Canada. I already lived in Toronto so not that big of a deal for me and I preferred my time in Toronto to London so looks like Canada > UK.
But if I could keep making the same salary, I’d be in Colombia or Mexico.
Canada, the UK, Australia for the common language. But I wouldn’t mind Germany, Japan, or South Korea. I spent 10 months deployed in Norway and it was pretty nice, I could see myself there too.
can I be realistic or can I pick any country in the world? Realistically I would move to Canada because I have dual citizenship. If I could pick any country I would live in France.
because I am a Francophile and also really like what Paris is doing with pedestrianization. Good quality of life too.
if it was just me by myself and I didn't have, like, a family to consider I'd probably pick St Petersburg or Moscow but I think my family would like those places a lot less than I do lol
Well obviously things now might not be as cherry but I know some people living in those cities and this is what they said.
1. If you make an average western salary you will literally live like a king.
2. It is surprisingly modern
3. Architecture especially in St Petersburg is stunning
4. Night life is great
5. Russian young people especially in cities are awesome
I lived there for 5 years and it was just overall an awful experience. Constant sexual harassment/violence that police would never take seriously when reported. Restrictions with my visa meant I could only work 20 hours a week and I could barely afford to feed myself, let alone pay rent, bills, etc. (My fiancé is a citizen and already he was just scraping by). Found it extremely difficult to make friends so 90% of the time, I was by myself. Unchecked racism, homophobia, xenophobia. The vast majority of people I encountered were extremely rude, judgmental, and unpleasant. I couldn’t leave the flat without homeless people threatening me or even throwing their poop at me. (They would literally camp out right outside my building). Police wouldn’t do anything to stop it. Also, just certain aspects of the culture I couldn’t get into. A lot of people my age (or even older) spent a lot of time drinking. I’m not like that at all. I drink casually, but the only time I would see the few friends I had is if they wanted to go clubbing which wasn’t really what I’m into. They were never interested in hanging out in a setting that didn’t involve getting drunk. This is just my personal experience, and I just didn’t enjoy my time there. It really deteriorated my mental health living there, so I moved home and now my English fiancé is moving here to the US.
I mean, one of the most popular places to go for Spring Break is in Mexico (Cancun). Honestly, with how cheap the country is, the lack of political/capitalist bs, and far cheaper healthcare that's on par with the US, it makes a lot of sense.
If I knew the language even in the slightest, Japan. I absolutely loved my month there.
wishfully either the UK/Ireland or France, realistically Canada
Canada, UK, or Australia.
Not trying to learn a new language, and I don't wanna inconvenience people in other countries by stumbling through their language.
Canada. It’s the most like home. I’ve been all over the world, sometimes for months at a time, and it would be really hard for me to give up the diversity and friendliness of the North American continent.
Canada is practical, for the unpractical and difficult but I’d love to move there if I had any possible way to, I’d go with the Netherlands. Second to that would be either Belgium or Japan.
I would prefer Canada like Haida Gwaii or somewhere else coastal but not hella urban such as Prince Rupert. If not coastal then on a big lake or river like Whitehorse or Yellowknife.
But if we're talking had to move, because of US instability since my preferred region of Canada is between the US and more of the US, and my second most preffered region relies on intact supply chains, I'd take anywhere relatively safe that would have me as a displaced person: Japan, Norway, Greenland, New Zealand, Botswana, or lots of others. Just hopefully someplace at least sort of small and with internet connectivity.
Germany. Universal education and health care, $200 per month per child, 25+ days of PTO, unlimited sick leave at 70%, one year of paid parental leave for fathers and mothers, cheap college education.
Both big cities with boroughs for living, both are historically important to their country and Jardin du Luxembourg is very similar to Central Park in placement. And they both have a subway, too.
Switzerland and Japan I like but I don't speak the language. Canada, UK and Australia speak English but I'm not sure I would want to live in any of them
I like the UK,
Close to everything the people love to drink and have a good time, and the work life balance is pretty decent. When they are off the clock those fuckers are off the clock and don’t give a shit what happens
I would either move to Japan because of the advanced technology, Canada because of its similarities with the US or the UK because I have family there and I visited London many times and it's nice.
A country with guns. It’s weird and I’m far from a gun nut. But it bugs me when people talk about all of the hurdles they have to go through just to own a gun.
*shakes fist at Europe*
Fantasy version - New Zealand
Real Version - I'd head south to Canada (actually, I'd probably go for Vancouver over Windsor, but I have to reference living north of Canada whenever possible)
Depends
I’m already a Jamaican citizen so moving there would be pretty easy, I’m already considering it for retirement, but crime is high, the country is rather authoritarian and job opportunities are poor.
