NationStates Jolt Archive

As in, have you ever moved away from the country you were born in to live in another for any amount of time?

Just curious about the numbers here :)

Yes, once if you don't consider Bavaria a different country, which I do, so twice.

Yes, once if you don't consider Bavaria a different country, which I do, so twice.

Well, according to Berlusconi, Bavaria is the most northern province of Italy, so yes, it would be a different country ;)

sadly no, but i wish to god i could.

the country i'd most like to live in probably doesn't exist, and even worse, i have no first had experience of any other then the one i was born and live in, but there's no way in hell i'm going to buy its self congragulatoryism and putting everyplace and everything else down.

there's BOUND to be better places, at least a little if not a lot. besides which of course, better and livability are very much derivative of what each individual can feel comfortable, and or at home with. which the only country i know and have ever lived in, i do not.

i mean i love the rocks and the trees and the little furry creatures, and the placeness spirits of particular magical sacred places you can find out in the woods if your heart is attuned to them, but the policies of its government, all of the years of my life, have only differed in shamefullness by degrees over time. this past most of a decade being among the worst.

especially now, that it emulates precisely what it used to say was worst and most wrong about every place else in general and certain other places in particular.

of course its the worlds biggest bully i'm refering to; america.

canada and new zealand are obvious candidates for better. and the more liberal parts of europe, and there are other things about other places that attract me as well.

i just kind of doubt there's any one place i'd be entirely happy with.

one thing i do know, if there is any, it damd sure ain't this one.

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Well, according to Berlusconi, Bavaria is the most northern province of Italy, so yes, it would be a different country ;)
When did he say that? :confused:

Also, poll double-plus ungood. Options 3 and 4 are not mutually exclusive.

Depending on where you mark the pointed where "visited" becomes "lived", I've either lived in one other country or three.

Nope, unless you count two week holidays as 'living' there.

Lived in plain old Blighty all my life.

Depending on where you mark the pointed where "visited" becomes "lived", I've either lived in one other country or three.

long enough to not have to pay out of state tuition to go to college there?
that or long enough to think of it as your more real and perminent home then anyplace you'd lived previously.

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When did he say that? :confused:

Also, poll double-plus ungood. Options 3 and 4 are not mutually exclusive.

Can't find the quote now... I'll post it when I found it.

And why would the options need to be exclusive?

Depending on where you mark the pointed where "visited" becomes "lived", I've either lived in one other country or three.

I'd say if you've worked there or gone to school there, that would count as living there.
If you just went sightseeing or visited family or friends, that would be visiting, I think.

Overseas holidays, but never can say I have 'lived' overseas.

Currently living in another country, but going to Japan was the first time I had ever been out of the US.

No, unless you consider holidays "living in another country".
I do have moved to another city though (well, I live there during the week because it's closer to university), and that city is currently striving for independence. (although I don't know what to think of that, they seem to be serious sometimes and satirical on other moments.) So I guess I live part-time in a wannabe independent country.

I'd say if you've worked there or gone to school there, that would count as living there.
If you just went sightseeing or visited family or friends, that would be visiting, I think.

Well, I've worked in a couple of foreign countries for a handful of days and I doubt anyone would say that's long enough to constitute living there.

I've always lived in the same US state.

Lived in Egypt for 3 years when I was 4.

Was.... interesting. Going back for the first time this easter, so seeing it all again will be wierd.

1 Month in Mexico and 17 years in Japan.

Never lived in a different country than the U.S. I don't plan on leaving either, since this is where all of my family is and where I am comfortable.

I'll spend one year in Ireland (or England as back-up plan) in less then 2 years as part of my studying.

I'll spend one year in Ireland (or England as back-up plan) in less then 2 years as part of my studying.

Where do you live now?

Can't find the quote now... I'll post it when I found it.

And why would the options need to be exclusive?Because, due to the poll mechanics, they are.

I lived in Puerto Rico for two years. It is a commonweath of the US, but it's very different than the US. I plan on moving to Europe in the not too distant future.

