If you could, would you move to a foreign country? If so, where?

[PartyPooper]

For me, I would move to the UK, Canada, Australia, or France.

I'm getting to be too old to move. But, if I was younger...I definitely would!

What about you?

:D

:hi:

[Longgrain]

1. Not a foreign country...

But I have my eyes on Hawaii...

[PartyPooper]

5. That's a great place to live. I was fortunate enough to have lived there

as a 16-year old dude / surfer. And, I've returned several times since. :-)

Actually, I was conceived at Pearl Harbor (after World War II).

Aloha!

:party:

:D

:hi:

[Longgrain]

10. Cool!

I'm trying to write a book that takes place in Hawaii, yet I've never been there...:shrug:

I need to do a lot of research on that one...

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

2. I would move back to Germany .

Lived there for 3 years .

[Huckebein the Raven]

3. For me it would be

1.) Our lovely neighbors to the north, Canada
2.) France
3.) UK
4.) New Zealand or Australia (maybe...I don't know while Howard is in power)
5.) Italy
6.) Spain
7.) somewhere in S.America like Argentina or Brazil
8.) Japan

[Lone Pawn]

4. Going to China for the summer with $300.

I plan on finding employment and leaving with the exact same amount of money I set off with. If I survive then I'll probably move back for a year or two after I graduate.

[Jamastiene]

6. California

I'm from the south so California has always been talked about like it is a foreign country and it looks like a great place to me. Haha. Sincerely, if I could afford it, I would.

Otherwise, England seems halfway okay or where is that place where drugs are legal? Is it Holland or Switzerland or where? Whichever one has legalized drugs. That is the one.

[mike_c]

8. ya'll come out west, we'll keep the hot tub simmering for you....

Former Georgia boy here, now thoroughly left coast. The west is best.

[Jamastiene]

14. Sounds sweet

I think I would like it there in California. I need to do research on the perfect spot. I already heard Modesto would be a little more on the conservative side for me. Is it?

[mike_c]

15. do not go there....

Mendocino county or north/east.

[Jamastiene]

22. What should I expect the average

rent prices to be? Just a general average.

[mike_c]

27. I dunno-- I pay $750 a month, but I've got such a sweet deal...

...that I can't motivate myself to buy a house. Depends on what you want. I live in a great two bedroom house, built from virgin redwood in 1904, in a quiet little town about eight miles from the Pacific coast, way up behind the redwood curtain. You can find rents that are seriously good deals, and you can find outrageous rip offs, and everything in between.

Find yourself a Rand-MacNally atlas of the U.S. Flip back and forth between anywhere on the east coast and Northern California. You'll know whether it's right for you. I wouldn't live anywhere else, and I've lived in or visited much of the U.S.

[Merrick]

30. I live in Long beach and pay $550 a month

its a studio, but near downtown and the ocean. its also an old building, but comparatively speaking, its a damn good deal.

[PartyPooper]

9. LOL!

I am not the one to answer your question.

But, I'm sure there is a country somewhere for you!

:D

:hi:

[MrModerate]

7. The problem with moving to another country . . .

Is that then you become subject to American foreign policy.

Think about it.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

24. Further elaborate .

Because what you said is so true .

[MrModerate]

33. Just that Schimpanski thinks he has a free hand . . .

to do whatever he wants overseas. The "War on Terror" is a pretext for the most radical acts on any country he targets. Carpet bombing downtown Damascus? Well, they had it coming. Nukes over Tehran? Sure! Or, closer to my heart, is Romania feeling its oats and messing with business deals cut with American firms? Maybe we need a few aircraft carriers relocated to the Black Sea for a little demonstration of our will. Etc., etc.

In the US proper, the constraints on such activities are substantial. (I don't think he's going to nuke San Francisco, as much as he'd like to). Right now he has to round us up one by one as enemy combatants. No fun if you get fingered, but not the same thing as getting a Tomahawk in your back yard.

[Huckebein the Raven]

26. you have a good point

[radwriter0555]

57. No, we become FREED from ANY American policy. I'm moving to France

in June and will enjoy being able to say I left in protest of the bush/US deeds and policies.

[MrModerate]

61. Unfortunately, the Bush foreign policy extends past the borders . . .

Of the US. Tomahawk missles don't give jack about national boundaries, and neither does Schimpanski.

My point was that now you'll be in the category of "furriner" -- or at least in a country of furriners -- about which Bush might think he has to "do something."

He might decide that France isn't "with us," and so must be "agin us."

[ladeuxiemevoiture]

11. Loaded question!

:D But I guess if we are talking about perfect conditions, like, I'll be able to work, and I can come back if I want, etc., then France or Canada.

I've never been to Egypt or Sri Lanka, but I've had friends from those countries (well, okay, I've had friends from many countries, but I'm thinking of people in particular), and I've always wondered if there is something about those societies which made my friends so likable. It would be fun to find out. Though I'm aware that they are probably more closed societies than I'm accustomed to, but again, we're talking perfect conditions.

[donheld]

43. Well as long as your still here

Welcome to DU :hi:

[ladeuxiemevoiture]

66. Thanks!

:hi:

[Floogeldy]

12. Canada/Nova Scotia

I love barren, cold conditions. Don't know why.

[Allenberg]

13. I wouldn't mind moving back to the United States.

:D

[FloridaPat]

16. Yes. Haven;t decided yet. Somewhere with a tropical climate.

I like Mexico and Dominican Republic so far. New Zealand and Australia would be nice too. France also.

[Dookus]

17. Yeah

been considering it a lot actually.

In order:

Netherlands
AustraliaCanada
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Mexico

[bobthedrummer]

18. I'm staying here, but I would like to visit China and Israel.

[Liberal In Texas]

19. UK - especially London...the city and country of my wife.

In a second.

