This world is huge, and people on this site tend to seem reasonably well-traveled. With that being said, what is your LEAST favorite country that you've been to and why? Don't list countries that you haven't visited (ie Iran, North Korea etc)
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Hmmm... this is so hard, I've visited multiple countries across the globe and it's hard to pick my least favorite. If I have to, I'd pick the U.K., I think people are kinda cocky and cold there, at least those I've met. And also there isn't anything good to eat. lol
I would say that there are people like that but if you go to a pub during a football(soccer) game or rugby game everyone is equal and if you are drinking it is even better
My least favorite country to visit has to be Mexico. I visited Mexico City and got Salmonella. Sort of rubbed me the wrong way. I have visited 19 countries total. If you visit be careful of what you eat. I didn't listen to people and I learned the hard way.
I wouldn’t say the UK, but England specifically.
The Republic of Kiribati would be a strong first place with my main reasons being the lack of everything except for the odd cannibal or two. Only people that would possibly enjoy it there would be summer IB interns as the lack of cellular networks would prevent them from getting a late night "PLS FIX" from their MD.
Resource: visited in July 2018
Second place goes to the Kingdom of Tonga due to the fact the whole country essentially shuts down on Sundays for religious purposes and the lack of infrastructure, etc.
Why did you visit Kiribati? Curious...
I'm currently trying to complete a personal goal of reaching 100 countries by the age of 30 and was in Australia for undergrad B school last year. So first off I was in the region, secondly I had a goal I was working towards and lastly I had just read the Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost... interesting read to say the least.
On to how I ended up there: I Had to get to Hawaii for a planned trip between semesters and wanted to go the interesting way instead of the quick way so I shot over to NZ for a couple of days then up to Fiji. From there I was able to book a round trip to Honolulu with a multi-day layover in Kiribati on the way back... Interestingly enough Fiji Air is the only airline that services the island nation at the moment. I found out the reason for this upon landing when we touched down on a runway comparable to a North Korean rural road and pulled up to the garden shed "literately" of a terminal where customs was basically a guy writing stuff down on a piece of paper.
All and all probably the most remote death trap of a island I've ever been do and definitely wouldn't recommend it with the one exception of Fly Fishing... apparently it's fantastic there and people fly in once a week and shell out thousands for guided fly fishing tours.
hope this helps.
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Clearly, none of you folks have been to India...
Spent one month in Indian this year, can confirm that you are either misinformed or a peasant. As if you have even a semi decent bankroll you can basically live like a king, servants, 5 stars all the way, private tours everywhere and you can bribe your way into and out of anything.
Tons of historic and cultural things to see and do 10/10 would recommend India.
Sure,
I spent over $20k in 2 weeks In India, I did not go cheaply (business trip). I also visited a wealthy family that had servants, drove brand new BMW 750s, had copious alcohol in a dry state, had the largest marble desk I've ever seen, etc... Even with that, I'd HATE to live in India
Hahaha undercover Indian detected, nice try bud :)
No bobs and vagene for you
King of the tilapia pond
Saw something today, in The Economist I believe, that says India has 12 of the world’s 15 most polluted cities. Yikes.
Edit: Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4K2NsMgo1G/?igshid=6j09a8hol116
The economist hates any country in the global south.
I'm not going to crap on an entire country and their culture, but from a business travel standpoint India is THE WORST. The flights to/from US are horrible and despite some new, nicer western hotels in major cities it is not a nice place.
I'm trying to be nice and some cities (Bangalore) are certainly better than others, but the overall experience in India is not a pleasant one. Seeing an elephant on the road was pretty cool though....
Tbh I can see how business travel might be a annoyance especially if it’s a fly in fly out situation from North America. Mumbai isn’t the most habitable place and when I flew from BLR to JFK via Doha on Qatar air the total flight time took a toll even laying down up front.
