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if i am relocating to a foreign country i'd consider those to be the leading factors:
1. job/business opportunities
2. climate
3. language they speak (can i speak said language + do i like the accent)
4. how do people view my group of people (aka is there xenophobia targeted at my "type").
Of course things like earthquakes and mafia will play a role too but these above are the top leading factors.
To summarize i'd rule out moving to anything north of Munich, Germany as the climate norther from that location is too cold for my taste. I'd also avoid north-western europe due to increasing xenophobia in those places + bad climate and languages that i either can't speak or don't like. Their only advantage seems to be the $ opportunities but that's debatable too.
I think Croatia (for ex. Dubrovnik) isn't a bad choice but it's mandatory to speak croatian there. However their salaries usually compete with the salaries of low-income US state (say like idaho...) which makes them comparable to america, though bear in mind that low salaries come with very low prices, so this makes croatia looking richer than low-income us states. As to business - it's fresh capitalism there...get loan/put money and start small business etc.
Being an american in eastern europe will usually result in huge respect, provided you're the stereotypical white american and not mexican/black/asian-american. Here's a pic of dubrovnik:
I've never been there frankly - out of eastern europe i'v been to bulgaria, hungary and russia but as an American i don't think you'd be 'ready' to move right away to any of these countries. Hence place like croatia seems perfect.
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The Czech Republic ranks as the eleventh-most peaceful country according to the Global Peace Index.
A lot of people confuse the Czech Republic with Chechnya, so I'm guessing anyone who is assuming the Czech Rep. is very dangerous is thinking of Chechnya.
France is a very expensive country so are Switzerland and Germany. I \
Czech Republic and Italy are a no go for multiple reasons. They're not very safe which is mainly the reason why I'd never move there.
LOL one weekend in the USA can out-turn more killings than a full year in all of Italy
if i am relocating to a foreign country i'd consider those to be the leading factors:
1. job/business opportunities
2. climate
3. language they speak (can i speak said language + do i like the accent)
4. how do people view my group of people (aka is there xenophobia targeted at my "type").
Of course things like earthquakes and mafia will play a role too but these above are the top leading factors.
To summarize i'd rule out moving to anything north of Munich, Germany as the climate norther from that location is too cold for my taste. I'd also avoid north-western europe due to increasing xenophobia in those places + bad climate and languages that i either can't speak or don't like. Their only advantage seems to be the $ opportunities but that's debatable too.
I think Croatia (for ex. Dubrovnik) isn't a bad choice but it's mandatory to speak croatian there. However their salaries usually compete with the salaries of low-income US state (say like idaho...) which makes them comparable to america, though bear in mind that low salaries come with very low prices, so this makes croatia looking richer than low-income us states. As to business - it's fresh capitalism there...get loan/put money and start small business etc.
Being an american in eastern europe will usually result in huge respect, provided you're the stereotypical white american and not mexican/black/asian-american. Here's a pic of dubrovnik:
I've never been there frankly - out of eastern europe i'v been to bulgaria, hungary and russia but as an American i don't think you'd be 'ready' to move right away to any of these countries. Hence place like croatia seems perfect.
Hey, you sold me on Croatia! And the language isn't that difficult. The pronunciation is much easier than Russian. Don't worry, just go for it.
A lot of people confuse the Czech Republic with Chechnya, so I'm guessing anyone who is assuming the Czech Rep. is very dangerous is thinking of Chechnya.
Pathetic. But it definitely would explain that odd comment about Cz. Republic.
Czech republic is pretty safe country, you can expect some troubles if you are Russian because we despise Russians especially how they behave but if you are non-Russian you can expect no troubles.
if i am relocating to a foreign country i'd consider those to be the leading factors:
1. job/business opportunities
2. climate
3. language they speak (can i speak said language + do i like the accent)
4. how do people view my group of people (aka is there xenophobia targeted at my "type").
Of course things like earthquakes and mafia will play a role too but these above are the top leading factors.
To summarize i'd rule out moving to anything north of Munich, Germany as the climate norther from that location is too cold for my taste. I'd also avoid north-western europe due to increasing xenophobia in those places + bad climate and languages that i either can't speak or don't like. Their only advantage seems to be the $ opportunities but that's debatable too.
I think Croatia (for ex. Dubrovnik) isn't a bad choice but it's mandatory to speak croatian there. However their salaries usually compete with the salaries of low-income US state (say like idaho...) which makes them comparable to america, though bear in mind that low salaries come with very low prices, so this makes croatia looking richer than low-income us states. As to business - it's fresh capitalism there...get loan/put money and start small business etc.
Being an american in eastern europe will usually result in huge respect, provided you're the stereotypical white american and not mexican/black/asian-american. Here's a pic of dubrovnik:
I've never been there frankly - out of eastern europe i'v been to bulgaria, hungary and russia but as an American i don't think you'd be 'ready' to move right away to any of these countries. Hence place like croatia seems perfect.
I have been to Croatia and it was fantastic. I wish I was there right now.
Movintime, Can you just up and move to another country without citizenship? Also, jobs?
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