Move there? Not sure yet.
I would like to be able to visit and explore several other places before having to make the choice to move there.
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I did it. US -> Japan. I decided in the early 2010s I was going to do it, came for a bit, failed to get a visa, saved money, finished uni, and came again. It was surreal watching the 2016 election and everything thereafter. I've visited the US (I don't know that I'd call it 'home' anymore) twice since I've been here, and probably won't be going back again unless it's to take care of family or a funeral.
Were I to do it all over again, I may have chosen Norway or Finland instead. I already have some knowledge of Germanic languages so the former wouldn't be hard to learn. For Finnish, I think the case system is the only hurdle I'd have. That said, in my mid-40s and having just bought a house, I don't think I'm going anywhere. If we ever get out of farming (or can take a year off before we get livestock on top of crops), My wife and I might live in Canada, Australia, or some combination of the two for some number of months.
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If I had unlimited F You money, I would either leave Nebraska or sponsor some carpetbaggers from New York or California, preferably enough of them to sway the elections here.
It might be easier to just buy off the existing legislature in the state. That way you aren't fighting gerrymandering.
Uh money is an issue and I'm still getting out of this trash belt state. Even if I have to crawl on my hands and knees.
I've moved because of money. So much higher salaries & lower taxes elsewhere... Greetings from Malaysia!
Probably not. I live in the midwest of the US. it's quiet, good school system, small town, within arms reach of several larger cities. Plenty of music venues, arenas close by. With one or two complaints about my state's laws, I am content.
If I had unlimited funds, I might look around out of curiosity, but I doubt I'd go anywhere.
Maybe. Always wanted to see Ireland.
It's very telling how many Texans are in this thread with affirmative responses.
As someone who lives in Texas, I agree. I'm not from here, military transplant, but I did set it to my "permanent state" specifically so I could vote here. If I'm being forced to live here, might as well do my part to try and change the fuckery going on.
However, the absolute second that the ink on my DD214 is dry, I will NEVER set foot in this state again. Not purposefully anyhow.
It sucks, because Austin, SATX, and my personal favey fave: Houston, are all fucking awesome cities. But they're not worth it. Not worth it to see how much Texans with money prioritize the dehumanization of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ+ community.
If money was no object, I've always been smitten with the idea of Canada. I like much cooler weather than Texas provides, and I want nation-wide socialized Healthcare. Surprisingly difficult to immigrate too from what I've seen on a cursory glance though.
Would totally move to a different state, meet new people, different country tho? Not now at least
I would like to try Colombia. It's alot cheaper than where i currently live and it doesn't' have winter.
My masseuse is Columbian and says that it's a pretty tough part of the world but beautiful in its own way. Lots of crime and corruption but the people there are very hospitable and welcoming. Just don't get caught up in any of the drug trade or indebted to any authorities.
Probably not. The only thing I don't like about the place I'm living in now is having to deal with winter and snow but if money is not an issue I could come up with ways to deal with that better aswell. I don't think I would appreciate summer to the extent I do now if I didn't also have to suffer thru winter.
I won't..
Probably wouldn't hesitate as long as I knew I could occasionally return to visit. Was in the military and stationed over seas. Would love to live in Germany again, have a friend that lives in Netherlands and frankly looks like a great place to live. Another friend lives on the coast in Japan and is raising a family there. Would if I could but lack the income to make it viable.
The three things that stop me moving to another country are money (or ability to get a job for the money I need), family (I have an elderly mum who I need to be around for) and residency issues (thanks Brexit). I guess if I was super rich I would be able to get residency more easily, but in the absence of a teletransporter it wouldn't fix the family issue.
Absolutely. Ideally one of the Nordic model countries, but the issue there is more than just money, it's linguistic and bureaucratic as well.
If I had infinite money I would've moved to Japan, if I had like hundreds of thousands or millions I'd moved to Taiwan, if I had only the money to move and get settled (i.e. stable job and and a roof) I'd moved to one of the Scandinavian countries, Finland or Netherlands. I guess Canada and the UK would also be fine by me just for cultural and lingual reasons.