That being said I’m still going to defend it as one of the most interesting places I’ve visited, my flight from the east coast to Delhi was basically a nap and a movie. The journey from there to Agra to Jaipur via private driver was more than comfortable and there was lots to see... Specifically the region of rajasthan. From there it was on to Nagpur via Mumbai then back to Mumbai before heading down to Goa to drink beers on the beach all day. All and all a good trip with lots of experiences.
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Clearly you haven't been to many developing countries if you think India is the worst that it gets.
I been to India multiple times for personal and business reasons. They don't let you into the gated communities where the wealthiest people live. Antilia which is the most expensive house in the world that cost $1,000,000,000+ is in Mumbai. No lies, no one wealthy there wants to go the market or anywhere near the slums. They just all live in private communities with security guards. You don't see any upperclass people there because they don't want to see you or interact with you, even as a foreigner.
TBH India was one of my favorite trips that I have ever been on and I went alone. Not on some soul searching shit either. I genuinely enjoyed the people that I met in the three regions of the country that I went, the culture is dope, and the place is stunning. Obviously, you'll see shit you don't want to see and there are scammers everywhere, but I will definitely be back soon. Being in India during Holi would be a dream
India is fucked up.
The rich stay in gated compounds far more luxurious than some of the best places in Hong Kong or even London (strictly within the gated compounds). And right outside, you'll see a poor labourer's family living under just a tarpaulin sheet and poles, trying to stave off the winter month by burning firewood and cowdung cakes. Even worse, it's usually those labourers who built the gated compounds and work for the people living within to service the rich folks' needs (like the guy below you). Seriously broke my heart big time, even though I've seen a lot of poverty in a lot of places (including Afghanistan). The sheer contrast and indifference literally killed it - and this I say as someone from Asia. For some perspective, in India, you'll even find women who make a 50k (which is huge by Indian standards), married to a guy who makes around 150k, haggling over 0.5 cents of veggies with the streetside green-grocer who makes maybe $1-2 a day.
Not to mention the increasing communal violence after the election of the hard-right ruling party. A significant number of Uber drivers are Muslim in Delhi, the capital. The guy felt comfortable talking with me (I can speak broken Urdu thanks to my time in Dubai), after figuring out from my name that I'm Muslim. After the usual niceties, the discussion veered off into the topic of religious violence (I might have been guilty of that), and the guy narrated countless unbelievable instances - being disturbed during prayers, churches and mosques being vandalized, being harassed by the police, being harassed by the local politicos...
For an anecdote, a few months back, the youngest son of my friend's cook was murdered in broad daylight, apparently because he got into an argument with some relation of some local goon. The police took their sweet three hours to drive by.
When does india get cold?
American Indian here and this post accurately sums it up. India has an incredible heritage and it's culture is amazing (not everything is bobs and vagene), but it's almost impossible to live there.
ummmm, what were you doing in afghanistan?
Kabul is getting worse. Prospects of improvement seem low. Hope is found when T is treated like disaffected guirellas with local incentives, rather than international ambitions.
Often struck by how beauty is found in the midst of such terrible backdrops. There is no other place like the Bamyan, more people should see it. The daily perspective of death being such a visible fact really makes you readjust your perspective.
Belgium.
I am in Brussels a couple of times a year and I try to minimize the number of days there. It is an incredibly boring place, people are rude and service at hotels/restaurants is absolute shiet. The city is mostly filled with boring bureaucrats and people travelling for work, which is less than ideal for the nightlife.
Can people take anything a Brit says about Brussels seriously?
Hey, I'm Scandinavian!
I get the other point and I have to admit that I have never been to Bruges. Maybe I gotta hop on a train the next time I'm in Belgium.
