If you had to leave your country for another ...

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

And guns. I know it's a right and all that, but if everyone around me was routinely armed it would freak me out. I'd take my chances with German breakfasts of meat, meat and more meat rather than be the only person in a room without a gun.

I think the gun threads create the impression that Americans generally pack. It just isn't true. You will find a lot more armed homeowners though. The atmosphere is different, though, since if someone is armed in the UK its a cop or a criminal.

If I were to live somewhere else it would have to be lightly governed and have an inoffensive foreign policy. The US is streaking toward heavy handed government now that the GOP has completely lost its way. Maybe a remote enough place in Canada. I really liked Ireland and Costa Rica as a visitor. If my Spanish were better...