Andrew

[Andrew @nobordersreq]

@RoguesPhilo Yeah it’s crazy. Either you’re living in a Soviet shithole apartment that you got for free or you’re in the 1% in a modern apartment

[Andrew @nobordersreq]

Never realized how expensive gasoline is in Bishkek

It costs around 87 som (about a dollar) per liter

But when you’re adjusting it for the local income of like $200 a month, that would be like paying $100+ per gallon in the U.S. lmao

No wonder everyone is using gas for their cars instead

[Andrew @nobordersreq]

@RoguesPhilo Thanks 🙏

Staying a few days with my wife’s family otherwise would have time to meet

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Eating at a sushi restaurant in Bishkek owned by a Japanese dude

Table to our left: 3 German guys

Table behind us: 3 British girls

Table in front of us: a big Chinese group

It’s way more more touristy now than when I first came a few years ago

[Andrew @nobordersreq]

@ExploringPhil To be fair most of the foreigners were backpackers so it’s definitely not mainstream yet

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Not a fan of Kazakh work ethic in general

Overall, very poor and communication is horrible.

Sent some bank statements to be translated at a notary. First guy is 2-3 days late on his promise and keeps giving excuses

2nd person finished but there’s tons of errors with numbers (they changed some of the numbers when converting the document from PDF to word and no one caught it).

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@WatcherGuru Lmao and India has a population over 1B

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@franco_wave For real 😂😂

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When digital nomads say steak in x country is so great!

What it actually looks like:

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@Mr_Derivatives All our enemies will be happy to know we can only attack on weekends to mitigate the stock market impact

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Central Asians don’t want to hear it but

Fried rice > plov

and

Beef noodle soup > lagman

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One of most interesting things about Lebanon to me is the widespread use of English, especially given their historical ties to France

In fact, you can solely get by with English in pretty much any major region in the country

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Cool outdoor gym with actual weights

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@HalgoGains Probably very similar in Japan as well

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Traveling to South Korea with a baby is such a wild experience

You get attention wherever you go. People give up their seats for you on the metro and at cafes/restaurants

You skip the line everywhere. People give your baby free stuff

It’s like being with a celebrity

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@StockMKTNewz Wait till Bernie Sanders hears about this

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@Kalshi_Crypto Asians are ADDICTED to gambling lol

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My family had an interesting opposite experience with imperial Japan

Paternal grandfather was captured and tortured by the Japanese

Maternal grandfather lived under Japanese colonialism and spoke Japanese and travelled there many times for business/pleasure

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@mindblossom 😂

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It’s bbq season 👌