C'mon man. Lots of Brits died protecting Belgium on WW1
I wouldn't write off the entire country of Belgium based just on Brussels. Yes, Brussels sucks, but Bruges is amazing. The movie was right - it really is a "fucking fairy tale". Plus I saw an actual "little person" in Bruges and just about lost my mind.
colin farrell did make a whole movie about belgium being awful
It's like a fuckin fairytale
Iraq. The people were rude, granted I was there against their wishes but still
What do you expect from an invasion lol.
not extremely well traveled but so far least favorites are UK and Belgium. belgian people were remarkably nice and well mannered, so they're not last, but the food sucks (I ate mostly halal and italian when I was there).
ditto on england for the shitty food (decent thai food though), but the people were noticeably more rude, particularly in Wales. I won't be going back anytime soon.
Interesting. I loved London and thought the people were pretty friendly. Much friendlier than Paris, for instance.
The food is rough though, plus I'm not a fan of curry.
I should mention, I did not spend any significant time in London, so take my assessment of the UK with that grain of salt
Why would you even eat halal or Italian in Belgium? Belgium has a an excellent fine dining scene & good local dishes as well.
what I'm saying is I tried the local fare, I was unimpressed, so I sought out other options. doesn't hold a candle to spanish, french, or italian cuisine. but again, that's just one dumb american's opinion, you're free to eat belgian food all you want, but you won't convert me
Not sure if you experienced this too, but I always felt like there was an "old money" rudeness amongst Londoners. I felt looked down upon because I was American and didn't have any family history beyond my grandparents.
It's a European thing imo
There's no new money so probably true...
Guess Trump was right. They aren't sending their best cooks and chefs.
let me rephrase. the local fare was so bad I only ate halal and italian, because those were good.
I am not kidding when I say I’ve been to Syria.
It was before the war outbreak so it was relatively “stable”
Had pictures of Bashar Al ASSad all over the fucking place. Police stop you all over. Beggars slam on your car window. No modern business like McDonalds or Starbucks.
Turkey. When I was in Istanbul my university group was glared at, spit at (on ground as we walked by), and one individual (a Hindu) was shot at by a cab driver after a heated religious argument. I also almost got jumped in a bar too long story... Make no mistake, the vast majority of these people hate Americans.
I'm surprised, I was in Istanbul for a week recently and found it to be very diverse, "first world," and it felt quite European. Other folks I know who have been there in the past few years have all loved it too.
It was a university related trip and they cheaped out on accommodations big time. The hotel was disgusting and not in a great part of town.
Wow, I almost married a rich Turkish girl who wanted me to move to Istanbul. Glad I decided against that.
Istanbul is an awesome city and that's not really representative of what it's like to visit there.
Why would anyone as a tourist get into a religious heated argument with anyone?
So that's your question as opposed to why the hell the driver tried to shoot my travelmate?
"Don't you dare criticize Islam, they have every right to try to kill you in response!"
Though I feel like India does overall take the cake for a lot of it being very unpleasant (not great weather, high levels of pollution and corruption, widespread poverty and outdated infrastructure), I'd probably say my least favorite place I've lived in is Lithuania. The people are very cold, fairly high levels of alcoholism (though nothing like Russia and some other Eastern European countries), the food was just alright, and there's really just not much to do at all. Vilnius is a beautiful city, but it's mindbogglingly boring when you leave it.
But then what is Somalia / Libya?
Somalia.... got kicked off a boat cruise for telling staff “I am the captain now”
Call HR bro beans they’ll help you out.
I didn't love Vietnam. The nature is amazing but everything else is so so. Food isn't great (yes, street food was a let down for me a nothing compared to the more "refined" Vietnamese food in Europe), the concept of service is almost nonexistent, the language barrier is huge (even in international chain hotels like a Hilton you can struggle to get you message across) and the people are generally rude and not open to tourists. Clearly there are exceptions but this was the general vibe I got from having seen 3 different cities and doing a mix of nature and city exploration. Neighboring Cambodia was MUCH better.
You're on crack if you think Cambodian food is better than Vietnamese food
Generally no but based on the experiences I personally had in those countries, the Cambodian ones were better. Maybe I ate at the wrong places or maybe the negativity of other parts of the Vietnam trip didn't let me fully enjoy the food. But based on that single experience, I preferred the Cambodian food.
