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Mar 29, 2009 8:21 AM CSTWould you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Scubadiva
ScubadivaScubadivaNew Jersey, USA106 Threads 11 Polls 2,689 Posts

Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?(Vote Below)

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A country where your native language is spoken?
12
16%
A country that's culturally similar?
6
8%
An exotic place?
4
5%
A country where it's cheaper to live?
9
12%
A country where you have a love interest?
16
21%
A country where you think you'll be liked?
5
6%
A country with favorable tax rates?
0
0%
A country where the weather is nice?
11
14%
A country where the women/men are sexy as hell?
6
8%
Any place is fine... I just wanna get outta Dodge.
8
10%
Total Votes
77
Let's say things got really crappy economically. Would you choose to leave your native country or continue to put up with the situation? If you chose to leave, on what basis would you choose a new residence? Which country would you emigrate to and why? What do you think you'd miss most?

As I'm a few days away from leaving, I've been pondering weird things like that laugh... and yesterday, I went out to Fridays and ate myself nearly sick with Nachos because I know I won't get any decent ones for a long time...crying
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Mar 29, 2009 8:24 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
roseofsharon
roseofsharonroseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK60 Threads 3 Polls 8,699 Posts
Yes I would. It would Italy (surprise, surprise), Cyprus or Canada (when they stop doing what they do to those seals!!).....

I certainly don't relish spending my old age in this country, that's for sure!

bouquet
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Mar 29, 2009 8:26 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
RobbieM
RobbieMRobbieMHertford, Hertfordshire, England UK115 Threads 6 Polls 4,553 Posts
Scubadiva: Let's say things got really crappy economically. Would you choose to leave your native country or continue to put up with the situation? If you chose to leave, on what basis would you choose a new residence? Which country would you emigrate to and why? What do you think you'd miss most?

As I'm a few days away from leaving, I've been pondering weird things like that ... and yesterday, I went out to Fridays and ate myself nearly sick with Nachos because I know I won't get any decent ones for a long time...


This is very much the situation i am in at the moment, but i'm stuck in the UK until i have finished some legal matters.

Then i have to qualify then i am moving to where it is warmer, the people are more polite and i will be able to walk on a beach when i am not working and not freeze my butt off.

There isn't much about the UK i will miss, far too many things i just want to forget.
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Mar 29, 2009 8:27 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
RobbieM
RobbieMRobbieMHertford, Hertfordshire, England UK115 Threads 6 Polls 4,553 Posts
roseofsharon: Yes I would. It would Italy (surprise, surprise), Cyprus or Canada (when they stop doing what they do to those seals!!).....

I certainly don't relish spending my old age in this country, that's for sure!


The thought of being stuck in this country is depressing!laugh
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Mar 29, 2009 8:27 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
moonlightstar
moonlightstarmoonlightstarparis, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France12 Threads 1,073 Posts
Yes...and have done it enough times. New people, New Friends.
You cant escape the Crisis. its every where.

I always have one thing in the back of my mind if it ever should go wrong.......You can always go back home.

Dont worry so much...but you have to want to leave to make it work.comfort
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Mar 29, 2009 8:30 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
morgan5
morgan5morgan5chelmsford, Essex, England UK87 Threads 8,237 Posts
Yes, i have lived in 3 countries in the past 5 yrs and i wouldn't change that
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Mar 29, 2009 9:17 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Scubadiva
ScubadivaScubadivaNew Jersey, USA106 Threads 11 Polls 2,689 Posts
You folks aren't the first from the UK that I've heard say they're not so happy to live there. I find that most interesting. Yes, I can see the bad weather issue. Was there last summer and boy was it cold and rainy... brrrr. I also noticed that wages are comparatively low (based on what I saw in the windows of the job agencies). That aside, what's going on there that makes people not want to stay?
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Mar 29, 2009 10:08 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
pretzelman
pretzelmanpretzelmanLas Vegas, Nevada USA43 Threads 1 Polls 2,956 Posts
If I immigrated to any country...it would be Germany! I love the beautiful mountains, the warm people, and the pride the German people have in themselves and their country! If I had any sense at all, I would have learned the language and gotten out of the military in Germany and stayed there.

