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| | If I didn't have family here that I am very close to (parents and siblings and whatnot), I would probably be in another country now, not because I hate America, my reasons are actually quite different than that, but because I want to see and experience the entire world, as much as I possibly can. America will always be home, but there is just so much out there. Granted ya have to understand that we moved around a lot when I was a kid, so this whole idea of "settling down" for me is quite foreign. |
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| Rishbhav (8/15/2008)
There's one question I'd like to pose that has to do with nationalism and patriotism: if you thought that by immigrating to another country you could have a better life (and in "better life" I include economic factors, political/freedom factors, cultural affinity factors, attractive female factors, etc.) would you do it?If I could get a comparable job, I'd go live in France in a heartbeat, and maybe never speak English again, and probably never miss one iota of America, nor North America ever again. Been there, done that already. Ahh, to go on weekend trips to the Pyrenees . . . to take my dog with me to the restaurant . . . to get snooty with the best of them . . . to drink wine and coffee, and act uppity and such . . . Britain I wouldn't be quite so eager to switch to . . . I'd do it if there was a big enough reward. Germany maybe, haven't spent enough time there to say. Spain I'd probably be just about as eager to switch to if the job was comparable enough for my wife and me. Canada is a swell place. Only real problem is it is cold as balls, and dark as night for far too long every year. Still, Vanouver could be fun. Or Montreal again too, if it was a big enough reward. Australia I suppose would be fine too, never had any burning desire to go, but sure wouldn't pass up the opportunity. Other places I'd consider migrating to? Singapore, Hong Kong, maybe one of Brazil's bigger nicer cities, but I'd be concerned here about being able to figure it all out before I got waxed by criminals. Nothing has ever really drawn me to S. America so that would depend on some kinda serious lure (great job or something). I'd live in Russia temporarily but would not want to migrate. India: too much poverty, inequality, and pollution, and far too different for me to ever be able to blend in to any real degree. Lots of other places fit that bill. |
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| Locus Coeruleus (8/15/2008)
If I didn't have family here that I am very close to (parents and siblings and whatnot), I would probably be in another country now, not because I hate America, my reasons are actually quite different than that, but because I want to see and experience the entire world, as much as I possibly can. America will always be home, but there is just so much out there. Granted ya have to understand that we moved around a lot when I was a kid, so this whole idea of "settling down" for me is quite foreign.I am in the same boat as you. I've lived and been everywhere in this country, and while I would love the opportunity to live in Germany or Australia for a while, the US will always be home. I love our diversity, cultures, nature, food, everything! We have the best of all worlds here. 
In fact, my friend from Norway is coming here for 3 months and I am trying to help her figure out what to see. It's really tough. Norway is beautiful but it doesn't have near the diversity that we have here. |
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