Been to about 35 countries - combination of living around, multiple 3+ month back packing trips and random 1-2 week vacations.
Cuba was by far my least favorite place. There are so many better places to go before you consider cuba.
Ahahahaha didn’t think of this.... fucking rice and beans.
Food sucks in Cuba, but everything else is great.
Easily the safest Caribbean country.
Why do you say safest? Had always heard about Aruba being the safest
North Korea is probably the safest Asian country, that is if you don’t have a poster collecting hobby.
How has everyone on this site been to/lived in so many places?? It's quite remarkable..
I don't think it's unreasonable for one person to be to 3-4 countries. Perhaps a bit entitled, but if you go on one vacation as a kid, study abroad in college, and then do 1-2 as an adult, that adds up quickly.
Had some family members in the State dept so had the chance to visit them when abroad.
Europe is small. You can pass the borders of Spain Andorra France Monaco Italy Switzerland in 1 day.
35 countries down, and the winner (so far) is Luxembourg. No culture, no nightlife, no unique food, no landmark attractions. Centrally located in Western Europe though. I've been to plenty of impoverished South American countries that had far more "beauty" than the sterility of the wealth of Luxembourg.
Does it have a major airport or would you just take a train to Paris/Amsterdam/Frankfurt etc.?
Train for sure.
Lol, I forgot about Luxembourg. It's the nicest shitty place I've ever been to.
If you are opening a shady overseas bank account I would go to the Caymans, not this boring place.
Surprised to see all the UK hate. London is an awesome city, a real international hub, plenty of stuff to do for everyone. Whether isn't great though, but even if you didn't love London/UK I wouldn't rank it as the worst place I've been.
I was disappointed in Belgium, it just wasn't that exciting to me. Nothing terrible, just boring.
Haven't been to India, but I hear is very polarizing.
My controversial one is, I didn't love Thailand when I went. I did a few days in Bangkok and a few in Phuket. Upon reflection, Phuket was probably too touristy and I should have tried for an outer island, but overall didn't love either place. Things were cheap, but that was about it, felt pretty seedy, maybe fun if you were looking to get really rowdy with a group, but otherwise, it was hard to get around, chaotic, etc.
Agree with you on London. It's a great food city and the only other city that can really compete with it is NYC.
Have lived in NYC and have visited London. Have a friend who currently lives in London and has visited NYC. We both agree London beats NYC on almost all fronts.
i loved them all
Ciudad del Este, Paraguay is the worst city i've been to
Really? I spent a decent amount of time in Ciudad/ASU. Ciudad de Este can't be the worst with access to the waterfalls and crazy shopping?
hmm you're right, i just had a bad experience and everything was closed (was there on easter).
Iguazu is very close indeed
Saudi Arabia has the largest gap between what it is and what its potential is/was, though life can be quite comfortable if you're living on a compound. I guess that's my answer.
There are plenty of places I've visited where I would find it very hard to live (India, Cuba, Lebanon) but it's hard for me to say that any are my least favorite, given that I really enjoyed my time in all 3.
I did a Thailand trip with a couple friends to Bangkok and then Phuket, trying to have a good time. But I had no idea how ratchet and seedy it would be. In Bangkok, I stayed at a pretty nice hotel, and I went to a window to look outside, and could literally see people living in crates and steel containers. The poverty there was a little unnerving, but I guess you get used to it once you have visited a few developing countries, but it was much worse than Vietnam and Malaysi.
But Phuket was on another level. Absolutely chaotic, dirty, with waste lying about on the side of the road. The nightlife in both places has a lot of ladyboys, and creepy, old and balding white men everywhere preying on the locals. I ended up having a pretty great time just with my friends, so I guess I can't complain, but you definitely have to be the kind of person who's okay partying in kind of ratchet, unclean, dirty places.. And I've been to Vietnam and Malaysia, but Thailand is definitely on another level of sketchiness.
