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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:51 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut http://www.businessinsider.com/best-places-to-live-world-cities-expats-living-abroad-2017-11
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27 cities around the world where expats are happy, rents are affordable, and jobs are plentiful Elena Holodny Nov. 14, 2017, 7:24 AM 1,887,311 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain, took the third spot on the list of best cities for expats.Flickr/ajgelado
InterNations recently released its 2017 list of the best cities for living and working abroad. City rankings are based on survey responses from nearly 8,000 people in 40 countries. For each city, we also compiled cost-of-living estimates from Numbeo's database.
If you're thinking about living abroad, the best people to ask for tips might be the people who have already done it: expats.
InterNations, an expatriate network and global guide, put together a list of the best cities for living and working abroad, according to expats they surveyed.
To compile the data, InterNations surveyed 7,985 expats living in 40 countries. A city had to be mentioned at least 45 times to be included. City rankings were determined based on the quality and cost of urban living, quality of work life and finances, and ease of settling into the city.
We also noted the cost of necessities (and beer) there, based on figures from Numbeo. All amounts are in US dollars and are current as of November.
Here are the best overall cities for expats in 2017.
View As: One Page Slides 27. Stockholm, Sweden 27. Stockholm, Sweden Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 12.8% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,406.43 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $74.58
Commuter pass: $98.96
Cappuccino: $4.33
Domestic beer: $7.15
26. Cape Town, South Africa 26. Cape Town, South Africa Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 59.1% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $716.30 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $58.33
Commuter pass: $24.20
Cappuccino: $1.62
Domestic beer: $2.07
25. Kampala, Uganda 25. Kampala, Uganda Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 65.4%
Monthly:
Rent: $234.87 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $51.57
Commuter pass: $29.90
Cappuccino: $2.10
Domestic beer: $1.10
24. Munich, Germany 24. Munich, Germany Luisa Fumi/Shutterstock Cost of living compared with New York City: 21.8% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,057.55 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $257.57
Commuter pass: $75.83
Cappuccino: $3.36
Domestic beer: $4.43
23. Zurich, Switzerland 23. Zurich, Switzerland Bumble Dee/Shutterstock Cost of living compared with New York City: 36.4% higher
Monthly:
Rent: $1,842.98 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $167.61
Commuter pass: $84.36
Cappuccino: $4.93
Domestic beer: $7.03
22. Vienna, Austria 22. Vienna, Austria REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader Cost of living compared with New York City: 25.8% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $922.85 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $195.74
Commuter pass: $52.51
Cappuccino: $3.64
Domestic beer: $4.20
21. Seoul, South Korea 21. Seoul, South Korea Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 17% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $824.89 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $149.51
Commuter pass: $49.11
Cappuccino: $4.10
Domestic beer: $3.13
20. Hamburg, Germany 20. Hamburg, Germany Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 23% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $854.88 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $259.92
Commuter pass: $102.92
Cappuccino: $3.34
Domestic beer: $4.43
19. The Hague, Netherlands 19. The Hague, Netherlands Wikimedia Cost of living compared to New York City: 18.7% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $987.94 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $149.17
Commuter pass: $81.67
Cappuccino: $3.10
Domestic beer: $4.67
18. Berlin, Germany 18. Berlin, Germany Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 29.7% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $874.85 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $270.39
Commuter pass: $94.49
Cappuccino: $3.06
Domestic beer: $3.62
17. Dubai, United Arab Emirates 17. Dubai, United Arab Emirates Kamran Jebreili/AP Cost of living compared with New York City: 28% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,882.28 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $172.85
Commuter pass: $66.66
Cappuccino: $4.45
Domestic beer: $10.67
16. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 16. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 8.8% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,610.99 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $268.13
Commuter pass: $46.67
Cappuccino: $3.71
Domestic beer: $5.83
15. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 15. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kamran Jebreili/AP Cost of living compared with New York City: 34.5% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,816.94 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $103.92
