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Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#25re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 7:30pmI might seriously leave the country if John McCain is elected. I've been thinking about moving to England, because...I love it. Also because if I get a job and make money, then come home and exchange my money...I will magically have more.
#26re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 7:32pmIF McCain wins I'm gone... I said this about Bush in 2004, but I didn't have the savings to just pick up and go. Four years later I do.
#27re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 7:32pm
Living in another country is fantastic and possible. Lots of people do it. One might have a better chance with an advanced degree, but really where there's a will there's a way.
Keep in mind what a wise friend told me once: when you move, don't move away from something because that will always follow you; instead move towards something.
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#28re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 7:40pm
I'd move to France just for the food
But my technical theater Professor was telling me about if you want to live in Europe, to become a journeyman at theaters, working touring rock'n'roll concerts in Europe (He worked in Germany), because its an english speaking business w/few english speakers
I'm considering doing that for a year or two after I graduate college
#29re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 8:24pm
"Living in another country is fantastic and possible. Lots of people do it"
There are many ways to work abroad -- The State Department has the Foreign Service, which allows people to work in embassies all around the world, The Department of Defense has schools at the many bases around the world which need teachers. Companies with international offices and so on.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#30re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 8:41pmParks, Europe wouldn't be the place to go if the economy is one of your issues. Even before the problems (and believe me, they have problems, too), the cost of living in Europe, was way higher than here in the United States. Always has been. However, you could always go to a place like Chile. My oldest son's girlfriend is there now, teaching English. She makes slightly less than she did here, but the cost of living is cheaper, and she's getting a living allowance, so she's making out far better. Plus, she has the experience of doing it. My son is joining her, at the end of this school year.
KrissySim
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/08
#31re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/22/08 at 8:43pm
I certainly recommend traveling in foreign countries and spending enough time to see what life is like there, not just go as a tourist. It really broadens your perspective on the world. One problem I see in America is that not enough Americans have really seen what life is like in other countries nor know how America's economy and foreign policies influence other countries. I've lived in a few countries and travelled a bit. Having dual citizenship and holding both a US and EU passport helps a lot.
Having said this, I really think I have come across far more people in my travels who wish they lived in America than I have people who wished they didn't live in America. In spite of its flaws (and every place has its problems) America is still one of about two dozen places in the world really worth living in. But it all depends on your circumstance in any place.
#32re: Moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:34am
This conversation actually came up in one of my Anthro classes last night, and a lot of students (and professors) are considering moving if McCain gets elected. But quite a few of them could probably make the transition easily - for example one has family in Greece, knows the language, and is getting dual citezenship there next year. I think it would be a lot harder for someone else to make that move if they didn't have/know what she has/knows.
A lot of people want to go to Canada, but it was brought up in class how hard it is to get Canadian citizenship.
#33moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:45amdon't let the door hit ya in the ass on the way out.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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nygrl232
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
#34moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:55am
Re: moving to another country, or even to another city within that country...try before you buy, I always say.
Updated On: 10/23/08 at 09:55 AM
#35moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:57amdon't listen to her. renounce your us citizenship as quickly as possible if mccain wins. you don't want to be a part of a country that would choose him over oabam do you? i didn't think so. move and burn your u.s. passport as quickly as you can.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#36moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 10:56am
for someone fresh out of college...yes. I've had friends do this, but with vast experience in their field, and with fluency in the language of the country they moved to.
If someone fresh out of college feels the need to leave the US because they are unhappy with the government instead of staying and trying to affect change, well....sorry, I have little respect for them. It's no better than a dog sticking its tail between its legs and run
ning from a bigger dog
#37moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 10:57am
for someone fresh out of college...yes. I've had friends do this, but with vast experience in their field, and with fluency in the language of the country they moved to.
If someone fresh out of college feels the need to leave the US because they are unhappy with the government instead of staying and trying to affect change, well....sorry, I have little respect for them. It's no better than a dog sticking its tail between its legs and run
ning from a bigger dog
KrissySim
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/08
#38moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:50pm
"If someone fresh out of college feels the need to leave the US because they are unhappy with the government instead of staying and trying to affect change, well....sorry, I have little respect for them."
Running away from a problem does not often solve the problem. However, divorce is sometimes justifiable.
Democracy, equality, justice, freedom and affluence are not handed to anyone on a silver platter anywhere. They have to continually be worked for or else you lose them. There is a system in America that makes them more accessible than in most other countries.
etoile
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/03
#39moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/24/08 at 2:23amWhen faced with life's tough questions I always ask myself, "What would Madonna do?"
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#40moving to a foreign country--realistic?
Posted: 10/24/08 at 2:32amI'm assuming you then grab your crotch and flip off your paying audience?
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