So another thread ( https://lemmy.world/post/17746018 ) got me wondering… How many people would want to move to another country?

Just to provide a concrete scenario, let’s assume that in your current country you (magically) have a decent-ish job. They open up offices in another country of your choosing, and you have the option of moving there and work for an equivalent living wage.

They’re able to get visas set up (however improbable that may be) for you and any family, but you have to go through the process of finding housing, physically moving your belongings and anything else you need to set up.

What countries would you take the offer to move to, if any?

  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I would 100% pack up and move to either Finland or New Zealand, but that’s about it. Unfortunately, both of them have exceptionally long quarantine times for animals, and I have multiple cats.

  • owatnext@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I want out. I want to go to Australia, but any country with decent human rights is a good choice. But I’ve been to Australia and it was cool.

    • 1984@lemmy.today
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      5 months ago

      Australia is under the five eyes pact so it has the same policies as the USA when it comes to spying on citizens. Just something to have in mind.

    • jaxxed@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      You picked the two most bubbled housing markets you could? Vanity is beautiful, though, many newcomers don’t handle the winters well.

  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Well, I couldn’t, because we share custody of my stepson with his father for 5 more years.

    After 5 more years, things might be very different, in one way or another.

    If that wasn’t the case, I’d look at the happiness of various places. I think Denmark was #1? Probably be ok with the top 10 happiest countries.

  • JesusSon@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I always wanted to move to Sweden. My grandfather was born there and I have always loved visiting.

    • 1984@lemmy.today
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      5 months ago

      It was a nice country but it’s getting poor and has many problems now due to unlimited immigration the last few decades. Much violence and murders now.

      The classic Sweden that I grew up in is gone. But it’s still better than USA of course. If you avoid the big cities, it’s still a bit like it used to be though.

      The best country in the Nordics is now Norway I would say.

  • Drusas@kbin.run
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    5 months ago

    Of course. I have. Spent some time in Japan. I would very happily go back, but I’m in the States again now.

  • TJDetweiler@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I live in the PNW of Canada. It’s expensive, but I love it here and wouldn’t move unless I absolutely had to.

    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I love that everyone else here is saying they’d move to Canada. I also live in the PNW and as much as I hate how expensive it is, I do not see myself wanting to go anywhere else. Somewhere else in the province? Maybe. But it’s fucking beautiful here and I’m not gonna pretend it’s not.

  • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I live in Finland. Wouldn’t mind a less wintery climate but not to the point of willing to move elsewhere.

    • BluesF@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Wanna swap? I’ll come enjoy the snow, you can come to the UK and enjoy the, uh, rain.

      • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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        5 months ago

        It’s not the winter wonderland many foreigners think it is, unless you go to Lapland. Most of the winter is just wet, cold, dark, slippery, and absolutely miserable. It’s dark when you leave for work and it’s dark when you get back home.

          • southernbrewer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            5 months ago

            Yeah sounds awesome to me too tbh. My mood brightens whenever I see snow and I don’t find that low sunlight levels affect me at all.

            However apparently between 1-10% of people are affected by seaonal affective disorder so those people may want to avoid Finland during the winter months

  • a new sad me@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Israeli, I’ve been considering this for several years but the impact on the family seemed too big. Since the war with Gaza, and the the political situation, the impact seems with it. Last week I’ve started looking for options.

  • Zatore@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I would love to move to England from the US. Specifically London. I’ve loved my visits there and the people have been amazing.

        • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee
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          5 months ago

          Londoners are the worst form of Brit available. They’re like if you bought a Brit off wish dot com and they posted it from China in a bag with no padding so it was irrevocably damaged upon arrival and its entire vocabulary contains only bleating about Oyster cards and folding bicycles