NationStates Jolt Archive

See above. And as for me, yes, and I plan to do so as soon as possible.

I would, and I will, when I have the financial means to do so (provided the prospect of finding decent employment is high enough in the country I plan to go to).

Hell yes.

I'm unsure.

Positives for emigration (IMO):

- Greater feeling of freedom (however I suspect that this would diminish quite rapidly as time progressed)
- Better climate
- Lower cost of living
- Reduced cost for my favourite hobby
- Change of scenery and interesting differences in lifestyle

Negatives :

- Distance from family. I've tried being as emotionally independent as I can from my family but to be honest it just made me realise I quite like to be around them
- My girlfriend has a very close family and I don't think she could cope with the distance of seperation
- I love the landscape of my home area
- It's hard work
- It's stressful

(for this i'm assuming I would be moving a long way away)

See above. And as for me, yes, and I plan to do so as soon as possible.

Where to?

If the incentives were high enough, sure, I don't see why not.

Meh, no. I'm used to the conditions of my country.

Yes, yes I would. Specifically Canada. It's a lovely country and I have relatives there.

In my younger, more naive days, my answer would have been Japan. That was until I realised how xenophobic Japanese culture was. It would be very hard for me to emigrate and live there on a permanent basis.

Probably not, as if things got really bad here, I'd be interested in trying to set it right, by hook or by crook.

Still might spend a year out of the country at Uni, mind.

Yes, and I have! I moved from the US to the Netherlands 13 years ago, and have never regretted it once.

While I have no plans to emigrate again in the near to middle future, I can see myself moving to another country for my retirement.

I would. And did.

From where to where?

(If you don't mind my asking.)

no

i cant think of a country id rather live in than the US.

I would. And did.

Yes, and I have! I moved from the US to the Netherlands 13 years ago, and have never regretted it once.

While I have no plans to emigrate again in the near to middle future, I can see myself moving to another country for my retirement.
Wow, you lived the dream! Awesome.

From Britain to everyone's favourite superpower, the US of A.

Ah.

From where to where?

(If you don't mind my asking.)

From Britain to everyone's favourite superpower, the US of A.

I wouldn't have a problem with doing so but I have no reason to right now.

I don't like foreigners, so no.

I would move to an island, especially in the South Pacific if it made financial sense.

I already moved from Poland to the States and I don't regret it. Poland is amazing and I love it but it's just so different. I plan on moving sometime in my life back to Europe, maybe France or Poland.

- Lower cost of living


I think this is the biggest (or most popular) reason people from the UK want to emmigrate.

Meh, no. I'm used to the conditions of my country.

Same, Except for one thing. I might move to Canada if things got really really bad in the U.S because most of it is culturally similar to us.

I've got intentions on moving to Canada someday, but I might not do that until after...after plans are put into motion.

I hope it never gets to that, but if life in my country became too hard (for example if it was ruled by an oppressive regime) I would emigrate to New Zealand or barring that, Canada.

Yes, if there was a good enough reason to do so. Since my line of work should in theory be possible to do from home over the Internet I've been playing with the thought of moving to some really cheap country while still working for a western employer with western salary level. Then I could afford a small mansion for what an apartment in a central location costs here, doubt I'll actually do it though.

Only if I had to do so to be with my boyfriend.

Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt.

And yes, I'll do it again.

I've done it before and I'm thinking of doing it again.

The girl that I presently have a crush on is in Japan, so I would consider moving there just to chase after her.

The girl that I presently have a crush on is in Japan, so I would consider moving there just to chase after her.

well that's a fool proof plan, nothing could go wrong with that.

Probably not. I like the US of A.

Where to?

Dubai.

it wouldn't bother me too much but its not really on my list at the moment

I guess I just need to find my special somewhere where people are weird and over friendly like me :)

I don't like foreigners, so no.

:D

If the need for me to emigrate were to ever arise, for example, my optimum choices include a return to my ancestral homeland of Switzerland (Niwald or Schwyz Cantons), hit up Belize for the tropical weather, or a perceivable retirement to a pleasant stretch of Mediterranean or Aegean coastline, perhaps in Greece or Italy. Maybe even a Greek isle, a nice small one.

Edit: And New Zealand too, I could do New Zealand.

Most certainly not, seeing as how I positively love the United States of America. I do, however, plan to travel to foreign countries, but only to visit interesting places and learn of foreign cultures firsthand. Regardless where my international travels took me, I would always come back.

I would specifically like to visit England, Japan, the city of Hong Kong, and maybe France and Germany.

