is America a country worth living in?
I'm planning on moving abroad after uni and the us are my main choice.
Is America a country worth living in?
Immigrant responding. Things have changed a lot since I first came here in the early 2000s. It's gotten a lot more cut-throat, I can tell you that. Also more political and angry and people are more scared. Is it worth it to come here? Only if you've got the skills to pull in the big dollars. But if you want a decent life, maybe have some kids and some laughs, there are better places.
Things used to be more balanced here, but not anymore.
i don't want to bother you so feel free not to answer me but what would you suggest me if my second choice was Japan?
This. It's fucking ruthless unless you're in the top 10% of earners (can take a while even in good fields) you'll be struggling with money for years.
t. software engineer
It honestly depends on where you're coming from. Some countries are worse to live in than the US, but there are plenty others where quality of life is better for immigrants.
Also, the US is extremely large and diverse, so different regions and states will be better for you than others.
As long as you avoid Jew York and Commiefornia outside of vacation and sightseeing.
Don't know much about it, but I think you'll have a rough time of it. Language is hard, english while spoken is not as common as it should be, and I think immigration is almost as tough as the US.
But, honestly, it's hard to make a recommendation to you without knowing where you're at. Do you already have a profession? Is it professional level and well paid? What savings do you have? Married? Any kids? Any health concerns? How close are you to retirement?
Without knowing this stuff, any recommendations are useless
>english while spoken is not as common as it should be
lol, culture is bad
>and I think immigration is almost as tough as the US.
wrong, it's a lot tougher. a LOT tougher. Don't they only accept like 1-3% of applications? American is fighting tooth an nail to close the borders to stop letting people in freely.
If you're not Asian or have some kind of hightly sought after skill that they need, don't even bother. They have enough leeches in their society as is. They don't need some "baka gaijin waste of space trying to live out the weeb dream like in their Chinese Cartoons"
Again, I'm no expert but if it is tougher than the US, you're just proving my point.
OP ideally wants somewhere that has a clear set of requirements for immigration so that he doesn't have to wait in purgatory for 5-10 years before being accepted. That's what I did and it really sucks.
Not sure what you mean by "culture is bad". Just pointing out that OP would want somewhere that is english-friendly, since it seems that's his native language.
Yes it is but do your research. Find an area that doesn't have absurd living costs and has high job opportunities. Don't shoot yourself in the foot by going to a place like New York City or D.C.
I have a bachelors in pharmaceutical chemistry and a masters in applied chemistry. I live in Germany and have a job which pays me around 4k€ with taxes deducted and a car from my company (Bayer) with some extra healthcare benefits.
As long as you have good education and are willing to work, Germany can be pretty fun. More fun than the US desu. The language might be your only problem.
The only thing that makes the US viable to emigrate to is to be able to say "Hey I live and work in America" to your folks at home.
I got a 60k a year software dev job and i have 0 money problems.
I make slightly more than that and can only afford a 1 bedroom and can't afford a car (and don't have the necessary credit to get a loan)
English isn't my native language but living in the us/uk wouldn't represent a big problem for me since my language skills are pretty decent. I've been thinking of learning Japanese in case I wanted to move to Asia but settling down there wouldn't be a big deal from what you all told me.
I've been living in Italy since I was 5 or something by the way.
Absolutely not. It's a sinking ship, stay away from it.
holy shit no. the healthcare system is trash, and wages are not high enough for rent or buying a home. most young adults I know are barely scraping by, even the ones with solid salaries and we ALL worked our asses off in college to look attractive to employers. I haven't seen a doctor in years because I got dropped off my parents healthcare, and I'm gonna get penalized this year for it (for being poor because I couldn't afford healthcare) when I file my taxes. don't risk your health this way. this almost exclusively applies to the youth though, most 50+ people I know are doing fine or better than fine.
>but there are plenty others where quality of life is better for immigrants.
Where?
(OP here again)
What about the UK?
I've been considering living in London as well lately.
i think he's referring to the Northern states of Europe, like Norway and Sweden.
Why do u wanna move
Fair warning. The fastest way to citizenship is to join our military. Cut down your wait from ten or so years down to three or four, depending on your contract. If you have a degree, go officer, don't be a dickhead, and listen to your enlisted advisers.
You're European, unless you're after Silicon Valley or Wall Street just go to Germany, France, Netherlands, wherever is best for you
here in Italy the youth unemployment rate is pretty high and shit doesn't give any sign of changing. I've always wanted to experience living in other countries as well since my family isn't rich at all and I've never had the chance to travel a lot as a kid.
I've never considered enlisting in the army and I honestly think that I'll never do it.
Whenever banks make loans they create checks which represent money good to spend, a debt that must be repaid, and an interest payment that represents a tax on the velocity of capital in the economic system.
