Recently moved from Australia to London, getting to see a ton of metal gigs is a huge bonus. Berlin is very tempting though, just as interesting and the cost of living there is much less..
If you had the chance or needed to move to another country, what are your Top 5?
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Recently moved from Australia to London, getting to see a ton of metal gigs is a huge bonus. Berlin is very tempting though, just as interesting and the cost of living there is much less..
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Canada
Iceland
Taiwan
Japan
South Korea
I believe it will be a little bit better, not heavenly status. Every country is because of the structure and technology is high. Two of the countries I have family in or nearby. And Four out of five seem like it will be a good example to get exposed to another culture and way of life.
Full immersion is the keyword. That means no safety net. Not fitting in with others who speak your language to get by. Spending a possibly uncomfortable and frustrating amount of time redefining your main method of communication. I know several people who have done so, and it is very possible but is scary and takes determination.
Canada
Iceland
Taiwan
Japan
South Korea
I believe it will be a little bit better, not heavenly status. Every country is because of the structure and technology is high. Two of the countries I have family in or nearby. And Four out of five seem like it will be a good example to get exposed to another culture and way of life.
Full immersion is the keyword. That means no safety net. Not fitting in with others who speak your language to get by. Spending a possibly uncomfortable and frustrating amount of time redefining your main method of communication. I know several people who have done so, and it is very possible but is scary and takes determination.
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Honestly, I'm not sure. I've just heard so many great things about the country. I'm hoping to visit next March and see if what I've heard is true.
Hopefully I never need to, as currently I don't have any interest in even changing the city I live in. But if shit was about to hit the fan I'd want to go something that feels atleast somewhat familiar and where I could manage with just English, so Scandinavian countries would top my list. I won't rank them since it would require further research, but some countries I would be content to moving in are Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Netherlands and Switzerland. That's more than 5 but as I said I really can't rank them out of the blue. Visiting Japan is one of my life long dreams, but I absolutely wouldn't want to live there.
Why are other Nordic countries kicking Finland's ass so bad in this thread? What's wrong with Finland? :<
Why are other Nordic countries kicking Finland's ass so bad in this thread? What's wrong with Finland? :<
My impression of Finland is that it is a bit less western than Norway and Sweden and bit more slavic or at least different to western Europeans. There's nothing wrong with that obviously but if people from western nations are looking for somewhere familiar, maybe Finland feels a bit too culturally different for comfort. Hope I haven't offended any Finns!
No not at all offensive! I've been extremely curious recently about how people see us, I've been watching a lot of videos from travelers, exchange students and people who have moved here. And I think you might be quite right in your impression. I think it's also often at first misunderstood as rudeness that how introverted many of us seem and how direct and no nonsense people are. It's interesting stuff.
Oh this is nice
Canada
Spain
France
Switzerland
US (Blue state)
Canada is probably the best country on earth. Spain because as a Latin American my cultural roots come from there and they built a very nice country with our gold. France and Switzerland because the European life is an utopia. And the US is cool, it just has some nasty people. 40% of them.
Sadly immigration is almost impossible from a legal standpoint You'd think most countries would accept a young engineer with a postgraduate degree but nope.
Canada
Spain
France
Switzerland
US (Blue state)
Canada is probably the best country on earth. Spain because as a Latin American my cultural roots come from there and they built a very nice country with our gold. France and Switzerland because the European life is an utopia. And the US is cool, it just has some nasty people. 40% of them.
Sadly immigration is almost impossible from a legal standpoint You'd think most countries would accept a young engineer with a postgraduate degree but nope.
Canada
England
France
Finland
Switzerland
My girlfriend and I actually plan to move to Canada eventually. A lot of her friends have already relocated around Ontario.
England
France
Finland
Switzerland
My girlfriend and I actually plan to move to Canada eventually. A lot of her friends have already relocated around Ontario.
Hmmm...
All things being equal, like if I could adapt to the language and my earning potential / quality of life was about the same. I'd like to live in:
Ireland
Netherlands
Belgium
New Zealand
Canada, pacific northwest like Vancouver
I almost moved from the US to Ireland 10+ years ago. Had always wanted to move there, had a bad breakup, had a pretty shitty job, and thought about really rebooting everything. Ultimately I'm glad I didn't, I wouldn't have the life I have now, but it would'a been cool too. I had filled out the application for grad school at Trinity College, and I just never sent [send] with the check. IT's probably for the best I'd be fucked by debt being international and I was applying to their public policy program, so that would have done nothing for me... but, still.