~ Romandeos

I guess I just need to find my special somewhere where people are weird and over friendly like me :)
Try NZ - you're not a retard, and you presumably are white, so you'd be fine getting in.

I don't like foreigners, so no.

Well i've got the perfect solution for you, move to a country where they hate foreigners too, you'll get on in a house on fire, i mean like a house on fire.

Personally i'd like to move to another country, but i'm wondering yes it would be a change of scenery but it would be quite a lonely venture that would end up with me out of cash and probably out of luck, that and i'd miss my family. I mean sure Britian is relatively safe place and it's easy to get to know where things are and it's a nice landscape but it can be quite (erm how can i put it?) suffocatingly similar throughout the country.
So to conclude my brillaint analysis i have no idea.:).yes.no. erm don't know. maybe.yes. no maybe not. yes a great change. hmm i dunno.................

Most certainly not, seeing as how I positively love the United States of America.

Have you ever been to another country?

Have you ever been to another country?

Nope, but, at the risk of sounding arrogant, I can pretty much assure you I'd make my way back here, regardless where else I went.

My experience with foreign countries has, thus far, been speaking to persons living in those countreis, etc... Second-hand, but fairly effective. Notice that in my post, I expressed a desire to visit several countries.

If it makes you feel better, I will confess that, given pressing reason, I would maybe give consideration to leaving my home in the USA and settling permanently elsewhere, but it is not likely.

~ Romandeos

I haven't felt like a citizen in the US for years, but emigrating to Canada is not as easy as it sounds (they want young people; at my age they want to see me put money in the bank first, which is unlikely).

No, I wouldn't, unless it were to Germany, and even then I'd only stay as a Gastarbeiter. I'd never renounce my citizenship.

I like the US, but if theres a country in Europe with smarter economic policies, please tell me because I'd love to go there! (Seriously, the taxes and regulation are getting worse by the minute!)

Try NZ - you're not a retard, and you presumably are white, so you'd be fine getting in.

erm...

but why New Zealand :confused:

I would specifically like to visit England, Japan, the city of Hong Kong, and maybe France and Germany.

wasn't you saying about learning about foreign cultures first hand :p

I like the US, but if theres a country in Europe with smarter economic policies, please tell me because I'd love to go there! (Seriously, the taxes and regulation are getting worse by the minute!)

If you're looking to Europe for less taxes and regulation, you will be sorely disappointed... the US is really the most "fiscally conservative" first world nation out there.

I like the US, but if theres a country in Europe with smarter economic policies, please tell me because I'd love to go there! (Seriously, the taxes and regulation are getting worse by the minute!)

Come to Dubai; it's not Europe, but you can't argue with 0% tax rates.

I like the US, but if theres a country in Europe with smarter economic policies, please tell me because I'd love to go there! (Seriously, the taxes and regulation are getting worse by the minute!)
Switzerland? If you are an educated American with money that brings something good to Switzerland, Swiss immigration policies favor you. :p

Just learn some Swiss-German

unless you speak French..in which case....meh French sucks. :p

If you're looking to Europe for less taxes and regulation, you will be sorely disappointed... the US is really the most "fiscally conservative" first world nation out there.

what of Eastern Europe?

well I suppose first world doesn't matter anyway...

erm...

but why New Zealand :confused:
Full of expat middle-class Brits, loads of jobs, lowest taxes in the developed world outside of Mexico, excellent climate on the north island (south island a bit too much like Britain in terms of weather) and, erm, yeah, basically I've heard it's great.

Switzerland? If you are an educated American with money that brings something good to Switzerland, Swiss immigration policies favor you. :p

Just learn some Swiss-German

unless you speak French..in which case....meh French sucks. :p
Or Italian!

I'd maybe consider emigrating to Germany, but things would have to get pretty bad in the U.S. for me to want to leave.

As critical as I am of it, I must say I do enjoy living here.


And, to the Switzerland post, learning Schweizerdeutsch?

No thanks, no thanks...

Come to Dubai; it's not Europe, but you can't argue with 0% tax rates.

Amen.

