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Female friendly: Women are still not only dependent on the will of men, but also systematically continue to be subjected to humiliation and discrimination on the basis of gender.
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Workspaces: There are plenty of places to work from.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Apia.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Entertainment: There are many interesting places, where you can take a fun with your friends or to spend romantic date.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $360 a month.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Apia to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
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English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.
- Safety: In general, the situation in Apia is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The locals are not super friendly to outsiders, but nevertheless polite.
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Walkability: Unfortunately, hiking through the city is not comfortable. It is much better to use motor transport to move.
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Nightlife: The nightlife in Apia is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
- Internet: The Internet speed is fine.
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Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2200.
