Anyone ever been to Uganda?

[Smogs]

I'm moving there in two weeks for work, wondered if anyone has any advice etc?

[Jimmy0607]

How long you going there for?

[Masu485]

I'm too shocked to even make a joke right now

[Dirty Sanchez]

I'm moving there in two weeks for work, wondered if anyone has any advice etc?

Yeah...I had lunch with Idi Amin once....not sure of the meat it was kind of chewy

[Masu485]

Unreal, im just checking their currency because I have a 1 000 shilling bank note. and it seems like 1000 shillings is worth 50 cents.

[saints7011]

Kamala still lives there , be careful , dangeous dude Kamala is...

[Mikail]

Be extremely careful. No kidding. So many ways that living in Uganda will drop your life expectancy by about 20 years.

[Smogs]

How long you going there for?

At least 6 months - starting a new office there for a offshore finance firm

I'm too shocked to even make a joke right now

Think about my mates, it took me 2 weeks to prove i wasn't joking myself

Yeah...I had lunch with Idi Amin once....not sure of the meat it was kind of chewy

Good thing that fat fukka ain't running the country any more

Unreal, im just checking their currency because I have a 1 000 shilling bank note. and it seems like 1000 shillings is worth 50 cents.

Not quite as bad as the Zim currency atm lol - they have 50k notes i believe

[Smogs]

Be extremely careful. No kidding. So many ways that living in Uganda will drop your life expectancy by about 20 years.

Cheers bru, it is a dangerous, sub-saharan place - right on the equator bordered by Rwanda, Sudan, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania

I'm getting my vaccines tomorrow

[Masu485]

Not quite as bad as the Zim currency atm lol - they have 50k notes i believe

According to wiki, zimbabwe inflation: 231 000 000%

[Emily_Haines]

BRING BUG SPRAY

seen a ton of those shows about people getting this nasty shit that eats their skin off or parasites that migrate to their eyeballs and makes them blind.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Cheers bru, it is a dangerous, sub-saharan place - right on the equator bordered by Rwanda, Sudan, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania

I'm getting my vaccines tomorrow

I knew a couple of Expats that moved into the region (Tanzania) and they are living quite nicely on a military retirement. With just over $43k a year they're living like the upper crust in a spacious home with maids and a gardener.

[Slim]

Stay far away from this guy.


Idi Amin Dada

[Masu485]

Stay far away from this guy.


Idi Amin Dada

You know what's sad? When I was younger, I always thought it was Eddy Yamin and that he was Elliot Yamin's brother.

[Smogs]

According to wiki, zimbabwe inflation: 231 000 000%

Yeh lol, from my time in Cape Town i have a $1 000000 note from Zim

BRING BUG SPRAY

seen a ton of those shows about people getting this nasty shit that eats their skin off or parasites that migrate to their eyeballs and makes them blind.

I knew a couple of Expats that moved into the region (Tanzania) and they are living quite nicely on a military retirement. With just over $43k a year they're living like the upper crust in a spacious home with maids and a gardener.

Yeah, my boss goes on and on about how you live like a king over there for very little

Stay far away from this guy.


Idi Amin Dada

Good thing he's dead and gone lol

Cheers for the responses guys

[EmpireMaker]

I'm moving there in two weeks for work, wondered if anyone has any advice etc?

Don't do it

[EmpireMaker]

will you be sending the inheritance emails out from there now?

[brxbmbers42]

dont drink the water and dont eat any food from there. have food overnighted from US if possible. If not you will spend the majority of you're time their on the crapper

[pavyracer]

I'm moving there in two weeks for work, wondered if anyone has any advice etc?

Make sure you get all the shots you need before you go there. You don't want to get sick. And only drink beer or scotch. Don't trust tap water.

[20Four7]

My cousin lived there for 7 years (split between Uganda and Zimbabwe I can ask him for pointers. Mind you I think he's been back in Canada for over 10 years now.

[THE PROFIT]

Kunta Kentei and Barack Obama are last 2 people I ever heard of getting out of there alive. Good Luck!

Good track record though if you do. One gained his freedom & one became leader of the free world

[mminkovski]

Kunta Kentei and Barack Obama are last 2 people I ever heard of getting out of there alive. Good Luck!

[GELATINOUS CUBE]

Dude, your gonna die.

[JOHON8]

As long as you have connections you should be fine. People who have financial interests in Africa usually get a lot of hospitality as long as they know what they're getting into.

[Slainte]

Wow, Smogs mate what a job you have, every several months you change the country, must be great adventure

[Pajda]

According to wiki, zimbabwe inflation: 231 000 000%

By December 2008, annual inflation was estimated at 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent (6.5 x 10108%, or 65 followed by 107 zeros. In April 2009, Zimbabwe abandoned printing of the Zimbabwean dollar.

That's quite a number.

[Willie Bee]

Damn, Smogs! I sure hope the salary index shot through the roof for this assignment.

Think the closest I go to that place was Nigeria or Saudi Arabia. Nigeria could be dangerous enough when I was there, but probably a walk in the park compared to Uganda right now. All I can say is remember the advice of my good Welsh friend who was living in Hafar during Desert Storm: Duck and weave, duck and weave.

[Smogs]

My cousin lived there for 7 years (split between Uganda and Zimbabwe I can ask him for pointers. Mind you I think he's been back in Canada for over 10 years now.

No probs 20, thanks anyway

Dude, your gonna die.

Hope not

Wow, Smogs mate what a job you have, every several months you change the country, must be great adventure

It's been a hell of a good 6 months (3 in california/vegas and then 3 in cape town and now another 3 at least in Uganda)

Damn, Smogs! I sure hope the salary index shot through the roof for this assignment.

Think the closest I go to that place was Nigeria or Saudi Arabia. Nigeria could be dangerous enough when I was there, but probably a walk in the park compared to Uganda right now. All I can say is remember the advice of my good Welsh friend who was living in Hafar during Desert Storm: Duck and weave, duck and weave.

Cheers willie, salary stays the same but it gets cheaper to live! No matter how far i am from the US i'll still get to next years bash lol

[HotStreak]

Dry season is scorching, but the Organ Harvest Festival is a hoot!

[Masu485]

By December 2008, annual inflation was estimated at 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent (6.5 x 10108%, or 65 followed by 107 zeros. In April 2009, Zimbabwe abandoned printing of the Zimbabwean dollar.

That's quite a number.

ahaha, that number's so high, it has to be said in Latin

[MarkDee]

According to wiki, zimbabwe inflation: 231 000 000%

There Coubtery went down hill after killing all the White farmers, Then having no food the next year. Dumb Racist Fuksss

[paco]

I think u should take all of these for a pre-caution.

[Manaconda]

Not sure where you currently live but im sure it will be quite the culture shock.. Be very careful with your valuables and dont carry cash in your wallet, hide it in your sock or something if youre out in a busy area. Hope it goes well for ya!

[Ralphie Halves]

Google "American travel xenophobia" and this thread shows up. He said Uganda, not North Korea.

Have a great time Smog, the few people I have met from there were all very friendly and interesting.

[TheBet]

Pack an AK-47, couple grenades, and a bible. Don't forget your overnight bag either.