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re: What country would you live in if you couldn't live in the US?

Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:40 pm to
Posted by RolyPoly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:40 pm to
BVI
Posted by Muahahaha
Ohio
Member since Nov 2005
5942 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:43 pm to
Australia
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38637 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:47 pm to
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Australia



Unfortunately Australia is the most difficult country in the world to get a visa for. You need a company to sponsor you. I had a nice gig lined up a few years back which would have put me living on the Gold Coast. The contract was awarded to a competitor.

The cost of living is sky high in Australia and you are also required to contribute to the country health care system and the retirment system. So something like 52% of your gross income goes to the government.
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:48 pm to
I hear it's tough to emigrate to Canada too.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
30094 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:49 pm to
Columbia...I love cocaine and big assed women.
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:51 pm to
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I love cocaine and big assed women.


Then Colombia might be better than South Carolina.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38637 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:54 pm to
Not sure about emigrating but companies I've worked for over the years have sent me to Canada on numerous occasions to introduce new technology. If you don't say the right things to the Canadian immigration authorities they will put your arse back on an airplane down south without hesitation. They are very serious about not allowing Americans into their country to take jobs away from Canadians.

Unfortunately the US doesn't take the same approach. I've had some really bad experiences working with Canadians in the US.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
30094 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:55 pm to
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Then Colombia might be better than South Carolina


Dammit...I just booked my flights!!!
Posted by MNCscripper
St. George
Member since Jan 2004
11721 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:55 pm to
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The cost of living is sky high in Australia and you are also required to contribute to the country health care system and the retirment system. So something like 52% of your gross income goes to the government.


Same in Germany, I used to work for a German company. They loved coming to the US, they would bring an extra empty suitcase just to shop for clothes and shoes for their family. Cost of living there is expensive, you don't see many stand alone houses there.
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Posted by trader_tiger83
Member since Dec 2012
1189 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 12:59 pm to
Belize on the coast. Relatively undiscovered, growing, currency is pegged to the USD, and the people are lovely. Buy a catamaran and visit all of the beautiful cayes.
Posted by constant cough
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2007
44788 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:02 pm to
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Australia/New Zealand
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35532 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:07 pm to
Germany or Austria.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35532 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:09 pm to
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Same in Germany, I used to work for a German company. They loved coming to the US, they would bring an extra empty suitcase just to shop for clothes and shoes for their family. Cost of living there is expensive, you don't see many stand alone houses there.

They definitely have a lot of apartments, but stand alone houses aren't a rarity or something.
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
20408 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:11 pm to
Argentina
Posted by DallasTiger
THE Capital City
Member since Jan 2004
4237 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:35 pm to
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Switzerland
Posted by maine82
Member since Aug 2011
3320 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:49 pm to
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New Zealand, Costa Rica, Belize.


First country I was going to say was New Zealand and the others sound about right. Singapore is another option. Somewhere with stable government, low taxes and preferably a beach.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17222 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:52 pm to
Australia/NZ
Costa Rica
Switzerland
Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
10494 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 1:58 pm to
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Columbia...I love cocaine and big assed women.


Columbia, LA has some big assed women but you probably gonna have to settle for crack rock and meth though.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
35430 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 2:13 pm to
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The cost of living is sky high in Australia and you are also required to contribute to the country health care system and the retirment system. So something like 52% of your gross income goes to the government.



I thought Melbourne was insanely expensive until I spent a couple months working in Geneva.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
15962 posts
Posted on 6/16/14 at 2:13 pm to
Grand Caymans
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