Full of expat middle-class Brits, loads of jobs, lowest taxes in the developed world outside of Mexico, excellent climate on the north island (south island a bit too much like Britain in terms of weather) and, erm, yeah, basically I've heard it's great.
Sounds awesome! One of my bros was an exchange student to New Zealand for a year. He loved it. It looks amazing. You can do any kind of sports there....and ski basically down the mountain to the beach. (basically :p). You can also have your way with the nation's many sheep, who reallllllyyy get around.
Or Italian!
Bah...the Italian part is not really as attracting to immigrants as the French or German parts. It's not as economically important and doesn't really offer as many jobs, in reality. It's not anywhere near as common for immigrants to come to the Italian parts than the French and German parts. Honestly, I beleive the French parts have the most immigration...they are much more lax over there and "progressive" where as the German areas are muccchhh more conservative. Also, many immigrants speak French and not German, so they go there. It's not THAT common to see Blacks in the German cantons, but it is in Genf, for instance.
what of Eastern Europe?

well I suppose first world doesn't matter anyway...
Eastern Europe sucks. Everyone's trying to leave it to come westward...

And, to the Switzerland post, learning Schweizerdeutsch?

No thanks, no thanks...
Nei? Schwiizerdüütsch isch doch d' geilschte Sprache d' Welt. ;)

what of Eastern Europe?

well I suppose first world doesn't matter anyway...

Yeah, but the (relatively) poor quality of life there...

Sounds awesome! One of my bros was an exchange student to New Zealand for a year. He loved it. It looks amazing. You can do any kind of sports there....and ski basically down the mountain to the beach. (basically :p). You can also have your way with the nation's many sheep, who reallllllyyy get around.
Seing as there are more sheep than people, they are statistically more likely to be getting around. Also, blame the Welsh immigrants for that one.
Bah...the Italian part is not really as attracting to immigrants as the French or German parts. It's not as economically important and doesn't really offer as many jobs, in reality. It's not anywhere near as common for immigrants to come to the Italian parts than the French and German parts. Honestly, I beleive the French parts have the most immigration...they are much more lax over there and "progressive" where as the German areas are muccchhh more conservative. Also, many immigrants speak French and not German, so they go there. It's not THAT common to see Blacks in the German cantons, but it is in Genf, for instance.
Also, you'd have to learn Italian somehow, which isn't as easy as learning French, and then picking up German. Also, German is hard :(
Eastern Europe sucks. Everyone's trying to leave it to come westward...
Quite.
Nei? Schwiizerdüütsch isch doch d' geilschte Sprache d' Welt. ;)
:D

Isch faaahr' mi' mein'm Veeeelo.

I've strongly considered:

Canada (short term, because I can hitch hike there if the US goes completely down the drain - gay marriage and a diverse population is also a perk, as is the fact I wouldn't have to learn another language)

Brazil (long term or permanently - because nobody hates Brazil, the men are sexy as hell, the language is beautiful, and it's probably the best compromise between comfortable, stable, economically developed and non-imperialist. at this point it doesn't seem to be getting fucked or be actively fucking over any other countries)

United Kingdom (again, they speak english, there's a shortage of social workers, a huge Indian population which bodes well for me as a vegetarian, pantheist, and somebody who wants to learn Hindi...and the history buff/snob in me could tour castles and do genealogical research to my heart's content)

Spain (short term - I plan to go after college, to polish my Spanish and to get experience teaching English as a Second Language, while getting a chance to see europe)

Seing as there are more sheep than people, they are statistically more likely to be getting around. Also, blame the Welsh immigrants for that one.
I will, thanks. :p

Any excuse to blame the immigrants, you know me. ;)
Also, you'd have to learn Italian somehow, which isn't as easy as learning French, and then picking up German. Also, German is hard :(
I'm actually taking my first semester of Italian...I find it waaaaaaaaaaaaay easier than my 2 weeks of French was, that I dropped. :D

But then again, knowing Spanish helps.

German is fun. Even more so when you have a mountain hick dialect. ;)
:D

Isch faaahr' mi' mein'm Veeeelo.
Mir sind d' Peter ond d' Ueri. Mir rede uuf schwiizerdüütsch för euch. Dasch bedüütet: Mir sind d' Schwiizer ond weisscht, mir brüüche mehr siicherheit. Ech schiess uuf Düütschland!