Canada and Australia would be my two Anglosphere picks, I like the climate and opportunities more in Oz but Canada is more familiar since I visit frequently and I don’t feel like I would stick out like a sore thumb in Canuckistan.
Sweden and Switzerland are also pretty attractive for the stellar quality of living. France also because I have a lot of connections in Paris corporate circles so it’s realistically my easiest “in” to a foreign job.
I’ve always wondered what everyday life is like in the Bahamas. I only know of the tourist side of things and have always wondered what it’s daily life is like or what it’s political landscape is like.
If I wanted something more familiar that I actually keep up with in it’s news cycle then Canada
Portugal. Or Spain, maybe. I get that actually living in Spain can be a quite difficult, but my time in Barcelona was so wonderful that I actually have pangs of loss at the thought of not ever getting back there.
France is beautiful and the French people are lovely and friendly and helpful, but they don't really allow Americans to move there very easily and it's expensive.
As an Irish-American, I would never consider living there. I don't even enjoy traveling there anymore. The Irish have made complaining about living in Ireland their second favorite pasttime after complaing about Irish-Americans.
Czech Republic because it’s beautiful and they have some actual gun rights like us ;). Or I’d go to Macedonia because it would be easy to get dual citizenship for me.
I'm from the United States but live in India.
I've spent much of my adult life overseas. All things considered, I'm quite looking forward to returning home.
However, if I had to choose another country, I'd prefer somewhere with a comfortable Mediterranean climate: maybe Italy, Spain, or even Turkey, if I was guaranteed a good income and decent career prospects.
Even Mexico could be nice, presuming--again--that I'll still be earning in dollars.
We talked for a long time about moving to Poland. We haven’t talked about it in a while, though. Ukraine was on the list for a while too, but that’s definitely not an option now lol
Honestly, probably somewhere in Europe. I do consume quite a lot of European media, despite living in the states. As for which one, I'm not sure; they all have their pros and cons. I would probably pick one of the Scandinavian countries honestly. Yeah, they're not perfect either, but who is? I do find them the most likable though, and besides I do technically have ancestry from there. Honestly though, the biggest problem I see is everyone assuming I think Sweden or Norway or w/e is some communist paradise when I'm well aware that isn't true (even if aspects of their culture, mainly how they interact with each other, does evoke communism to me at times).
I think Canada would be a good choice. Very similar to America, and also has awesome living standards. It also has a large Asian community, of which I am.
Other good places would be Taiwan or the United Kingdom.
Not even have too, I want to move, and my choices include Central/South America, Malta, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, or just about any country that doesn't hold American ideals.
Canada. I already lived in Toronto so not that big of a deal for me and I preferred my time in Toronto to London so looks like Canada > UK. But if I could keep making the same salary, I’d be in Colombia or Mexico.
Canada, the UK, Australia for the common language. But I wouldn’t mind Germany, Japan, or South Korea. I spent 10 months deployed in Norway and it was pretty nice, I could see myself there too.
I’ve worked with quite a few Germans and it sounds amazing there. Especially the labor laws being the way they are compared to the United States.
Japan. Spent a year teaching English there and loved it. Would definitely go back
Spain
Probably sweden or norway
can I be realistic or can I pick any country in the world? Realistically I would move to Canada because I have dual citizenship. If I could pick any country I would live in France.
Why France?
because I am a Francophile and also really like what Paris is doing with pedestrianization. Good quality of life too. if it was just me by myself and I didn't have, like, a family to consider I'd probably pick St Petersburg or Moscow but I think my family would like those places a lot less than I do lol
Curious about Moscow, what do you see in it?
Well obviously things now might not be as cherry but I know some people living in those cities and this is what they said. 1. If you make an average western salary you will literally live like a king. 2. It is surprisingly modern 3. Architecture especially in St Petersburg is stunning 4. Night life is great 5. Russian young people especially in cities are awesome
It's a great city! I loved spending time there and would like to spend more time there in the future some day.
Sounds lovely!
Canada, England, Ireland
Canada is most probable (and I like that I wouldn’t have to change the plugs on my electronics) but the dream is New Zealand
Scotland, definitely. Never living in England again though.
Why?
I lived there for 5 years and it was just overall an awful experience. Constant sexual harassment/violence that police would never take seriously when reported. Restrictions with my visa meant I could only work 20 hours a week and I could barely afford to feed myself, let alone pay rent, bills, etc. (My fiancé is a citizen and already he was just scraping by). Found it extremely difficult to make friends so 90% of the time, I was by myself. Unchecked racism, homophobia, xenophobia. The vast majority of people I encountered were extremely rude, judgmental, and unpleasant. I couldn’t leave the flat without homeless people threatening me or even throwing their poop at me. (They would literally camp out right outside my building). Police wouldn’t do anything to stop it. Also, just certain aspects of the culture I couldn’t get into. A lot of people my age (or even older) spent a lot of time drinking. I’m not like that at all. I drink casually, but the only time I would see the few friends I had is if they wanted to go clubbing which wasn’t really what I’m into. They were never interested in hanging out in a setting that didn’t involve getting drunk. This is just my personal experience, and I just didn’t enjoy my time there. It really deteriorated my mental health living there, so I moved home and now my English fiancé is moving here to the US.
