue. He references Global organizations for stats … I knew someone who believed Costa Rica was safe too relative to global stats. Come to find out his car was broken into 3 times first year there (he found out their crime stats were good BECAUSE NO ONE WAS REPORTING CRIMES BECAUSE NOYHING WAS DONE BY POLICE AUTHORITIES. Canada is a socialist cesspool … Crime skyrocketing … housing costs doubled … etc. And notice how he keeps. Been to Mexico lately sport? I have … their housing prices now approximate those in USA. And explain to me how you’re going to buy property as only citizens can buy property (I know … I was checking out prices last year). And finally he keeps saying how healthcare is free … ask anyone who lives in one of these socialist utopias what they pay in taxes for this “free healthcare.” I’ve been all over the world … this moron has no clue.
Canada has many new problems, mostly because of the immigration. Crime rings have been stealing cars across the country and shipping them from the Montreal port to Asia. Our car was broken into in Montreal but luckily not successfully stolen. Having lived 70 years in the USA, I never had that happen here.
When I'm "elderly," I want to be in America, near family and comforts of home, but in the (hopefully) early retirement years with reasonably good health, wife and I plan on spending extended time traveling Europe, Southeast Asia and perhaps South America. You only live once, and we would like to see and experience as much as possible
I am too old and married with family nearby that I care greatly about so there is no reason I would leave the country of my birth and except in a few cases (California or New York for example), America would be the country I would choose to live in and to retire. Places like the country of Columbia for example are way to dangerous for someone who feels better knowing I have the right to defend myself and my family here where any place else I would be at someone else’s mercy, no thanks
No, not all. Most I’m considering doesn’t tax on income from foreign sources. The US is one of the few countries that tax you when living/earning abroad. Study the topic before providing false info.
Not too easy to emigrate to NZ I believe. CR, too corrupt against gringo's. I've been to Colombia, stunning women, but you're a gringo and are a target in more than one ways. Statistically speaking, more Americans get murdered in Mexico each year than all other countries combined. Fact. The only two on your list that would be appealing would be Portugal and areas of Spain. Canada, full on Commie now. Too bad, I love Gaspe' been there a dozen times. Canada's health care? hahahahahahaa If you have Cancer you'd die before you got an appointment. Italy, over run now, invaded. Too bad, no turning that tide back. Other places that are good choices are Argentina and on your list Uruguay.
Lets not 4get the part where Mexico still has the Cartel running around so everybody that/who ends up living in Mexico will have 2 be heck of a whole lot more careful!
10. Colombia 🇨🇴
9. France 🇫🇷
8. Canada 🇨🇦
7. Italy 🇮🇹
6. New Zealand 🇳🇿
5. Mexico 🇲🇽
4. Uruguay 🇺🇾
3. Costa Rica 🇨🇷
2. Portugal 🇵🇹
1. Spain 🇪🇸
France is the last place anyone wants to go to..
@ , the video said this, I did not make it up
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Thanks for the list, saved Me time just to find out that NONE of the places mentioned are places I've ever had any desire to visit let alone live...not a single one has any appeal to Me so I greatly appreciate the list.
@@Sandalphon777 np
I am American, born and raised for the first 25 years of my life. But I have lived abroad since then, so the last 21 years of my life I have lived in the UK, Cyprus, Italy, Indonesia and Vietnam. I have been to every country on the list and think some are not as good as the video says. While still nice countries, I have been to all of them. I would recommend other European countries over Mexico and Columbia. Spain is nice, but I wouldn't put it number 1 on the list. Cyprus and Malta are much more comfortable and welcoming in my opinion.
You're living my dream!
I've been living in Thailand for 2 years. But i don't have any family. I do go back to America to get my passport and visa updated. But i don't want to live there. I sold my house and retired to Thailand. I wouldn't have been able to do this in America, people, Say crime is bad, but crime is bad America, you will never escape crime. Rainy season takes a little to get used to but I lived in fl. But when it's not raining, it's perfect. Costa Rica wasn't that nice to live. The people are disrespectful to Americans. The thai people are very nice to Americans.
I don't have family and don't care for none
We don't get alone anyway
There's already 70,000 Americans in Costa Rica. They don't need anymore.
There's virtually no crime where I live in the US. I wouldn't want to visit Thailand, let alone live there. The hot, humid climate is reason enough to avoid Thailand, Florida, and Costa Rica.
Same here. I live outside of a town of 25,000 in North central Arkansas. While Little Rock and that area has real problems with gun violence it’s good here.
Thai people are not nice. Stop lying. I have been going there since the nineties and just left there a few months ago. I will probably never go back. It just keeps getting worse there for westerners. It seems like they want more Arabs, Africans, other Asians over westerners.
Those people who make the negative comments don’t have passports!
Thank you. I appreciate this video.
R U kidding? Why are such vids as this constantly picking EU countries that are OVER priced a unaffordable for retirees? France Italy, New Zealand Portugal Spain are all EU and Euro countries. Costa Rica is overpriced due to too, too many Americans there just like Mexico. Why no Asian or East European countries???????
