Alternatives to the u.s? (housing, retirement, roach)
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If I was the only one here that thought your passion to dis Canada and Vancouver was rampant, then I'd give you more room. Except I'm not.
Your record on CD stands.
Exactly....stands for objectivity and reasoning....
You know how many messages I receive commenting about you and the other "Canada is paradise don't you dare to criticize it" brigade?? It is always you and 3-4 others.
Difference is Scandinavia has excellent social services, walkable cities, and tons of culture that Canada lacks. In Canada unless you live in Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver you're essentially living in a colder Nebraska
While many parts of Canada can indeed be Nebraska-esque (assuming this is a bad thing) Canada does arguably have as many if not more "good" cities as Scandinavia does.
How many truly awesome cities do you think there are in Scandinavia?
Do you think the American middle class live in the cities? Come on, the vast majority of them already live in the suburbia, and they prefer the suburbia, because unlike Europe or Asia, American city centers are dangerous, lack amenities and do not even have decent schools. NYC/Boston are the rare exceptions, and even for these cities, many suburbs are as expensive as, if not more expensive than the city centers.
The US so many cities, and NYC is probably the only place living in the city center is considered a great thing. Not a lot of people live in downtown Boston, SF as well, not to mention LA, Chicago etc.
If America adds 100M more people, the middle class would still live in the suburbs because most of their downtowns are downrigh scary and mostly unlivable (no grocery stores, no good schools).
That's a big problem tho. Here in the northeast at least, it used to be that the middle class lived in the cities, in places like Brooklyn or Queens. THat is sadly starting to change as the average rents in Brooklyn are starting to push $4K per month for one bedrooms. The middle class urban lifestyle is dying out here
It sucks that the middle class has no options but to live in the suburbs
While many parts of Canada can indeed be Nebraska-esque (assuming this is a bad thing) Canada does arguably have as many if not more "good" cities as Scandinavia does.
How many truly awesome cities do you think there are in Scandinavia?
As that is your view, then leave. The majority of people in the US do not have this pessimistic view and will stay. We've dealt with adversity for 100's of years and still the high majority stay. We will not be refugees from the US, Period.
It's never ever been this bad...so if you want to end up living like 1930s Germany you're welcome to it.
Cuba, Venezuela, China, Mexico. My guess is violence has never touched the OP, at least I hope not. Maybe turn off the news, and make the violence go away? Also, if you stay out of ghettos in large, inner cities, you most likely won't encounter any violence. That is where the vast majority occurs. Oh, and stay away from the suicidal.
So in other words stay inside? And are those cities you first mentioned the most violent? As for violence,well aside from becoming mentally affected from being stuck in Philly for years,and aside from some vandalism and near vehicular homicide,the closest violence has come to me is just walking among the dangerous as well as shootings happening nearby...so it's more than just a matter of turning off the news.
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