I have lived in the USA for all of my life, but that doesn't mean that I won't travel to any where else in the world. Being someone who travels is more than just getting a gift there though, it is the feeling of traveling and if any of you don't see that then I don't know what you do see. This really makes you a selfish brat. I hope that what I have to say really means something to all of you, because I know that there are a few people out there that are saying as they read this "wow, this person is so right". And that good people is what I have to say on this topic.

I live in the United Kingdom now, and was born here. I pretty much grew up in Malaysia and lived there until around 5 years ago, but also lived in Indonesia, Singapore, Spain and (briefly) the United States (CA)

Lived in Cambridge, England, for two years during childhood. Unforgettable experience. I have like a million stories from that time.

I was born in South West Africa (now Namibia), moved to South Africa and have now moved to the UK... Still feels odd though, being born in a country that technically doesn't exist any more... Could really do your head in if you're not careful lol :D

well, i'm not sure moving from jersey to scotland counts, it's technically staying in britain but so would moving from the falkland islands to scotland.

I lived in Saint Kitts for a year and a half. It really shook up my perspective on a lot of things; I'm dying to go back.

Hm... Actually, does an occupied territory that's not a country count as a country?

Where do you live now?
NRW, Germany, EU, Earth

My definition of 'lived' tells me that I did live in Singapore, seeing as how I was there for three years, and not anywhere else (though I have spent large amounts of time overseas.)

NRW, Germany, EU, Earth

Cool. Glad you're not from the Germany on Mars. Those guys are a bunch of losers.

I moved from Scotland to England for Uni and now I'm planning on staying down here - got myself a house and everything!

Germany, France, French Guyana, Djibouti, Brazil and now I'm back in French Guyana. Not counting the places I've been deployed to as "living there".

Lived in the US for a bit more than a year.

well, i'm not sure moving from jersey to scotland counts, it's technically staying in britain but so would moving from the falkland islands to scotland.
Totally does.

Lived in the US for a bit more than a year.


Totally does.

damn, i voted the wrong option then.

Have you ever lived in a different country?
As in, have you ever moved away from the country you were born in to live in another for any amount of time?

Just curious about the numbers here :)

No, unfortunately I haven't, and probably won't since I recently bought a house...


Aunque, si Nanatsu me tendrá, yo recoja todo ahora y me moveré a España...
;)

No, unfortunately I haven't, and probably won't since I recently bought a house...


You can sell houses.

There's a pretty good chance I will one day.

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You can sell houses.

True

No, but I would.

If I had the means to do so (and spoke the right language) I would move to a genuinely free(r) place in a heartbeat. Probably Dubai or Liechtenstein.

Yes. There we go.

not really, i wouldn't consider England a different country from Scotland. But i would like to move abroad to a sunny island with lots of sunshine and warm weather and nice beaches and a warm sea and i could go on but well i don't know.
I'd like to be free

I traveled allot as a kid but saying I live on Earth makes me sounds like a 14 year old (then again I never really "live" anyway)

I will change national residence if I can be bothered but thats hasselhoff (actually I could do right now *plots*)

I'd like to be free

mortgage? :p

well, i'm not sure moving from jersey to scotland counts, it's technically staying in britain but so would moving from the falkland islands to scotland.

Isn't Jersey a crown dependency rather than technically part of the United Kingdom? I'd say moving from British territories (Channel Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibralter, technically the Isle of Man) to the mainland UK does count, moving between the home countries (e.g. Scotland to England) realistically doesn't.

I was born in the UK then lived between 2 and 16 in Belgium before coming back the the UK for A-Levels/Uni and once studying is completed I'd prefer to settle in the UK, but I'll probably end up traveling around a bit wherever there are research positions really.

Isn't Jersey a crown dependency rather than technically part of the United Kingdom? I'd say moving from British territories (Channel Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibralter, technically the Isle of Man) to the mainland UK does count, moving between the home countries (e.g. Scotland to England) realistically doesn't.



yeh, it's not part of the uk but is british.

