Comments by "Grenade Tennis" (@hughjass1044) on "Nomad Capitalist" channel.

  1. As a Canadian myself, I'm amazed at how squarely Andrew, who is not a Canadian, hits the nail on the head. This is the thing I keep harping about here at home. Justin Trudeau is NOT the problem. He is simply the public face OF the problem. Getting rid of him is easy; getting rid of the people and the mindset that elevated him to power is not.
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  2. Spoke to a person recently who has some knowledge of Singapore; more than I do, certainly, and he said basically the same things Andrew has here. Singapore is small, they're not hurting for people or wealth and they know they're a hot commodity for people wishing to relocate so they want and need to set the bar very high and rules such as these are how they go about it.
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  3. I don't even care about taxes. I'm not wealthy enough for that and besides, I'm retired. But I'm still getting out. Remember folks; even if it doesn't look like they won't come for you today doesn't mean they won't come for you tomorrow. Even sitting the money and tax issues aside, look at the direction things are going in culturally and politically. What do you think all that is going to look like in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years. That's what's driving me out. As Andrew says; "better years too early than a day too late" because if things don't go the way many fear they will, you can always reverse the process but if you wait until it's too late, you're screwed.
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  4. Most people will know that Justin Trudeau's father Pierre was also a Canadian prime minister from '68 to '79 and again from '80 to '84. He wrote a book about himself because.... of course he would. What narcissist doesn't think it's all about them and that the rest of the world wants to know all about them. In it, he outlines how among many other things, he wanted to fundamentally and permanently alter the nature of Canadian political and social life as well as the very fabric of Canadian society. He would do this by way of such things as a massive and all-encompassing social welfare state, the nationalization of certain industries, mass immigration and multiculturalism and a slow but steady movement away from the US led western sphere and toward a much closer and friendlier relationship with countries such as Communist China, the USSR and their various allied satraps in Africa and Latin America. He states in that book that three of the people he most admired were Lenin, Mao and Castro. It seems the apple does not fall far from the tree. His spawn has repeated much of what his father stated and on occasion, gone even further. When Castro died, he gave a heart wrenching, teary-eyed speech in which he referred to his "deep admiration and friendship" for Castro and has on multiple occasions, expressed his admiration for the basic dictatorial nature of the Chinese government. Both Justin and his father are socialists in the truest nature of the word. Not "democratic socialists" or "social democrats" but real, true Marxist socialists. But to advertise oneself and campaign as such is not a winning formula so each was pragmatic enough cloak themselves in the garb of moderates but each man as PM reached out to the actual socialist party we have here in Canada; the NDP, brought them into government and the relationship between the two parties was never closer and more cordial and cooperative than it was during the premiership of the two Trudeaus.
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  5. I don't think you can ever fully "escape" tyranny. Tyranny comes from governments and every place has one of those. If the last two years have taught us anything, it's that people in power anywhere will do whatever they have to do, and whatever they think they can get away with, to retain their power. The best you can hope for is to stay a few steps ahead of tyranny and most importantly, make sure you always leave yourself enough options to pick up and relocate again if and when tyranny catches up to you. One more thing for the so-called "patriots" out there - My love and loyalty to any nation state will never exceed that which it has for me. If you feel differently, that's your business.
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  6. 1. Keep as much control over your own life and keep as many options open for yourself as possible. Number 1 rule for making this happen - limit your debt; especially bad debt, as much as possible. Remember - debt is slavery. 2. Seek out and surround yourself with smart, motivated, positive minded people. You should seek to learn at least one new thing every day. Do not get wrapped up in people with negative attitudes. Before long, you will be of a similar mind and unable to see the good... ie opportunities... in anything. 3. Never forget... you only get one chance to make a first impression and no matter where you are or what you're doing, you never know who might be observing you or what that person may be able to do for you later on. No matter what; always be diplomatic and never lose your cool.
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  7. I don't know about Florida but Texas is already well on its way to being "California-ed." I personally know 3 people who've moved there from California and 1 each from Chicago and NYC and 1 has already packed up again and moved to Tennessee and another one is doing the same next year. Don't waste your time moving from one deck of a sinking ship to another. Sure, it's a lot dryer on the bridge deck now but the whole rotten structure is slowly going down by the head so if you're going to escape... escape, and be done with it.
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  8. "I am a Canadian and I approve this message."
