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Hod
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| Would much rather live in a 'corrupt third world country' than the UK. The government official in the 'corrupt' country might want a $10 bribe before doing his job. In the UK he'll just charge you $50, give a receipt an it'll be perfectly legal. Personally, I'd rather pay $10. |
Corruption isn’t just about paying the odd bribe. It makes life dangerous and cheap. The police in countries like Thailand are worse than useless, which I find scary. Bus drivers have been given licenses when they shouldn’t and end up wiping out dozens of passengers and pedestrians before fleeing upcountry. Call the police? See above. So that new office building has serious faults? How can this be when the building inspectors signed it off? Welcome to paradise, folks.
Not being facetious, but a large part of joe30’s dissatisfaction with the UK is due to him being unable to find a girlfriend here. |
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spiral78
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Dear scot:
I don't think the thread's been hijacked. It has rather evolved into a typical Dave's soap opera for your amusement while undergoing dialysis. Surely you can't wait for the next installment of joe's girlfriendless angst, Hod's attempts to keep joe real, and the occasional interjection from Italy and other points unknown:-)
Now, back to the drama!
Best,
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scot47
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:33 am Post subject: |
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So reading Dave's is a substitute for Soap Opera ! Ah. Now I understand.
Could joe solve his problem of not having a girlfriend by online dating ? |
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Hod
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| no redeeming features aside from the food (which I only like because I was brought up there). |
I missed this gem, but it's reassuring to know the UK isn't a complete dump.
He'll be fine in Hong Kong whining and dining the ladies at Delaney's Irish Pub. They all love the Beef and Guinness pie at $184 (£18 ) or fish and chips at 15 quid. I can see Hong Kong getting pelters after a year or two. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| whining and dining |
Freudian slip or subtle dig, Hod?
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wangdaning
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| I had a nice reply all worked out for the gang, then I thought why. We have nothing to offer. No advice. No experience. We are here for you Scot and good luck. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Could joe solve his problem of not having a girlfriend by online dating ? |
There's a pretty sad tale on the China off-topic forum about this topic at the moment.... |
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2buckets
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| What are the chances of a kidney transplant? |
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scot47
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| Nil. I am too old and have "multiple medical issues" (Diabetes, COPD etc) |
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Tudor
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| Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Hod wrote: |
| joe30 wrote: |
| Would much rather live in a 'corrupt third world country' than the UK. The government official in the 'corrupt' country might want a $10 bribe before doing his job. In the UK he'll just charge you $50, give a receipt an it'll be perfectly legal. Personally, I'd rather pay $10. |
Corruption isn’t just about paying the odd bribe. It makes life dangerous and cheap. The police in countries like Thailand are worse than useless, which I find scary. Bus drivers have been given licenses when they shouldn’t and end up wiping out dozens of passengers and pedestrians before fleeing upcountry. Call the police? See above. So that new office building has serious faults? How can this be when the building inspectors signed it off? Welcome to paradise, folks.
Not being facetious, but a large part of joe30’s dissatisfaction with the UK is due to him being unable to find a girlfriend here. |
Well yes, you don't need to be Sigmund Freud to see that the root of his disenchantment with the UK lies with his inability to get his leg over. Quite why he thinks women in Hong Kong will be throwing themselves at him I don't know.
You're also bang on the money about the corruption issue as well - perhaps when joe30 has lived in a developing country (HK?!?) for a few years he will see how corruption permeates every aspect of life, and how utterly depressing and frustrating it gets after a while.
I've met expats with that mentality before; they think it's great that you can bung a cop a few dollars to get away with some minor misdemeanor, yet the moment they get ripped off by a local or the authorities hit them for a bribe, they're quick to whinge about how corrupt and third world it all is. |
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spiral78
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Joe's already got numerous threads on the same old topic 
This is our only kidney dialysis thread....I admit joe does seem a bit insensitive and self-centered here at least - has he even acknowledged the actual topic of the thread? Maybe this is why he can't find a gf?
Clearly, guys in the UK do in fact often find gfs - the population hasn't died off!
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joe30
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| Asian girls are much easier. |
this is British comedy at its best. It's like having David Brent on the forum. |
Lol if you're seriously challenging this. |
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Tudor
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[quote="Hod"][quote="Tudor"]
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| Quite why he thinks women in Hong Kong will be throwing themselves at him I don't know. |
Because he's young and hansum and recently back from Thailand and Vietnam. Hong Kong is just the same, right? |
It's all Asia innit??? |
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nomad soul
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To get folks back on topic...
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I am going on Kidney Dialysis soon and that will be the end of my days as a traveller. I started travelling at the age of 15 when I went to visit Poland as part of a Youth Group. I satisfied my curiosity about travel by taking to teaching and worked in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Zambia, Nigeria and Bulgaria.
Those days are at an end when I have to go for hospital-based dialysis three times a week. I hope to get to my Three Score and Ten in February 2017. Until then I am broadening my horizons by visiting parts of my homeland that I have not seen. Next stop - Culloden.
Will let you know how it feels to have my life-blood sucked out by a machine, cleaned and returned to my faltering blood vessels. |
I remember your posts about the bypass you had in KSA, and that it cost you less than 100 SAR. What would dialysis or heart bypass surgery have been like in the other countries you worked in? |
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scot47
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Maybe a damsel from Dave's will send a positive message to joe30.
As for Dialysisiin countries whre I have lived and worked, I am sure Germany is okay. In fact I cha regularly with a German friend in Berlin who gets Dialysis 3 times a week. In Bulgaria there are facilities but I am not sure how easy it would be to access them. Zambia is a no-no. Nigeria - I suspect too. Saudi Arabia has facilities but long-term medical treatment for foreigners is unlikely. Foreigners are supposed to be in KSA for work or as pilgrims. If they are not doing that, they should go home ! |
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