A few days in Alexandria / Cairo was more than enough for me. Zero interest in going back there ever. Sure there's some scenic things to do like the pyramids and see how papyrus is made but its way overpopulated and filthy. I guess I'm glad to have seen it first hand to know I never want to go back.
While I wouldn't call it the worst place I've been to, the infrastructure and dinginess of major US cities really makes me question the country being labeled as first-world at times.
Sounds like South / SE Asia kinda sucks then? Never been but then again I never really saw the allure. From afar it seems like crushing poverty, hot weather, and dense populations. Guess I’ve made good travel choices; I’ve had many people try to convince me of doing a trip there.
Na man, it’s a big region. Have had good times in Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. It all depends on what kind of trip you have and what you intend on getting out of the trip.
South / SE Asia is an absolutely massive region and it's impossible to generalize. Indonesia alone is longer than America is.
The Republic of East Saint Louis
All of the midwest except chicago tbh
Minneapolis isn't too bad. I would argue that it's a lot better than a lot of people would expect, but still, Chicago tops all. I'm from Milwaukee and I won't even try to argue in favor of it lol
Ended up at a strip club there on night with a group of people I had never met before (most of them girls). What a night......
Ahh The Penthouse in East STL. Probably a top 10 strip club in the US
I don’t hate the people of the country, but Saudi Arabia is a terrible country and I never intend to visit a country where women are oppressed in the way they are in Saudi Arabia. They cut your head off if they don’t like you, destroy their own culture and use terrorism to force everyone to worship their extremist branch of Islam. No one has basic human rights in Saudi Arabia thanks to their crazy, fundamentalist interpretation of the Quran .
Curse of oil. I wander how much of the lack of rights was a realization by the rulers that keeping it backwards was great for them. No need to share the oil wealth if you never develops
Richest family in the world.
Good thing mah man Adam Neumann (haraam Israeli Jew btw) ran away with $1.7 B of Saudi money.
Has anyone been to Saudi Arabia yet? Just opened for tourism and I'm tempted to go there next month. My risk tolerance is pretty high, so I'm not crazy concerned with my safety, just more concerned with having things to do for 5-7 days.
Saudi Arabia is perfectly safe. Frankly though you're better off going to Oman, you can do everything you can in Saudi except there's much more to do and greater geographic diversity.
Correction: Saudi is safe as long as you live in a compound or a five star hotel. There are some places you really don't want to be in - banditry, bribery, murders, kidnappings aren't uncommon.
We did a project a few years back there, and the company arranged bulletproof cars for some reason. Now why would they do that?
Can confirm Oman is definitely worth visiting, was there last month and it was superb - less touristy than somewhere like the UAE and incredibly safe. One of the best places I've been to so far in fact.
If you have a pretty generous risk appetite I hear your dollar can really go far in Yemen or Syria.
Hot take: Monaco.
It's the most overpriced, overpopulated, boring place in Europe and one of the only countries in the world that consider its tax regime as part of the culture. If you are there for the Grand Prix you're gonna be better off staying in Nice, Cannes or Antibes.
Ive visited Dubai twice... everyone is pretty shitty so you typically have to drink your way through the trip.
I've heard that drunkenness/alcohol is illegal in most parts of Dubai. I apologize if you were just joking but otherwise, am I misinformed or do they just not enforce the law very well?
There are definitely Western clubs and hotels where you can go to drink. Not sure of the specifics of the law though.
Anyone can go to a bar or Western cafe to drink. But you walk out and act drunk, you'll be fined. To consume alcohol in your home, you need a personal liquor license (or your company needs to provide one for you), after which you can buy alcohol from some specific vendors and consume it in your home alone. Drunk driving there (even without causing anything) often leads to jail time followed by "debortation".
