Your stat for SA is wrong.
It is around 36 per 100,000. So not even 10x worse than USA.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?locations=ZA
https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-south-africas-crime-statistics-201819
I am typing this from not so sunny Den Haag, so will give my experiences. Please note that it is not my intention to settle down here so that will also have a bearing on my experiences. As always, YMMV.
Den Haag is in the province of Zuid Holland, but it is considered the northern parts of the...
I am just showing you the view that this whole nonsense about getting a government pension is all bs. It should be the last resort, not something you should be banking on.
Actually not, the majority of millennials in developed countries cannot even afford to buy a house (even those with well paying jobs), and since housing is by far the biggest expense, they don't really have the retirement option.
Those who are retiring now have the luxury of a government...
The weather is terrible! It rains most of the time and even when it doesn't there's not much sun! Also, life here is plain down boring. Everything works yeah, but the predictability of everything is just boring. Also, there is not much to do if you prefer the outdoors or are single. (bars are...