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Thyla

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36. Yeah, I may not agree with all of the way they have handled this

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 03:29 AM

Sep 2020

But you can't deny it's been better than almost everyone else.

I think more than that though this pandemic has caused us personally to question our priorities and if it really is the way wish to live and the answer is no. We could go back and translate our life, jobs and house to suburbia Australia but then we'd just be in the same situation.
At the end of the day the only ones looking out for us is ourselves and frankly our kids deserve better too.

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Hypothetically, if you had to live in any other country, where would you go and why? [View all] Flaleftist Sep 2020 OP

South of France because it's so pleasant. fierywoman Sep 2020 #1

I don't know enough about other countries to make a good choice, will get back to you. greyl Sep 2020 #2

Canada for me, too. LuvNewcastle Sep 2020 #10

ot: you might enjoy Mike Myers: Canada greyl Sep 2020 #13

Thanks for the suggestion. LuvNewcastle Sep 2020 #17

Martin Short's "I Must Say" is worth the price of admission. nt greyl Sep 2020 #22

Britain... First Speaker Sep 2020 #3

New Zealand VMA131Marine Sep 2020 #4

I agree with you, VMA. I'd move there. nt CozyMystery Sep 2020 #12

If they'd have me, I'd agree. herding cats Sep 2020 #16

England Chili Sep 2020 #5

Ha! I just watched all 17 days of the World Snooker Championship. ZZenith Sep 2020 #11

Ohh! Ohh! Look at that! Chili Sep 2020 #15

I hope you do find all your roots! ZZenith Sep 2020 #21

I did see some of that! Chili Sep 2020 #24

Thanks for posting. I bookmarked it, don't think I can watch in one sitting. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #38

Norman Conquest was wrought with complexities Chili Sep 2020 #60

I can list every monarch from Edward the Confessor right on down. trueblue2007 Sep 2020 #26

here's that funny shortie list: Chili Sep 2020 #59

SCOTLAND WAS WONDERFUL. I read ALL of the Outlander books when they first came out. trueblue2007 Sep 2020 #72

Love this! Thank you. n/t ChazII Sep 2020 #120

welcome! Chili Sep 2020 #125

First, English speaking, or at least a lt of English. I made t through French, Spanish and German... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #6

Copenhagen jmbar2 Sep 2020 #7

We've seriously discussed this zipplewrath Sep 2020 #8

Japan vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #9

Haven't been back in four decades, but...Kongsberg, Norway. Grokenstein Sep 2020 #14

New Zealand catbyte Sep 2020 #18

My daughters went to Portugal... tonedevil Sep 2020 #19

I have family in Italy and Scotland herding cats Sep 2020 #20

The UK is extremely difficult to migrate to permanently. a la izquierda Sep 2020 #44

My sister ended up with dual citizenship in the US and Britain csziggy Sep 2020 #88

Lol yeah it is. a la izquierda Sep 2020 #93

New Zealand samplegirl Sep 2020 #23

I'm already here. NanceGreggs Sep 2020 #25

Vancouver would be nice. MLAA Sep 2020 #27

Canada, eh? FuzzyRabbit Sep 2020 #28

A country with healthcare as a basic human right. n/t area51 Sep 2020 #29

We'll be heading back to Australia Thyla Sep 2020 #30

I live in Australia and am so grateful that I do pink Sep 2020 #34

Yeah, I may not agree with all of the way they have handled this Thyla Sep 2020 #36

My heart cries for the kids just leaving school and looking for jobs. pink Sep 2020 #75

Canada or United Kingdom Awsi Dooger Sep 2020 #31

Hell, if we get to make up wherever we want with no monetary concerns ... mr_lebowski Sep 2020 #32

The Netherlands. Jeebo Sep 2020 #33

Like Nance, I'm already there DFW Sep 2020 #35

Scotland. Because I'm an introvert and the peace and quiet Luz Sep 2020 #37

New Zealand. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #39

Ireland sparkeyd53 Sep 2020 #40

Ireland Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #41

England, The Netherlands, or Germany a la izquierda Sep 2020 #42

Dutch only sounds like total gibberish in the beginning DFW Sep 2020 #101

I'm doing well reading it. a la izquierda Sep 2020 #108

Rotterdamse is sort of like the Dutch equivalent of Brooklynese DFW Sep 2020 #110

Thank you for this. I really needed a good laugh... a la izquierda Sep 2020 #128

Be thankful it's Dutch and not Danish DFW Sep 2020 #129

Holeeeee crap. I'm terrible at math... a la izquierda Sep 2020 #131

Basque numbers are just as impractical as the Danish ones DFW Sep 2020 #133

Mont Tremblant in Quebec Le Roi de Pot Sep 2020 #43

It is good skiing. I like how u can ski down either side if I remember right. nt EX500rider Sep 2020 #83

Yes .. my favorite is the versant edge .. its an okish black - but ZERO crowds Le Roi de Pot Sep 2020 #89

