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Would you change "countries"?

I decided some years ago that for better or for worse, I like where I currently live too much to move elsewhere. Holidays, sure, even extended ones. But I don't want to live elsewhere. I needed to retest my thoughts around this recently, as I just gave up one of my citizenships in order to simplify/optimise my financial affairs, but I'm still as firm about it as I could be given that I don't have a crystal ball.
 
Not a chance in hell. I was born and raised in the U.S., and will die here.

On April 17, 2100, to be exact.

At least, that's the plan.
 
No, I will remain Canadian, although we plan on living in the good ol' US of A for a few months each year. If we can afford it, we also hope to travel abroad periodically.
 
I'm really hoping to live somewhere else again. I like living in new places not just visiting them. I'm quite bored at times with where I do live even though it's just about perfect for me and is the best place I've ever lived in as far as community, environment etc.. it's just that a lot of people seem to feel this way and they live in my specific area FOREVER. They grow up here, move away a bit when in their 20's, come back and have kids here, grow and old and die here. It's just that superior to the rest of the state and also bizarrely affordable. I think it's seeing my fate in every old lady with a walker going to the shops that makes me want to move.

Since I moved countries once I toy with time travel fantasies.. where should I have moved to back in my naive youth when moving was just a visa and a plane ticket? I often wish I had moved to Hawaii but I imagine if I had I would feel trapped there by now and be hankering to get out.
 
Tora Ziyal said:
I do occasionally toy with the idea of moving to New Mexico. Beautiful scenery, interesting culture.
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It's absolutely beautiful out there. The best vacation I ever took in my life was when I went there, and I didn't want to leave. :)

I visited other countries on vacation when I was younger, and am glad I had the experience, but I can't say I'm really that interested in traveling outside the US anymore.

Almost every climate and culture can be found here and I don't want to give up all of the benefits that go with living in the US. It doesn't have to be a 100% perfect place for me to love it and be happy that I live here.

Pretty much the only thing that could possibly entice me would be when we start terraforming other worlds and people actually have the chance to have a frontier and start things over again. (That's one thing I like about Trek--the idea that those people have the chance, if they don't like what they've currently got, to go found a new society and get away from government interference.)
 
Brazil...the lure of Rio is strong..

but only if I have money for bodyguards..
 
I wouldn't mind living in Australia. I have a cousin who lives in the Melbourne area, maybe he can hook me up. :shifty:
 
Hell, no. I had enough of a problem moving halfway across the city three days ago. (Yes, I moved three days ago. If I ever get my hands on a camera, once I'm all unpacked and have bought a few things to add to the place, I'll post pictures.)

Canada is one of the best countries in the world for LGBT rights (though we have a bit of a kerfuffle going on right now, vis-a-vis the "T" part of that acronym). A friend of mine expressed a concern a couple of years ago that I was going to up and move to Atlanta when I was dating my ex, who lives there, but I would much rather he'd moved here. (Part of the reason why we broke up was that neither of us could see ourselves moving to another country.)
 
Lumi said:
MANT! said:
Brazil...the lure of Rio is strong..

but only if I have money for bodyguards..
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I know some people from there. I've heard stories. Not a place I'd want to go. D:
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Dear Wife is from Brazil, when I visited her family, I was struck with how small the middle class there was..and just how many poor there were. Her family are simply poor folks trying to survive in a totally gamed system..


1 thing..if you are the guest of a family in a favela, the locals welcome and protect you..favela neighbors look after their own...but if you are a tourista without local ties..look out!
 
MANT! said:
Lumi said:
MANT! said:
Brazil...the lure of Rio is strong..

but only if I have money for bodyguards..
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I know some people from there. I've heard stories. Not a place I'd want to go. D:
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Dear Wife is from Brazil, when I visited her family, I was struck with how small the middle class there was..and just how many poor there were. Her family are simply poor folks trying to survive in a totally gamed system..


1 thing..if you are the guest of a family in a favela, the locals welcome and protect you..favela neighbors look after their own...but if you are a tourista without local ties..look out!
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Well, if any of us ever went down there it would be with some people from the area. But even then, they make us feel like we should carry guns at all times. What a fun vacation spot!
 
I'm Polish-Canadian, living in Canada, doing a lot of work in the US (yay Marriott Residence Inn!). I have a comfy life and a comfy job in Canada, but if I could get a decent job in my field in Poland I would move back. I really should start looking into it but I'm just too damned lazy. The US is nice to shop in, but I wouldn't live here (I'm in KY right now).
 
Previously I would never have even entertained living anywhere but Australia, Sydney or Melbourne to be precise, but of late we have been thinking about the move to North America somewhere for a few years.

A recent trip to the USA reminded us just how insanely high the cost of living in Australia is, and how much I have missed the friendliness and can do attitude that the USA has in spades, and that has completely evaporated here.

We're just in that sweet spot where our kids arent locked into schools yet, and our parents are young enough to look after themselves, so, yes, for the first time I am giving it some thought.
 
The nice part for you is that you have your pick of any climate, and your kids won't have to deal with a new language (nor will you). There'll be misunderstandings but since you share a language you can talk your way out of it easily. ;) Hope you find an area of the US that you like. :)
 
I'm an American, but I've been all over the world and have even lived abroad (Russia).

I like the US very much as it used to be...but I honestly don't think our economy will ever be the same as it was pre-recession, and that worries me a lot. If that turns out to be true, I really doubt many people in my age group will be able to afford to retire in the US. - so our choices will be to either work until we die, or retire to a less expensive country - Central America or somewhere like that.

Since I've traveled so much, I could get used to living about anywhere. I'd be happiest in Canada, the UK or Italy...but I could get by pretty much anywhere I had to live to survive.
 
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