No, while I travel a lot (Tuesday to Finland :D), I've never settled down somewhere.

But maybe I'll do just that when I'm finished with studies or so. Austria, Spain, Brussels or Iceland look nice to me :)

I tried living in MadHatterland, but with all the crazy crap going on there, i thought i was on acid :D

I've lived in Alberta. I've heard that the southern US considers it its own sovereign nation.

I moved to Britain from Germany in 2004 and have been there ever since.

I'm from the UK, and living in California now. That all ends in June though. :)/:(

I'm from the UK, and living in California now. That all ends in June though. :)/:(

How have you found it?

I'm from the UK, and living in California now. That all ends in June though. :)/:(

California near Hemsby, Norfolk? :D

Lived in Greece and Spain for a year each when studying. A year in Lebanon with UNIFIL and little short oftwo years in Sweden when I was just a baby. So that makes 3..?

No, while I travel a lot (Tuesday to Finland :D)..
Why? Oh WHY!?!

I tried living in MadHatterland, but with all the crazy crap going on there, i thought i was on acid :D

hey acid is nothing compared to my mental states okay, at least acid ends at some point.
*watches pretty colours float across the room*;)

Lived in Aus 'till I was 9, then lived in Taiwan for 4 years and am currently living in HK.

I've lived in the UK (Scotland & England), Belgium, Iceland, the USA (Maryland, Georgia, New York & Virginia), and Australia (Victoria). In each case I lived there for at least a year, and in every case except Iceland at least four years.

I also worked briefly in Jamaica, and spent a couple of months in what's now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but in neither case was I there long enough - or intending to stay long enough - to say I was 'living' there.

I've lived in the UK (Scotland & England), Belgium, Iceland, the USA (Maryland, Georgia, New York & Virginia), and Australia (Victoria). In each case I lived there for at least a year, and in every case except Iceland at least four years.

I also worked briefly in Jamaica, and spent a couple of months in what's now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but in neither case was I there long enough - or intending to stay long enough - to say I was 'living' there.

which place did you think was the better place to stay?

which place did you think was the better place to stay?


I'm afraid that the boring but true answer is that they each have their own pros and cons.

For example, I recently returned to the UK after 6 years in Australia, and while I really miss the food culture in Melbourne, I'm not sure I'd want to live through another drought and heat-wave stricken summer; and while the London area's cultural life is second to none (compared to all of the above), I wish there were more places to go for affordable decent quality food. Just two simple examples of how these things cancel themselves out.

The only two places I've really disliked were Lynchburg, Virginia and the north Atlanta suburbs. I'd rather go back to Kisangani than live in either of them again. Seriously.

Aunque, si Nanatsu me tendrá, yo recoja todo ahora y me moveré a España...
;)

Vamos, si no te molesta dormir con mis gatos pues tienes campito en mi casa.;)

That being said, I've lived in several parts of Spain, spent 5 months in Co. Donegal, Ireland, I spent 3 months in Frankfurt, Germany, lived in Lansing, MI for 2 years and 1 year in Puerto Rico.

Hm... Actually, does an occupied territory that's not a country count as a country?


Tricky one. Only if it was a country prior to its occupation. Otherwise it is still "undecided". If it's the West Bank and Gaza you're talking about, Egypt and Jordan pulled a fast one on the world. By dropping their claims to the territory and recognizing no sovereign entity in their place, they washed their hands of the whole mess, got the opportunity to create their own peace treaties with Israel (which they did) and de-nationalized the populations of those regions. This doesn't normally happen in history. Nations generally do not simply abandon territories.

The only other arguably occupied but non-country territory is the Western Sahara, but Morocco claims it as theirs, so its not exactly the same. Other chunks of occupied territory in the world today, like the Kurile islands, belong to a recognized nation and so still count as countries. Although Russians and Japanese will disagree over which country you actually visited if you visit the Kuriles, but the Russians have yet to propose any logical reason for not returning the islands (occupied in WWII) to Japan, and Japan is too nice to bomb anyone over it.

