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In reply to the discussion: If there's one thing that will drive me away from living in this country, it's the pathological [View all]Nitram
(22,768 posts)13. I've lived all over the world and I chose to come back to the US to live (Charlottesville Virginia).
I can assure you, you will have to put up with things you don't like wherever you go. Right wingers are just as obnoxious in every country I've ever been to. Endemic corruption is worse than gun violence, in my experience, and it will affect you daily if you live in countries where corruption is part of the system. Every Latin American nation has gun issues, regardless of what laws are on the books. Remember, there is an enormous difference between living in a country and just visiting on vacation. I'd suggest moving to a community in the US where the record of gun violence is very low. Where I live, ownership of guns is high, but there is a very, very low incidence of gun violence.
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If there's one thing that will drive me away from living in this country, it's the pathological [View all]
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2015
OP
I've been daydreaming about re-locating to a country whose foreign policies haven't resulted in so
merrily
Dec 2015
#3
Yep, same here! In fact, I'm fed up with hearing about guns and religion. For both, for some,
RKP5637
Dec 2015
#6
The sad thing is his friends are running around, and they all read the same talking points.
Squinch
Dec 2015
#57
Not much I can do about the guns here now, but one thing I can do is NOT put up with
CTyankee
Dec 2015
#9
I've lived all over the world and I chose to come back to the US to live (Charlottesville Virginia).
Nitram
Dec 2015
#13
They think the right to their pathetic hobby ranks with a woman's right to choose or gay rights
BeyondGeography
Dec 2015
#26
We made the decision to find an 'escape' after Bushie boy took the election in 2004.
mnhtnbb
Dec 2015
#27
So.what are you talking about regarding the need for skills to move to other countries ?
whathehell
Dec 2015
#45