If you could choose to live in another country...

Beevee · 12-07-2007, 07:40 AM

.....which country would you choose - and why?

Alternatively, if you choose to remain where you are, why would you not emigrate?

I was born in England and emigrated to Canada after having met my wife on the internet.
It's one of those stories that didn't go wrong. I wasn't really contemplating anything when I joined a site like this one, things just escalated and she chose to come to England to visit but she never returned. That in itself created complications with the immigration services although we finally sorted it out.

We later married and as I had no relatives left in England we moved here where my wife has an extended family.

I don't regret the move and now hold Canadian citizenship.

monster · 12-07-2007, 09:26 AM

Also a Brit expat. I love it here in the US, but that's not to say we wouldn't move on if the opportunity presented itself. i really fancy a spell in Aus.

toranokaze · 12-07-2007, 09:38 AM

I have lived in the US for all of my life, I would like to visit some other countries before I make move.

Razzmatazz13 · 12-07-2007, 09:42 AM

Difficult to say...if it were just me, I might move to any number of countries...I've had my eye on australia since I was in grade school, and have always wanted to visit there...but I'm terribly interested in japan as well, and northern canada was beautiful...like here but colder, lol, so for a while I fantasized about moving there also.

However, I'll probably live here until I die, I'm very close with my family and don't want to be far from them.

classicman · 12-07-2007, 09:55 AM

Does New England count?

regular.joe · 12-07-2007, 09:59 AM

since this is pure fantasy....I'd buy an island in the South Pacific. You could call me Jim.

jinx · 12-07-2007, 10:00 AM

Tahiti. I'd also consider Bora Bora.

Cloud · 12-07-2007, 10:03 AM

Probably Mexico, because I've lived there before and I like it.

slang · 12-07-2007, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by toranokaze

I have lived in the US for all of my life, I would like to visit some other countries before I make move.

I'd encourage any American to get away from North America for a few weeks.

It will probably change your entire view of the US and the world.

Plus, if you are a pleasant traveller, you'll probably have a great time.

Now, this doesnt mean that once you are away you wont love the US anymore, just that you will have a different perspective. That's often a very good thing.

lookout123 · 12-07-2007, 10:53 AM

i want to live in the highbury project. North London. actually no. i want to live right where i am, but have enough money to own a flat there and fly in for match weekends.

Sundae · 12-07-2007, 03:57 PM

Lookout, send me the money and I'll live in Nooorf London and you can kip on the sofa.

The only country I'd really consider is Canada. No real problem with the language (I even have basic French), real seasons and a reasonably intelligent government. I'd miss England like crazy though. It would have to be for love. Any tips BeeVee?!

Beevee · 12-07-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

The only country I'd really consider is Canada. No real problem with the language (I even have basic French), real seasons and a reasonably intelligent government. I'd miss England like crazy though. It would have to be for love. Any tips BeeVee?!

Tips? On love or your basic French or intelligent government?

I live in the west island of Montreal and don't need even basic French. Most people speak English or understand enough for a reasonable conversation.

Intelligent government? Well, I'm not so sure about that. At the moment the Quebec Party, although it's not in power in the province is pushing for every immigrant to be able to speak French before they are granted residence. This from the party leader who cannot even speak English in what is a bilingual country. The present Federal Conservative government is having problems too.

That you would miss England like crazy? Only maybe until you have settled here.

The weather. It's cold here in winter but it's not humid as it is in the U.K. So, although it might be -10F today, I don't have that feeling of dampness when I go out. It's just the snow that bothers me. None ot that London two inches that disappears after 24 hours. Once it starts here the snow remains until spring.

Sundae · 12-07-2007, 05:22 PM

Well it was tips on snagging a Canadian man... or any man... actually.
But your information was well rounded and appreciated

BTW the intelligentsia follow Canada's laws far more closely than what's happening in the US. Oh and I do too. Some of the laws you have make us swoon.

sikcboy · 12-07-2007, 05:27 PM

id go back to ireland, i enjoyed the company of the leprachauns and all the magic pubs !

icileparadise · 12-07-2007, 05:34 PM

Il fait tres froid la bas tout l' temp. Ici aussi. Au montaines la neige restez beaucoup plus longue qui au plateau.

12-07-2007, 07:40 AM	#1
Beevee Eavesdropper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 24	If you could choose to live in another country... .....which country would you choose - and why? Alternatively, if you choose to remain where you are, why would you not emigrate? I was born in England and emigrated to Canada after having met my wife on the internet. It's one of those stories that didn't go wrong. I wasn't really contemplating anything when I joined a site like this one, things just escalated and she chose to come to England to visit but she never returned. That in itself created complications with the immigration services although we finally sorted it out. We later married and as I had no relatives left in England we moved here where my wife has an extended family. I don't regret the move and now hold Canadian citizenship.

12-07-2007, 09:26 AM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Also a Brit expat. I love it here in the US, but that's not to say we wouldn't move on if the opportunity presented itself. i really fancy a spell in Aus. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-07-2007, 09:38 AM	#3
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	I have lived in the US for all of my life, I would like to visit some other countries before I make move. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

12-07-2007, 09:42 AM	#4
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Difficult to say...if it were just me, I might move to any number of countries...I've had my eye on australia since I was in grade school, and have always wanted to visit there...but I'm terribly interested in japan as well, and northern canada was beautiful...like here but colder, lol, so for a while I fantasized about moving there also. However, I'll probably live here until I die, I'm very close with my family and don't want to be far from them. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

12-07-2007, 09:59 AM	#6
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	since this is pure fantasy....I'd buy an island in the South Pacific. You could call me Jim. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

12-07-2007, 09:55 AM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Does New England count?

12-07-2007, 10:00 AM	#7
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Tahiti. I'd also consider Bora Bora. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-07-2007, 10:03 AM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Probably Mexico, because I've lived there before and I like it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-07-2007, 10:53 AM	#10
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i want to live in the highbury project. North London. actually no. i want to live right where i am, but have enough money to own a flat there and fly in for match weekends. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-07-2007, 03:57 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Lookout, send me the money and I'll live in Nooorf London and you can kip on the sofa. The only country I'd really consider is Canada. No real problem with the language (I even have basic French), real seasons and a reasonably intelligent government. I'd miss England like crazy though. It would have to be for love. Any tips BeeVee?! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-07-2007, 05:22 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Well it was tips on snagging a Canadian man... or any man... actually. But your information was well rounded and appreciated BTW the intelligentsia follow Canada's laws far more closely than what's happening in the US. Oh and I do too. Some of the laws you have make us swoon. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-07-2007, 05:27 PM	#14
sikcboy infectious waste case Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mooon base alpha 5 Posts: 52	id go back to ireland, i enjoyed the company of the leprachauns and all the magic pubs ! __________________ do drugs fck every one up, or is it just that fcked up people take too many drugs?

12-07-2007, 05:34 PM	#15
icileparadise Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swiss Mountains Posts: 96	Il fait tres froid la bas tout l' temp. Ici aussi. Au montaines la neige restez beaucoup plus longue qui au plateau.

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