Why I Didn’t Move to Bali

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• MA

  @marcieromano7356 · 4 years ago

  I am going to retire in Bali and it is my vibe. That said, I totally enjoyed and appreciated your perspective; I wish more people were so honest and clear and unabashed about their own situation. I agree completely about the good vibes only thing. Thank you for this!!!

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• AH

  @Ahduciekwndnbbbsvvvghhhyyyyy · 4 years ago

  I spent three months in Bali, and while it’s a beautiful place - that “good vibes only” rant is spot on what put me off. I loved visiting, but I can’t imagine living in that vibe

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• CH

  @chiangea3495 · 4 years ago

  Bali is a great holiday destination. Kuala Lumpur is the place if you plan to live for long term.High percentage of English speaking population, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Mamak, Arab foods and low cost of living, public transport & rent.

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• CA

  @cashew1 · 4 years ago

  As an expat going on 30 years living in Bali, this gentleman is laying out some cool hard facts. Simply put Bali is for some but not for many. If you don&apos;t have a true desire to live there other than solely to make money, buy property and have tax vacation Bali is not for you. There are many other places in the world to do that.<br>Many forget Bali is for the Balinese.

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• DA

  @danspencer9499 · 4 years ago

  Everybody has different priorities and preferences. &nbsp;That&apos;s what makes the world interesting. &nbsp;It also keeps us from all wanting to live in the same place.

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• PI

  @pimnxr · 3 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m Singaporean/Thai girl (by ethnicity on my dad&apos;s side) who was born in Indonesia and having spent some of my childhood yrs there, based on my very personal experience of living in Java Island (The West Part), &nbsp;i&apos;d gone through many painful things like being sexually harassed, bullied by my most of indonesian school friends, dealt with family problems, and yeah not to mention the religion fanaticsm plus regionalism (or better i refer to this as &apos;Ethnocentrism&apos;) are on a whole new level. I remembered visiting a small town whose most of its populations spoke a provincial dialect and i was strolling around a local neighborhood to buy stuff/grocery-shop. When i tried to strike up a conversation in Indonesian with the seller, all eyes were on me! I got weird, kinda disgusting stares from the locals as if they&apos;ve never heard of the national language, despite being Indonesian themselves. I was wondering why they treated the outsiders differently and this was a subtle form of being intimidated, i mean, that area is in fact still part of Indonesia and people should tone down their close or resistant attitudes towards everything that they aren&apos;t used to getting exposed to.. they are somehow indonesian too but they “emphasize” their identity more on their provincial or specific ethnic groups they belong to, rather than identify themselves with their nationality<br> , i wish they could be as comfortable with sticking to indonesian while interacting with the outsiders as conversing in their own lingo only to their fellow countrymen..my stay was temporary and that area&apos;s local dialect is associated with abuses i endured as a lil kid so, i dont feel the need to fully fit in to the indonesian society on that expected deeper level. On top of this, Indonesia has gotten a lot of pros worth paying attention to, especially when it comes to a sense of community, the locals could be so angelic and friendly to complete strangers and if you&apos;re fortunate enough, they&apos;d invite you to eat together in an open space , like at a small hut in the middle of the rice field while you can enjoy the breathtaking view of your surroundings.

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• IN

  @InstantLuc · 4 years ago

  Bali could work for someone who&apos;s a high earning, highly motivated remote worker or a startup founder who has a remote team. Having a sense of peace and an almost nostalgic normalcy when you finally log off for the day is great. For doing business locally...not so much

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• LU

  @lucasomalley · 4 years ago (edited)

  Andrew&apos;s definition of &quot;good vibes&quot; is the most accurate description I&apos;ve heard to date. &nbsp;Who can I bribe to get this definition into the Oxford English dictionary?

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• RA

  @ramejuri6129 · 4 years ago

  Just to point out, Bali is a name for the province of Bali, which includes the island of Bali, with the city of Denpasar as its capital.

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• PE

  @peterwilliams1119 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m 6 years in Bali now. I&apos;ve had a good run. But the things that will force me out of here in the not too distant future are the lack of freehold property, the pollution and the dogsh*t everywhere.

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• BR

  @Browseski · 4 years ago

  Living in bali right now. Can&apos;t beat the vibes, the waves, the sun. Least not in my book

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• JI

  @jintae4937 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I am from Korea and Ive Compared Phuket and Bali, for me Phuket or some Places in Thailand including Chiang Mai (I am getting bored there very fast) there are more Sex Attractions and Old White peoples comapares to Bali, in Bali there are so many young generation from around the World, Even from Asian Countries like Japan And China, and they are very creative peoples, Bali Probably lack in Infrastructures but the peoples are Amazing, not only The Local, but also the Tourist and Foreigners, even in South Korea we arent having kinda of this place like Bali (melting Pot), in Thailand or Vietnam i mostly seen Older generation, or just Backpackers, for me personally i dont mind about sidewalk, or beaches in changgu are awful because sometimes every week i travel with my friend from around the world in Bali to Explore Lombok, Gili Island or Komodo Island and having Great time for relaxing, since the beginning i am not expecting Bali or Changgu especially to be perfect but what i want is the place that make me busy and do so many stuff and Bali has That, Uluwatu, Ubud, Changgu, Kintamani, Gili Island, Lombok, all those place i can explore and i just wanna say every places are uniqe and way more Beautiful compare that you have seen in Thailand or Vietnam maybe, that is my Opinion i still like Bali withe their amazing Beach Club and villas

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