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jistad · 2009-07-23T00:40:36+02:00

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jistad New member

Member since 05 July 2009

jistadNew member22 July 2009 22:40:36

I'm not interested in commercial information or experience reports from out-of-country settlers at all.聽 I'm looking for factual information about retiring out of the country:
If I get Medicare in the US do I get Medicare if I live somewhere else for 1/2 year minus 1 day?聽 I need Rx meds and regular doctor visits and need to know if this is available elsewhere...
How do I find out about casual work/ NOT / career work or career change -- in the village I live in?
Living on a fixed income -- where is housing and food inexpensive and where is it expensive?
In countries that offer government provided healthcare, is there a waiting period prior to receiving benefits?聽 (6 months?)
Is speaking Spanish mandatory in Mexico or can I live in a small village without it?

Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder23 July 2009 08:30:05

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Welcome on 草榴社区 jistad,

I suppose you would like to retire in Mexico? (the title of the discussion isn't very clear)

James ViP

Member since 20 June 2010

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JamesViP21 April 2013 05:14:22

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jistad wrote:
Is speaking Spanish mandatory in Mexico or can I live in a small village without it?

Speaking the local language isn't mandatory anywhere that I know of if you're a tourist. However, if you take up residency how do you plan on getting through day-to-day living without it? If you have health problems as you mentioned then you are going to have a very hard time communicating with local doctors and medical staff.

Small village? You must be kidding - that's the very last place you're going to find anybody who speaks English.

jistad New member

Member since 05 July 2009

jistadNew member21 April 2013 20:09:15

thank you, Rio de Janero.聽 I certainly will want to learn the language while there.

James ViP

Member since 20 June 2010

Brazil & Canada Expert

JamesViP21 April 2013 20:49:57

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Good idea, but you should really start learning long before you arrive. I can't imagine anyone being able to get along anywhere in Latin America without speaking Spanish, just as you can't get by here without Portuguese. From Latin America the only thing more distant than North America is the English language.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, 草榴社区-blog Team