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’m a Brit and I moved to New Zealand in 2010 and haven’t looked back. UK is a shit hole traumatised by Tory rule and Brexit. New Zealand is such a literal breath of fresh air. sure we also have similar social issues like right wing politics (Act, NZ1st, National), but we also had Jacinda and I’d vote for her again forever. you don’t move to NZ to get rich, you move because you love the land, and the people are awesome and friendly. I’d never go to the US. ewwww
I’d pick Spain. But, there’s no way I can do it now, I’m too old and poor.
Had I known what a shithole this country would become, I would have started out with that in mind and made it happen. I would have done many things differently, had I known. Hindsight is 20/20.
Would and have. A few times.
I can say the grass is always greener on the other side, and people are mostly the same no matter where you are.
The people mostly are, the governments and religions are not.
Yeah, I never felt anywhere I have lived or travel had been much different.
It’s mostly language, food, and climate that’s different, but the people are mostly the same anywhere you go and are mostly focused on the same stuff.
I’ve lived in two other countries than my own. Also lived in two other major cities in my own country. Never wanted to stay, was glad to come home. I like where I live a lot. When I was living other places I found them boring and I missed stuff from home that they didn’t have.
Sad to say my own city though is rapidly becoming more and more boring because it’s been taken over by rich douchebags and their creepy monoculture but I think that’s true of any desirable place to live these days.
I’ve never been to Europe, but I hear I’d love the Netherlands and Germany
I live in the US and while I don’t often dream about living in other countries, if I had to move elsewhere long term, I’d probably pick whichever of the following I was able to get a decent job in, comparing expected net pay to cost of living:
- Canada
- UK
- Australia
- New Zealand
American here. I would love to live in New Zealand. I spent two weeks there for a work trip and it was beautiful. Otherwise Nordic countries and Australia as others have pointed out. I would also like Ireland as it’s super green. I’ve spent a good chunk of time in all of these locations already and they’ve been nicer than most of the USA. I do love Seattle but I daydream about a functioning federal government.
Maybe Iceland or New Zealand because there’s more healthcare and leftists, but I’m french and I think I would be missing protests way too much to leave (but I’m disabled and it’s harder and harder to live here…)
Switzerland. The entire country is gorgeous, and the people seem to have pretty solid human rights. Also, you’re a train ride away from a lot of other cool places. And it seems like they make a lot of cool stuff there.
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.
Switzerland.
Yes. But, it’s really difficult to figure out where is realistically ideal right now. Ultimately, I’d love a tropical climate or mountains.
I live in NZ.
There are a bunch of people saying that NZ is is a place they would like to go. It is really nice, slow pace of life in most places; however the cost of living here is way too high compared to incomes.
Politics is relatively stable compared to other nations; but we do have our own scoundrels who are complete fuckups.
There are quite a few drawbacks; talking with a German friend last night. We were talking about cites around the world, he said “Rome, oh yea I went there in high school when I was 17 for a week”. That is just not really possible from here. Getting certain things here is just not worth it; the postage is more than the thing itself; or it just doesn’t ship here at all. e.g. Jolla phone; but it isn’t just niche Linux phones; a few years back I couldn’t buy a laptop with a Ryzen processor, had to order it from Amazon in the US, everything available form a NZ retailer was Intel.
Public transport here is shit; outside of Wellington, it is 30 years behind where it should be. The CRL (city rail link) just opened in Auckland (our biggest city); this completes a loop that should have been built in the 90’s. NZ is a very car dependent country; I can’t catch a train from Taupō where I live in the middle of the North Island, at all, there is no rail line here.
this completes a loop that should have been built in the 90’s
To be fair, living in Auckland, it feels like they started building it in the 90’s.
I was fortunate enough to visit new Zealand earlier this year and your country is stunning. I loved Taupo. I’m Australian but could see myself very happily living in New Zealand. Also the issues you mentioned with new Zealand pretty much also applies to Australia
FYI, on that tropical island in the header image:
Living there is not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s green hell, salt eats everything, pests never get culled from freezing, I could go on and on.
And unless you’re exactly on the equator, tropical cyclones are going to make your life difficult.
In the past week I learned that Southern hemisphere South America does not get tropical storms!
Indeed. But they did get one freak tropical cyclone, in 2004!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Catarina
It’s the only recorded one in history, though. And I think they still do get some tropical-feeling weather in Brazil.
Germany, yeah SWITZERLAND PLEEEAAAASSSSEEWE TAKE MEEE!!! PLEASE ANNEX US!
