A country you would like to live and why? - Page 9
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BritishBeef
United Kingdom372 Posts
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Demand2k
Norway875 Posts
If money and welfare wasn't an issue, I think I'd pick France for the sake of infinite castles, wineyards, food culture and other interesting stuff I could spend my life enjoying. Also great climate for anything from skiing to summer sports depending on where you live. If I was a social people's person, I'd go for Germany instead. | ||
Rflcrx
503 Posts
On February 06 2011 20:55 borny wrote: To my experience, it is cheaper to live here in Suzhou compared to anywhere in western Europe. Of course, but government support exists in Europe while it doesn't exist in China | ||
DoXa
Switzerland1448 Posts
On February 06 2011 21:49 crappen wrote: I have heard only good things about Switzerland, so I have that country in mind. What is the flaws you are talking about? How is the media culture? I mean, is the media culture like in England, where they hang people out to laugh and critisize etc? Well I guess it's critisizing on a high level... Bureaucracy is an issue (but less than in the EU), you have a big difference in taxes depending on where you live, healthcare gets more expensive every year. living is pretty expensive and you'll have trouble to find a flat in the cities. You'll only find a job immidiately if you have an academic degree (we're lacking teachers, engineers and doctors). We have a lot of foreigners, about 25%, (from Germany, France, Italy and mainly the Balkan states) causing the society to get more conservative. We only have one major swiss TV-station, everything else is German TV. Freedom of speech is fully granted, which of course is a double-edged sword. We have one big Boulevard-Journal, the Blick. It's similar to the Bild, Kronenzeitung, the Sun, but less Boulevardish. The other big ones like Tagesanzeiger, Mittellandzeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung are rational and in my opinion good journals. edit: But if you find a good job, you'll be paid very well, you have the German, Italian and French culture in one country with all the food, wine, cheese etc. of them, you have direct democracy and more or less good politicians. | ||
grobo
Japan6199 Posts
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yema1
Iceland101 Posts
I'm sure that I could do well in America. Taxes are low, the opportunities are great and freedom of speech is guaranteed. There's no freedom of speech or freedom or proprietary rights in Iceland. The state can take everything from you in the blink of an eye. I'd like to live in a upper-middle class white neighborhood in America. I'd collect guns, just because I can and I'd have BBQs. If I had to pick a state I would probably pick Virginia. When one has almost 70% tax each month, yet only making $8,000 each month, then it's getting too far. | ||
Deyster
Jordan579 Posts
Technology, amazing food, great sophisticated people, one's religion doesn't matter to anybody, good lifestyle and I would be able to understand anime without translation. | ||
The KY
United Kingdom6252 Posts
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xavierofsparta
United States84 Posts
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alurlol
England197 Posts
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Rockmonsterdude
Sweden169 Posts
I would love to live in New Zealand, because of the nice nature. It would also be great to stay Australia. | ||
T0fuuu
Australia2275 Posts
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Almin
United States583 Posts
On February 06 2011 22:20 yema1 wrote: THE USA. I'm sure that I could do well in America. Taxes are low, the opportunities are great and freedom of speech is guaranteed. There's no freedom of speech or freedom or proprietary rights in Iceland. The state can take everything from you in the blink of an eye. I'd like to live in a upper-middle class white neighborhood in America. I'd collect guns, just because I can and I'd have BBQs. If I had to pick a state I would probably pick Virginia. When one has almost 70% tax each month, yet only making $8,000 each month, then it's getting too far. And you'd have places you'd be able to pronounce! I'd want to live in South Korea, it seems like a fun place to be for gaming. | ||
Roflstompkin
United States4 Posts
-Cheap to live (if you live outside Moscow/St. Pete, which I did) with surprisingly good, inexpensive health services. When I lived there, all my vices (cigs, booze, bread, books, black market CDs and tech) were actively and heavily subsidized. Taxes very reasonable. -Wonderfully hospitable people -A true division into town and country without the hyperdeveloped suburban sprawl that afflicts the coasts in this country -Absolutely no political correctness -Beautiful women -Rich culture not yet completely dominated by Internet/TV/film...the printed word is not yet dead. Why conditional? -Massive federal and regional bureaucracies complicate life in as many ways as possible -The police: omnipresent and corrupt, for the most part -The courts: no redress, no due process...a 99% rate of conviction in criminal cases. And you do not want to wind up in a Russian jail. Only redeeming feature of complete lack of faith in the courts is that Russian society is much less litigious than American society -You might work six months and not be paid -Entrenched racism/xenophobia, which did not affect me much, 'cause I'm white -Bad roads/infrastructure...things are falling apart and they're not being fixed Easy to see Russia as a place that doesn't have its shit together. It isn't convenient, it isn't stable, it isn't affluent. But it isn't petty, complacent, or absolutely fixated on the material to the same extent as American culture. Which I like. All in all, I'd say it's a good place to live while you're young and single...not so good if you want a stable place to live and work and bring up kids. If some of those things toward the bottom started to change, though, I'd seriously consider moving back. | ||
crappen
Norway1546 Posts
On February 06 2011 22:08 DoXa wrote: Well I guess it's critisizing on a high level... Bureaucracy is an issue (but less than in the EU), you have a big difference in taxes depending on where you live, healthcare gets more expensive every year. living is pretty expensive and you'll have trouble to find a flat in the cities. You'll only find a job immidiately if you have an academic degree (we're lacking teachers, engineers and doctors). We have a lot of foreigners, about 25%, (from Germany, France, Italy and mainly the Balkan states) causing the society to get more conservative. We only have one major swiss TV-station, everything else is German TV. Freedom of speech is fully granted, which of course is a double-edged sword. We have one big Boulevard-Journal, the Blick. It's similar to the Bild, Kronenzeitung, the Sun, but less Boulevardish. The other big ones like Tagesanzeiger, Mittellandzeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung are rational and in my opinion good journals. edit: But if you find a good job, you'll be paid very well, you have the German, Italian and French culture in one country with all the food, wine, cheese etc. of them, you have direct democracy and more or less good politicians. Thank you for your reply. I only have a bachelor degree in computer programming, the good thing is that the language is mostly english in that field, but still, I need to talk to colleagues etc. How well does the population speak english? I feel very attracted to Switzerland now, seems like a good place to start if I want to relocate. I feel moving to Japan might be too big a step to take in the beginning. Also do you know if your country is strict on allowing new people in? | ||
feaynnewedd
Germany41 Posts
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DoXa
Switzerland1448 Posts
On February 06 2011 22:49 crappen wrote: Thank you for your reply. I only have a bachelor degree in computer programming, the good thing is that the language is mostly english in that field, but still, I need to talk to colleagues etc. How well does the population speak english? I feel very attracted to Switzerland now, seems like a good place to start if I want to relocate. I feel moving to Japan might be too big a step to take in the beginning. Also do you know if your country is strict on allowing new people in? i lol'd at the "only". it's absolutely fine Everyone had atleast 4 years of english in their 9 years of obligatory school. nowadays they get 6 or even 8 years starting at the age of 8, depending on where you live. i'd say everyone under 30 speaks atleast basic english. i'm 20 years old, had english classes since 9 years and i still have english classes at my University. Everyone is allowed to move in, the question is how long you'll be able to stay if you have a job and came from a EU/Schengen state it is unlimited if i remember correctly. you can read more about it at http://www.swissemigration.ch/index.html?lang=en | ||
Drteeth
Great Britain415 Posts
Drugs and hookers rule. | ||
ShatterZer0
United States1843 Posts
Seriously I love the States. | ||
mumming
Faroe Islands256 Posts
Man, we certainly have different ideas of freedom. | ||
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