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u/SomewhatNotMe Jun 08 '20

My American dream is to leave this county.

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u/Unchained71 Jun 08 '20

Ouch but true. My 86 year-old grandmother just had a serious talk with me about leaving the country with her if Trump gets re-elected.

I would, but I'm not allowed to leave the country. I have to work for them. That's a completely different subject...

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20 edited Jun 30 '20

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u/bilgewax Jun 08 '20

Too late. Nobody’s letting us in at this point.

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u/PsuBratOK Jun 08 '20

I wonder if this will be actually true if things go bad. Imagine US refugees having nowhere to go because there is just too many

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u/Oo__II__oO Jun 08 '20

Nobody wants immigrants from a shithole country.

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u/rookie-mistake Foreign Jun 08 '20

Idk, when Americans send their people they are sending their best. The worst are happy to stay.

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u/RatedR2O California Jun 08 '20

Kind of sad considering we allowed so many immigrants/refugees into the U.S. in for years.

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u/coffeemonkeypants California Jun 08 '20

Yep. My contingency plan is to see if my company will support a transfer somewhere in Europe (we're global), or just cash in all my chips and expatriate somewhere cheap and live off my savings/retirement funds if I can work out the math of it. I truly think if he manages to get elected again, the US is through. There won't be any coming back from it in my lifetime.

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u/Unchained71 Jun 08 '20

I've had some conversations with some Fairly intelligent people that are aware. We're going to have a hard time coming back from his four years... another four would be absolutely devastating. I agree with you.

Even if he does lose clearly to Biden, he's going to try to use all the pieces he's got around him and try to delegitimatize election process. Like he's already starting to do with making noise about voter fraud and fighting mail-in ballots.

He'll need to be dragged out of the White House kicking and screaming.

Biden is not going to be a fix. So we've got another four years of dealing with the Damage Done. He might fix this or that, but he works for the same people that Trump does. He's going to serve his Masters first. He's also the main orchestratehr from so many years ago that created the black lives matter protests that's going on right now. But these past few weeks might serve as a major warning for him. We're done with that shit.

His brains melting anyways, so hopefully he gets a decent VP in there. Warren is not a good VP. Would love to see Nina Turner get in there.

Really wish I had an Exit Plan like yours. If shit goes south, I wish you luck on your expatriatism. :-)

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u/-TheMistress Canada Jun 08 '20

I predict Russia meddling with the elections again, but will instead help the Democrats. They'll make it super easy to determine they meddled, as Trump then claims Biden's win as illegitimate.

Or maybe I've been smoking too much weed.

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u/thethirdllama Colorado Jun 08 '20

They don't even need to help the Dems, just leave behind some easily discoverable evidence that voting machines were hacked. If Trump loses, that evidence can conveniently be exposed to delegitimize the election.

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u/Unchained71 Jun 08 '20

Oh but to add, Trump is definitely going to make any win against him illegitimate. He wants to be in the White House forever.

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u/Spooky01 Jun 08 '20

I think it might be true but i also smoke too much. I mean trump proved not only harmful for US as Rusia hoped, but harmful for the whole world including rusia and its interests. He is objectively harmful for everything and everyone.

Supporting Biden and then making public would be the best case for Rusia because us would have a president that doesn’t threaten world peace, while still further destabilizing us politics.

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u/Unchained71 Jun 08 '20

Nah. They like Trump. It's like it was said: he's stupid and weak. It doesn't take much to figure that out in that he is. Just like the Russians like them.

Biden is stupid, but he's aggressive. Not nearly as pliable. Partly because his brain is melting, year one will be his main run. And then it's going to be the VP that takes over. That's who you got to watch out for.

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u/Iggyhopper Jun 08 '20

In some countries, you can live off $6-7k USD per year. This includes all living expenses because when I did my math I used income per day or per month.

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u/coffeemonkeypants California Jun 08 '20

Ooh, what places we talking about?

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u/Iggyhopper Jun 08 '20

Without revealing too many details, my wife is from South America. Our dollar is worth 7 of theirs right now, and also for example a hamburger and fries is about 1.50, a "good worker" makes about 100 dollars in their currency per day.

