I live in Taiwan. It's not bad. They really appreciate freedom of speech here. Data security and privacy go hand in hand with that. They're a bit behind in

I live in Taiwan. It's not bad. They really appreciate freedom of speech here. Data security and privacy go hand in hand with that. They're a bit behind in some ways technologically (old-looking image-based websites), and salaries are pretty low, but if you can freelance then you can get by. People, food and weather are great. There's also tons of opportunity to advance technology here. I did leave the US 5 years ago with some idea in mind that our government doesn't know how to govern and guide technology. I was fed up with reading about small software companies getting pummelled by patent trolls, so I jumped ship, took my savings and floated around for awhile.