For the most part alcohol is only available at hotels, though this isn't as constraining as it sounds as every hotel has multiple bars and restaurants, and there are an awful lot of hotels. There are also nightclubs too. In addition, you can buy whatever you want from the duty free stores when you enter the country.
For a major American tourist destination I was not a fan of the Dominican Republic.
This is also my least favorite place to date - the resorts are so much shittier than every other place i've been in the carribean and the people/vibes also turned me off. Much better off going to Jamaica, Mexico, Aruba etc.
Whenever I was not at the resort (split time between there and a city hotel), I felt that most people were sizing me up about how to get money. I’m lucky to be a much larger than average guy, not in a Chris Farley kind of way. My brother-in-law said at least twice that he was glad I was there because he would 100% be getting jumped. I’ve been to plenty of third world countries, and the DR was no bueno. The people at the resorts were great, but the food was terrible at a brand new, high end place.
Glad I’m not alone.
I’m 100% Mexico for beach vacations from the Western US. Mexico > Hawaii
Possibly unpopular, but I am not a big fan of the UAE. Compared to its neighbors (Qatar, Kuwait, Oman), it has almost no visible culture. All you see in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are mega malls, luxury shopping, and obscene displays of oil-money wealth. If you're traveling there because of exactly those reasons, then you will be in heaven on Earth. But if you prefer to really get to know the history, the people, and the culture then you're better off skipping it.
I also found that most people treated the working class, who are all immigrants and never Emirati natives, with distrust and disdain, which was also a red flag for me.
Well for Emirati culture, you went to the wrong places. Bastakiya in the Dubai city centre, then Hatta on the outskirts (literally an enclave in another emirate), or any of the smaller townships in Abu Dhabi, or most of the northern Emirates (Umm Al Quwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah) have a lot of culture still left uncontaminated by Dubai's idiotic materialism. I would say Qatar has barely any culture.
That’s a good point, I do imagine that getting outside the cities would have given me a much different sense of the country. I will say though that the Golden Souk in Dubai was well worth visiting, and provided a relieving change of pace and some insight as to what Emirati culture is like. If I ever find myself back there, I’ll have to make time to visit some of the emirates that are more off-the-beaten-path.
Totally agree on Qatar and Kuwait
Ive been to Morocco. Although it's not a travelers-friendly country and my friend and I almost got robbed I still love the country lol
Where in Morocco did you visit? I was in Marrakesh recently and it seemed like a chilled out place, women and children out and about until 4 am without a care in the world.
This may, I went to marrakesh and casablanca. It was ramadan. People kept asking for money on streets and it was kind of scary...We lived in the central medina. It's a great country i'd visit again to explore the desert and other places and i love the culture as well but it was a bit intense..
Greece. So much poverty in Athens which is where I visited. They have stray cats all over the place, and wild dogs. I'm allergic. I'm sure a luxury resort on one of the islands would have been awesome, but I didn't do that.
yea, it's so sad
go to santorini next time! it's amazing there. anw at least greece is so cheap and the food is good lol
Athens is shit (aside from historic stuff). Go to the mountains especially if winter (arachova, meteora) and islands (santorini, hydra) next time, they're really beautiful!
Mykonos was surprising too - lots of natural beauty and the town itself is gorgeous but other than that it's just a huge rock. Roads are sketchy too. Stayed in a villa about 15min from the town and were warned right away to lock doors because of robbers. We were planning to rent vehicles of some sort until we realized the drive to our neighborhood was along a rocky cliff with no barriers and our taxi driver said some tourist had just died in an accident the week prior.
10/10 would still go back
Greece pro-tip don't spend more than 2 days in Athens unless you're Greek. Charter, then sail around to multiple islands for 2+ weeks.
The cats are from the last recession when the Greeks could no longer afford their pets so they just let them out onto the street.
I've never been to any really difficult third world type places, but among the developed world I have to say Paris was some weak ass shit. Its just a big city, nothing special at all if you've lived in places like NYC/LA/SF/CHI like most of this board.