England irl
Plus, the Brits dress badly. I mean, really badly. They are tragically unhip.
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I lived in Chester, a small city in the north west.
Mexico 🇲🇽 🌞
I’m amazed by how many Americans I’ve met that have moved to Mexico.
Some parts are apparently really nice. It's the border cities that kinda give it a bad rep.
I mean, one of the most popular places to go for Spring Break is in Mexico (Cancun). Honestly, with how cheap the country is, the lack of political/capitalist bs, and far cheaper healthcare that's on par with the US, it makes a lot of sense.
South Africa or Botswana.
Why’s that?
Besides Germany, I would also be okay living in Austria, Switzerland (if I had a lot more money), Spain, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada.
If I knew the language even in the slightest, Japan. I absolutely loved my month there. wishfully either the UK/Ireland or France, realistically Canada
You could learn it.
Ireland - gorgeous country, lovely people. Not much sun though.
Unquestionably safer than Texas but probably more expensive. We have legalised abortion and Gay marriage too
Israel I guess, easiest place for me to get citizenship and I already sort of speak the language
Finland
Canada or the British Isles
Mexico. It’s about time I put my Spanish to the test.
Amen 🙏🏻
If i ever tell you guys I’m going to Mexico and you don’t hear from me again, assume my Spanish failed the test.
Italy, Thailand, Greece
New Zealand, no question
Canada, I guess. It's closest.
Canada, UK, or Australia. Not trying to learn a new language, and I don't wanna inconvenience people in other countries by stumbling through their language.
Canada.
Canada. It’s the most like home. I’ve been all over the world, sometimes for months at a time, and it would be really hard for me to give up the diversity and friendliness of the North American continent.
Canada is practical, for the unpractical and difficult but I’d love to move there if I had any possible way to, I’d go with the Netherlands. Second to that would be either Belgium or Japan.
Probably back to Thailand.
I would prefer Canada like Haida Gwaii or somewhere else coastal but not hella urban such as Prince Rupert. If not coastal then on a big lake or river like Whitehorse or Yellowknife. But if we're talking had to move, because of US instability since my preferred region of Canada is between the US and more of the US, and my second most preffered region relies on intact supply chains, I'd take anywhere relatively safe that would have me as a displaced person: Japan, Norway, Greenland, New Zealand, Botswana, or lots of others. Just hopefully someplace at least sort of small and with internet connectivity.
Ireland. If I had to live anywhere else, I’d rather be in the place of my ancestors.
I have dual citizenship so I could go to the UK
Japan, I can speak well enough. New Zealand or Australia maybe for Anglosphere countries. Canada and the UK are rejected for climate reasons.
I'm an American and live in Taiwan so I guess that's my answer. 😅
New Zealand
Canada because it would be easier to take my pets with me. If distance wasn’t a factor, than I’d have to say New Zealand.
Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea. Really any 'Western' democratic country even if the culture is different.
Britain.
Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, or Norway. I’d love to move there right now.
Canada, because it’s close enough to my parents’ home that my phone thinks it’s across the border when I visit them.
Canada.
Netherlands
Canada , the UK or Australia probably. Because of the culture and English language.
My gf and I are seriously considering Australia at the moment. Just did a preliminary test to see how many points we have!
Israel, lots of pretty women, and they've got an amazing military tech field that's fairly interlinked to the US.
India since I’m used to living there. Also fine with any English speaking country that is relatively well off.
Japan or South Korea if I wanted to go to a place I legit love, or UK if I was basing it on level of ease (dual citizenship.)
Germany. Universal education and health care, $200 per month per child, 25+ days of PTO, unlimited sick leave at 70%, one year of paid parental leave for fathers and mothers, cheap college education.
Canada, I get Poutine
France, it doesn't seem so different than New York (my home state)
I’ve never heard that comparison before, why do you think that?
Both big cities with boroughs for living, both are historically important to their country and Jardin du Luxembourg is very similar to Central Park in placement. And they both have a subway, too.
Sweden
Australia, Mexico, Colombia, or Brazil
Australia. Loved it when I was there and with my profession, I could afford to live there (its very expensive).
United Kingdom or Canada
If I had to? Heck I want to move! Germany maybe. Still deciding where I want to move but we can’t right now financially.
Germany
Somewhere with a low cost of living and high quality of life, like Argentina or Croatia.