I also love that Germany is centrally located, making it easier to visit other countries and cultures
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Mar 29, 2009 10:13 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Paradox67
Paradox67Paradox67Collegeville, Pennsylvania USA9 Threads 5 Polls 1,170 Posts
I like the United States but if things were economically better elsewhere and I found a good job? I would leave the U.S..

I would only miss my mom.
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Mar 29, 2009 10:17 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
RobbieM
RobbieMRobbieMHertford, Hertfordshire, England UK115 Threads 6 Polls 4,553 Posts
pretzelman: If I immigrated to any country...it would be Germany! I love the beautiful mountains, the warm people, and the pride the German people have in themselves and their country! If I had any sense at all, I would have learned the language and gotten out of the military in Germany and stayed there.

I also love that Germany is centrally located, making it easier to visit other countries and cultures


People were surprised how beautiful it was when they visited for the last world cup.

I was amazed they were surprised as its lovely! And i love mountains, i'm a very mountainy person, i like the views, the clean air and the peace and quiet!

Love skiing but cant find anyone mad enough to go with me!
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Mar 29, 2009 10:19 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
rodolpho
rodolphorodolphoamsterdam, North Holland Netherlands30 Threads 3,401 Posts
Anywhere my heart goes i follow...
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Mar 29, 2009 10:24 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Polarbutterfly
PolarbutterflyPolarbutterflyunknown, Northwest Territories Canada115 Threads 9,486 Posts
"I'd love to visit the U.S...."..

conversing
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Mar 29, 2009 10:26 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
pretzelman
pretzelmanpretzelmanLas Vegas, Nevada USA43 Threads 1 Polls 2,956 Posts
RobbieM: People were surprised how beautiful it was when they visited for the last world cup.

I was amazed they were surprised as its lovely! And i love mountains, i'm a very mountainy person, i like the views, the clean air and the peace and quiet!

Love skiing but cant find anyone mad enough to go with me!



yes it's a beautiful, peaceful country!!wine
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Mar 29, 2009 10:34 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Jan1305
Jan1305Jan1305Sunshine and vino, Murcia Spain170 Threads 5,319 Posts
I did, from the UK to Spain five years ago, and I live amongst the Spanish people, not the ex-pats, so I have to speak the language. I love this country and the people and never want to leave.

I still have the travel bug though, and sometimes take up temporary job offers elsewhere. I spent last year working in Russia, which was fantastic, but I was very happy to return to my home and friends in Spain.
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Mar 29, 2009 11:03 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
RicoWest
RicoWestRicoWestlos angeles, California USA52 Threads 1 Polls 612 Posts
I would go to a country where there are 10 women for every man, the taxes are low, and stuff like drunk driving and being naked in public are totally legal.
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Mar 29, 2009 11:05 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Big_John
Big_JohnBig_JohnOcean Springs, Mississippi USA19 Threads 9,767 Posts
I moved here a year ago after living in California over 30 years. This is where I am staying. I travel almost 6 months of every year seeing every place I am interest. There is no place like home! This is home.
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Mar 29, 2009 11:14 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
pretzelman
pretzelmanpretzelmanLas Vegas, Nevada USA43 Threads 1 Polls 2,956 Posts
RicoWest: I would go to a country where there are 10 women for every man, the taxes are low, and stuff like drunk driving and being naked in public are totally legal.



sounds like Haight-Ashbury!!rolling on the floor laughing
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Mar 29, 2009 11:29 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
sassy49senior
sassy49seniorsassy49seniorItty Bitty, Nebraska USA274 Threads 4,632 Posts

For health reasons I would like to be in a warmer climate
and have been giving it some very serious thought. mumbling
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Mar 29, 2009 11:56 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Charli15695
Charli15695Charli15695Dallas, Texas USA22 Threads 1,223 Posts
sassy49senior: For health reasons I would like to be in a warmer climate
and have been giving it some very serious thought.


