Originally posted by ddarroch:[..]
I'm not so sure. The Philippines average annual salary is quite a lot lower than Thailand. Around $3,600 USD compared to $6,000 in Thailand. Thailand also had a much, much bigger expat community.
They both have similar sized venues, with capacities around 50,000. Although Philippines arena is actually indoors, the largest indoor arena in the world.
Both have, shall we say, interesting political climates at the moment. Philippines' president Duterte makes Trump look sane.
Malaysia is another option. It's average annual income is nearly $10,000 USD, ranking it fourth in Asia (though well behind South Korea, $28,000, & Japan, $38,000 & Hong Kong). It's also got plenty of large venues, it's largest having a capacity of 87,000.
Hopefully the guessing games will be over quite soon
I guess we’ll see.