Commuter pass: $21.78
Cappuccino: $4.90
Domestic beer: $9.53
14. Auckland, New Zealand 14. Auckland, New Zealand Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 17% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,208.88 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $131.34
Commuter pass: $138.01
Cappuccino: $3.11
Domestic beer: $6.04
13. Budapest, Hungary 13. Budapest, Hungary Reuters/Bernadett Szabo Cost of living compared with New York City: 52.2% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $499.23 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $180.43
Commuter pass: $35.56
Cappuccino: $1.51
Domestic beer: $1.68
12. Muscat, Oman 12. Muscat, Oman Jose Alonso/Flickr Cost of living compared with New York City: 48.5% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $755.79 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $59.87
Commuter pass: $25.97
Cappuccino: $4.39
Domestic beer: $7.79
11. Mexico City, Mexico 11. Mexico City, Mexico Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 62.8%
Monthly:
Rent: $482.29 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $39.07
Commuter pass: $15.70
Cappuccino: $2.02
Domestic beer: $1.57
10. Frankfurt, Germany 10. Frankfurt, Germany Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 21.2%
Monthly:
Rent: $1,059.52 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $242.30
Commuter pass: $101.23
Cappuccino: $3.28
Domestic beer: $4.67
9. Basel, Switzerland 9. Basel, Switzerland Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 29.9% higher
Monthly:
Rent: $1,351.15 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $208.64
Commuter pass: $80.30
Cappuccino: $5.29
Domestic beer: $8.03
8. Bangkok, Thailand 8. Bangkok, Thailand Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 45.8% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $636.70 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $83.45
Commuter pass: $30.25
Cappuccino: $2.18
Domestic beer: $2.01
7. Johannesburg, South Africa 7. Johannesburg, South Africa Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 56.9% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $480.83 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $68.83
Commuter pass: $34.50
Cappuccino: $1.67
Domestic beer: $2.07
6. Barcelona, Spain 6. Barcelona, Spain REUTERS/Albert Gea Cost of living compared with New York City: 34%
Monthly:
Rent: $990.58 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $153.77
Commuter pass: $58.35
Cappuccino: $2.00
Domestic beer: $3.27
5. Amsterdam, Netherlands 5. Amsterdam, Netherlands Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 16.1% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $1,646.41 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $179.19
Commuter pass: $104.92
Cappuccino: $3.18
Domestic beer: $5.25
4. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 55.6% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $540.08 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $52.45
Commuter pass: $29.85
Cappuccino: $2.53
Domestic beer: $3.58
3. Madrid, Spain 3. Madrid, Spain Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 35.2%
Monthly:
Rent: $919.92 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $138.04
Commuter pass: $63.65
Cappuccino: $1.97
Domestic beer: $3.26
2. Prague, Czech Republic 2. Prague, Czech Republic Rostislav Glinsky/Shutterstock Cost of living compared with New York City: 49.5% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $703.08 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $184.45
Commuter pass: $25.09
Cappuccino: $2.12
Domestic beer: $1.60
1. Manama, Bahrain 1. Manama, Bahrain Wikimedia Cost of living compared with New York City: 42.1% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $940.43 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $84.00
Commuter pass: $39.74
Cappuccino: $4.59
Domestic beer: $9.27
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:54 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut Source is here https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759424) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:57 PM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration 1 Bahrain 2 Czech Rep 3 Spain 4 Malaysia 5 Netherlands
Really?
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:59 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut Idk man (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759440) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:08 PM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration as someone who was born in america, like you, i highly recommend moving to whatever land your ancestors are from
it was inevitable, but i honestly think whites are just beginning to realize how out of place they are in america. 200 years doesnt outweigh the millenia your great-grandfathers and the men before them lived in their native lands
i think if you do actually relocate, youll feel a spiritual, almost divine, connection to your native lands. its quite sublime. |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:10 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut I ain't moving to Poland I wouldn't rule out GB though (my other half) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:15 PM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration IIRC, it is like the last homogeneous cumskin country left on earth.
