Seems like the perfect day to ask: Muricans, what's your dream country to expatriate to? Non-Muricans, what's the thought on accepting US refugees?

[arsonbutcute@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I don't mean to naysay but this isn't reduced civil rights people are fleeing. The US is building concentration camps and has recently approved expanding their budget for ICE (originally immigration enforcement, now a gestapo analogue) such that it is larger than most world militaries.

This is naziism people are fleeing. This is death camps people are fleeing.

[mutilationwave@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

It makes it easier to learn! When I talk to most Mexicans they speak so fast and have so much slang it's hard to learn or even understand for me.

[general_effort@lemmy.world]

Yes. It's easier said than done. I often find myself thinking, I could do more to make my country better.

But I am just too irritated by the selfishness and privilege on display. Just relocating to a nicer country is an option that 99% do not have. You need to be young and well-educated, or be relatively wealthy. Otherwise, a rich country will simply not have you.

At the same time, those who can just pick up and leave are the same people who are most able to change things for the better. Americans are not risking their lives by speaking up. The rule of law is mostly being followed. Democratically elected representatives hold power.

Freedom and life can be taken from us, but never honor. -Otto Wels, 1933, in the final session of the elected german parliament.

[blujan@sopuli.xyz]

The kind of american that usually comes to Mexico is very nice, very welcome. Maybe the exceptions are the very loud and self absorbed ones that go to resort locations and act like they're better than everyone there.

As long as people want to integrate and cooperate they are more than welcome.

Now, the sad part is the gentrification that comes with a lot of people moving and outpaying rent vs the locals. Now the average cost of living in Mexico city is about 50% higher than the average salary, and about 100% higher than the median salary. Another very negative thing is that now a lot of locals have to communicate in english because American people will come and not learn spanish over multiple years living here. There are zones where everything is in english now. It's okay speaking english, it's not okay expecting english from everyone.

So a few pointers:

1. Integrate, pay taxes, consume locally
2. Try and move into already gentrified places, avoid displacing more people
3. Push for social policy, increased affordable living spaces, invest in the country where you move into to improve the locals' life

Be friendly, but that's always

[jigglysackles@lemmy.world]

Anywhere cold, with decent social services, good shipping, and people that leave me alone on the whole.

[jigglysackles@lemmy.world]

Get it organized. I'll show up. Show us poor stupid lazy americans how easy it is to hold an extended general strike to effect a national change. I'm all in on it. Let's fucking go everyone! This armchair analyst knows the way!

[jigglysackles@lemmy.world]

Jordan is a great country. Lived there for awhile. The people were great. Israel being so close isn't fun though. Morocco would be a safer bet imo.

[jigglysackles@lemmy.world]

The weather is the main reason I'd want to go there. I prefer dreary.

[plexsheep@infosec.pub]

Nurses and caretaker staff "Pflege" are needed here in Germany too, but not sure how viable the pay is.

[sequentialsilence@lemmy.world]

If I wasn’t locked into this contract with my house I would be applying for work programs in New Zealand on my way to citizenship. When Trump was elected, the first thought that went through my head was, I don’t like winter, so Canada and the Nordics are out. Europe is 0-2 for getting destroyed in World Wars and WW3 is heating up. Africa has its own problems right now, as does South America, and regardless of where you go in Asia it’s not looking good for WW3. So options were Central America or Oceania. I know passable amounts of Spanish, and lived in Central America for a while and I would definitely be OK going back. But if I’m going to move somewhere might as well be somewhere new.

[n00b22@lemmy.ml]

Thanks for visiting us!

Regarding San Jose, unfortunately there isn't a lot to do there, the most you can do is visit museums (National Museum, Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Jade Museum, alongside others, visit some volcanoes (Poás, Irazu, and maybe the Turrialba Volcano), visit old buildings (Plaza de la Cultura as an example), and that's pretty much it

I think you would like places like Monteverde or La Fortuna.

Regarding money exchange, do it on Banco Nacional (BN) or in Banco de Costa Rica (BCR). If you do it on the airport or in any other place you might be scammed

Use Uber, if you use taxis they will know you're a tourist and will charge you the double

Avoid Jaco, it's kind of dangerous

And finally, be careful with prices on the airport, a lot of things are overpriced such as this

[bronzie@sh.itjust.works]

Ah, welcome to the Nordics!

Hard as fuck to get in, or so I’ve heard.
The shipping might be slower than you’re used to, but we check of on the rest.

See you soon?

[drstevebrule@mander.xyz]

I appreciate the response. We'll try our best to get out to some of the other towns, but our main focus is the dental work. I appreciate all of the tips and suggestions!

[bronzie@sh.itjust.works]

You could marry, at least for Norway.

Few mail order brides available though, so you’d have to make an effort finding someone who likes you back

[coaster1921@lemmy.ml]

I'm an American often in China for my job. If you want to be in a tier 1 city rent relative to income is insane even compared to Canada (and by extension the US). If you're a foreigner in a skilled profession who can secure a job there, this would be pretty easily avoided as your salary will typically be far above average and housing likely even paid for by the company sponsoring you.

The downside is that the expectation of workers and office culture is also drastically different than in the US. Your savings also won't go as far should you ever choose to leave. Mandarin is pretty difficult to learn, particularly for reading characters which is more or less essential to get around New areas efficiently.

People are surprisingly quite nice to foreigners. I've never had a problem with the complete lack of privacy personally, since everything in public is tracked/recorded crime is incredibly low. But I have the ability to make that choice while others don't, so I can get why it's an issue for some. It's a weird contrast from the US where the police are most certainly not your friend and the government is too disorganized to help even when they have all the relevant information. The urbanism is everything you'd imagine it to be, even in tier 2/3 cities it's incredibly easy to get around without a car. If I weren't tied to my family in the US I'd likely consider spending a few years working there while still young. But even then it would be hard to justify such a huge pay cut from US engineering salaries.

[thetimeknife@lemmy.world]

That is true, but I would really like to live in the region and Jordan is probably the safest bet. Otherwise Morocco is the smart choice for arabic speaking nation tolerant of Americans with a reasonable margin for safety. I won't be leaving anytime soon either way, this is more of a dream living abroad answer for right now. I intend to vote, protest and be a pain in the ass until they drive me out.

[fryd@sh.itjust.works]

I always wanted to live in a country that was totally different from America when I was a kid. I thought either India, China, or Japan back then, but now I’m not sure I’d want to live in any of them right now.

I guess I could go to nearby countries that don’t have global headlines like them say like Bangladesh, Thailand, or Indonesia, but I don’t really know anything about them.

I think the smart option would be somewhere in Europe, but I kinda want to get away or at least take a break from “western” culture.

I guess I can’t name a dream country, but somewhere with a totally different culture. I’d also want it to have a bunch of ruins and historical sites to visit. I’ve never seen anything older than like 150 years in person.

[endlessnightmare@reddthat.com]

A birthstrike would be much easier to pull off than a general (labor) strike. Bills don't stop just because you stopped working, and labor strikes require a high degree of coordination. It's a significant risk for those going on strike.

In contrast, a birthstrike does not hurt your immediate situation, and actually likely helps it by preventing an increase in financial burden. Additionally, it requires no real degree of coordination. It can start small and pick up steam as more people jump onboard.

[onewomancreamteam@sh.itjust.works]

Honestly the Netherlands seems pretty great.

[rickyrigatoni@retrolemmy.com]

I was going to say Italy but they seem to be going fash again so... north sentinel island?