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by diveanon 7y ago
Definitely doable, where you are originally from plays a significant role, but many countries will give you a generous visa on entry just for having an American stamp in your passport. I currently live in Malaysia, they give a 90 day visa o
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by diveanon 7y ago
They discontinued flights because of the environmental impact it was having on the island. The big resort on the island (Berjaya) wanted to build a bigger airport a few years ago and the locals flat out said no. Tioman is entirely owned by
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by diveanon 7y ago
Most of the time yes.
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by diveanon 7y ago
I usually have my students come up with a couple secret handshakes that we practice on the surface beforehand. I like the combination lock too, but I've found that a lot of people struggle with the locks regardless of depth and it can
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by diveanon 7y ago
I have had it happen as shallow as 10m (33ft). It really depends on your physical readiness before the dive. Lack of sleep, being hungover, hunger, dehydration can all contribute to narcosis. Fortunately it is pretty hard to miss once you h
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by diveanon 7y ago
Personally no, I have the training but the cost is prohibitive. Also the complexity of rebreather equipment is much higher than traditional scuba diving, so the risk of failure while underwater is much greater. It is amazing tech though, if
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by diveanon 7y ago
That seems like a likely explanation, although the island where I dive attracts very affluent tourists and there are effectively no Americans there either. Were most of the people you met tourists or living in Malaysia?
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by diveanon 7y ago
Calculating your maximum operating depth and the time you can spend there before experiencing oxygen toxicity is an important part of advanced diving training. For deep dives I really enjoy the planning phase, it requires a high degree of t
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by diveanon 7y ago
This is unfortunately not true for most people coming from the Arab world.
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by diveanon 7y ago
Mileage may vary I suppose, but I am in KL right now to see my doctor and have been staying at a friend's hostel for the past week in a very touristic area. I have been socializing quite a bit and have not met a single American the ent
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by diveanon 7y ago
"opposition leader was thrown into jail on trumped up sodomy charges." He was pardoned in 2018 and the current ruling party won on a platform of removing this kind of corruption and is so far very well received. "cost of care
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by diveanon 7y ago
They brought it upon themselves. Americans resist every attempt that I have seen to improve working conditions. It was such a big issue for me that it motivated me to leave the SV tech community and the US altogether. I don't see mysel
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by diveanon 7y ago
What is really interesting is that at depths below 65m the real danger isn't running out of air, but that air itself becomes toxic due to the higher partial pressure of oxygen and it's effect on the nervous system. Tech and commer
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by diveanon 7y ago
"I can't afford it" is and empty excuse. My flight from NY to KL a few months ago was cheaper than my flight from Orlando to NY. The cost of living here is significantly less than the US. I would conservatively say 50%.
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by diveanon 7y ago
Bingo, have you been?
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by diveanon 7y ago
My flight from New York to KL cost less than my flight from Orlando to NY. Most Malaysians also speak English very well, especially compared to the rest of SE Asia. I have spoken to Americans back home who couldn't even point out Malay
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by diveanon 7y ago
Politics - Malaysia has a healthier democracy than the United States and is currently undergoing massive anti corruption reforms. Healthcare - I receive better and more affordable healthcare here than I ever did in the US. Visiting a DR cos
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by diveanon 7y ago
I honestly think that is one of the primary factors. That and how health care is tied to employment. When Europeans change jobs they tend to go on vacation for a while, Americans immediately scramble for a new job out of fear of getting sic
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by diveanon 7y ago
Your reply was fine until you edited in that "woke" nonsense to try to make yourself sound clever. It might just be that YOY growth without a rolling average is always going swing wildly when a country has a lot of negative news c
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by diveanon 7y ago
I don't think it is any one issue for them, rather more like "all of the above".
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by diveanon 7y ago
That doesn't seem to prevent millions of them from traveling every year.
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by diveanon 7y ago
A Malaysian island in the South China Sea.
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by diveanon 7y ago
Depends on where you are coming from. Most of the Europeans that come through have the financial means and strong enough passports to go pretty much anywhere they please. Same goes for most Japanese and Chinese. My Arab customers however ha
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by diveanon 7y ago
I did not see a breakdown by age demographic in that report. The overwhelming majority of the tourists I encounter fall into the Millennial bracket, and I don't think it is possible for them to be less enthusiastic about visiting the U
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by diveanon 7y ago
I meet a lot of tourists on a daily basis, and I have not heard anyone say they want to visit the United States in a very long time. I can't imagine how much worse it is for people that are forced to travel there for business. If the U
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by diveanon 7y ago
You are right, but can we please start flagging bad medical advice on this site. Otherwise we might as well allow anti-vax posts.
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by diveanon 7y ago
Very common. I spend on average 4 hours a day underwater in tropical seas loaded with bacteria. Protective ear gear is available, however it impedes the ears natural ability to equalize pressure under water and can easily lead to permanent
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by diveanon 7y ago
Not really, but the short of it is that I gave up my career as a successful software dev in the bay area and sold everything I own to work in diving. I used to hate getting up in the morning and was consumed with stress about trivial work b
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by diveanon 7y ago
I am interested to know how much of that is voluntary. I willing left the tech scene in order to pursue my passions and my net worth has significantly decreased. It was the best decision I have ever made.
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by diveanon 7y ago
This could be very useful for adults as well. I work in scuba diving and am definitely in interested in this app.

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