Namibia cagefreesoylentgreen Sep 2020 #45

Ideally or practically? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2020 #46

Practically: Canada, because I have relatives there. But I've always dreamed of Mike 03 Sep 2020 #47

Costa Rica, but I'm also considering Guam maxrandb Sep 2020 #48

It'd have to be a 3rd world country where I can live on SS. Kaleva Sep 2020 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author NurseJackie Sep 2020 #50

I'd move to Germany in a heartbeat FakeNoose Sep 2020 #51

Ireland. Beautiful and love the lifestyle. sinkingfeeling Sep 2020 #52

Same here Tom Rinaldo Sep 2020 #56

Me too.... oh wait, that's where I am anyway OnDoutside Sep 2020 #77

Probably Denmark. moondust Sep 2020 #53

Canada llmart Sep 2020 #54

Australia's north coast Amishman Sep 2020 #55

Canada because it's progressive, and because I hate hot and humid weather Goodheart Sep 2020 #57

I moved already GusBob Sep 2020 #58

somewhere outside of Florence, Italy so I could go visit the art often, esp. when I despair about CTyankee Sep 2020 #61

Ireland--no language issues, decent-enough climate, great beer and whiskey Maeve Sep 2020 #62

Germany. Aristus Sep 2020 #63

I would love to live in New Zealand, more realistic is somewhere in the UK because my Luciferous Sep 2020 #64

France. Along the Rhone. Lyon maybe. GulfCoast66 Sep 2020 #65

New Zealand if they would have me Chainfire Sep 2020 #66

There sure are a lot of folks who want to dump this country. panader0 Sep 2020 #67

It is interesting to note. Just about all answers are first world places GusBob Sep 2020 #68

Many people here have paid their dues. This wasn't a holier-than-thou contest. Grokenstein Sep 2020 #78

Tell that to Jimmy Carter GusBob Sep 2020 #79

I don't think Jimmy Carter would call it a contest. Grokenstein Sep 2020 #81

Face this if you will GusBob Sep 2020 #84

Fanciful speculation is now "quitters running and hiding." Grokenstein Sep 2020 #86

People want a comfortable or "better" life Renew Deal Sep 2020 #98

I went somewhere with zero benefits DFW Sep 2020 #103

The question is if you had to leave. Renew Deal Sep 2020 #97

Or you might have married a friendly native of somewhere else DFW Sep 2020 #102

Canada. W_HAMILTON Sep 2020 #69

Ireland KatyMan Sep 2020 #70

I have cousins in Norway qwlauren35 Sep 2020 #71

England Hobo Sep 2020 #73

Bhutan RichardRay Sep 2020 #74

Canada, Germany, or Ireland. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #76

Maybe we all come to live in Sollymackistan, or Sollymackovia. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #111

Private. ;) I kid, I kid. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #115

Canada. Vancouver, Toronto or Halifax. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #80

Somewhere that speaks English, but where the food is great Polybius Sep 2020 #82

you must not have been to London much, if you think we have bad food Celerity Sep 2020 #92

England has great food. Just don't eat local dishes DFW Sep 2020 #105

You no longer hang the pheasant outside for a week before cooking? JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #113

Check central London Renew Deal Sep 2020 #96

Somerset, England Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #85

England Skittles Sep 2020 #87

Cuba BGBD Sep 2020 #90

I haven't been there in many years, but..... DFW Sep 2020 #104

I basically meant BGBD Sep 2020 #117

I see. I heave heard there is plenty of both DFW Sep 2020 #124

Australia. roamer65 Sep 2020 #91

New Zealand, without question. VOX Sep 2020 #94

Oooh.... Dorian Gray Sep 2020 #95

Well, as long as you have it narrowed down......... DFW Sep 2020 #99

LOL Dorian Gray Sep 2020 #126

Conch Republic. tavernier Sep 2020 #100

I have never been there DFW Sep 2020 #112

Scallopia always has that ocean or bay controversy tavernier Sep 2020 #119

That explains the split! n/t DFW Sep 2020 #127

The most logical place would be Canada, specifically Toronto. smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #106

I would go to southern Italy, where my family originally came from. phylny Sep 2020 #107

Mexico jcgoldie Sep 2020 #109

Canada, but, to blend in with Canadian culture, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #114

Having been to around 40 countries.....Colombia EX500rider Sep 2020 #116

East coast of Spain somewhere. beaglelover Sep 2020 #118

Costa Rica is said to be a great place for ex-pats. grobertj Sep 2020 #121

Canada, Ireland or Iceland. -NT- jayfish Sep 2020 #122

My wife is a German citizen and owns a home there Yeehah Sep 2020 #123

Wyoming. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2020 #130

Causton (Midsomer) also known as Wallingford in Oxfordshire ... or ... NurseJackie Sep 2020 #132

I'll be hanging out here in California. hunter Sep 2020 #134