Good morning GF! How about Texas???? rolling on the floor laughing
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Mar 29, 2009 11:58 AM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
BeautifulEri
BeautifulEriBeautifulEriGuadalajara, Jalisco Mexico77 Threads 1 Polls 4,559 Posts
None of your answers match what I want...blues

I just wanna live in Paris...smitten ...simply cuz I love the place....grin
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Mar 29, 2009 12:01 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Charli15695
Charli15695Charli15695Dallas, Texas USA22 Threads 1,223 Posts
I'm not sure it would do any good to move just for economics...it's bad anywhere you go these days...unless anyone can offer some really good options...I don't see the economy as being a reason to leave my family and friends. Now...for love...that might be a reason.heart wings
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Mar 29, 2009 12:01 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
Shedman01
Shedman01Shedman01Gonzales, Texas USA16 Threads 2 Polls 1,029 Posts
I would love very much to spend a couple of years in every country there is actually. As in spend a couple years in New Zeland, a couple years in Japan, a couple years in tibet, likely just spend about ten years in Europe visiting all the countries there, a couple in Austrailia... etc That to me would be simply the perfect life in my mind...well if someone went with me anyway LOL
thumbs up

oh...voted any place...(but not for the reason given tongue )

wave
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Mar 29, 2009 12:12 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
krisha
krishakrishatokyo, Kanto Japan76 Threads 6,375 Posts
i would love to stay to were i am now,quiet but i choose in out of city or in countryside...






Scubadiva: Let's say things got really crappy economically. Would you choose to leave your native country or continue to put up with the situation? If you chose to leave, on what basis would you choose a new residence? Which country would you emigrate to and why? What do you think you'd miss most?

As I'm a few days away from leaving, I've been pondering weird things like that ... and yesterday, I went out to Fridays and ate myself nearly sick with Nachos because I know I won't get any decent ones for a long time...
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Mar 29, 2009 1:37 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
lady93
lady93lady93Houston, Texas USA5 Threads 5 Polls 75 Posts
Scubadiva: Let's say things got really crappy economically. Would you choose to leave your native country or continue to put up with the situation? If you chose to leave, on what basis would you choose a new residence? Which country would you emigrate to and why? What do you think you'd miss most?

As I'm a few days away from leaving, I've been pondering weird things like that ... and yesterday, I went out to Fridays and ate myself nearly sick with Nachos because I know I won't get any decent ones for a long time...



I have to give our president a chance to fix the mess we were put into before I make any drastic changes like that. Especially before retirement. I would for sure go back to my home land St.John, Antigua, West Indies.Its beautiful, exotic and only 69,000 live there :) I think I would miss my pay because going there being a teacher I would not make near or even a pinch as much I make here. I maybe would have to use my business degree to get a higher paying job on the island.
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Mar 29, 2009 1:39 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
I did it again!yay

NL, where I breath normallybowing
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Mar 29, 2009 1:43 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
BOBANBOBAN
BOBANBOBANBOBANBOBANPozarevac City, Central Serbia Serbia8 Threads 3,464 Posts
Not in this lifetime
I LOVE MY COUNTRY



yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay
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Mar 29, 2009 1:46 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
BOBANBOBAN: Not in this lifetime
I LOVE MY COUNTRY


yay
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Mar 29, 2009 1:46 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
BOBANBOBAN: Not in this lifetime
I LOVE MY COUNTRY


yay
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Mar 29, 2009 1:46 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
BOBANBOBAN: Not in this lifetime
I LOVE MY COUNTRY


yay
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Mar 29, 2009 1:47 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
God...

Forgive me
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Mar 29, 2009 1:50 PM CST Would you emigrate elsewhere, if so where?
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
Scubadiva: Let's say things got really crappy economically. Would you choose to leave your native country or continue to put up with the situation? If you chose to leave, on what basis would you choose a new residence? Which country would you emigrate to and why? What do you think you'd miss most?

As I'm a few days away from leaving, I've been pondering weird things like that ... and yesterday, I went out to Fridays and ate myself nearly sick with Nachos because I know I won't get any decent ones for a long time...


Yes we are..i am from Canada and came down here to North Carolina..we are in the midst of moving back to Canada..health
care system there is so much better then the US...becos in Canada with having the card (medicare)..even going to the doctor you dont have to pay a cent..

Going to the hospital for surgery for a day or for a month..year and so on..dont cost a thing...

The ambulance was free..but of course now that does cost something..

I have been pretty lucky here not needing to see a doctor..

But Canada here i comeyay
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