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  9. This, and the rapidly growing woke/cancel culture, are what's driving me out. It's not so much a money issue for me as comparatively, I'm not super wealthy and my tax hit isn't all that onerous. But each day when I look around and see what's coming, I know that I've got no place here anymore. My government hates me, half the population hates me and the younger generations blame me for everything that's wrong in their lives. And it is they who will soon be running the show, making the policies etc and it's people like me they'll be coming for. Furthermore, living among a populace who could actually believe that ANY politician or party is worth taking up arms against their neighbors for has zero appeal for me.
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  10. Only been to Malaysia once and it was 30 years ago but it was fantastic in every respect and I'd highly recommend it to anyone. I enjoyed every moment I was there and would love to go back.
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  11. Q - "Why do we suffer from this woke culture?" A - "Because we've run out of anything important to worry about."
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  12. Andrew; thanks for showing us Canadians some love lately. We're gonna need it. As of yesterday, we're now locked into socialism for at least the next 3 1/2 years. After that, I doubt there will be much left here worth fighting for.
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  13. Just a reminder, you don't have to be "a 7 or 8 figure entrepreneur or investor" for Andrew's advice to be helpful. I'm not. A lot of what he's offering is just good, basic, universal stuff that can apply to anyone.
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  14. So is prison but I wouldn't choose it.
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  15. Even if you did "stay and fight," the best you could possibly achieve is to very slightly and very briefly slow down the decline. You will not stop it and you certainly will not reverse it. Don't be a patriotic fool. Don't waste time and energy on fights you have no hope of winning.
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  16. One thing I've learned the past few years is how utterly pointless it is to attempt to engage or reason with any of these people; on either side of the argument. You have exactly zero chance of changing any minds so any effort to do so is wasted. Andrew talks a lot about taxation and economic freedom and those are important matters to be sure but I personally, being retired and already quite financially secure, am less concerned about those things and more focused on things like polarization, cultural rot and societal decay. That is what I want to get away from. I have neither the desire nor the energy to spend my golden years in that kind of poisonous environment. You want to call me a quitter and a traitor for doing so? Fine, knock yourself out. I'll try to find a couple of spare minutes sometime to give a f*ck about what you think.
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  17. As the old saying goes; "don't put all your eggs in one basket." In other words, diversify.
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  18. Anybody notice that Andrew is mentioning Canada more and more frequently the last few months? Well, we Canadians have sure noticed.... and we know why.
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  19. "Keep your options open." In business, in investing, in relationships and in life overall, I simply cannot think of a single other more important piece of advice that anyone can give or receive.
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  20. I think this is a correct analysis. I visited Singapore the same year I visited Malaysia; just before it, actually, and I was indeed very impressed with it but it is considerably more expensive, true enough, as well as being quite a bit busier. It's a city-state so it's by design, going to have a quite different vibe to it and there is not as much space to move around. The two place are similar in many ways but quite different in others so it'll be up to the individual to decide which type of atmosphere they prefer.
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  21. What makes America's terrible crisis management even worse is that it seems to create most of its own crisis for itself. Most of the serious issues facing the country can be traced directly back to some action or inaction by its own government.
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  22. Open air homeless shelters?? Try open sewers!!
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  23. I think it's very important to keep in mind that there is almost always a vast gulf between what a politician says they'll do or wants to do and what they will do or can do. In this case, I'm not too sure how much faith I'm willing to put in some guy with wild hair who runs around roaring and shouting and swinging a chainsaw. I'm well aware that Argentina needs reforms but somebody like Milei is not what comes to my mind when I think of a serious person. It's also important to keep in mind that it's Latin America we're talking about here; known for it's wild swings between the extremes of politics without ever achieving much of substance. I'd be treading pretty carefully.
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  24. Well said and 100% accurate.
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  25. Why the hell anyone would want Canadian citizenship is beyond me. We're farther down the road to being a socialist nanny state than the US and we're mashing the gas! Give yer head a shake!
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  26. You beat me to it; my thoughts exactly! Nomad Capitalist is focused on "7 & 8 figure entrepreneurs and investors" which I'm not but what I am is a retiree with no debts or obligations, a decent pension and a nest egg comfortably in the 6 figures. I share Andrew's philosophy though and not only do I want to get the best bang for my buck, I also believe the legacy brand countries are rapidly descending into a morass which I have no interest in hanging around for. Even as a retiree, it's important to "go where you're treated best!"
