You REALLY want to be an expat?

[ECOCKS]

For those who think being an expat is life on easy street.....

Serial killer in Philippines targets expats, their gadgets

Dizon, a computer technician and reflexologist, is suspected of killing retired U.S. Air Force serviceman Albert Mitchell, 70, his wife, Janet Andrenada, 53, and their three domestic helpers last Thursday, the newspaper reported.

He is also suspected in the killing of Briton James Porter, 51, and his 22-year-old Filipina girlfriend in their home a few days earlier. Police also suspect Dizon killed Canadian passport-holder Geoffrey Bennun, 60, and his 20-year-old Filipina girlfriend on July 12.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/26/serial-killer-in-philippines-targeted-expats-and-their-gadgets/?hpt=T2

Still another reason to stay realistic about those age gaps......

[kievstar]

Comparing Phillipines (where USA past 4 years has had a USA travel warning) to most expat countries is not reasonable. 

Expats do get a lot of attention not all good.  When I was in Brazil was not safe in Sao Paulo so I had an armed guard / driver to work and lived in gated community.  Outside of Sao Paulo no issue. 

[Gylden]

What's a serial killer in the Philippines got to do with being an expat in the FSU?

 

[acctBill]

I was an expat in several places in the EU, perfectly safe, great cities.  Perhaps you should point out the virtues of being an American expat in Somalia or an Israeli expat in Tehran.

[ECOCKS]

Do so (point out virtues) for Ukraine or Russia (Kaz...), there's plenty of examples.

[BC]

As a life long expat, I enjoy changing venues from time to time.  FSU would not be out of the question.

[Misha]

In your poll options, I would have split up the for the right woman and job option. I would consider it for the right job (a really, really good job), but would not do it for the right woman even if she insisted 

[ECOCKS]

Yes, there's good and bad everywhere. Most of it involves adaptability of the individual to radical differences as to what is considered "acceptable, "normal" or "standard".

This may have been part of the intent of the infamous thread on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly which sidetracked off into such a bitter personality war. 

So, you may enjoy reading and deciding which pieces of information fit best into those categories:

VISA Challenges are Constant (but maybe improving)

New visa rules confuse expats
Nov 7, 2007
Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/27769/#ixzz0uoyoIjZr

Expats face tough rules after WTO
Apr 24 2008
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/28902/

Easy Guide - Requirements for Foreigners to Enter and Exit Ukraine
http://www.chamber.ua/enter-exit-ukraine/

Working in Ukraine

Ukraine expat survey 2010
http://bunews.com.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=349:ukraine-expat-survey-2010-&catid=25:industry-&Itemid=34

Expat doctor stands up to misconduct charges
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/24511/

Moms confront child molester
http://www.theeagle.com/local/Moms-confront-child-molester

Simple Living

Doing my walkabout a little later in life.
http://www.canuckabroad.com/forums/expats-living-in-ukraine-and-russia-vt1730.html

Sadness and splendor in Kiev, Ukraine's capital

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2012191278_trukraine27.html?syndication=rss

One of our own:

. . The Mendeleyev Journal . .
Life, art, culture, language and music in Russia
http://russianreport.wordpress.com/

[ECOCKS]

In your poll options, I would have split up the for the right woman and job option. I would consider it for the right job (a really, really good job), but would not do it for the right woman even if she insisted 

True and I did start to do it that way but then there would have been someone saying they would do it for the woman only if there was a job or a job only if there was a woman. Giving two possible votes would mess up trying to analyze it.

So, you explained your response, which is what a discussion board is all about.