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nepeta
1872 Posts
 I got this feeling my own dear country, Europe in general, are going down the drain. I want to flee this decadent hive of scum and idiocy. Where to? Requirements: A civilized place, which does not wage war lightly, where not everyone and everything is in debt. Somewhere where people anspire to be something more than a consuming piece of lard watching television. Singapore perhaps?  | ||
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
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GTR
51489 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17377 Posts
I don't know why would you like to leave the Old Continent though. We rule! | ||
Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
I just moved back to Singapore from Japan and although I'm singaporean, I'm not gonna lie.. I prefer living in Japan. new zealand sounds very nice though. | ||
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Piste
6179 Posts
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gillon
Sweden1578 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:34 Piste wrote: That is not Europe in general. In northern parts of scandinavia there are places where the landscape is beatiful, people are happy, towns are small and you can do something else than watch tv. This. I might just be really outdated but I'm atleast oblivous to this so called crisis or w/e. Scandinavia representing! | ||
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Gogleion
United States534 Posts
Just interesting to see that a lot of people are thinking the same thing no matter what country they live in. Also, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Singapore. Extremely clean and modern, except they don't speak English D: | ||
Kiante
Australia7069 Posts
also was expecting SNSD. <3 gtr for run devil run link hadn't seen it in ages :O | ||
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NonFactor
Sweden698 Posts
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Solitary
Sweden23 Posts
Im kinda getting sick of the Swedish lifestyle and I dream of one day moving away. Good thing my mother is from Singapore so i can easily get a permenant residence over there. Perhaps after college i will move to Singapore. Last time I was there was 5 years ago, can any Singaporians tell me how life is over there atm? | ||
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Lexpar
1813 Posts
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Solitary
Sweden23 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:46 Gogleion wrote: Its amusing that you bring this up. I live in America, and I know a lot of people that are getting quite sure that we're going down the drain. For example, we know people in Phoenix who are stockpiling large quantities of guns and ammo to fight the police 'when they go and implement martial law'. Also I know people in Colorado who moved up deep into the mountains and have converted mostly self-sufficient living there. Just interesting to see that a lot of people are thinking the same thing no matter what country they live in. Also, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Singapore. Extremely clean and modern, except they don't speak English D: Oh yes they do speak english in Singapore and they have been for a very long time. English is the primary language there. My mother has an excellent understanding of the english language and she has only lived there for about 20 years (born). There are a lot of Malaysians and Chinese, Indian etc. But everyone can more or less speak english | ||
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MaknaeLove
Korea (South)7 Posts
South Korea and Japan are other countries you can consider if you got a basic command of Japanese or Korean. The culture there is phenomenal and you won't find yourself without a thing to do, but bad side is that cost of living is high as well, everything there is expensive. | ||
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nepeta
1872 Posts
 It's crowded and un-free here, and unless you're rich you can only live in densely populated, polluted stretches of concrete TTmadnessman: Japan seems rather crowded to me, and I hear the language is hard to master. Tell me something about singapore if you please Scandinavia seems good too, it's only... I'm an absolute nightmare on skis :p But perhaps that can be mended. How tough are you on immigrants these days? ^^ I'll look into it | ||
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nepeta
1872 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:46 Gogleion wrote: Its amusing that you bring this up. I live in America, and I know a lot of people that are getting quite sure that we're going down the drain. For example, we know people in Phoenix who are stockpiling large quantities of guns and ammo to fight the police 'when they go and implement martial law'. Also I know people in Colorado who moved up deep into the mountains and have converted mostly self-sufficient living there. Just interesting to see that a lot of people are thinking the same thing no matter what country they live in. Also, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Singapore. Extremely clean and modern, except they don't speak English D: No English? What? What do they speak there then? :p Guess that goes to show what I know of the world Concerning the feeling of pessimism, I don't think armageddon is at hand, or clan wars, drug wars or race riots ot whatever, I just don't like the general mean-spiritedness, if that's a word. | ||
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nepeta
1872 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:53 Lexpar wrote: Come to Canada my friend! The climate won't surprise you, we are a peace loving nation and our economy is on the up and up. Did I mention the abundance of natural resources? Last month 90 k jobs where created in this country of 30 millions inhabitants... We didn't even feel the economic recession here. Canada sounds good too! Thank you everyone for giving me some hope | ||