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  27.  @aidankirby8412  I wholeheartedly concur. And as penance for our sins, I feel we owe it to you all to pack up our outdated, old fashioned values as well as our talents, our experience and most of all, our filthy, ill-gotten gains and leave you to the rotten, fetid, communist sewer you all so obviously and desperately want.
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  28. Andrew, thanks for doing this video. I've been hoping for something like this for a while. Eastern Europe as well as Russia and the former Soviet bloc countries are very interesting to me and I'm sponging up as much information as I can about all of them. I wonder if you could do a video on what you think may become problematic in that region going forward vis-a-vis conflict. There are tensions in Ukraine, Belarus and simmering issues in Armenia, Georgia, Bosnia among others and, without getting into who's right and who's wrong, I wonder if you might give us your opinion about how this may affect living and investing in these areas. We certainly can't rely on our domestic media to give us anything resembling the truth.
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  29. This is so helpful and so encouraging! Malaysia is high on my list. Strongly recommend it.
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  30. I completely agree with the premise of this video but I'm not sure that the capitol rioters are the best example to use to get the point across. Although I agree, their detention conditions are much too severe, they're not really a group of people who A) elicit a great amount of sympathy from a broad range of society nor B) are indicative of the kind of problems likely to be encountered by regular viewers of this channel. A better example might be a small business owner who was persecuted and ruined because he/she got on the wrong side of the latest in vogue "woke" issue or who the IRS or some other government agency decided to make an example of for whatever reason. It's of the utmost importance to understand that the forces which threaten both our wealth and our liberty are not only huge and widespread but growing at an exponential rate. The socialists and the "woke" crowd might not have prevailing influence today but they will soon because of simple demographics. What terrifies our generation actually thrills theirs! Andrew speaks about "7 and 8 figure entrepreneurs and investors." I'm neither of those. I'm a 6 figure retiree and although I don't really fear that anyone is going to "come for" me soon, it's only a matter of time. The trends are all going in the wrong direction. That is why I want out and why I'm making my plans.
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  31. This is very true, and so important. There's an old saying to the effect that you really don't have to figure people out. If they're serious and worth worrying about, they'll tell you exactly who they are. If politicians are talking about something, it means they want to do it and if they want to do it bad enough, they'll find a way. It won't be today or tomorrow or even next month or next year.... but it's coming. Of that, you can be certain. Listen and heed warnings! As Andrew says - better years too early than a day too late.
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  32. The thing about nomads is... They move..... A lot. They don't just move once then stop. And that's what digital nomads, nomad capitalists and just plain old vagabond travelers have to at least be prepared to do at all times. The world is constantly changing and the process for evaluating "where you're treated best" is never ending. Be prepared to change as conditions change. You have to have, like Andrew says, a plan A, plan B, plan C and maybe a D, E, F, and G too.
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  33. If you're not a person who has experience with foreign countries / cultures, my personal suggestion would be to take a few short trips and see how you like things before taking the big plunge and calling the moving van. Just remember that when you're in a different country, you're in a different country. Don't expect things to be the same as where you came from. You will like certain things, others you will not but keep an open mind and most of all remember one thing..... it's YOUR responsibility to adapt to your new environment; not the other way around. We all know of times when foreigners / tourists rubbed us the wrong way in our own home countries. Well, don't be THAT person when it's you travelling abroad. You can turn people off and against you remarkably quickly and in many cases, not even realize you've done so. First impressions are lasting ones so make sure the one you make is positive because it can be very hard to undo it if you don't.
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  34. This is SO important! People are so easily distracted by petty day to day developments when what they should be paying attention to are trends. I heard a young person say one time quite a while ago that older generations really ought to be nicer to young people because - "we're the ones who are going to be managing the nursing homes you'll die in." We could take that statement as some sort of thinly veiled threat but there is in fact, a lot of truth in it so I take it as a warning. I don't plan to spend a single day in a nursing home but if I do grow old here, I will be living in a world where those who are young today will be in control of every lever of power and every social construct. And what do the young of today want? Exactly what they're taught to want.... Socialism! Yes; a few of them will come to their senses as they mature but the proportion who do gets smaller and smaller with every passing generation. I'm not going to gamble my future on them.
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  35. Great information! Uruguay is a place I've always been, and continue to be, quite curious about. Don't say I'll relocate there but I'm definitely going to stop in and have a look. A variety of perspectives is very valuable. I agree with some of the other commenters. Quiet and/or boring is not always necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes that's exactly what I want.