All things being equal, like if I could adapt to the language and my earning potential / quality of life was about the same. I'd like to live in:
Ireland
Netherlands
Belgium
New Zealand
Canada, pacific northwest like Vancouver
I almost moved from the US to Ireland 10+ years ago. Had always wanted to move there, had a bad breakup, had a pretty shitty job, and thought about really rebooting everything. Ultimately I'm glad I didn't, I wouldn't have the life I have now, but it would'a been cool too. I had filled out the application for grad school at Trinity College, and I just never sent [send] with the check. IT's probably for the best I'd be fucked by debt being international and I was applying to their public policy program, so that would have done nothing for me... but, still.
I'm from the UK and whilst we are not Scandinavian, there is obviously a link between us and Nowegians and Swedes, both in terms of geography and history. They are familiar. Finland seems so distant and (from our perspective) remote, again in terms of both geography and shared history and it isn't a nation that seems to want to thrust itself onto the world stage, like Russia does. Equally, it seems to be a peaceful place so it doesn't get in the news like Eastern Europe did after Glasnost. I guess in some ways it is a little mysterious.
Haha, cool. It's not a bad country of course, and I'm sure you'll have a great time visiting it as there is a lot to see and do.
What are you planning to see? Don't be that tourist that skips Ghent (halfway between Brussels and Bruges) and misses out on a great city.
Definitely gonna go to Ghent! I have a buddy who studied abroad in Prague, and while over there spent a few days in Belgium. He said Ghent was his favorite city.
I just want to experience the culture, to be honest. Drink some awesome beer, eat some good food, check out some football, and just get immersed into the country.
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Maybe Denmark, hard to say other four. Maybe Estonia, Norway, Netherlands and Canada.
From Finland.
From Finland.
I live in Sweden. The UK and Ireland are two natural choices since I am originally from the UK and have Irish citizenship, these places are already 'homes' to me. My 3 other choices would be Denmark and Norway since the lifestyle and culture is similar to what I experience here in Sweden in many respects, and Germany since I have always had positive experiences there and I think culturally it's not too different to what I am familiar with.
I only have one place on my list, Scotland. My reason for picking it is because I was born there and the quality of life is just much better than in England.
Live in the Netherlands. Ehhh, probably Scandinavia/Canada and France. Probably the countries I'd feel most comfortable in.
Great! Enjoy. You'll find enough places to try beer. I would avoid the really touristy bars where they boast having a lot of them though (Like Dulle Griet in Ghent, it's cool, but expensive). Basically any café or bar will have a big offering. For food: try Waterzooi and Stoofvlees. And go to a 'frietkot' at least once to eat french fries with fried snacks.
Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Switzerland. Any country that ranks high on the World Happiness Index is on my list. The USA just keeps falling and likely will continue to do so.
We're not raising our happiness index any time soon. If anything, things are gonna get way worse before they get better.
I'm Syrian American so from my life experiences and beliefs there are three things I value and would happily go anywhere that fulfills those criteria:
- English-speaking
- Not religious
- Progressive government and general population
1. Canada - I'm a hockey fanatic and love poutine and politeness
2. Germany - Cologne felt so much like my native Pittsburgh. And I could eat döners every day.
3. France - Paris, all about that cafe life
4. Czech Republic - Prague is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Plus, Hockey.
5. Spain or Italy probably for the food, arts, and history.
Or
Somewhere in Scandinavia because beautiful and hockey.
2. Germany - Cologne felt so much like my native Pittsburgh. And I could eat döners every day.
3. France - Paris, all about that cafe life
4. Czech Republic - Prague is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Plus, Hockey.
5. Spain or Italy probably for the food, arts, and history.
Or
Somewhere in Scandinavia because beautiful and hockey.
The plan for now is Canada. That's #1-#5 for me. We'll see, but if I get a chance to move there on a work visa, I'm definitely going to try to gain citizenship and stay there.
I'm from Canada, so, in no particular order...
(ignoring issues about being far from family for now)
- Switzerland
- New Zealand
- Germany maybe?
- Scotland
- US (west coast somewhere)
(ignoring issues about being far from family for now)
- Switzerland
- New Zealand
- Germany maybe?
- Scotland
- US (west coast somewhere)