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Tensai176
Canada2061 Posts
On July 14 2010 00:09 nepeta wrote: Canada sounds good too! Thank you everyone for giving me some hope Canada! If anything for the beer and the hockey atmosphere =) | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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nepeta
1872 Posts
And I don't really care much about football anyway :p | ||
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BloodDrunK
Bangladesh2767 Posts
On July 14 2010 00:13 Tensai176 wrote: Canada! If anything for the beer and the hockey atmosphere =) i'm so moving to Canada now. i'll pass on the beer though. | ||
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Mikami_
Estonia274 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:20 nepeta wrote: Requirements: A civilized place, which does not wage war lightly, where not everyone and everything is in debt. Somewhere where people anspire to be something more than a consuming piece of lard watching television. hahaha !  If you manage to find a place like that, let me know please ! | ||
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serenidite
Korea (South)505 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:30 GTR wrote: i expected snsd. + Show Spoiler + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_gfD3nvh-8 yeah i was expecting some + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i26.tinypic.com/20sy7sx.jpg) | ||
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Inkarnate
Canada840 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:53 Lexpar wrote: Come to Canada my friend! The climate won't surprise you, we are a peace loving nation and our economy is on the up and up. Did I mention the abundance of natural resources? Last month 90 k jobs where created in this country of 30 millions inhabitants... We didn't even feel the economic recession here. We love Euros! | ||
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kzn
United States1218 Posts
Srsly | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
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Solitary
Sweden23 Posts
On July 14 2010 02:25 Z3kk wrote: I don't see what's wrong with the United States; sure, a lot of people there are fat lards, etc., but it doesn't mean you have to act like them. There are plenty of job opportunities, homes, and places you could go. It's also pretty safe, with the exception of several infamous cities :/ The way I see it, its near impossible to be able to move to the US without marrying someone more or less. | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
On July 14 2010 04:06 Solitary wrote: The way I see it, its near impossible to be able to move to the US without marrying someone more or less. Is that a bad thing? Or do you mean marry someone before moving? It's natural we all get married at some point in our lives, so why not just move to the states, settle down, find someone, and get married? :D | ||
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Inkarnate
Canada840 Posts
On July 15 2010 04:23 Z3kk wrote: Is that a bad thing? Or do you mean marry someone before moving? It's natural we all get married at some point in our lives, so why not just move to the states, settle down, find someone, and get married? :D Because until then you aren't a citizen and can only work temporarily on a visa. | ||
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Itachii
Poland12466 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.poprzedniastrona.premier.gov.pl/templates/admin/userfiles/files/9198_tuskA9557.jpg) oh wait~~ | ||
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ooni
Australia1498 Posts
Teamliquid Fact #1: GTR is everywhere and anywhere where there is something remotely related to kpop Australia, we got a new refugee policy. Perfect timing~~~ *wink* | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
On July 15 2010 04:39 Inkarnate wrote: Because until then you aren't a citizen and can only work temporarily on a visa. You have to marry someone to get a green card? I live here, so I'm probably just taking everything for granted and being ignorant of my country's system because that's how stupid the average American seems to be. | ||
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maga33
United States247 Posts
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Bibbit
Canada5377 Posts
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Ciryandor
United States3735 Posts
On July 13 2010 23:30 GTR wrote: i expected snsd. + Show Spoiler + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_gfD3nvh-8 Damn, too late. If you can live for the next five years by spending the least amount of money that you can and learning some good practical skills at the same time, go to a halfway decent third world country instead. You'd be rich, well-respected *simply because you're freakin white* and with what you know, you can embed yourself in the upper-class, easy. | ||
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Vinnesta
Singapore285 Posts
There is little difficulty in moving to Singapore, due to the highly efficient bureaucracy (immigrations). Singapore is always trying to attract "foreign talent", so if you have good credentials it's a guaranteed work permit. There is a (relatively) large group of expatriates in Singapore making the transition easier. However, I don't think its a good idea to move away from your home country just because you think that your country sucks. Like they say, "the grass is greener on the other side". Every country has its problems, and our home country is no different. Personally, the culture and feeling of home in my own country is enough to make up for many deficits of it. | ||
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