So another thread ( https://lemmy.world/post/17746018 ) got me wondering… How many people would want to move to another country?
Just to provide a concrete scenario, let’s assume that in your current country you (magically) have a decent-ish job. They open up offices in another country of your choosing, and you have the option of moving there and work for an equivalent living wage.
They’re able to get visas set up (however improbable that may be) for you and any family, but you have to go through the process of finding housing, physically moving your belongings and anything else you need to set up.
What countries would you take the offer to move to, if any?
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I did, moved from France to Canada
Did you have any problem with the French?
I did the opposite lol.
Well, I couldn’t, because we share custody of my stepson with his father for 5 more years.
After 5 more years, things might be very different, in one way or another.
If that wasn’t the case, I’d look at the happiness of various places. I think Denmark was #1? Probably be ok with the top 10 happiest countries.
I wouldn’t. I’m pretty happy in the US.
If someone held a gun to my head and made me move, probably Canada, due to similarity.
I’m an American, so yes - in a heartbeat.
Broadly, I wouldnt much care where it was, just so long as it was somewhere that was not being actively transfomed into a plutocratic/christofascist autocracy.
And in fact, there’s virtually nothing that I want more at this point in time than to get the hell out while I can. I fully expect that if I don’t, I’m going to end up in prison or dead, just like so many other vocal dissidents under so many other authoritarian regimes.
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^the new American Dream
So, for context - I live in Scotland and I guess I feel a cultural connection with being Scottish. I even have a domain with a .scot tld.
But at the same time… I know the UK is kind of slipping back in terms of social issues - starting to feel like a “mini US” than a state with european standards.
So yeah, I’m torn between staying here and moving to some as of yet unknown country with better rights…
Although, since I basically never travel and nothing is really infringing my freedom (yet …), I’ll probably not actually do anything even if I wanted to.
Love Scotland and the Scots (one of my best mates is one, and I visited many times), but it has the unfortunate flaw of being part of the UK indeed… I guess the obvious option that is similar-ish without having that flaw is Ireland, but personally living in the Netherlands I’m only really considering a move if it’s to somewhere truly different (tropical, etc).
I’d take an offer to work from home on a house boat and go sailing around the world I feel like I’d end up making a lot of new customs officer friends XD
I’d take a little canal boat in Amsterdam. Though learning Dutch sounds like a PITA.
You probably picture that as a cheap bohemian lifestyle but these things will cost you like 2M€ to buy + untold yearly fees lol.
That’s significantly more than I expected. Also, I probably wouldn’t want to deal with the toilet situation. Would probably be novel for a couple weeks and get old quick.
It’s probably the easiest language for a native English speaker to learn
It is. Our grammar rules are nonsensical and Dutch is useless outside of the Netherlands and Belgium.
Yes. In fact it’s a done deal.
I always wanted to move to Sweden. My grandfather was born there and I have always loved visiting.
It was a nice country but it’s getting poor and has many problems now due to unlimited immigration the last few decades. Much violence and murders now.
The classic Sweden that I grew up in is gone. But it’s still better than USA of course. If you avoid the big cities, it’s still a bit like it used to be though.
The best country in the Nordics is now Norway I would say.
If we could move to Iceland or Finland, we’d do it in a heartbeat.
I would love to move to Finland, but since my wife’s company has an office in Sweden that is more likely where we will end up.
I want out. I want to go to Australia, but any country with decent human rights is a good choice. But I’ve been to Australia and it was cool.
Australia is under the five eyes pact so it has the same policies as the USA when it comes to spying on citizens. Just something to have in mind.
Maybe Cuba or Vietnam? Hard to say without having visited.
By all accounts, Vietnam can be a very nice place to live. Cuba, maybe not.
If you want to keep living like a slave you can try a 1st world country, if you want to find out how much shit you can buy with some dollars move to a third world country.
Personally I moved to a third world country and I’m doing pretty fine, you can always spend in some extra security and you should be fine.
USDs can do a lot of shit when you move to an America worshipping country.
Edit: According to the premise of your first post I suppose you are talking about someone who it’s already a slave in the US, if you doesn’t have any debt and you are making good money I suppose you are capable to move to any country.
WO mention even natives treat you better if you are American, IDK I believe they have seen too much Hollywood shit or whatever.
Avoid any communist country btw they don’t like Americans.
God you sound like the most ghastly “expat” and the reason people have a dim view of yanks lol
My fault I forget to mention I just care about real stuff, whatever someone else think(in their own head) about me I don’t give a flying fuck.
Yes, precisely
The list of countries I’d move to is actually longer than ones I wouldn’t want to move to.
canada. toronto or vancouver seem like attractive choices.
You picked the two most bubbled housing markets you could? Vanity is beautiful, though, many newcomers don’t handle the winters well.
Of course. I have. Spent some time in Japan. I would very happily go back, but I’m in the States again now.