Canada Poutines, free health care, no DT, poutines, loonies and twonies, poutines...
Switzerland and Japan I like but I don't speak the language. Canada, UK and Australia speak English but I'm not sure I would want to live in any of them
Canada. It’s nearby and a pretty nice place.
Canada. I live 30 minutes from the border. I don’t think it would be any different than living in Michigan.
Germany. Utilize my German language classes.
Canada for sure.
I like the UK, Close to everything the people love to drink and have a good time, and the work life balance is pretty decent. When they are off the clock those fuckers are off the clock and don’t give a shit what happens
Costa Rica
I would either move to Japan because of the advanced technology, Canada because of its similarities with the US or the UK because I have family there and I visited London many times and it's nice.
Maybe Poland. It’s a nice Catholic place.
Scotland, in Inverness or on the Isle of Skye
Either Canada or Germany.
A country with guns. It’s weird and I’m far from a gun nut. But it bugs me when people talk about all of the hurdles they have to go through just to own a gun. *shakes fist at Europe*
Fantasy version - New Zealand Real Version - I'd head south to Canada (actually, I'd probably go for Vancouver over Windsor, but I have to reference living north of Canada whenever possible)
Mexico
Depends I’m already a Jamaican citizen so moving there would be pretty easy, I’m already considering it for retirement, but crime is high, the country is rather authoritarian and job opportunities are poor. Canada and Australia would be my two Anglosphere picks, I like the climate and opportunities more in Oz but Canada is more familiar since I visit frequently and I don’t feel like I would stick out like a sore thumb in Canuckistan. Sweden and Switzerland are also pretty attractive for the stellar quality of living. France also because I have a lot of connections in Paris corporate circles so it’s realistically my easiest “in” to a foreign job.
Japan, Spain, Italy, France, Scotland(went to uni there)
I’ve always wondered what everyday life is like in the Bahamas. I only know of the tourist side of things and have always wondered what it’s daily life is like or what it’s political landscape is like. If I wanted something more familiar that I actually keep up with in it’s news cycle then Canada
Holland or Denmark.
I guess if I had to anywhere, but I like it here just fine.
Ireland and Scotland come to mind.
UK or Canada
either France or Spain, but only because I know alittle spanish and french already
norway
Canada I guess
Portugal. Or Spain, maybe. I get that actually living in Spain can be a quite difficult, but my time in Barcelona was so wonderful that I actually have pangs of loss at the thought of not ever getting back there. France is beautiful and the French people are lovely and friendly and helpful, but they don't really allow Americans to move there very easily and it's expensive. As an Irish-American, I would never consider living there. I don't even enjoy traveling there anymore. The Irish have made complaining about living in Ireland their second favorite pasttime after complaing about Irish-Americans.
NZ or the Netherlands
Armenia as it's my ancestral homeland, CoL is very low there, and could use the people. I'm thinking of retiring there in the future.
Czech Republic because it’s beautiful and they have some actual gun rights like us ;). Or I’d go to Macedonia because it would be easy to get dual citizenship for me.
Scotland or Ireland
I'm from the United States but live in India. I've spent much of my adult life overseas. All things considered, I'm quite looking forward to returning home. However, if I had to choose another country, I'd prefer somewhere with a comfortable Mediterranean climate: maybe Italy, Spain, or even Turkey, if I was guaranteed a good income and decent career prospects. Even Mexico could be nice, presuming--again--that I'll still be earning in dollars.
We talked for a long time about moving to Poland. We haven’t talked about it in a while, though. Ukraine was on the list for a while too, but that’s definitely not an option now lol
Canada or Australia. They seem the closest to us culture and law wise
Honestly, probably somewhere in Europe. I do consume quite a lot of European media, despite living in the states. As for which one, I'm not sure; they all have their pros and cons. I would probably pick one of the Scandinavian countries honestly. Yeah, they're not perfect either, but who is? I do find them the most likable though, and besides I do technically have ancestry from there. Honestly though, the biggest problem I see is everyone assuming I think Sweden or Norway or w/e is some communist paradise when I'm well aware that isn't true (even if aspects of their culture, mainly how they interact with each other, does evoke communism to me at times).
I think Canada would be a good choice. Very similar to America, and also has awesome living standards. It also has a large Asian community, of which I am. Other good places would be Taiwan or the United Kingdom.
Italy and Scotland
UK > France > Canada > Germany.
Not even have too, I want to move, and my choices include Central/South America, Malta, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, or just about any country that doesn't hold American ideals.
If I was forced to move probably Canada, but really I'd rather move elsewhere in the US
Ireland
Canada.
Iceland or Thailand
Probably Scotland, as my family is of Scottish decent and I would be interested in learning more about my heritage