Costa Rica is great but almost as expensive as the US for a modest lifestyle. Froze my arse off in Bogota. Many French people don't like foreigners, especially if they don't speak French.
It's fine with me if they keep the good places a secret, but I personally love Bogota. Just sayin.
New Zealand is not an EU or Euro country.
NZ no longer has a permanent retirement visa. It's only for 2 years.
I've lived in several foreign countries----none are acceptable to everyone. I currently live in Mexico and many people are too afraid to move here---that's way okay with me.
I tryna be somewhere where my gender wont get attact. Somewhere where i can freely live my female life in peace without being harrased.
Try vermont
I didn’t grow old to give up on freedom.
So, just what freedoms are those that you feel you'd lose some other Country?
We very much want to move to New Zealand, but have hit a brick wall. Unless you're young and skilled, or rich, they don't want you. We're retired, have pensions and Social Security plus substantial savings, but it's not enough to qualify for NZ residence. If you know of a better way to get in, please let us know.
Same here. NZ doesn’t want us….especially Americans. Our son is taking his family to NZ. His wife is a school teacher, so highly sought after in NZ; the government even provides a moving stipend. He can get residence based on her employment; then my wife and I can immigrate based on them as family residing there. Adopt someone with a teaching certificate who will go there.
@@samuelsmith5773 I'm a teacher, but 67 and retired. Was hoping to stay that way. I wonder how many years I'd have to work to qualify for residence? Thanks for the info!
If you like a hot and miserable climate, high crime, or unstable goverments, then consider Columbia, Mexico, Uruguay, Costa Rica.
The video is Bovine Scatology!
And people from Canada come to the US when their medical situation hits the fan, so don;t peddle that BS Canada is no bargin
What absolute BS … this guy has no clue. He references Global organizations for stats … I knew someone who believed Costa Rica was safe too relative to global stats. Come to find out his car was broken into 3 times first year there (he found out their crime stats were good BECAUSE NO ONE WAS REPORTING CRIMES BECAUSE NOYHING WAS DONE BY POLICE AUTHORITIES. Canada is a socialist cesspool … Crime skyrocketing … housing costs doubled … etc. And notice how he keeps. Been to Mexico lately sport? I have … their housing prices now approximate those in USA. And explain to me how you’re going to buy property as only citizens can buy property (I know … I was checking out prices last year). And finally he keeps saying how healthcare is free … ask anyone who lives in one of these socialist utopias what they pay in taxes for this “free healthcare.” I’ve been all over the world … this moron has no clue.
Canada has many new problems, mostly because of the immigration. Crime rings have been stealing cars across the country and shipping them from the Montreal port to Asia. Our car was broken into in Montreal but luckily not successfully stolen. Having lived 70 years in the USA, I never had that happen here.
Yes please go to Europe.
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Don’t agree in any way
Im American and i wanna retire in America
When I'm "elderly," I want to be in America, near family and comforts of home, but in the (hopefully) early retirement years with reasonably good health, wife and I plan on spending extended time traveling Europe, Southeast Asia and perhaps South America. You only live once, and we would like to see and experience as much as possible
I used to agree but the US has changed (not for the better) . If u don’t see that, the US is the place for u! Adios vayes con Dias
I am too old and married with family nearby that I care greatly about so there is no reason I would leave the country of my birth and except in a few cases (California or New York for example), America would be the country I would choose to live in and to retire. Places like the country of Columbia for example are way to dangerous for someone who feels better knowing I have the right to defend myself and my family here where any place else I would be at someone else’s mercy, no thanks
Most of these countries now want you to have sizable income and bank accounts. Don’t forget, your monies are double taxed.
No, not all. Most I’m considering doesn’t tax on income from foreign sources. The US is one of the few countries that tax you when living/earning abroad. Study the topic before providing false info.
@samuelsmith5773 I did.
The US has a foreign tax credit. Only people making a lot of foreign earnings could possibly be double taxed.
Not too easy to emigrate to NZ I believe. CR, too corrupt against gringo's. I've been to Colombia, stunning women, but you're a gringo and are a target in more than one ways. Statistically speaking, more Americans get murdered in Mexico each year than all other countries combined. Fact. The only two on your list that would be appealing would be Portugal and areas of Spain. Canada, full on Commie now. Too bad, I love Gaspe' been there a dozen times. Canada's health care? hahahahahahaa If you have Cancer you'd die before you got an appointment. Italy, over run now, invaded. Too bad, no turning that tide back. Other places that are good choices are Argentina and on your list Uruguay.
The people making comments here. 😂
This list is garbage.
No matter how nice these places may seem, retiring abroad is for fools.
No, fools stay home, watch television, and pay the high prices.
Lets not 4get the part where Mexico still has the Cartel running around so everybody that/who ends up living in Mexico will have 2 be heck of a whole lot more careful!
Much of Mexico is safer than the U.S. you do need to make sure you travel to these safer areas (no different than the U.S.