What Country Would You Move To?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:19 pm

I'm not saying I'm pulling up stakes just yet, but my wife and I have certainly discussed things. I don't think I can do Canada but pretty much any other non-fascist yet developed country I could probably be persuaded to look at.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:23 pm

Not sure who would let me and mine in, but Scotland (if they secede), Denmark, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:30 pm

I'm boring. Canada in a second.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:32 pm

I’d probably have to up my language skills several levels and learn the Napoleonic code, but France was damn magical.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:35 pm

If Canada were out it would prob ideally be Germany or Spain. UK/Ireland would be in the mix due to language familiarity though.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:47 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:19 pm I'm not saying I'm pulling up stakes just yet, but my wife and I have certainly discussed things. I don't think I can do Canada but pretty much any other non-fascist yet developed country I could probably be persuaded to look at.

Hey - we get all the best American TV channels.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:54 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:47 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:19 pm I'm not saying I'm pulling up stakes just yet, but my wife and I have certainly discussed things. I don't think I can do Canada but pretty much any other non-fascist yet developed country I could probably be persuaded to look at.
Hey - we get all the best American TV channels.

I loved the CBC!

I can't believe it, but even as a Jew, Germany looks like an appealing place to move. Jewish friend I grew up with moved there 10 years ago and loves living there.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:55 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:19 pm I'm not saying I'm pulling up stakes just yet, but my wife and I have certainly discussed things. I don't think I can do Canada but pretty much any other non-fascist yet developed country I could probably be persuaded to look at.

Just wait until you get a taste of NJ, you'll want to move here.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:55 pm

I'd like to say it would be somewhere cool like Spain but I know I'd go England because its most similar.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:55 pm

Somebody told me that Portugal was wanting people to come to their country, so that would be cool. But otherwise, Germany works too. I've already lived there and it was easy going.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:24 pm

We are definitely considering it. I have dual citizenship with Canada. Currently trying to get my certification so I can get a Canadian passport. Would consider the UK as well. I’m hoping a passport from a commonwealth country could smooth that process.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:33 pm

I feel like I looked into this about five years ago, and I came up with Gibraltar then. Can't remember all the reasons why it seemed the most viable, but it did. Narrowly beating out Austria because of the language barrier and the weather.

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:35 pm

Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Germany, but not in that particular order. New Zealand is my first choice by a long stretch but the Mrs. isn’t as keen to move halfway around the world just yet.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:36 pm

Norway or Iceland are the first that come to mind.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:57 pm

Switzerland or New Zealand if money and distance were no object

But yeah, like New Brunswick or some shit

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:57 pm

Obviously, I'd go back to Australia in a heartbeat. My GF was born in Germany, and we have talked about her applying to get dual-citizenship.

But we have to worry about her daughter Kelsey, and the care and support network that is set up and working (currently! could change at any moment!) for her makes trying to move her a non-starter. We were talking just a couple of days ago about what hoops we'd have to jump through to get her moved to another state when we retire, and that alone is a daunting challenge.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:59 pm

My wife is part way through the process of getting her Irish citizenship (grandparents were citizens). She originally started it because she thought it would be neat but I've been pushing it to have in our back pocket just in case...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:08 pm

Well Ireland is on my short list, too. We could start a farm!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:09 pm

Fruit Salad Ltd

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:11 pm

Canada, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland and (don't laugh) Estonia. Estonia is probably the only one that would take me.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:37 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:08 pm Well Ireland is on my short list, too. We could start a farm!

Her family owns land, some of which by birthright she could have had a piece of had her father, the first son of the first son, not pretty much given it away decades ago.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:48 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:57 pm Switzerland or New Zealand if money and distance were no object

But yeah, like New Brunswick or some shit

Yum!

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:58 pm

Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, Portugal, Vermont if it secedes.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 5:15 pm

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:48 pm
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:57 pm Switzerland or New Zealand if money and distance were no object

But yeah, like New Brunswick or some shit

Yum!

Cock fries!