I will, thanks. :p

Any excuse to blame the immigrants, you know me. ;)
Yes, I do.
I'm actually taking my first semester of Italian...I find it waaaaaaaaaaaaay easier than my 2 weeks of French was, that I dropped. :D

But then again, knowing Spanish helps.
Italian is pretty einfach, but on the other hand, finding tutors for it in the UK is nothing like as easy as finding people who speak and teach French.
German is fun. Even more so when you have a mountain hick dialect. ;)
Fun, true. Shouting "ACHTUNG!" (this is THE most important German word) at every possible moment leads to good times. On the other hand, German grammar is hard :(
Mir sind d' Peter ond d' Ueri. Mir rede uuf schwiizerdüütsch för euch. Dasch bedüütet: Mir sind d' Schwiizer ond weisscht, mir brüüchen mehr siicherheit. Ech schiess uuf d' Düütschland!
Heh :D

Nei? Schwiizerdüütsch isch doch d' geilschte Sprache d' Welt. ;)

I think I understood that. "No. Swiss german is the "geilest" (I think that means sexy or something like that) language in the world"

Es tut mir leid. Nur Hochdeutsch bitte.

On the other hand, German grammar is hard :(

Heh :D

You can say that again. That's the biggest problem with my German. That and speaking it...:(

I think I understood that. "No. Swiss german is the "geilest" (I think that means sexy or something like that) language in the world"

Es tut mir leid. Nur Hochdeutsch bitte.
"Geil" means either 'horny' or 'awesome'. Affengeil is the stronger form.

You can say that again. That's the biggest problem with my German. That and speaking it...:(
Speaking it is piss easy, esp. after a few beers. Writing it is what I'm pretty poor at.

"Geil" means either 'horny' or 'awesome'. Affengeil is the stronger form.

Und Affentitengeil? Dass bedeutet...?:D:D

According to a crazy German I use to know.

Speaking it is piss easy, esp. after a few beers. Writing it is what I'm pretty poor at.

Writing isn't too hard for me, except for my frequent Grammatik Fehlern. I stammer a bit when I speak naturally, so when I speak German, naturally all things go to hell. Though if I speak nothing but German for a few days it does get easier.

Und Affentitengeil? Dass bedeutet...?:D:D

According to a crazy German I use to know.
Das, in this context, and I'm afraid that I have keine Ahnung, as far as that goes.

I intend to immigrate to Canada.

Why? I like the colder climate, I like their culture, and I am quite fond of the fact that their social security coffers won't be dry by the time I'm eligible to start getting paid from them.

Writing isn't too hard for me, except for my frequent Grammatik Fehlern. I stammer a bit when I speak naturally, so when I speak German, naturally all things go to hell. Though if I speak nothing but German for a few days it does get easier.
Seriously, beer helps your spoken German, I have proof. The first time I did my AS speaking exam, after a couple at the pub, I got a high B. The next time, I stayed away from booze, will probably obtain a middle B, which I shall reject (I thought I did worse, might turn out better, I guess).

The moral is - drink beer before you speak German *nods*

Lol! I'll be sure to be well supplied before I visit Germany :p
Get it there, it's cheap and better than almost anywhere else in the world.

No. I've no reason to, and emigrating is expensive. But if it would put me in a better situation than I'm currently in, yes.

Seriously, beer helps your spoken German, I have proof. The first time I did my AS speaking exam, after a couple at the pub, I got a high B. The next time, I stayed away from booze, will probably obtain a middle B, which I shall reject (I thought I did worse, might turn out better, I guess).

The moral is - drink beer before you speak German *nods*

Lol! I'll be sure to be well supplied before I visit Germany :p

I'd prefer to do extensive travelling, I think, than actually move permanently somewhere. It's possible that I would move, but I can't think of circumstances that would make me do it.

I will never give up my US citizenship and will always have some kind of home in the states. However our family stays in Morocco for up to 3 months a year. We have a home near Tangiers on the Mediteranian. I also have lived in the UK for a spell. With the military I was stationed in Germany with a nice spell in Saudi Arabia for the Gulf War.

Come to Dubai; it's not Europe, but you can't argue with 0% tax rates.

is alcohol legal in dubai?

how are women's rights there?

I would like to emigrate to Israel. I will probably delay this at least until I finish my degree.

I want to go live in Ireland or England.

But I probably will never actually do it, too much here I dont want to leave (fam). But if I ever really wanted to or needed to i would.

I want to go live in Ireland
Dude, watch out for those potato famines. I heard they're quite deadly this time of year.

I've alway done it once - moved from Malaysia to Australia.
Really glad we did.

Brazil (long term or permanently - because nobody hates Brazil, the men are sexy as hell, the language is beautiful, and it's probably the best compromise between comfortable, stable, economically developed and non-imperialist. at this point it doesn't seem to be getting fucked or be actively fucking over any other countries)


Shhhhh. Don't tell everyone.

Oh, and to answer the OP - Yes, I already did, to guess where from the UK.