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  36.  @fizywig  Who knows? It might someday if it finds itself inundated with expats but Malaysia is so much bigger and has so much more room to grow and develop that I think it's highly unlikely; at least in the near future.
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  37. I've heard many testimonials from ex-Yugoslavs who said what's going on here reflects exactly what went on in their country..... powerful and influential voices deliberately and systematically driving wedges into society, peddling grievances, tearing it apart and turning the people against each other for their own personal political and monetary gain.... all while cloaking themselves in patriotism. Didn't turn out so well for them and it won't for us either.
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  38. They keep trying socialism over and over too; despite the fact it's never worked. "Oh, it'll be different this time!" "We've grown, we've learned, we can do it better!" These are the very same people who tell you over and over that you cannot have wealthy people having that much power over individuals because unlimited wealth means unlimited power. But yet, what are they asking for if not unlimited power?? Somehow, I'm supposed to believe these cretins will be so much different than the oligarchs when unlimited power is grated to them! HA!!! As if!!
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  39. In most cases, I agree with the general analysis of this article. Many of the legacy brand countries will see their standing slide as newer, more vibrant economies rise. There is one glaring exception, though. I have great difficulty taking seriously any person, group or institution who attempts to tell me that China will continue to grow at an accelerated rate and that it will be the world's leading economy in X number of years when every major indicator suggests that it is in serious trouble and likely to go in the opposite direction. Its demographics are collapsing, its leader is the most autocratic, dictatorial and least economically astute since Mao, it has massive debt problems, it has no natural allies... no one "wants" to be its friend.... it is surrounded by hostile powers and it is no longer the cheap labor capital of the world. And after 40 years, it still hasn't mastered high value manufacturing. How can it be that these so-called "experts" can so easily recognize the weaknesses in other countries but not in China?
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  40. Anyone who would actually want to be in California today clearly hasn't been paying much attention. I'm glad that I've already seen most of the attractions that interest me there because I have no desire to even set foot in the place again.
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  41. Living in Sao Paulo, you'd spend $1000 / month on ammunition keeping yourself safe! You might as well be in Baghdad!
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  42. Andrew, be careful driving on the left side of the road until you get used to it. I actually drove on the left quite a bit in countries I visited and worked in and because the wheel is on the right, you can get used to it pretty quick if you're paying attention. BUT.... After extended periods of driving on the right, it's awfully easy to have a momentary lapse and find yourself on the wrong side of the road.... especially in low traffic situations. I actually drove for several miles on a back road in Thailand once... on the wrong side of the road... and I had a friend with me. But he was from the west too and neither of us noticed until it was almost too late and we nearly head-oned a bus on a curve. Be careful!
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  43. Exactly! Some places that were thought of as safe and secure as recently as last year are no longer so. Maybe they will be again soon but they're not now.
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  44. It may one day "come back" but history shows us that areas that start a slow, steady decline almost always have to hit rock bottom first and very often stay that way for some time before the task of bringing them back begins. By that time of course, the task at hand is colossal.
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  45. Canadian here - It's both shocking and gratifying in a weird way to see the looks on the faces of the "that-would-never-happen-here" crowd lately. I've been warning of this for years but people in the above category were always pooh-poohing me. It's a matter of simple demographics. The millennial/college/SJW set is growing, it's getting older and is starting to work its way into positions of power so this is the kind of thing you're going to see more of in the years ahead. I'm not a 7 or 8 figure individual so I don't have as many options as some but I'm still making plans to get the hell out. I can see plainly what's coming down the tracks and I want no part of it.
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  46.  @tipsylabelle1600  For that much, I will accept responsibility. We produced a coddled, entitled lot and now we're paying for it.
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  47. Well Dad, it's a serious situation to be sure and we'll have to address it eventually but for the moment, there are bigger fish to fry. We can't move forward as a society until we tackle the really big, really important problems like firmly establishing the proper hierarchy of victimhood, a full understanding of intersectionality, acknowledgment of the need to use the correct pronouns and most of all, our acceptance and embrace of gender fluidity and the need to ensure our kids can use the bathroom of their choice. We'll get to China later.
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  48.  @jeffh3984  I'm ex-military so living out of duffel bags in strange places is nothing new for me. Not so for everyone, granted. Start slow, go somewhere for a month. Open a bank account with $1K, rent a small apartment, eat local food. In time, you'll get used to it and grow to like it. Starting is the hardest part.
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  49. Perfect!!
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  50.  @antovvvvvv  The name of the book is "Towards a Just Society." The rest you can look up yourself.
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