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If not for family and friends, I would be in New Zealand.

You want to live forever? Die fighting is a much more worthy death. USA is the greatest country on earth. But sometimes you have to fight to keep it that way.

How many people here have honestly "lived" outside the US - and I don't mean an extended vacation or a short-term work assignment?

You have 3 choices:

1) Another 1st world country - really, truly first world. And only a few. UK, France, Germany, Japan, Belgium, parts of Spain, Canada, and a few others.

The electricity runs 24/7, you have shops and restaurants open at night and with a good choice, you have safe areas - you have "things" that you take for granted.

But these countries taxation, socially liberal, and socialistic tendencies are worse than what you think you would be running from. And aside from Japan, you have the Muslim to contend with...

2) 2nd world country - South Africa, some Caribbean locations, perhaps Thailand, etc. The electricity goes off - often. In many places you have to drink bottled water. The stores sometimes have and sometimes don't have things you need/want. Simple things - bleach, detergents, washing machines ... don't exactly get you the results you are used to.

3) 3rd world - Caribbean nations, Latin America countries, etc. Argue all you want, but they are 3rd world scheit holes when you get off the Club Med compound. Electricity is a crap shoot. Have heart burn at 11pm? Have fun .... Get a pain in your right side .... pray it isn't appendicitis.

Of course, you can go to an "ex-pat" retiree compound and live the life of luxury. But it isn't.

Not after you settle in. Your "new" house has a problem with electricity burning out bulbs ... live with it. The "public" water pressure goes down during the heavy season ..... get used to bailing pool water with a bucket to replenish your toilet bowl so you can flush your turd down ....

Those nice people in the local town who you think are your friends?? Wait until one day a local throws themselves in front of your car outside a shop, and you slam on your brakes and barely bump them. Then the local police come ..... they don't have courts, police, lawyers, and the system you are used to .... you will reach into your pocket and pull out some green to pay them off, and you will have that on you because you will have witnessed another ex-pat get hauled off to the local jail and kept their 2 days until his wife brought the cash in!


People have no phfuking comprehension what it's like living outside the US, and the value of the freedoms, protections, rights, and services we have.

You go to another country to live, in essence you are there as an invited, tolerated guests that last as long as they wish, and to what extent their tolerance goes ... depending on who you may piss off, who is related to whom, and how much you are willing to bow your head in submission ....

Lawnman: No!
But in the last year I have had two good friends pack-up, sell their homes, sell all their guns, take their wives and move to Belize and Thailand respectively!
I was dumbfounded when I heard of their plans and I am dumbfounded to this day.
I simply can not imagine doing such a thing.
Puzzling to me is/was their motivations - both were worried about "life" in the U.S.A. being diminished/destroyed.
To each their own - I guess.?
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I think some people move to these places with dreams of living like kings with the money they have. I won’t even visit much less move to one. To each their own. Ed k

Wyoming is on my retirement radar. For a summer home at any rate. I won't be bringing any left leaning lunacy with me.

Compared to most of Wyoming, you're a flaming lib......


Moving to another country? Did that, twice. Once to Texas, once to the US. I prefer the US.

Yeah, I've thought about moving to another country. I've seen a few, not a lot. But as screwed up as the U.S. is now, it's the best option that I'm aware of because the others are even worse. .

Having lived in Canada, the UAE, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Australia and Korea, no.

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At this point there's still places in America where people won't be subjected to the war on whites. It's going to be interesting to watch America's "great separation".

Anyone considered East KY?

Another state but not another country.

you can have those other countries too many liberal ways for me. believe it or not there are places in America where very few people live that are like living in another country,i know i live there. and NO we don`t need any city-ITS either move`n in, they seem to want to change our ways and rules/laws.

My dumbass libtard sister moved to the paradise of Belize and although she won’t admit it, the charm of the tropical schithole has worn thin. She’s considering moving to another third world schithole ; south Florida....
Happy Trails, Sis! LOL!

We are Canadians. We are a nation of adventurers , we travel. Travelling you are much more likely to meet a fellow Canadian than an American, and there are only 1/10 as many of us. Sometimes we travel just to escape winter, chuckle. Besides our large country, my wife and I have almost completed the lap of Australia, most of Namibia and of course all the western states. In my youth I backpacked through the Greek islands .

As for climate most people over the years have migrated to the Mediterranean climate zones, like California, Western Australia and Italy. You don't get cold or wet winters ,nor do you get oppressive heat and humidity in the summer. Still it gets hot. I think Oregon is about right. Since I don't live in Oregon, I can say that . BTW they don't want you.

As for people without a doubt the friendliest are the people of the Maritime provinces of Canada. And they can party. And poke fun at every thing.

According to the Cato Institute's Freedom index New Zealand ranks #1 in personal freedoms. The US ranks 15th and dropping fast.

I lived in Sweden for three years followed by UAE for four years. I had the support of a US based company. It was an incredible life experience but definitely came with many hardships.

"Assimilation" into these particular countries was not necessarily difficult but you will always be held at an arms distance. My wife and I had a child in each country. That was a unique experience.
We were able to travel extensively. We found that to be very rewarding and offset the negative feelings/experiences of isolation or hardships. Taking small children on a 18+ hour flight back to the US to see family in friends is not for the faint of heart... Taking pets is not hard but definitely adds a layer of expense and complexity to the experience. Hunting overseas is an option but you probably will not be allowed to own a firearm in whatever country you move to without meeting certain residency or citizenship requirements

Eventually we plan on going again for more multi-year work assignments. If we find the right location we have talked about retiring overseas.

Draw a 50 mile radius from any KFC, Church’s, Zaxby’s, Popeyes, etc. and be on a couple of miles of dirt road. You should be good to go.

I travel the world for a living, in any given month I’ll usually pass through at least ten different countries.

In all my years of doing this I’ve never been to one country where I’ve looked around and said “I’d rather live here than where I live”.