If you could choose to live in another country...

Beevee · 12-07-2007, 07:40 AM

.....which country would you choose - and why?

Alternatively, if you choose to remain where you are, why would you not emigrate?

I was born in England and emigrated to Canada after having met my wife on the internet.
It's one of those stories that didn't go wrong. I wasn't really contemplating anything when I joined a site like this one, things just escalated and she chose to come to England to visit but she never returned. That in itself created complications with the immigration services although we finally sorted it out.

We later married and as I had no relatives left in England we moved here where my wife has an extended family.

I don't regret the move and now hold Canadian citizenship.

monster · 12-07-2007, 09:26 AM

Also a Brit expat. I love it here in the US, but that's not to say we wouldn't move on if the opportunity presented itself. i really fancy a spell in Aus.

toranokaze · 12-07-2007, 09:38 AM

I have lived in the US for all of my life, I would like to visit some other countries before I make move.

slang · 12-07-2007, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by toranokaze

I have lived in the US for all of my life, I would like to visit some other countries before I make move.

I'd encourage any American to get away from North America for a few weeks.

It will probably change your entire view of the US and the world.

Plus, if you are a pleasant traveller, you'll probably have a great time.

Now, this doesnt mean that once you are away you wont love the US anymore, just that you will have a different perspective. That's often a very good thing.

lookout123 · 12-07-2007, 10:53 AM

i want to live in the highbury project. North London. actually no. i want to live right where i am, but have enough money to own a flat there and fly in for match weekends.

Razzmatazz13 · 12-07-2007, 09:42 AM

Difficult to say...if it were just me, I might move to any number of countries...I've had my eye on australia since I was in grade school, and have always wanted to visit there...but I'm terribly interested in japan as well, and northern canada was beautiful...like here but colder, lol, so for a while I fantasized about moving there also.

However, I'll probably live here until I die, I'm very close with my family and don't want to be far from them.

ZenGum · 12-10-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Razzmatazz13

Difficult to say...if it were just me, I might move to any number of countries...I've had my eye on australia since I was in grade school, and have always wanted to visit there...but I'm terribly interested in japan as well, and northern canada was beautiful...like here but colder, lol, so for a while I fantasized about moving there also.

However, I'll probably live here until I die, I'm very close with my family and don't want to be far from them.

Razz, you're in college, right?
Anyone with 12 years of English language education and a bachelor's degree can get a visa and a job to teach English in Japan. The pay is enough to save maybe US$5-6000 in a year and see a fair bit of the country.
It's a viable option to finish your degree, do a year in Japan, then with your savings spend a few months touring Australia. Pop by New Zealand while you're down there.
Just a thought.

jester · 12-10-2007, 10:57 AM

I'd like to live in Ireland, Scotland or New Zealand for a little while, not necessarily forever, just because they appeal to me for some reason.

lookout123 · 12-10-2007, 12:40 PM

my sister did the same thing in Seoul, Zengum. She travelled a ton and still saved money. she made less there than she did teaching here, but somehow saved money.

Razzmatazz13 · 12-10-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Razz, you're in college, right?
Anyone with 12 years of English language education and a bachelor's degree can get a visa and a job to teach English in Japan. The pay is enough to save maybe US$5-6000 in a year and see a fair bit of the country.
It's a viable option to finish your degree, do a year in Japan, then with your savings spend a few months touring Australia. Pop by New Zealand while you're down there.
Just a thought.

Wouldn't I need at least the bare bones of Japanese in order to teach English?

lookout123 · 12-10-2007, 03:24 PM

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Wouldn't I need at least the bare bones of Japanese in order to teach English?

oh, i think razz is just afraid of turning japanese.

classicman · 12-07-2007, 09:55 AM

Does New England count?

regular.joe · 12-07-2007, 09:59 AM

since this is pure fantasy....I'd buy an island in the South Pacific. You could call me Jim.

jinx · 12-07-2007, 10:00 AM

Tahiti. I'd also consider Bora Bora.

Cloud · 12-07-2007, 10:03 AM

Probably Mexico, because I've lived there before and I like it.

12-07-2007, 07:40 AM	#1
Beevee Eavesdropper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 24	If you could choose to live in another country... .....which country would you choose - and why? Alternatively, if you choose to remain where you are, why would you not emigrate? I was born in England and emigrated to Canada after having met my wife on the internet. It's one of those stories that didn't go wrong. I wasn't really contemplating anything when I joined a site like this one, things just escalated and she chose to come to England to visit but she never returned. That in itself created complications with the immigration services although we finally sorted it out. We later married and as I had no relatives left in England we moved here where my wife has an extended family. I don't regret the move and now hold Canadian citizenship.

12-07-2007, 09:26 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Also a Brit expat. I love it here in the US, but that's not to say we wouldn't move on if the opportunity presented itself. i really fancy a spell in Aus. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-07-2007, 09:38 AM	#3
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	I have lived in the US for all of my life, I would like to visit some other countries before I make move. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

12-07-2007, 10:53 AM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i want to live in the highbury project. North London. actually no. i want to live right where i am, but have enough money to own a flat there and fly in for match weekends. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-07-2007, 09:42 AM	#6
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Difficult to say...if it were just me, I might move to any number of countries...I've had my eye on australia since I was in grade school, and have always wanted to visit there...but I'm terribly interested in japan as well, and northern canada was beautiful...like here but colder, lol, so for a while I fantasized about moving there also. However, I'll probably live here until I die, I'm very close with my family and don't want to be far from them. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

12-10-2007, 10:57 AM	#8
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	I'd like to live in Ireland, Scotland or New Zealand for a little while, not necessarily forever, just because they appeal to me for some reason.

12-10-2007, 12:40 PM	#9
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	my sister did the same thing in Seoul, Zengum. She travelled a ton and still saved money. she made less there than she did teaching here, but somehow saved money. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-07-2007, 09:55 AM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Does New England count?

12-07-2007, 09:59 AM	#13
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	since this is pure fantasy....I'd buy an island in the South Pacific. You could call me Jim. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

12-07-2007, 10:00 AM	#14
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Tahiti. I'd also consider Bora Bora. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-07-2007, 10:03 AM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Probably Mexico, because I've lived there before and I like it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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