Let me be clear here, I emigrated as an adult, of my own free choice. I was not forced, cajoled or otherwise driven to the act.

is alcohol legal in dubai?

Yes sirree!

how are women's rights there?

Quite good, at least for expats (don't know about locals.) Abortion is illegal, but otherwise it is like the West.

Yes, yes I would and am planning to. My fiancé and I are scheduled to depart in September for Africa with the Peace Corps.

Yes sirree!



Quite good, at least for expats (don't know about locals.) Abortion is illegal, but otherwise it is like the West.

what about pork?

a japanese aquaintence of mine worked in saudi arabia for a while and the lack of booze and pork drove him crazy. he tried (unsucessfully) to smuggle both into the country whenever he had the chance.

Yes sirree!



Quite good, at least for expats (don't know about locals.) Abortion is illegal, but otherwise it is like the West.

Except for the fact it's in a bloody sandpit surrounded by rather hostile governments.

At the moment, no, but I don't love my country so much that I would never consider emigrating.

There are plenty of places I would like to visit, but the only place I might emigrate to would be Canada or (for preference) Australia.

See above. And as for me, yes, and I plan to do so as soon as possible.

Yes the USA and I did lol.
Yes, Spain, Argentina, uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Canada, Australia , New Zealand and other European nations.

No. I like my country. If the rest of the world doesn't, why do they keep coming over here?

No. I like my country. If the rest of the world doesn't, why do they keep coming over here?

Great answer 1010102 .

is alcohol legal in dubai?

For non-Muslims, yes.

how are women's rights there?

Probably pretty shitty, though I'm not 100% sure.

I dunno. I'd have to do some traveling first.

I already have - in 1992 I moved to Japan. I plan to move back to the US in a couple of years, maybe with a stop off in Canada if Billary wins. (I'll have managed to miss all the Clinton and Bush years unless we have four more.)

In my younger, more naive days, my answer would have been Japan. That was until I realised how xenophobic Japanese culture was. It would be very hard for me to emigrate and live there on a permanent basis.

Japan's not sooo bad. ;) I've been over here for going on 17 years (including the college year I spent over here in '88/9). OTOH, I am planning to go home in a couple years.

I don't like foreigners, so no.

Heh.

The girl that I presently have a crush on is in Japan, so I would consider moving there just to chase after her.
well that's a fool proof plan, nothing could go wrong with that.

Indeed.

Dubai.

Hmmm... It was my impression that Dubai really only wants cheap temp workers...

If the need for me to emigrate were to ever arise, for example, my optimum choices include a return to my ancestral homeland of Switzerland (Niwald or Schwyz Cantons), hit up Belize for the tropical weather, or a perceivable retirement to a pleasant stretch of Mediterranean or Aegean coastline, perhaps in Greece or Italy. Maybe even a Greek isle, a nice small one.

Edit: And New Zealand too, I could do New Zealand.

Switzerland I could do, as well as New Zealand, and Australia as well. Maybe after retirement. :)

Switzerland? If you are an educated American with money that brings something good to Switzerland, Swiss immigration policies favor you. :p

Just learn some Swiss-German

unless you speak French..in which case....meh French sucks. :p

That sounds good. :)

what about pork?

a japanese aquaintence of mine worked in saudi arabia for a while and the lack of booze and pork drove him crazy. he tried (unsucessfully) to smuggle both into the country whenever he had the chance.

Reminds me of a student (also Japanese, of course) who used to live in Iran and had the same trouble with booze.

I'd live in another country, but I'll never give up my US citizenship.

is alcohol legal in dubai?

how are women's rights there?
Fun fact: apparently Jews aren't allowed to come to Dubai.

It's in many ways a very backward place. The Arabs themselves live according to the usual strict rules. Rich foreigners are tolerated and largely left alone. Poor foreigners are basically seen as subhuman. The racism runs strong in that part of the world.

i live in the u.s. and i'd really like to. the problem is, one of them, i don't know if the country, kind of country i'd like to move to even exists, and if it does, well there probably isn't any good reason they'd let me in, plus i'm not worth a dam with languages, which kind of limits me to canada, nz, gb, and oz. parts of canada and parts of nz i know i'd like at least as much as where i am now, but i'm pretty much too old to be starting another life in this body in this lifetime.

there's other places that wouldbe couldbe shouldbe even closer to what i'd like, except they speak different languages, are even less likely to let me in, and its only a matter of time before some loonie in the u.s. has its army outside of their tents pissing in, unless some myrical happens first.

=^^=
.../\...

Negative. I love America to much to ever leave it for good.

