Comments | rikkugirl5: I want to immigrate to another country

rikkugirl5

I want to immigrate to another country

Dec 06, 2009 00:35

Did I promise that I would move to Colorado when I was done at Slippery Rock? like actually, verbally promise? I hope I didn't...because I'm starting to reconsider (as much as I adore the climate and amenities of Denver ( Read more... )

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hirai December 6 2009, 09:51:21 UTC

Yeah, the US is pretty shitty :P

Why did you list Netherlands stuff under Germany? XD I'm tempted to move to Germany once I'm done with school and stuff. I have to go on exchange for my major at some point, so I'll see how I like it there.

rikkugirl5 December 6 2009, 16:07:44 UTC

If you notice that right beside Germany, it says in parenthesis "or other European country"

Amsterdam/Netherlands has LGBT rights rikkugirl5 December 6 2009, 16:22:20 UTC

you should go live in Amsterdam :) I'm still looking into it, but they seem to be more socially free

Whatdya say, girl? Me and you move to Amsterdam? :P

jasodin December 12 2009, 01:07:34 UTC

I probably shouldn't post this, but I was really interested in what you had to say on this subject. It appears pretty obvious to me that by what you posted you haven't ever been out of the US. I realize that all of the problems you have with the US do have at least some basis, but you seem to be going on the assumption that other places are somehow better. While I do think in some ways other places are better, and that the US is by no means the best comprehensive place to live in, I can tell you having lived and traveled over much of the world the assumptions you're making about other places while statistically could be true aren't as pleasant and wonderful as you're assuming. Now, I can't speak about Australia/New Zealand or Iceland having never been to them, but as for the rest, they are far from paradise. I know this after having lived in the UK and Korea and visiting the rest. Norway, for example, has the highest cost of living in the world, and a terrible crime problem in Oslo, surprising but true. Asia (from what I've ( ... )

sorry, I live on a mini bible belt... rikkugirl5 December 12 2009, 06:35:37 UTC

..so it's hard not to feel frustrated. Seriously, check out this pic (I live in the pink cluster on the western edge of PA):

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