I speak basic Russian, enough to buy stuff and ask for directions using simple verbs and nouns. But not enough to talk about technical stuff or debate arguments. My Mandarin is similar.Phoenix93 wrote:How well do you speak Russian? I am asking because you can go to the Asiatic countries where Russian is widely spoken. The women look 200 times better than women from Philippines.
Example: Kazakhstan
Since you like frugality, those countries are all poor, so your money goes a long way. Most of those countries don't get any tourists, so it is a goldmine.
Yes there are some great FSU Asiatic countries that are supposed to be frontiers for Western men, like Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Krygyzstan. We have some threads on those countries. Use the search field at the top to find them.
As to frugality, yeah but if they have the same mentality as Russians, that "frugality in men is disgusting", then it won't be so easy being frugal in those countries.
That's a girl in Vilnius, Lithuania I met on the street.shortdoctor wrote: Hey Winston,
In your photo section, you have some pics from your time in Eastern Europe. Do you remember where you met some of these girls? I will show the links of some of the ones that I thought were really stunning.
Girl 1: http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Coll ... age262.jpg
http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Coll ... age279.jpg
That's a Latvian girl I met at the train station in Riga.Girl 2: http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Coll ... age253.jpg
Girl 3 (on the right): http://www.happierabroad.com/ebook/Coll ... age253.jpg
I sometimes see girls who look like these women around the city, but can't ever find out where they are from. Thanks!
That's already been explained in many threads. I thought I wanted a child because one feels empty and incomplete without reproducing. It's hardwired in our DNA to feel that way. But when you realize that a child involves you sacrificing your whole life and freedom for another without any real reward, it becomes the worst deal you could ever get into. Yes I'm not fit to be a father for many reasons. I can't be something that I'm not. I never intended to be a full time father, only a part time one. A routine life of marriage and kids and house would have been too boring to me. I always knew that. So I thought I'd be a part-time father. I still can be one, but the thing is, I'm looking toward seeking a serious relationship with a Chinese woman, so it may not be as viable.Boner_Jones wrote: Winston
did you ever think... you would be a normal, loving, caring father... when you had your son?
i mean... you knew you were getting her pregnant didn't you? cause you said... you wanted to pass your genes to the next generation so... it wasn't an accident was it?
And... you were with him for a while... at least. so you must have thought you could be a true father.
but you abandoned him... sorry not judging you but just calling it like i see it... so you decided you weren't cut out to be a father.
what happened during that time... when you were with him...that made you decide... to abandon him? again i'm not judging you, no disrespect bro
I think life is much more interesting for a man when he has freedom and adventure, with periods of romance/passion in between. The ideal life would be like the life of Indiana Jones, lots of adventure and new discoveries (without so much danger though) with periods of romance and passion in between the adventures. I think that's the ideal kind of life for guys like me.
So I would not recommend becoming a parent, unless you really love children, being a parenthood and settling down with a family.
Keep in mind though, that sometimes your heart and your mind wants different things. When that occurs, listen to your heart. It knows best what you really want.
No way would I live in Taiwan long-term. I don't get attention from girls here, and don't find them approachable at all. I find them to be too conservative and closed for my taste. I would say it is even easier to approach girls in the USA than in Taiwan. Seriously. Not kidding about that. Also, the environment lacks social energy and feels stagnant, similar to Seattle, WA. I am not intentionally staying here. I am just lazy to do all the work I have to do to travel. Plus I have bad time management skills and procrastination issues. Some routines are too comfortable to change them, even if you hate them.patrick wrote: Hey Winston,
I read somewhere in the forum you'd like to be a perpetual traveller. Do you stil want to be, and if so, when? Or are you settling yourself in Taiwan?
Not hard at all. Just learn how to say "How much" in that country's language. If you only know how to say "where" and "how much" you can get around and function and pay for things. Prices can be written down for you. Just pick what you want at the grocery store and at the checkout line, ask how much. Or just look at the total on the cashier readout panel. Then just pay the cash and take your change. No need for much to be said there.strangedays wrote: If a guy only speaks English, how difficult is it to shop for groceries or other goods in a foreign country like Taiwan, Thailand or Russia?
Also, if you have a smart phone, you can now install an electronic translator app in it. Some apps even let you speak into it and will translate it through audio. There are free ones and paid ones. I started a thread about this in the forum here:
viewtopic.php?t=14286
This will greatly help in overcoming the language barrier.
Hope you've all learned something from these answers.
