re: Being Born Into The Wrong Country/Culture?

Then leave. Or move to an area of the country dominated by the culture you seek.

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what country would be a better fit

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For me, pretty much any East Asian country that isn't communist. Japan and South Korea would be my top choices
but I could also look at Singapore as well as Hong Kong if China ever let the city govern itself again.

I actually worked for a large company that would bring in interns from other parts of the world. I also got along with Asians the most. Even Asian women I just connected with more than western women and I definitely found Asian women to be more approachable than western women.

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Then leave. Or move to an area of the country dominated by the culture you seek.

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You do realize it's not always that simple right? My parents are in their 70s and my mom has started to have health problems. I wouldn't be able to move out of the country until after they are gone.

Besides that there's still the process. Take East Asian countries for example. I would love to eventually move to Japan or South Korea but those countries are traditionally very difficult to move to. At best I would maybe be able to get permanent residency status (and even that's difficult) but I would never be able to obtain full citizenship which means I would always have to remain a U.S. citizen and pay U.S. taxes every year. Never mind there are parts of both countries where a white guy like me would always be an outsider.

Plus Asian languages like Japanese and Korean are traditionally some of the hardest languages to learn. That's definitely a barrier that I wouldn't have going to many European countries but I don't have a huge desire to live in Europe (loved visiting but probably wouldn't want to live there).

Not attempting to make excuses. Just saying it's not as easy as you make it sound.

I been to west africa. give me the lower 9th ward any day of the week.

You are making a nice case for open borders (when govt entitlements are ended). I feel bad for people born in authoritarian hellholes are have no choice but to remain there. Like Ron Paul would say, building walls might be to actually keep up trapped inside....

Well, baw, the great thing about this country is no one will stop you from moving. So, if you feel living in an Asian country would be more ideal…then don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.

I do agree with the sentiment, however. I was meant to be either English royalty or Kayne West….whichever gives me more au pairs or nanny’s.

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You are making a nice case for open borders (when govt entitlements are ended). I feel bad for people born in authoritarian hellholes are have no choice but to remain there. Like Ron Paul would say, building walls might be to actually keep up trapped inside....

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I've always been split on the issue. On the one hand I think we need to have strict immigration policies to keep out the bad actors. On the other hand hopefully a lot of these immigrants from Venezuela and Central America will hopefully vote against Communism and Authoritarianism as they've seen the results. And like you said you have to watch out for walls. You could argue walls are more effective at keeping people in than keeping people out.

I would like to see some sort of setup between the U.S., Canada, UK, Eastern Europe, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and potentially Western Europe (if they can get their act together on immigration) that would essentially allow open travel between those countries.

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As an introvert it has always been hard for me to live in an extroverted country.

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You don't have a good grasp of these terms.

"Introvert"/"Extrovert" has nothing to do with liking people and having friends. It is the energy charge/drain you get from socialization. Yes it is true that extroverts tend to have a broader range of relationships/friendships and that introverts do tend to favor a more private existence. However, that is more of a side effect instead of directly relating to the introversion/extroversion. There are introverts who love people. People just exhaust them - they are drained by social interaction. Likewise, there are extroverts who hate most people, but they gain energy by interacting with others, even if that interaction is negative.

Hope this helps.

Didn’t read OP but I’d be okay with the Victorian times where it was cool to be pudgy like the Coca Cola ads.

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“Lord loves a workin' man. Don't trust whitey. See a doctor and get rid of it.”

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Words to live by^^^