I have nothing against Asian people, just people are deluded if they think the quality of life and living standards are better in Asia than in the West, keep smoking whatever you are smoking. I have been to India which accounts for nearly half of Asia's population, there is a small wealthy elite but most people in India starve. A friend of mine visited China and even paid a guy to show him the slums of Shanghai, the super modern photos of Shanghai are BS. If that were really true, why do so many Asians go to the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia/NZ??
In Germany if you are caught with a gram of marijuana, they just take it away from you, no arrest, in Singapore, they kill you, why would I want to live in such a country? If you really want to expand Asia, lets include Israel, which is technically in Asia, very modern and high tech.
I do see America getting competition but not from Asia, it will be from Europe. Europe has modern technology and the capability to build a powerful military machine. Most of the global aviation industry is dominated by Europe and the USA with Russia having a smaller part of it.
It seems that you were discouraged very much by your experience in India.
🙂 I think Asia is not all bad... In terms of internet, transportation, and government efficiency, Singapore is better than Sydney, for example. Singapore's MRT and bus system are more comprehensive (perhaps because the city is so small...) than Sydney's, and in fact is comparable to London's tube and better than France's corail intercite or Paris Metro.
Indonesia is not as blessed as Singapore, and yes, many westerners find it 'horrid.' But you can live a comfortable life in jakarta (the capital), having big big houses and several cars, several housemaids to clean your house, drivers to drive your car, plus other 'luxuries', all at almost a quarter of the cost of living 'normal' life in Melbourne, for example. That kind of lifestyle is pretty common in Jakarta. In what other city in 'developed countries' can you do that?
Well, i think it all depends on what our lifestyle is, and what we like in life. There are always trade-offs. In jakarta, the streets are not safe, for example. No welfare system, etc. But you get cheap 'luxurious' life with low costs.
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Most asians go to Aussie, NZ, UK, US, etc because they are english speaking countries. To go to other asian countries we have to learn languages that are considered 'minority languages'- like vietnamese, thais, malay, etc. It's a lot of extra effort, compared to learning english and aim for Aussie, NZ, UK, etc.
