Would Thailand offer top health care for complex health problems? ..after all, getting old is not pleasant.

Have people thought sanely about learning the language of the target country to properly enjoy and live in that country? Please don't speak to me about living with ex-pats...when people insist ferociously that immigrants must learn English. Now you know how non-English speaking immigrants feel.

Honest...I'm so glad my parents immigrated (before I was born) and will end their lives in Canada. My father is getting top care for his cancer..and he isn't paying much since he's low income and it's Canada. As a Canadian citizen he is entitled to this level of high health care expertise, etc.

Jabber, I would tend to agree with you, that one would need to live in target country for many years to be entitled to any pension. One should be checking the government websites of the target country and maybe spend a few years talking with locals who have been there for decades. Not years.

Scandanavia have high taxes.....in order to support their excellent public health care system, etc. Yea, well I guess Americans probably think similar to Canada. High taxes, etc.

No, I wouldn't be interested in living in another country to retire. It's better when one is in their 20's -30's, stronger capacity to learn a new language and adjust to all sorts of physical discomforts when one is healthier (presumably when younger).