If I could figure out the money, jobs, etc.

It's mostly money, which brought her here in the first place.


Second choice:

Any place in the Caribbean.

[RagingInMiami]

20. Italy

[Flaxbee]

23. Italy or Finland

I looove Helsinki, it is a neat city. But too cold for about 6-7 months of the year. Perfection would be halftime in Helsinki and then the other half of the year in southern Italy. Wow.

Or, Costa Rica.

[SmileyBoy]

21. Yes. Either Canada, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.

Basically any place where they speak English.

[TahitiNut]

25. Assuming it could be anywhere I wanted ... French Polynesia, of course.

Alternatively, the south of France, northwestern Italy, or Northern New Zealand. Wherever it'd be, I'd want scuba diving nearby.

[zann725]

28. Canada, Holland, or Scotland/Wales

Preferably somewhere with Euro-dollars...SOON!

[enigmatic]

29. I already did!

I moved to Canada in 2001 and it's the best move I've ever made; I'll never go back to the US..

[leftchick]

56. I would love to move to Canada..

Tell me about your experience. How difficult. Did you need a lot of money. Where in Canada? etc. Thanks for the information. I Am SERIOUS!

[lenidog]

31. I might spend some of my time elsewhere

I would never permanently move. In the end I am an American and not a Canadian, Irishman, Australian etc. I love being an American eventhough the place is fucked up and running to another country would be admitting defeat and missing out on a great fight.

[PittPoliSci]

32. ireland

booming economy, plus lots of family there.

[Historic NY]

36. Me too

[CornField]

52. Another one

My great-grandmother hopped on a boat in Ireland and came here. I've forever felt a pull to return there.

[3lefts]

34. Wyoming

- Sal

[donheld]

42. Though Wyoming is foreign, it is not a country

[3lefts]

46. Thanks Don, however...

It was just a goof. I was making a reference to Dog Day Afternoon.

[xmas74]

35. I would just like to live in a blue state!

Forget about another country.

[Jamastiene]

37. I hear ya

A blue state is what I posted as my answer.

[xmas74]

38. I have had job opportunities, relatives to stay with

until housing was found, daycare set up, etc. Then I have to go in front of the judge (child custody). I have been in front of one three times now and all three times I have been turned down. Why? Because the sperm donor might want to have a relationship with his daughter sometime in the future (it hasn't happened yet).
Sometimes, I really hate Missouri!

[Jamastiene]

39. It just kills me

how they give lousy fathers so many rights and ignore the real caregivers, which are usually the mothers. In the blue states they have it better it seems and some people don't get it why we may be quite so frustrated.

[xmas74]

40. It makes you sick

most of the time to even think about it.

[Jamastiene]

45. I hope our day

will come. Who knows what will happen? I sure wish I knew. I'd invest in the right companies and move to anywhere but here. I've heard the saying that such and such town is a nice place to be from, and I have to say, where I live is a nice place to be from, about 1000 miles from.

[xmas74]

47. I have noticed that

no matter where I go, there will still be people that I disagree with. At least in a blue state, I can be around a majority of people who agree with me, for a change!
I don't know-I think that small town life gets me down sometimes. But the opportunities in the larger towns around here are no better.

Someday, I think that MO will change back. They are really angry with the new gov and many are now angry with pres. Once it changes, things will be much better for me.

[Jamastiene]

49. NC

never changes unfortunately. I agree with you about the difference in having the majority on the same page with you. It makes sense. You could be the square peg in a 60/40 situation or the round peg in a 60/40 situation and it would be an entirely different ball game. Where I live it is like 90/10 and I'm the squarest peg of the 10%. Out of the 10%, who claim to be liberal, I'm it a lot of the time.

[xmas74]

55. Right now, liberal

is a dirty word in my state. Remember,we are the home of Ashcroft.

[donheld]

41. New Zealand is very tempting.

[Shredr]

44. I've considered moving to the Netherlands or Denmark

Gay marriage is legal, plus the mainly liberal politics make it appealing. I also find both countries extremely beautiful and since I love traveling throughout Europe, either one would make a good home base.

[leftofthedial]

48. Portugal

Netherlands
Czech Republic
Italy
Spain
Canada
New Zealand

[cornermouse]

50. Somewhere with a tropical climate, I think.

[d_b]

51. New England.

Currently in Alaska.

[Behind the Aegis]

53. YES!

I would love to go to The Netherlands, The British Isles, Greece, or Spain! Oh...yeah...or Canada!

[NewHampshireDem]

54. NZ .... I have my Expression of Interest all filled out

But my wife put the brakes on it. :(

[jonnyblitz]

58. amsterdam, netherlands nt

[MrModerate]

64. Way cool. I spent a month there . . .

One week last year. Great art, great architecture, GREAT biking paths just out of town, and -- of course -- great cafes.

Not "eat cafes," the other kind.

[jonnyblitz]

67. my sister used to live there. i spent about 2 months there

last year. :thumbsup:

[Spider Jerusalem]

59. Yes, I would.

Somewhere in Northern Europe...UK, Ireland, Netherlands, maybe Denmark or Germany.

[steve2470]

60. Australia: a cross between the UK and the USA and more

liberal than here.

[Stop_the_War]

62. My list:

Canada
France
Spain
Germany
Netherlands
Brazil

[terrya]

63. For me, Canada is where the love is

[TyeDye75]

65. If I wanted partial culture shock

I would move to a America (a blue state)...probably Mass or NY

If I wanted complete culture shock I would move to Tokyo .

[yellowdogintexas]

68. I could enjoy living in Spain I think

or Mexico if it was coastal


would love to live in England for a while too..long enough to see all the cool stuff I have read about all my life.