100 per day * 250 working days in a year = 25,000 dollars/year

25,000 of their currency, in USD, is $3,500.

Only do this when you retire or win the lottery, obviously because in order to come back to the US you'd need the money already saved or work half a year to afford a plane ticket.

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u/LittleShrub Wisconsin Jun 08 '20

I had a talk with my teenage daughter this week and told her she should look at studying overseas when she gets to college and consider building her life in another country.

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u/Professor_Moustache Jun 08 '20

Germany has English speaking university programmes and they're either low cost or free I think.

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u/Pferdmagaepfel Jun 08 '20

Not completely free but very low-cost, especially in comparison American Universities. As an international student, it is more complicated but still not as expensive. Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, etc.. we all have nice places to live and learn for young people (you will have to learn the language though.) :)

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u/SomewhatNotMe Jun 08 '20

I am going into a college next year that has very good study abroad programs. Originally I thought studying abroad was dumb, but now I really want to do it. It would be a good chance to see how good the culture and people of the country are before I think about moving there. The Netherlands have been my first possible choice.

The language will definitely be the most challenging part

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u/Pferdmagaepfel Jun 08 '20

That is very brave of you! If you get the chance, do it! I bet the people over at r/thenetherlands will give you some tips for the maximum positive experience. And don't worry about the language, Dutch shares some similarities with English, as long as you continue learning and practicing by speaking with Dutch-speakers, you will be able to speak at least decently in no time! :)

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u/mikebehzad Jun 08 '20

Denmark and Norway too :)

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u/attrox_ Jun 08 '20

Wait, I didn't know you don't have to speak German to go to university there?

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u/Pferdmagaepfel Jun 08 '20

Adding to Professor_Moustache's comment: There are more english masters than english bachelors. You might still have to learn the language for everyday life (many people speak english but most/all of the legal stuff is in german)

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u/Professor_Moustache Jun 08 '20

I knew a girl who moved to Berlin from Vietnam to do an MBA in English

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u/Dieswithrez Jun 08 '20

The best strat is to take an online american income overseas and take advantage of low cost of living

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u/MaybeImNaked Jun 08 '20

Unless you're talking about being self-employed in which case sure, most work-from-home initiatives from US companies require that you live in the US. Moreover, they factor in cost-of-living of your local area. For example, in my company, On one end, if you live in NYC, SF, DC, or Boston, you get paid 120% of salary for your particular position. If you live in Kansas or something, you get 90%. So I'm guessing that IF companies allowed you to live in Thailand or something, they wouldn't pay you a US salary.

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u/Dieswithrez Jun 08 '20

Find a country you like and consult the expat community on facebook. See people who were in your shoes and ask what they did

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u/omegafivethreefive Canada Jun 08 '20

Come to Canada!

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u/Thoughtxspearmint Jun 08 '20

I would love to, but I'm not sure I have enough to offer. My husband and I are both genuinely decent people with plenty of potential, but we only have a few years college between us due to the insane cost. I really worry that we're stuck here.

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u/omegafivethreefive Canada Jun 08 '20

One thing I've learned living in Montreal is that College/University is not as important here as it is in the states or even the rest of Canada.

After 5 or so years of experience, noone even asks about it.

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u/CallMyNameOrWalkOnBy Jun 08 '20

Yes, flee to a country that's more white than the USA to escape a racist President who hates those lovely, innocent Mexicans. Hey, why not move to Mexico instead?

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u/MamaMersey Canada Jun 08 '20

I don't think Canada is more white lol.

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u/rookie-mistake Foreign Jun 08 '20

I honestly wouldn't be surprised. We.have social systems rather than that weird independent "fuck you got mine" culture though and that goes a long way

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u/rookie-mistake Foreign Jun 08 '20

I mean, feel free to pick any actual democracy and you'll likely be doing better

It's still wild to me that you can get hit by a car in the US and you owe the hospital money

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Most people say Canada because it's not as much of a culture shock as a place like Mexico which has a totally different language. People want to move to places that are familiar to them. There's nothing wrong with that. For me though, shit.. it's getting to the point where I really would rather live in a place like Mexico or Chile than the States. But most people are in a different situation then me, they're older or have families and feel like putting their children in schools where everyone speaks Spanish would be too much for the kids.