think about what your ancestors would think if they knew that their progeny would leave their native lands to invade some other foreign land and kill the natives and then procreate with the remaining ones + other imported tribes to create a mutt nation
they would probably be shocked. your ancestors fought for poland and died for it. their blood literally runs through polish soil and youre giving that up to live in some new foreign Red Mans land
have you ever even been to poland? i think if you visited, youd reconnect with long-lost relatives, experience the same culture of your ancestors, and feel a connection to the people around you that you dont feel in america
and if you have already visited poland but didnt feel this kind of connection, you've lost your roots and where you came from...to me, thats lamentable |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:40 PM Author: Coral laughsome shitlib Yeah, its actually probably the Western country that reminds me most of Korea. But with cold weather and hot women. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759708) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 12:16 AM Author: Dead Stage Gunner Do you feel way more comfortable and connected in South Korea than you did in the U.S.? Why do you feel that way? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759871) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration of course. would a white person living amongst bantus feel more comfortable among bantus or other cumskins? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759882) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:18 AM Author: Mewling Juggernaut Never visited My grandparents left cuz of Nazis (not Jewish) I don't know polish so connecting with relatives still there would be tough |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:29 AM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration learn polish, friend. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760404) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:31 AM Author: Mewling Juggernaut What would I even do there No way my future wife would ever want to do that. I could probably convince her of like Costa Rica or NZ but not Poland Fuck it though maybe I'll visit. Just add it to the list of vacations I need to take. Costa Rica, NZ, Japan, and then like a Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovenia/Poland trip |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:33 AM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration do you not have any useful skills now? do whatever the fuck you are doing now, just do it in poland where you belong
get a new gf |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:34 AM Author: Mewling Juggernaut Real talk, only way I'd expat is if I get rich on crypto anyway (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760423) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: federal translucent police squad prole Green Bay? Didn’t figure you as a cheesehead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759883) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:24 PM Author: dashing khaki kitty cat corner I'd move to Poland in a heartbeat and I don't have a drop of polish blood. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34764403) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:00 PM Author: Coral laughsome shitlib Yeah, not sure about Bahrain. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759449) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:45 PM Author: bonkers kitchen main people 2 and 3 sound realistic to me. Maaaaybe 5 if you have the right job. 1 and 4 sound meh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759732) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:59 PM Author: Aquamarine exciting hunting ground bbw Damn Berlin is cheap as fuck (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759439) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:00 PM Author: Smoky Fiercely-loyal Newt Alpha (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759447) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:02 PM Author: Concupiscible Sanctuary Internal Respiration (guy SHOCKED that rent is cheap in new turkistan) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759458) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:03 PM Author: Coral laughsome shitlib It's cheaper than that, too. Paid 550 Euros/month warm ( with all utilities and internet) for a smaller one bedroom in a good neighborhood, then 690/month warm for a big one bedroom right in the center.
Those are English-speaking relocation service prices, not German prices. |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:20 PM Author: gaped swollen principal's office generalized bond or fucking Budapest which is beautiful (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759586) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 12:28 AM Author: unholy startling striped hyena lodge it was always the brooklyn of europe before brooklyn became mfh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759900) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:01 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut I don't think about Costa Rica enough, I should visit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759452) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:02 PM Author: Smoky Fiercely-loyal Newt Alpha tough to get citizenship tho :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759456) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:05 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut Just be handsome, marry local cr? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759483) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:13 PM Author: Smoky Fiercely-loyal Newt Alpha (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759540) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:43 PM Author: bonkers kitchen main people lol @ any male on XO being handsome enough for this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759728) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:20 AM Author: Mewling Juggernaut excuse me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760380) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:35 AM Author: floppy splenetic parlour lettuce (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760428) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 6:47 AM Author: excitant brunch lol @ you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760886) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:09 PM Author: wonderful frozen step-uncle's house potus Bahrain? lmao fucking GC shut the fuck up you sand tuna faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759511) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:10 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut The source link has rankings broken down by different factors (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759516) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:11 PM Author: wonderful frozen step-uncle's house potus THANKS FOR THE NUANCE, LIVE $AND TUNA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759524) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:12 PM Author: Mewling Juggernaut What are you complaining about here, exactly? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759533) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:21 PM Author: gaped swollen principal's office generalized bond LOL at sand tuna faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34759589) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:50 PM Author: floppy splenetic parlour lettuce Comparing these expat cities to the COL of NYC is total nigger... Let’’s just pick one of the most expensive cities in the western world and compare it to random shit cities and call it expensive.
You do realize that 95% of America doesn’t live in the New York metro area.
Prague? Really? That’s like St. Louis on a good day. |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:28 AM Author: sadistic native lol happy thanksgiving im moving to manama bahrain for five dollar cappacinos and ten dollar beers with 1k rent. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760402) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:30 AM Author: Offensive Mischievous Temple Feces You can get all of this in Austin, TX. Lol at OP (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760408) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:35 AM Author: Mewling Juggernaut I just wanted to start a converthathion man, ljl at Bahrain and living around muzzies (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760427) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:32 AM Author: floppy splenetic parlour lettuce It’’s nigger level analysis (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34760412) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:15 PM Author: Odious den are there really a lot of jobs in South Africa?
More than, say, Italy?
LOL if so |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:17 PM Author: Maroon half-breed yarmulke ljl Bahrain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34764351) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:18 PM Author: Buff State LOL @ Johannesburg. Enjoy getting murdered. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807314&forum_id=2#34764363) |