help!

[__stereotherapy]

Hi expats! Im living in Chile right now and have reached my breaking point, haha. My boyfriend and I are considering moving to Vancouver or New Zealand and I would love to get in contact with, hear stories about, share knowledge, etc. about these places if there are any expats there right now! Thanks!

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[graeco_celt]

Hi, I'm from NZ and one thing I can tell you is that, while it's a wonderful place to live in many ways, it's very expensive.
Housing is not as costly as a lot of more crowded countries but food etc is (due to the fact that a lot of stuff has to be imported and when it gets there, there's a very small population to consume it).

After 5 years of living in Europe and paying an average of 7 - 15€ for a new paperback, I almost had a heart attack when I went back to NZ for a visit this summer and had to pay $30 for a paperback!
And I realize it was winter there when I went but there's no way I'm paying anyone $10.99/kg for carrots - not even in winter!

Still, if money's not an issue for you, it is a gorgeous place to live and a lot more laid back than many other countries, in many ways.
In particular, if you are into nature, there's a lot of it still left there!

Getting work could be a problem and will deopend a lot on what qualifications and work experience etc you have.

[debbieann]

would love to hear what pushed you to the breaking pt in Chile, it is on my places to live list. I was in India for a year, it was hard, and now we are in Australia which is easy.

[__stereotherapy]

basically mysoginy. It´s absolutely horrible here. Also, it´s a very classist society.
Other than that, it just depends. I love my chilean friends and family, loveeeee the beaches and the whole country offer sso much physical beauty. But the two downsides I mentioned were strong enough to have me considering just as beautiful places without those two things.

[__stereotherapy]

*misogyny
I can´t even speak english anymore :p