WonderSeeker

The first time my mind ever said "maybe I should move" was 8 years ago. The feeling intensified when I had an amazing experience in east Asia 3 years ago (good people, less political heat, heightened sense of purpose). Me? I'm at 27 and moving from the U.S. to Korea in 1 month. I'm single and have a job waiting, so it's a little easier for me. Right now is the absolute perfect time to pull the trigger. Americans look like deer in the headlights these days. Everyone's either doubling down on failing consumerist-materialist paradigms or wallowing in financial misery. London is insanely expensive. If you are a city person, then fine. I'm not sure what your finances are, but marriage (and I presume kids) might make things tight... but at least you'd have family right beside you to help out. Otherwise, forget the speculation and what family says. Just listen to that inner voice. Good luck!!

I have a friend staying in Berlin right now. He told me you can buy LSD from stores there (giant posters in the storefront glass). Not legal, but they sell it anyways haha. Last time I personally travelled abroad was 3 years ago for a 6-week stay in Mongolia. If you go hard with dating you should be set. Women love curious men who just rolled into town from my experience I don't know shit about Germany. All I can say is explore as much as possible. Be interesting. Be interested. You will only go as far as your curiosity takes you. So ask lots of questions. Flirt with the environment and it'll flirt back. Good night and have fun!

I'd never heard of Yanis Varoufakis until today. Apparently he's the guy who claimed capitalism is over and we're now in so-called "techno-feudalism" He makes a pretty compelling case (articulate, experienced, aware; feels like SD green/yellow). If you wanna know how big tech is influencing your mind, watch these: Great for sense-making the madness we're in.

No doubt. This is just the next step. SK is my easiest foot in the door out of the US. I plan to mobilize after a year there. (I'm on a TEFL contract) Also good reminder I totally get what you mean about generalizations. Maybe you've been, but having not gone yet I'm still exploring the nuances to each culture. Just from basic history class and reading I know where these countries came from and more or less where they stand. But I'm not gonna pretend to know 'what' they are. Maybe you know more than me. What kinds of islands are you talking about? Also totally agree on the low consciousness people part. When I dated the Japanese girl in Mongolia she'd been to 3 vipassina retreats, spoke 5 languages, and worked at the U.N. Like you couldn't make this up. Still kick myself for letting that slip. But I wouldnt even say she was super aware, not that i need that in a woman I guess. High-consciousness only comes in unicorn individuals and rare pockets... not localized to any nation or city (that i know of)

When I come i expect Mad Honey served to me at the temple 😋

Woah interesting, I'd love to hear more! I think scientists should research this topic of experiencing non-native cultures more. Like I'm genuinely curious why some people just do better some places, while others suffer in different places.

Thanks for sharing. You hit the nail on the head. Really can't add much more. Takes a certain type to see "this" U.S. as somehow normal or better. Some positives, yes. Access to nature is #1 for me. I grew up in New York state / Vermont, and you have there some of the most beautiful land I've seen on planet earth to this day. But yeah, Americans are out of touch with genuine, easy-going sexual polarity. Whereas those countries you mentioned (BRAZ, MEX) got that down to a tee. My buddy has been to Brazil and tells the best stories. I took a couple Brazzilian women to the bars last year in Phoenix... Holy shit they were fun. The Mexicans too. But somehow my own people are hard to connect with and it saddens me. It's like, "What the fuck is going on in the collective psyche here?!" I'm not here to speculate, only asking. This part resonated: "Hope people don't get butthurt and start flinging shit at me because my perspective makes them insecure about their own decisions." I swear that's exactly it. When I talk to REAL PEOPLE face to face they have INCREDIBLE experiences to share about Korea, Brazil, etc. But then people who look up other places and only the negatives without ever buying a plane ticket think they know the world... this is basic epistemology. Direct experience vs the internet... Anyways thanks again for sharing!

That's sounds like a great opportunity actually. Thanks for sharing dude

What version of "the West" are you referring to? In America all of those things you described such as 'workers rights' and 'free speech' have been eroding for years, now at an accelerated pace. Let's do some epistemology. How do you know what you're saying? 1) The internet. 2) Talking to real people with real experience. 3) Experiencing the thing yourself. Because the latter two I have experience in. I've passed through Korea and stayed in Mongolia for 6 weeks. I found so much joy in the adventures and integrating aspects of the culture (language, speech, dating, growth, etc). I've spoken to people who've lived in Japan, Korea, and Mongolia (and said they loved it). I know others who travel like this. They create whole new lives overseas and prefer it (like I did). In my life I've found you don't know until you try. And if you haven't tried, talk to people. And if you aren't happy where you're at, might as well try something new. If you are, then keep doing what you're doing sir *tips cap*

Yeah I think the 'reckless' dating/friendship of America is what turns me off the most. It's just fake and massively unattractive. To participate in it is to lie to yourself or to have think skin (if you have the latter, good for you then). Reason I liked east Asia wasn't just because it was cheaper like some people talked about. I made better connections and was able to express myself in new ways that I couldn't believe. This is actually interesting AF because I see everyone else focusing on the negative, yet it doesn't really get to me because when I think about moving to Korea and bumping around to other countries surrounding it I'm only focused on all of the adventures I'm going to go on, the people I'm gonna meet, and the radical transformations I'm gonna go through. It's the intention you bring in that counts: the intention to create and experience. An hey if I'm wrong, then ok big deal. I'm only 27. Will move onto something else. Most people in here haven't even been to east Asia, they're just reading ChatGPT and farting out ungrounded opinions. I've actually been (and it's lit). When I'm older though I wouldn't mind Scandinavia or eastern Canada (away from the cities). We'll see. Enjoy Hanoi and the others as you go! Cheers.

Duh. There's more to life than enlightenment you know

Yeah this is just one of those things where you have to accept the reality of it. A good question to ask is "Even if people were more open to it, would that be a good thing? Why or why not?" It personally helped me out quite a bit when I stopped assuming it'd be a good thing if it were mainstream. Great book by the way. Chris Bache was ahead of his time.

She was great. I hit her up every now and then on IG, but for the most part she's outta my orbit. She's in Paris so I'm not too attached... but if we both end up in Mongolia again someday.... watch the fuck out! Read about my trip here: https://x.com/jaypidgescribes/status/1922260576975388965 Well you're mostly referring to Seoul and Busan. I'm going to live in a more mid-sized city... Gwangju ideally. But there's also Suwon, Daeju, and others. If you're curious how I came to this decision I fed ChatGPT all of my top preferences and filtered for the best cities in SK. The mid-sized ones have stellar nature access and Gwangju in particular is a college city on the more "progressive" side But hey, either way I'll let you know how it goes Used to dream about it. But when it comes to the nuts and bolts of what I want most, I veer toward SEA countries. If I start thinking about it logically that takes me away from intuition What's most important to me right now is starting a deep relationship, and Asians and Latinas are pure gold when it comes to that

Yes, teaching English. Most places requires a bachelors to do it. SEA actually doesn't pay great when it comes to teaching (not that I'm a money whore, my student loan every month are just high AF). Oh and trust me I know there's ugly sides to these cultures. In Mongolia they have godawful pollution problems (they throw trash into pits, burn it, and let the ashes blow around for example). Not to mention the corruption (usually related to China, shocker). I used to live in a progressive town in New England. Always been curious about PNW and Colorado. But the part of me that wants to leave is too strong. My intuition is like YES! THIS IS THE WAY! I don't see things getting better here so I'm gonna go where I'm treated best. Cheers ~ ~ ~

Yeah nobody wants to have babies there... wild isn't it? SK Chinnghis Khaan to the rescue! Time to raise an army