Inspired by a comment where one said he wouldn’t even visit the US and he already lived there, i got curious about whether people dream of living in any other specific country.
What would be your reasons to live in this other country?
I live in Denmark and I am quite satisfied with my life here. I’ve been to many European countries, some Asian countries and Australia.
The only other country I would consider moving to was Australia. I absolutely loved the nature, I liked that it seemed like you could pretty much mind your own business, if you lived in the rural parts, while still not being too far away from “civilization”.
I’ve only been in Australia as a tourist, so it is of course limited how much of the daily life of an Aussie i was exposed to, but those locals I talked to seemed happy, despite hating on the politicians (but that is a global issue, for every country, I guess.), and then there was of course quite a lot of racism, but again, you see that in many countries.
Australia also seem to be spared from a lot of the global political issues we currently see, but I am not sure that is correct.
I’ve lived (stayed for more than a year) in six different countries. The longest I’ve lived in one country was the US, 16 years. I moved there as an adult already. Since then, I’ve been living in Ireland for the past 15 years.
I view countries like products. I move to the one that suits me best at the moment. I work, pay taxes, volunteer and otherwise contribute to society as a payment for the privilege to stay, and I live fairly comfortably, based on my stage of life. The US, for example, was great for higher education and saving up money. Ireland sucks for the young and old, but is perfect for the midfle aged middle class. Once I retire, I’ll look somewhere else again.
I would love to live in italy. I love the people, culture, food, wine, the dolomites, music… the list goes on…
yes, France. Alas they are as afraid of me as the Australian government is afraid of the French
why ? As an Australian, France has way less Australians, so that’s a huge bonus.
but more seriously, i’d be forced to learn another language and be open to exploring entire new ways of thinking and living.
As an Australian I don’t have a problem with the metric system :) and both France and myself think our ex PM ScoMo is a complete fucking asshole, so we have lots in commin :)
currently I spend 8 months a year in SE Asia and 4 months in Australia.
Lived in Norway most my life, and one day I woke up and decided to move to Estonia. Been living here for some years now, and life is quite similar, but with a lot of different nuances.
People are a bit more cold and generally untrusting towards strangers, but not in a bad way. People here are really warm once you befriend each other however, and they invite you to go mushrooming with them. I like mushrooms, and Estonia being a big swamp, there’s a ton of them here! (my freezer is completely full of them now as the season draws to a close)
Before I moved here I had traveled a lot, and I’ve seen many people and cultures. With how easy it is to travel the world in this modern day and age, I really recommend people to go a bit outside their comfort zone, and experience life from a different angle. It truly helps get a more open mind and wider perspective on things. The language barrier that some people here mentioned isn’t that much of a barrier anymore, since a majority of people under 40 know passable English these days, and there’s always digital translation solutions.
Also, learning a new language is considered a very healthy thing for the mind!
(And yes, I am well aware that by “Tahiti” I really mean “France.” Il y a une raison pour laquelle j’apprends le francais depuis quelques ans.)
New Zealand seems pretty nice too.
I have moved from the US to Spain. I have 0 regrets. I’m healthier, the people are more friendly and love life and their families. America is a shithole. Every day I get updates from my family about how awful things are, and i never regret moving.
Life feels so …normal here. I have worries but its not a constant dread hanging over my head. Most of my life I have had GAD- Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I used to get frozen in thought loops of nonsensical dangers, like someone randomly shooting my husband or a car accident or something. Those episodes have almost completely stopped now. I rarely have panic attacks anymore.
Im healthier, have no more debt, I dont fear the people around me… Its peaceful. I also visited the UK and it wasnt the same. It was too roudy, still friendlier than america by far , but very raucous.
Here in Spain its quiet, and slow. I prefer it so much.
I moved to Spain from Poland over 10 years ago. I could see the society in Poland is not planning on advancing anytime soon so I left. Since I moved Spain kept making progressive reforms (they are now considered #1 LGBT friendly country in the world among other things) while Poland kept moving backwards (restricted access to abortion even more) so I’m not looking back. Spain is far from perfect (I liked the relax attitude to general order at first but now it’s getting to me. pick up your trash, people!) but people, food, weather, nature… If I will even move again it will be inside Spain.
New Zealander here. Wouldn’t leave if you paid me.
I’m afraid to answer this because the monkey paw might curl and I’ll be in an ICE concentration camp in Eswatini.
