Country you would least like to live in
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Re: Country you would least like to live inI know it's got its problems. But seriously? You'd rather live in a war zone, an oppressive dictatorship, somewhere with no public health system/frequent epidemics etc etc?(Original post by Jordan_1)
Mines is England.
Mine would have be to somewhere like North Korea or Afghanistan.Last edited by jo1692; 04-06-2012 at 09:56. -
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Re: Country you would least like to live inI think that's mostly about tourists, isn't it? The expats I knew (very few actually) have had a quite friendly relationship with most locals, but whilst having several advantages being white in an African country is not always easy - just having to bargain about everything because locals raise their prices for you. Ghanaian approaches a street vendor, pays 1 GHs for something and leaves. I approach a street vendor, he demands 5 GHs and I have to spend several minutes making clear that I'm not a silly tourist he can easily rip off(Original post by KythingToWrite)
Ah. Well, I don't personally know any expats here, but I know the opinion people have of most of them: Stuck up 'wazungu'. Which is not always right. But still, there are some things that aren't going to change, and unfortunately people still remember the colonial times, so...
And on the cold: How cold is cold? I know I once commented to an American friend that it was so amazingly cold... It turned out that 25C isn't cold! Who knew?
Furthermore, if one calls someone to speak to him but he ignores you or just waves and smiles and proceeds anyway, one would usually consider that stuck-up. Yet, as an expat at a place where there are not many tourists people are always totally excited and want to talk to the mzungu/obruni. My way to the school where I taught (worked for the Red Cross in Ghana for a year) was about 4 km, if I would've had a chat with everyone who wanted to talk to me I would not have arrived at the school by noon
So the fact that I ignored all the "Obruni, bra, bra!" ("White guy, come, come!") shouts and only smiled doesn't mean I'm stuck up and I suppose that is the same way many white expats in Africa react/have to react 
By cold I mean the state when you don't want to shower because ... well, you would feel cold under the cold water. Occurs very rarely, but does occur. In Ghana's mountainous Volta region I lay in bed fully dressed in long trousers, t-shirt and pullover but still froze - maybe because my blanket had been stolen by my female company
I see your Niger and raise you a recent Azawad, northern Mali(Original post by geetar)
Niger.
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Re: Country you would least like to live inSyria!
England is not that bad. We have a lot of good things like freedom of press, right to education, a democratic government, equal rights etc that other countries could only dream of or are currently at civil war to achieve.
Course we have our problems but there are worse places - far worse. -
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Re: Country you would least like to live intrue, but apart from the violance there Syria is amazing country ... fascinating culture and as treasure trove of beautiful and ancient places ... plus the people are lovely(Original post by iheartdjokovic)
Anyone seen the news lately? Syria!
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Re: Country you would least like to live inI am curious why so many people are saying the UK? its cold and wet here but other than that what can you complain about? we have free health care, an out standing quality of life and relatively speaking a low crime rate ... especially compared to some sub-sahran african countries and places like panama.
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Same here - I couldn't picture myself living in the Falklands.(Original post by cl_steele)
DPRK, Congo, several south American countries like Panama etc. Falklands doesnt seem to peachy either ... a bit to cold and desolate for my liking..
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Same here - I would not want to live in Nigeria, but I wouldn't want to live in North Korea.(Original post by Hugh-James C)
Nigeria- I'd do anything to not go there. I'd rather go to North korea instead.
Why would you rather live in North Korea instead of Nigeria?
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Re: Country you would least like to live inAre you mentally ill?
Somalia presumably, although Zimbabwe, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bahrein and Yemen must also be in the running.
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This.(Original post by barnetlad)
Probably a country where the treatment of women is extremely objectionable.
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Re: Country you would least like to live inAre the Falklands a "country"?(Original post by Dee Leigh)
Same here - I couldn't picture myself living in the Falklands.
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So the fact that I ignored all the "Obruni, bra, bra!" ("White guy, come, come!") shouts and only smiled doesn't mean I'm stuck up and I suppose that is the same way many white expats in Africa react/have to react 