Ooooh your buildings are old, who cares. The Mona Lisa looks better on Google images than it does in person with 10 rows of tourists with cameras in front of you. And the French food in Georgetown is better than it is in France.
Here are some countries you should visit: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/where-to-go-in-africa-0
South Africa,their demeanor towards the Africans there made me feel uneasy and uncomfortable,there’s a cruelty to it I haven’t seen anywhere else in the world
Russia.
Went with some friends (one of whom was a child of a famous russian-israeli oligarch..not abramovich btw ) and besides St Petersburg and Moscow, the rest of the country was absolute shit.
I'm from Egypt so I'm well aware of what shit looks like, but russia was on a different level. Go to the inner cities like Murmansk or Kazan, and you will see for yourself. I'm utterly suprised how this nation still manages to compete militarily with the west.
I have a slight tan complexion with green eyes so I would get confused of being armenian/chechen and the hostilities to people from the north caucasus is extremley high (granted Kadyrov would give satan a run for his money).
I was there during the 2018 WC, and even then found it drab in comparison, going to russia during a not festive period would have sucked even more.
BTW-- I read this question as "which country were you most dissapointed by" not which one was the shittiest.
Yemen probably takes the cake for the closest resemblance to hell on the planet for me at least, and bangledesh second.
I thought I had bagged finally getting a son of oligarch friend that I met through another friend but he won't add me on facebook
LOL. Bro I'm from a well-off fam but certainly not in the circles of literal power brokers who run entire states. Friedman is easily one of the most powerful men in Russia, no way I would ever run into his kids.
My friends dad is an oligarch but lower level, not a billionaire but, I presume, low to mid 9 figures.
How's Egypt? Everyone loves the culture but I've heard it's crowded as fuck and the entire population, which is one of the largest in Africa, all lives very close to the Nile. Sounds depressing.
My fiancé is from Russia, but she's from the part west of Moscow that gets destroyed every time someone invades which is quite often. Not a lot to do but visit the battlefields.
Ukraine. Went to meet my gf's family, she warned me it'd be a shithole (she hates it and there's a reason she moved abroad), the only good thing out of it is that the Hryvnia is so cheap you can live as a king. For the rest, corruption is endemic at all levels, the population is demoralized, you risk contracting serious illnesses everywhere. Sad times.
Gotta update: South Africa: tribalism regularly turns to violence. Racial justice which simply means compensatory racism. Extreme violence. Regular electricity shutdowns. What I said about Ukraine in terms of corruption and illnesses is far worse.
edit: 1 day after I added this, mass lootings in SAF and country on the verge of civil war. Terrific!
California: a hybrid between South Africa and North Korea, if the latter was run by child-molesters.
Loved the Greek islands, but Athens was pretty shitty.
India is definitely one of those places you love or hate. It'll hit you with sensory overload (the colour, the constant blare of sound, the smells (some pleasant, some unpleasant). The culture and food is magnificent though - their civilization is thousands of of years old after all. Biggest drawbacks are the corruption, poverty, pollution, and lack of modern infrastructure (in most places).
One of the biggest reasons for that IMO is the effects of British colonization (Warning: history lesson upcoming). I've studied South Asian history pretty extensively and one of the most interesting stats I've read is that India made up about 25% of the world's GDP at the time the British arrived, and was at 2% of the world's GDP when the British left. Ironically, people tend to picture India and Bangladesh as poor, but the first area of India that the British conquered (due to quite a bit of luck)was the Kingdom of Bengal (which now forms parts of India and Bangladesh), and Bengal at the time of British conquest had a higher GDP and per capita standard of living than any country in Europe, including Britain. It was the wealth the British took from Bengal that directly led to the industrial revolution in the UK, the de-industrialization of Bengal, and the conquest of the rest of South Asia. There's a reason India was known as the "Crown Jewel of the British Empire". It flourishedbecause of the wealth and manpower that India provided.
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