See the world, join ICE* and you’ll be able to beat minorities in exotic detention centres around the world!
*whites only
Actually, a lot of ICE are hispanic.
Never underestimate the psycho-political allure of whiteness.
Damn, that’s crazy.
Unironically - Canada.
I won’t get confused about there being 50 states, because I’ve got about 13 continents instead. Better safety nets, socially. Better healthcare, obviously. Notorious friendliness, as demonstrated.
Nordic countries or the Netherlands seem pretty cool. Although the winters would be a bit brutal being so far north.
Realistically I’ve thought about Australia since it has a nice climate, decent politics, and no language barrier.
Personally I would not leave the USA voluntarily since I mostly like the people I know here but if the fascists succeed in taking over then I might have to go somewhere else. Still hoping they can be beaten though.
Australia has a language barrier with other Australians
I have used Australian mannerisms in the US, and it’s never been received well somehow idk. Those fucking cunts.
Cunt
Fair dinkum
The ocean fronting parts of scandinavia aren’t that cold comparitively as I understand it, just as coastal alaska is temperate. Get inland a bit and it turns into bitter cold.
Not sure how they even stack up, even at the 45 parallel in the US we get bitter cold, maybe more than their major cities. 40 below.
Russia on the other hand, shit.
It’s all relative. I consider Alaska to be quite cold even if it’s technically temperate.
I live in California and our subtropical winters are about as chilly as I would like to experience, personally.
Ha ha, you and I agree that “temperate rainforest” is actually uncomfortably chilly.
At least in the upper midwest here we get a summer of sorts, (it’s cold as shit here even in the summer for the most part,)
Yeah upper Midwest has great summer weather. Too bad about the mosquitoes though.
Even San Francisco is freezing much of the time. And Alaska is quite cooler than that.
Realistically I’ve thought about Australia since it has a nice climate, decent politics, and no language barrier.
I know this is mostly a matter of taste and thus subjective, but I’d argue against every point in your list hehehehe
I hate cold weather lol. And where I live now already gets hotter than most of Australia. Or at least the parts where people live.
NZ could also be nice but I heard it’s hard to immigrate there.
I’m the opposite of you. I live in Canada and would move to a colder place without a second thought… to each their own, they say!
Stay safe
Colder than Canada??? Not many options there lol.
I would consider Canada if it wasn’t for the winters… Maybe Vancouver would be tolerable but even that’s pushing it. If I have to put on a jacket that’s a sign that human beings were not meant to live here.
I guess colder is hard but longer winters, for example, would not stop me. There is nothing like a nice walk in cold weather, it feels like the cold air is just cleaning your insides… plus snowboarding is so much fun!
Yes. Anywhere that actually isn’t trying to persecute it’s own people but actually make their lives better. So tired of this hellhole. (USA)
I’m an expat Brit and I’ve lived in Canada for many years. If I had to do it all again but pick a different country, I’d choose New Zealand. I’ve never been but it looks like a beautiful place and, well, the All Blacks? 😁
Iceland. I love the culture and the weather. I had my honeymoon there many years ago, in the winter. It was amazing.
But my kids should be near their family, so even if I could go, I’d probably stay here in Texas. Plus the food here is much better.
Iceland would also be up there for me, if not for just how expensive everything is and relatively low economic opportunity for people who actually live there.
Hypothetically, yes, very much. I feel like I’d fit in much better culturally somewhere like Finland, or generally the more peaceful European countries. But as soon as I even begin to think about actually doing it… No way in hell.
My family is here. All my friends are here. I’ve also got my mental health support system here and stuff like that, that would be incredibly hard to rebuild somewhere else.
There’s also the obvious language barrier, which I think for me personally would be insurmountable.
There’s a lot to dislike and hate about my home country of Israel. The weather is too hot and never changing in the summers. A large portion of the population is detestable in culture (and don’t even get me started on politics). Public transportation is a bad joke. But despite all that… It’s the best home I’ve got. Best thing to do is stay and try to make it better.
If everyone runs away whenever a place starts going to shit, it just goes to shit even faster. The non-shitty places will eventually run out.
Yes.
- Iceland
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Scotland
- Italy
Really, any others in the top-10 happy nations. I’m not fussy.
I like my country, but I would love another adventure ; mild adventure, as going to a happy nation is like “roughing it” in a 4-star.