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:42 pm

Wife and I have talked about New Zealand, but we've never been. Probably too cold for her. So more likely Australia (also never been), Spain, or Portugal.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:59 pm

Thailand, Mexico or Ecuador. My new GF can probably get Italian citizenship so if that progresses that’s an option too.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:18 pm

I think I've mentioned this before, but a buddy of mine owns a couple restaurants in Santa Ponça, on Mallorca (off the eastern coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea). If the shit were to hit the fan, that's where we'd go.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:27 pm

Oh and just from playing Geoguessr for like 1000 hours, honorable mention to Slovenia which is either the Vermont of Italy or the Oregon of Croatia but either way looks real nice.

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:40 am

Well, France obviously. But I’ve also really enjoyed my time in Germany or the Netherlands.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:31 am

Gotta say..."jobs in portugal" wasn't a google search I was expecting in my lifetime.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:33 am

Jaobs

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:35 am

+hand

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:41 am

Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USVI, Bonaire, Canada, Switzerland, Tahiti.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:54 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:27 pm Oh and just from playing Geoguessr for like 1000 hours, honorable mention to Slovenia which is either the Vermont of Italy or the Oregon of Croatia but either way looks real nice.

Slovenian cuisine is a mixture of Central European cuisine (especially Austrian and Hungarian), Mediterranean cuisine and Balkan cuisine. Historically, Slovenian cuisine was divided into town, farmhouse, cottage, castle, parsonage and monastic cuisines. Due to the variety of Slovenian cultural and natural landscapes, there are more than 40 distinct regional cuisines.

Each year since 2000, the Roasted Potato Festival has been organized by the Society for the Recognition of Roasted Potatoes as a Distinct Dish, attracting thousands of visitors. Roasted potatoes, which have been traditionally served in most Slovenian families only on Sundays—preceded by a meat-based soup, such as beef or chicken soup—have been depicted on a special edition of post marks by the Post of Slovenia on 23 November 2012.[271] The best known sausage is kranjska klobasa. Slovenia is also the home of the worlds oldest vine, which is 400 years old.

Slovenia has been awarded the European Region of Gastronomy title for the year 2021.

Sign me up!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:56 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:27 pm Oh and just from playing Geoguessr for like 1000 hours,

Looked at this game, and it could be my undoing.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:26 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:56 amLook... at this ...m...an... it could be my ...do...ng.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:44 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:56 am
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:27 pm Oh and just from playing Geoguessr for like 1000 hours,
Looked at this game, and it could be my undoing.

Oh man, this is awesome!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:46 pm

You guys go away for a few months and let me know when you're ready

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:29 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:24 pm We are definitely considering it. I have dual citizenship with Canada. Currently trying to get my certification so I can get a Canadian passport. Would consider the UK as well. I’m hoping a passport from a commonwealth country could smooth that process.

Today I received in the mail my official certificate of Canadian citizenship! Pretty stoked about it. I needed this document before I can apply for a Canadian passport, which should now go smoothly. My understanding is that the Canadian passport would help my case a lot if I want to launch an extended stay in Canada, UK, or other British commonwealth country. (Which I might want to do if a certain asshole gets back in office in a couple years).

I applied for this certificate on the first of September, 2021, and stupidly didn’t keep copies of my application. Then, to my knowledge, I never received an email confirmation of receipt of the application, and I got no confirmation when I contacted them. So I was afraid it was lost down a rathole, and I figured I’d have to start from scratch all over again. Thus, my excitement to receive the certificate in the mail today!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:31 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:29 pm
sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:24 pm We are definitely considering it. I have dual citizenship with Canada. Currently trying to get my certification so I can get a Canadian passport. Would consider the UK as well. I’m hoping a passport from a commonwealth country could smooth that process.
Today I received in the mail my official certificate of Canadian citizenship! Pretty stoked about it. I needed this document before I can apply for a Canadian passport, which should now go smoothly. My understanding is that the Canadian passport would help my case a lot if I want to launch an extended stay in Canada, UK, or other British commonwealth country. (Which I might want to do if a certain asshole gets back in office in a couple years).

I applied for this certificate on the first of September, 2021, and stupidly didn’t keep copies of my application. Then, to my knowledge, I never received an email confirmation of receipt of the application, and I got no confirmation when I contacted them. So I was afraid it was lost down a rathole, and I figured I’d have to start from scratch all over again. Thus, my excitement to receive the certificate in the mail today!

Does that allow your wife to flee the country with you, or do you just start a new life?