Gentrify the third world

[luka]

Yeah I got this idea from when craner told me zhao is moving to Uganda and I thought ohh right yeah that's the next frontier it was so obvious how come I never thought of that.
Macbook nomads

[luka]

Obviously Thailand has been the new Costa del sol for years I'm not talking about that

[luka]

I'm talking about macbook nomads graphic design shanty house djs upping sticks and gentrifying the third world. What a vibrant neighbourhood.

[Mr. Tea]

Dunno about this thread exactly but you on FIYAH, boy!

[john eden]

There was already a sizeable "expat" community in Uganda when I was there 10 years ago. Evenly split between NGO workers and proper business people.

I got in trouble at a party for taking the piss out of public school boys and it turned out that I was the only person there who wasn't a public school boy.

It's very cheap to live there if you're on a western wage...

[luka]

expat is different/

[luka]

im talking about that class of macbook nomad who dont need to be in the same country as the people they do work for.

[john eden]

im talking about that class of macbook nomad who dont need to be in the same country as the people they do work for.

Yeah I get that but they will blatantly be socialising with expats rather than Ugandans, no?

[luka]

Oh yeah you'd expect so

[luka]

If Afrikas too hot try Romania

[Corpsey]

Let the Democratic Republic of Congo bathe its wounds in artisanal coffee.

[Mr. Tea]

Let the Democratic Republic of Congo bathe its wounds in artisanal coffee.

Sorghum/millet-based craft beer, surely.