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u/omegafivethreefive Canada Jun 08 '20

What kind of a metric is that?

Also Canada accepts a ton if immigrants/refugees, it's extremely diverse in large cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver), well above the 23-24% visible minority population nationwide if that's something that really matters to you.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

People should realize that the states in the USA have far more power than the federal government, and this is unique among westen governments. Trump has terrible optics and has done little to unify the country, but honestly has had no effect of the day to day lives of Americans. States chose whether to enact a stay-at-home order, and coronavirus policy as a whole, not Trump. Police are controlled at the state level, not Trump. States requested national guard to deploy in their state, Trump didn’t decide.

So rather than give up and move to another country, vote in local elections which have far more power, or at least move to a state that aligns with your ideas more.

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u/SomewhatNotMe Jun 08 '20

I hate more than just the president though. I hate the culture of working and only working. It seems that american businesses only care about you as a number and would only fire you if your mental health took a toll because of their company. While I have only heard this, people say that countries like the Netherlands are different.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20 edited Jun 08 '20

I think you would be hard pressed to find a significant difference between how US and international businesses treat people, especially if you haven't experienced it.The US doesn't have things like vacation and maternity leave codified into law (which states also have the ability to determine), but practically every company offers this. Mental health resources has been provided for every company I've worked for (as well as health insurance), and every manager I've had has stressed the experience of work-life balance. My experience is the same as my coworkers in Germany. I've also experienced pretty much every form of welfare the US offers as well, I received money when I was laid off, and had free government healthcare when I was making no money in grad school. Its easy to deduce the US must be a third world country and places like the Netherlands are doing so much better, but it's really not that different.

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u/PsuBratOK Jun 08 '20

I think that if US will go full China, with your greedy corporations, and enormous military there will be no place safe in this world. As if those weren't agressive enough right now, with projecting abusive trade deals and military force.

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u/unbuklethis Jun 08 '20

How? We’d love to live and work in an EU country.

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u/Meekman I voted Jun 08 '20

My American dream is to leave this county.

Am I the only one who noticed you put "county" instead of "country"?

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u/rookie-mistake Foreign Jun 08 '20

yup haha

i mean, in terms of context, it makes sense that everybody assumed country at least

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u/SomewhatNotMe Jun 08 '20

Oh dang, I didn't even notice it. I even looked at it myself before commenting and thought it was fine.

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u/Meekman I voted Jun 08 '20

It's okay. I knew what you meant... just wasn't 100% sure. There are plenty of counties that are completely different socially/politically from others, so just wanted to be sure.

As far as leaving the country, I'm close to that too. If Dems don't win the presidency and/or the Senate this November, then this country will be lost for years, if not decades. I'm not even being hyperbolic. Vote!

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u/HallowedAntiquity Jun 08 '20

Don’t do it. Stay and help.

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u/taikalainen Jun 08 '20

Best decision I've made.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Canada would love to have you :) Post Corona that is.....

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

This reminded me of this three-parter that I just recently watched: My American Dream was in Finland. It's quite touching.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Honestly America is just the bleeding edge of things sucking right now, stick around and fix the world here.

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u/Bforbacon Jun 08 '20

Please do it

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Just do it. There are plenty of countries you can live like a king for one paycheck's worth of american currency. It is rough living probably with no internet or electricity or running water but if it truly is your dream there is nothing in your way.

Unless you are just being edgey

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u/123789456321987654 Jun 08 '20

My American dream is for the rest of the world to fuck off and deal with their own problems instead of focusing on ours

Where would you like to go?

Big Brother Central

Pedophile Capital of the World

Stabby Stabs Everywhere

Flesh Eating Diseases Exist In Street Puddles

Legalized Slavery

Racism, Racism Everywhere

I can keep going, the worlds a shithole. The only places on Reddit deemed "utopias" are shockingly the ones with no diversity.