How have you found it?
Its great! It would be even more great if I had a car and was over 21.
California near Hemsby, Norfolk? :D
No idea where that is... San Diego area for me!

Its great! It would be even more great if I had a car and was over 21.


Ah, but when you're older than 21 you will never again get to be an under-age drinker.

So what composes the :) and :( sides of your return to the UK?

Never have and probs never permanently will.

I love other cultures, and I would like to travel, but i just really like England.

lived in South Africa for a about a Year

Its great! It would be even more great if I had a car and was over 21.

No idea where that is... San Diego area for me!

I like San Diego. Visited there last year.

Ah, but when you're older than 21 you will never again get to be an under-age drinker.

So what composes the :) and :( sides of your return to the UK?
Dude, under age drinking sucks ass. Seriously, even if you're not drinking its like being a second class citizen. I can't go and sit in a pub, watch live sports, or go to a gig and not be put in a section where the view consists of a pillar (I'm looking at you, House of Blues San Diego). Going to a house party nearly always ends in legging it through peoples back gardens, trying to avoid the cops, and god forbid coming back from Tijuana even slightly tipsy. Jeez. Aside from that, I really like California - it's got everything I could want. Where else can you surf and snowboard in the same day. The people are nice, the food good, and seriously - this place is beautiful.
I like San Diego. Visited there last year.
It's nice, isn't it. Bit of an urban sprawl, but the coastal communities in North County are cool.

of course its the worlds biggest bully i'm refering to; america.

Sounds like someone lacks historical, and social perspective, but I'll forgive you, the education system has many failures....

Where else can you surf and snowboard in the same day.

France? Not that I can ever imagine anyone ever wanting to do that other than to say they had.

Oh, and come to L.A and tell me California is beautiful :D

France? Not that I can ever imagine anyone ever wanting to do that other than to say they had.

Oh, and come to L.A and tell me California is beautiful :D

Heh, most of the surfing in France is on the Atlantic coast - a small distance from the Alps.

And yes, thats why I'm not going to LA - I like my misconceptions the way they are. :p

Heh, most of the surfing in France is on the Atlantic coast - a small distance from the Alps.

And yes, thats why I'm not going to LA - I like my misconceptions the way they are. :p

I assume you're a student. Are you on an exchange thingy or have you spent the whole time at an American uni?

Why the fuck would I ever want to move away from the US?

The only other logical places I would move to would be:

A) Liberia, since it was founded by America which means they love freedom as much as we do.

B) Israel, the 3rd greatest country in the world since they've kicked the asses of every country surrounding them on multiple occasions in the name of defending freedom. That and not wanting to die.

C) Mongolia, just because it would be cool and I could live in a tent with a satelite dish which is just hardcore

The rest of the countries can go fuck themselves.

I assume you're a student. Are you on an exchange thingy or have you spent the whole time at an American uni?

Exchange year. *nods*

Exchange year. *nods*

Those are awesome. Be prepared for reality to bite you in the bum as soon as you get settled back to living in England.

It's nice, isn't it. Bit of an urban sprawl, but the coastal communities in North County are cool.

Yes, it was very nice. I also spend some days in Rainbow Co. and Temecula. But I like San Diego a lot. I thought the dock area looked awsome in Christmas.:):)

Yep. Born in the U.S. and live here now, but I've also lived in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Botswana, Italy and Belgium. I also lived in Zambia for two consecutive summers, and France for six months during uni.

Yep, born in Canada, moved to Aus when I was a baby & have lived in the UK a couple of times.

My choice is here, but I'd really like to try living in France too.

Vamos, si no te molesta dormir con mis gatos pues tienes campito en mi casa.;)

That being said, I've lived in several parts of Spain, spent 5 months in Co. Donegal, Ireland, I spent 3 months in Frankfurt, Germany, lived in Lansing, MI for 2 years and 1 year in Puerto Rico.

¡Yay! *la ropa de packs, vende todo lo demás, y aloja un avión para Spain*