I'm to use to all my Constitutional rights to give them up in any way. True, the system doesn't always work like it should and it has it's moments (more like decades in some cases) where things are/may be worse than they use to/should be, but it seems to balance out in the end.

Though I suppose if I was going to move to another country, it would be Panama. Beautiful country; beautiful women; beautiful climate (i love warm weather), and the cost of living is amazingly cheap.

Fun fact: apparently Jews aren't allowed to come to Dubai.

It's in many ways a very backward place. The Arabs themselves live according to the usual strict rules. Rich foreigners are tolerated and largely left alone. Poor foreigners are basically seen as subhuman. The racism runs strong in that part of the world.

Oh dang. That reminded me of something but I can't remember all of it. When I was quite young, some neighbors moved to Saudi. i remember they either couldn't bring a couple of major appliances (fridge and dishwasher IIRC) or had to remove the brand names because the company was Jewish owned - I think it was Sears, but I'm sure that's not correct.

If I have to, possibily to central or northern Europe.

I love New Zealand and I'm a proud Kiwi (to all those that think i mean the fruit I mean our native bird! th flightless bird the Kiwi!) anyway as i am a proud kiwi and i love new zealand i would still consider leaving for another country. I enjoyed australia but i dont think i would live there. Maybe i would want to end up in eastern Europe :P or just live abroad for a while then come back to NZ

And i say eastern europe becuase i like the history and am sort of obsesed.
But I have to say form what i've seen on TV and stuff of other countries I love New Zealand and it seems to be the best place in terms of happy and atmophese and your never far away from the beach and we have good democratic rights and government and yeah

Meh. Is it really emigration if I have citizenship? That would be most of the industrialized countries right there in one batch.

No. I like my country. If the rest of the world doesn't, why do they keep coming over here?

Depends which country you're talking about. Given the silly arrogance of what was just written, it'll predictably turn out to be America.

I had a dream last night that I went to University in Boston. Odd.

Negative. I love America to much to ever leave it for good.

I'm to use to all my Constitutional rights to give them up in any way.

Hahaha

Would, have, and would again.
However, I wouldn't emmigrate to just any country.

No. I like my country. If the rest of the world doesn't, why do they keep coming over here?You're Greek?

You're Greek?

Nah, he must be Irish.
Or maybe Iraqi?

Nah, he must be Irish.
Or maybe Iraqi?No, neither of those countries receive many immigrants. More likely Spain, though Italy, Malta, and Poland are pretty tough contenders as well.

No, neither of those countries receive many immigrants. More likely Spain, though Italy, Malta, and Poland are pretty tough contenders as well.

He naver said anything about immigrants, more about why the whole world came to his country. Granted, the troops in Iraq are only from a handful of countries, but I think it might still seem overwhelmingly multicultural after the decade of total isolation...

And what do you mean not many people come to Ireland? I can't believe there are any Poles left in Poland right now! Dublin was 10% Polish at the last census....

I might. It'd be somewhere like England, Puerto Rico, Brazil, or Australia. England has the best soccer team and have really cool sites. Maybe Puerto Rico cause it sounds cool and I know a lot of people who have relatives and are descendants of Puerto Rican ancestors. Brazil cause it has an awesome soccer team. And Australia cause it's just cool. :cool: cool.
Oh, and the guy I like is from Puerto Rico.

See above. And as for me, yes, and I plan to do so as soon as possible.

I doubt it, but if I did, I'd go to Canada.

I might. It'd be somewhere like England, Puerto Rico, Brazil, or Australia. England has the best soccer team and have really cool sites. Maybe Puerto Rico cause it sounds cool and I know a lot of people who have relatives and are descendants of Puerto Rican ancestors. Brazil cause it has an awesome soccer team. And Australia cause it's just cool. :cool: cool.

a weird spider sense tingled moments ago as I was drinking some tea...

when was the last time are football (damn colonial) team was best at anything?!

The only reason I would emigrate to a foreign country would be to get a beautiful house by the ocean on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

From Britain to everyone's favourite superpower, the US of A.

Ive often thought about moving from the US to the UK, i plan to visit in the near to middle future, but, id have to have the ability to get employment there first, and then there's the distance to consider, those are my main drawbacks...

Ive often thought about moving from the US to the UK, i plan to visit in the near to middle future, but, id have to have the ability to get employment there first, and then there's the distance to consider, those are my main drawbacks...

I guess it depends what it is you do.

a weird spider sense tingled moments ago as I was drinking some tea...

when was the last time are football (damn colonial) team was best at anything?!

