+1 to OP for bringing up interesting demographic quandary. THinking about his situation my ODC took hold-- a new acronym
Height
Ethnicity
Age
Lucre ( lol money)
I apologize.
Height
Ethnicity
Age
Lucre ( lol money)
I apologize.
Quote: (10-16-2015 04:16 AM)Bon Scott Wrote:
[quote] (10-15-2015 11:18 PM)esalen1 Wrote:
(08-10-2015, 12:01 PM)Aureole Wrote: Why work? 1 million is enough to retire. Stop chasing money!
Now you have a ton of time. Make it happen!
Your issue that you need to get out of the rat race. It's eating up you time and energy.
yeah I reakon 1 million is a good figure
but what if he can n that into 1.5 or 2 million....
I would love to live in NYC
Quote: (10-15-2015 09:57 AM)Oz. Wrote:
Quote: (10-15-2015 09:33 AM)worldtraveler3 Wrote:
How would u obtain the 2k per month, with the saving interest?
Assuming op already has over 1M$ saved up, a year has 12 months 40 years is equivalent to 480 months at 2K$ that is 960K$ total. If he is already 40 I don't think he needs to add more than 40 years into the calculation
Quote: (10-16-2015 02:41 PM)Turkish Republican Wrote:
This topic is basically a summary of the messed up western society. A guy with a decent job who is in decent shape and worth over $1m not getting the high quality girls he deserves.
I'd say being worth 1 million dollars at the age of 40 is a very good accomplishment. You could easily retire in EE with that kind of net worth and live off the passive income. Asian guys actually do very well in EE. Never ever try to attract girls with fancy cars, fancy pads, they'll see you as a beta provider. Sure you could have a decent pad, fancy car while gaming girls but never use it as a main tool for getting them. Don't tell her you live in a fancy place of town, let her be surprised when she visits you, that way you'll be sure she didnt come back with you because she knew you were well off.
Quote: (10-14-2015 08:10 PM)Aureole Wrote:
Staying in NYC for now. Europe is tough in the winter. I may change my mind once spring comes around again. Thanks for asking!
Quote: (08-10-2015 07:03 AM)Aureole Wrote:
I'm thinking I might be able to start a life in academia in Germany with my advanced degrees, and having read here how proximity is half the battle, take my quest to the local colleges. I'm up for a change, and my industry may not have room for me much longer.
>>>>>> How about being a student there? Nowadays (esp. in Germany) it's not that unusual to be an older student.
I'm not too interested in other countries. No SEA if I'm looking for white girls.
>>>>>>> The world is bigger than Germany, but if that's where you wanna go,I say try it. But use he opportunity of being in Europe to visit oher places. The Berlin wall fell 26 years ago. You might be surprised that you can find malls, restaurants, and all the first world trappings in EE just as in Germany.
I like the social welfare, first world, advanced economy of Germany, so I'm less interested in the EE.
>>>> Social welfare must be paid for. As a German resident youll pay high taxes (as in most of W. Eur)
Scandinavia is a possibility, but the expense and the lack of diversity appeals to me less.
>>>>> Scandinavia varies by country. Sweden, Norway are very expensive; Denmark about as Germany. Lack of diversity? In terms of fitting in as an Asian? Plenty of dark-skinned refugees in Stokholm. Few Asians in most Europe as a whole.
The argument for NYC is that it's where my life is, and odds here are already supposed to be pretty good. There are a lot more women than men in the city. I understand changing locations won't help if you don't have game… and I know mine isn't 100%. I could stay and work on that.
>>>>>> "Game" in W. Eur ain't much easier (if at all) than in the US.
I know racism is worse in Europe, and odds might not be better.
>>>>>> Not sure it is worse, based on conversations with Europeans and observation. In any case, rarely directed at Asians who are welldressed and do notfit the profile ofVietnamese refugees, and such racism sin't endemic, though there are skinheads in the former East Germany.
After all, without knowing the local language, my pool of candidates is smaller.
>>>>> Younger people speak great English in German-speaking and Scaninavian-speaking ountries (less common in the Latin countries of Europe.) But that is one-on-one. Breaking into groups is difficult since they tend tospeak the local language, often slang-filled and with quite different pronunciation than the standard Hochdeutsch (High German) that is taught to foreigners and you see on German TV.
I might tire of the lack of diversity once I spend some time there. Their novelty as skinny white girls and my novelty as a newcomer might fade.
On the other hand, NYC seems to be an uphill battle for me. I'd have to battle several factors:
- American women are heavier than European women, thin ones are rarer, making targets rarer
>>>>> Unfortunately not limited to the US. Women get fatter as they age in W Eur, E Eur. About as prevalent as in the US.
- White women are top of the peeking order here, raising the hurdles more
>>>>>> Not sure that's the case. Lots of white men have "yellow fever" (attraction to Asians. Stuck up women ecist notonly in the US but Europe also.
- Age gaps are looked down upon here more (though I'm not against age-appropriate dating, it's just that post-40, most U.S. women look really busted)
- The U.S. aesthetic is huge and loud. I'm lean and cultured. Would I have to change this? I don't want to change this.
>>>>>>>> Don't change yourself. Unfortunately,there are a lot of loud bar-hopping women in Europe too.
Thoughts?
Quote: (12-29-2016 04:56 PM)Aureole Wrote:
Not much to update, I'm afraid. Thanks for asking, though.
2016 was a rough year for a variety of reasons. Still in NYC, though.
I've been reading the EE threads and giving more thought to the EE suggestions earlier in this thread.
Quote: (08-10-2015 01:44 PM)Feldeinsamkeit Wrote:
Have you not thought about relocating to the UK? The women there are the cream of the crop in Europe, bar none.
Quote: (01-01-2017 12:21 PM)Travel Museums Wrote:
You could get that limb lengthening surgery in beijing. 3" for $25k. Takes a year or so to recover from what I've read.
5'7" is still short though but at least you'd be the same height as the average woman in NYC.