If the ratio of check to cash grows too high, you get into a game of musical chairs of who can repay the loans and who goes bankrupt. If the government intervenes to push the ratio higher (bankruptcy is political kryptonite), it forces organizations to take on risk in order to have reasonable returns or they have to downsize players willing to engage in financial fraud. If that continues for long enough, corrupt behavior becomes commonplace and systemic, and if you mention people need to be honest, they hate you because you are talking greek to them. If the ratio continues higher yet, price signalling breaks down and goods and services can't get to where they are needed. All the financial indicators look great, but the fundamentals suck; e.g. Fertility rate of 2.1 births per women is considered replacement, when the USSR Collapsed they were down to 1.2, the US is at 1.72. In 2008 the banks had a miscalculation; look at the Fed M0 report; you can fix this by printing money to restore the velocity of capital.
That is happening in all westernized countries including Japan. Their fertility rate is the worst. The ruthlessness and anger is a prelude to political upheaval.
Eastern countries are worse off; India, China, you're just a literal number. Russia is mob-owned at this point.
Your best bet is looking at Canada and Brazil. Resource rich countries with young governments.
To make huge cash there? Sure.
To live there? Never ever.
why are medical bills such an issue in the us? here in Europe hospitals offer way cheaper services and most of routine operations are free.
im leaving the us because there are no decent metropolitan cities to live in this country. san francisco, manhattan, chicago are fucking tiny and overpriced. this country sucks
Healthcare in the US is the result of the gradual mixture of fraud, incompetent lawmaking, and dysfunctional over many years.
You'd need a history lesson to figure out why things went so wrong here. If you're curious, check out this book.
Moved to the Denver area for a post-doc. It's neat for th money, and the country has quite a few sights if you're into that.
I guess it depends what you want to get out of it.
Cost of living craziness? I make 57k a year, and I can put somewhere between 1k and 1.5k into savings every month. And I do have a (modest) car.
Things in America have gotten worse over the past decade or so.
People are lot angrier, less relaxed and friendly. Healthcare is completely fucked. Your children have to be sold into debt slavery just to afford decent education. Good-paying jobs are becoming scarce. Housing is a joke. Crime is considerable.
The only people who want to come to America are the immigrants whose countries are utterly dysfunctional and fucked - Mexicans, Africans, South Americans, Indians, etc.
And for that matter, your health will probably tank if you live in the US long term.
Many people move here and then become obese, and then their children become obese.
Do you want your child to have diabetes? Think of you as a parent, of having to torture your little girl or boy, every day, every few hours, by stabbing them with needles and making them bleed. Imagine watching your baby cry big tears as you make their fingertips bleed for their own good. Imagine knowing that your child is going to live the rest of their life having to pay thousands of dollars every week to the US healthcare system just so that they could live off generic insulin or die horribly.
Good job getting approved to emigrate. Its very difficult to emigrate there, the country closes itself to outsiders to a shocking degree. And even if you do, you'll always be treated as a "stupid foreigner," even after living there for decades. Still a comfy place to live.
If I had my pick I'd recommend the Netherlands.
Did mommy and daddy pay for your college?
Literally the only people who say this are Americans. The cost of living is incredibly low compared to most other countries. Just because Americans have no idea how to spend (or not spend) because of the massive consumerist culture, does not mean that it's expensive to live. You make more and most things are cheaper.
Compared to a brownskin yeah but we're taking in terms of civilized folk.
Fuck it, US embassy declined my visa because last time my sevis(F1) was cancelled. I don't think they will ever give me visa again. In USA i worked 40 hours and enough money for rent, food and i save around 20% every month. In my home country i am white collar worker, but i can't even meet my needs and lot of things are deppressing. At least i can smoke weed in USA without getting 5 years in prison. Getting Green card or citizenship is most hardest thing for me.
depends entirely on your life situation and what state you move to. The american dream is completely dead though and no one 'makes it' without knowing someone higher up or being born into it.
except deutschtown is a boring flat as fuck field with nothing to do or see
fuck living in London dude.
I lived in the UK for 3 years and it made me wanna blow my head off. I didn't live in London (was close by) but it's very expensive and stressful to live there. I'm from the Mediterranean too and these kind of countries just make me feel miserable
(OP here)
where were you born? have you ever considered going back to your native land?
So whats the difference to the US? If you want to see skyscrapers go to Frankfurt. If you want to see something similar to compton or harlem go to Duisburg-Marxloh. If you want a suburb type of feeling there are smaller towns outside of large cities like Cologne that look the same as in the US.
In terms of nature Germany also has a lot more to offer than Trumptown.
The only thing Trumptown might be better in is pharmaceuticals, where some are OTC there and here you have to get it prescribed. And gas prices obviously. Public transportation here is well developed though.
You can't just move someplace. They have to let you in. See the US immigration website for restrictions and requirements