Soccer is awesome and England has a good team. And who says anything related to Spider-Man who isn't a nerd? No offense.

I haven't felt like a citizen in the US for years, but emigrating to Canada is not as easy as it sounds (they want young people; at my age they want to see me put money in the bank first, which is unlikely).
$400,000 is all you need.

Sure, why not.

Hahaha

Yeah something surely is funny ...

Yeah something surely is funny ...

What constitutional rights would you miss if you moved to Canada or Australia?

$400,000 is all you need.
Actually, an immigration lawyer said with $10,000 in the bank and a job lead, he could swing it. But I am at negative $20,000 and do not anticipate getting back to $0 in this lifetime.

See above. And as for me, yes, and I plan to do so as soon as possible.

I have already bought a place in southern Spain and will move there permanently in 2 years time (from Britain) :)

I would only emigrate to Canada if Hillary were elected president.
Then I would start a webcomic about the antics of Bill Clinton, the first gentleman.

I would only emigrate to Canada if Hillary were elected president.
Then I would start a webcomic about the antics of Bill Clinton, the first gentleman.

Or you could go to Germany. That's were I'm going.

Soccer is awesome and England has a good team. And who says anything related to Spider-Man who isn't a nerd? No offense.

I DO!! *webs Emperial State up and ties him to lampost*

I would emigrate to North Korea.

I have already bought a place in southern Spain and will move there permanently in 2 years time (from Britain) :)

How old are you (if you don't mind my asking)?

Soccer is awesome and England has a good team. And who says anything related to Spider-Man who isn't a nerd? No offense.

1) "soccer" doesn't exist (hence the comment on you being a colonial)
2) I'm sorry but England hasn't even managed to qualify for 2008, which considering how England has been playing these past few years is only rightly so
3) I readily admit I am a nerd because I'm not 15 and thus it is a thing of pride :p

Wich country makes the best pudding?

I DO!! *webs Emperial State up and ties him to lampost*

Oh no you didn't. You are a nerd that is trying to act gangsta but it ain't working. Nerd.

1) "soccer" doesn't exist (hence the comment on you being a colonial)
2) I'm sorry but England hasn't even managed to qualify for 2008, which considering how England has been playing these past few years is only rightly so
3) I readily admit I am a nerd because I'm not 15 and thus it is a thing of pride :p

Shoot. I usually say futboll, but I said soccer cause people say soccer. I still like the England team. They are unbeatable in virtual futboll. I am a nerd and I admit it.

I DO!! *webs Emperial State up and ties him to lampost*

That was longer the first time I posted. Dang it. Nerd. Seriously no offense cause I am a nerd too. I'm a nerd and everyone knows it.

No. I would not. I happen to like it here. And I mean right here, San Francisco Bay Area. I'd sooner move across oceans than even to some other areas of the USA.

If I ever immigrated somewhere else, I'd be an oddball and go somewhere else.. though it would have its challenges of course i'd need a job lead. I would probably head to the Philippines, but then again.. yeah.. :)

Actually, an immigration lawyer said with $10,000 in the bank and a job lead, he could swing it. But I am at negative $20,000 and do not anticipate getting back to $0 in this lifetime.
Probably true, but with the $400K you wouldn't even need to speak English or have skills. As long as you invest $400,000 in Canadian business, all the other requirements drop away.

I'm taking a year out from University; I'm considering moving to the Czech Republic in the meantime; depending on how it goes, I may take my course up again at a Czech University, in time, rather than returning.

Yes, I am doing so in a couple of years! Spending some time in Israel then moving to Lebanon to live out the rest of my days :)

See above. And as for me, yes, and I plan to do so as soon as possible.


Oh btw, I like your sig.

I like pudding more than I like other countries.

Mmm, pudding.

Never. I'd love to visit every other country at some point though.

I would only emigrate if that country had pudding!

I would probably emigrate to India, China, Tibet, or Japan--for religious reasons.

Fuck yes. Britain is now an awful, abhorrent, deplorable place.

One of the things I hate the most is paper work and finding identification. Too much work to emmigrate.
But it would be fun.

Oh btw, I like your sig.

Don't hear that one very often, but thank you.

Fuck yes. Britain is now an awful, abhorrent, deplorable place.

Haha "now", when you're about twelve years old. You've got to be a parody or something.

So, after seeing your once great country tumble around you over your many years living in it - where now for The venerable blessed Chris?

Fuck yes. Britain is now an awful, abhorrent, deplorable place.
In what ways?

It's certainly far from Utopia, but 'abhorrent'?

Fuck yes. Britain is now an awful, abhorrent, deplorable place.
What irony!

In what ways?

It's certainly far from Utopia, but 'abhorrent'?

I'm not sure why he thinks it's abhorrent (assuming the poster is a guy), but i can think of a few good reasons.
Boring dull and depressing weather.
Too many old people (i don't personally have anything against them, but there's something about when you see a group of them moving like the undead that strikes a little fear in me).
The negative attitudes of soo many people here is astonishing (i have to admit i'm guilty of that one too).
Limited places to go out and socialise (unless you own a car have lots of money available).
Overpopulation of cities.
We have the House of Lords, most of the MP's in the House of Commons move in upper class circles and are rich (not representative of the population).
A general low morale of people i've met on my travels, high house prices.
And an inability to get worked up about anything political (from the people i've met).
Alcohol is the main way to socialise, few other options.
But there is one good reason why Britain is good, i live in it, and anywhere i go it's already a better place.:)

I'm not sure why he thinks it's abhorrent (assuming the poster is a guy), but i can think of a few good reasons.
Boring dull and depressing weather.
Too many old people (i don't personally have anything against them, but there's something about when you see a group of them moving like the undead that strikes a little fear in me).
The negative attitudes of soo many people here is astonishing (i have to admit i'm guilty of that one too).
Limited places to go out and socialise (unless you own a car have lots of money available).
Overpopulation of cities.
We have the House of Lords, most of the MP's in the House of Commons move in upper class circles and are rich (not representative of the population).
A general low morale of people i've met on my travels, high house prices.
And an inability to get worked up about anything political (from the people i've met).
Alcohol is the main way to socialise, few other options.
But there is one good reason why Britain is good, i live in it, and anywhere i go it's already a better place.:)

I simply loathe prevailing social, political and cultural values in the UK. I loathe the architecture, the majority of the population, and the fact that it is considered acceptable to deride the only remaining bastion of sense and quality within Britain; middle England.

I simply loathe prevailing social, political and cultural values in the UK. I loathe the architecture, the majority of the population, and the fact that it is considered acceptable to deride the only remaining bastion of sense and quality within Britain; middle England.

middle England? oh why is that a good place to be?
Just curious, i've never been there for long before.

In what ways?

It's certainly far from Utopia, but 'abhorrent'?

I want to know what alternative countries he has in mind. As Britain is such a hell hole I imagine he must have a list of preferable nations that's at least a hundred strong.

From Britain to everyone's favourite superpower, the US of A.

Favourite superpower? That's the problem with these immigrants, they come over here, don't bother to learn the language...

middle England? oh why is that a good place to be?
It's located in Middle Earth.

I'm Out of England, from Norway, to Greece

I would only emigrate if that country had pudding!

I would probably emigrate to India, China, Tibet, or Japan--for religious reasons.

I don't think Tibet makes a lot of pudding... (or good pudding)
But I can be wrong.
Isn't there a world databse of pudding-generating countries or best quality pudding?

ive lived abroad for short periods...lived in Tenerife for 2 years...Turkey for a year and travelled Australia for a year too...its funny...you do start to miss home...just silly things...for me it was always british crisps...and chips and gravy from my local chip shop haha

No. I like the right, as a native and as someone who was born here and didn't get a choice in the matter, to complain like hell when the government does something stupid. Like introduce compulsory ID cards at the same time as losing a few million private and confidential records. Like claiming that those records would have been protected by some magic biometric secret sauce if we only had the ID cards up and running already. Like introducing a national identity database that reaches further than anything the STASI ever had, putting all of your data (not just your child tax credit data, or DVLA data, like has been lost so far) into one hackable resource, and anything else this collective bunch of bastards might like to think up next.

This is my home, and I rather like to be free in it, thank you very much.

Favourite superpower? That's the problem with these immigrants, they come over here, don't bother to learn the language...

On the other hand I am trying to assimilate: I've gained a stone in weight, I'm deeply divided on the subject on abortion, I'm even polluting more. I don't how much more I can realistically be expected to do

middle England? oh why is that a good place to be?
Just curious, i've never been there for long before.
Of course it's the best place to be. The Daily Mail says so.

Only if I had good reason.

Of course it's the best place to be. The Daily Mail says so.

Typical of TBC to not see the irony in defending middle England as the only part of the country worth keeping whilst indulging in rants on the topic of being satisfied with mediocrity.