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[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Dream country? Monaco, lol. But more realistically either Canada, Australia or New Zealand

Dream? Hard to say since I've never been outside the US. Maybe Ireland?

Reality? Pretty much anywhere that I would have the opportunity to make a living.

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don’t want to start over. I’d rather die.

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[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Canada, I'm a citizen there as well

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, or Germany, in no particular order. Then again, of those 4, I've only been to Canada.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I googled a bit, my best bet is Canada.

Large population of the Chinese diaspora, so I don't feel too much like a minority (I am Chinese American).

The other choice is Australia.

EU is great, but since the UK isn't in EU anymore, I'd have to chose a non-English country, meaning, I'd have to learn another language. My brain can't handle that. Already have 3 spoken and 2 written languages stuck in my head (mostly dormant, haven't used some those languages for a while), I think my brain will explode if I try to learn more. Population of the Chinese diaspora is too small. So I'd also feel alone, because like... Imagine living in a place where nobody looks like you. Like a Black American kid in the deep south of the US and all your classmates are white, that's how it feels basically. As for the UK, I wouldn't need to learn another language, but UK just had a xenophobic riot in 2024, doesn't seem too friendly in my opinion. If the UK was in EU, I could just pack up and to go another EU country if Shit Hits the Fan, its what I like about the EU, options. But too bad UK isn't in EU...

There is also Singapore, which has like over 70% ethnic Chinese, and the official languages include English and Mandarin, which I already know.

Not technically "dream countries", but the most realistic countries that would be livable for me. Because I doubt I can speak Norweigian or Finnish. (Even tho I would love those countries)

TLDR: As a Chinese American, Canada as first choice, Australia as second place. Then probably Sinapore.

(Sorry if I'm rambling, can't express it coherently since ICE raids are on my mind)

Edit: I would probably also say Taiwan as an option, well... other than the fact that they are constantly on the verge of getting invaded, and I am not fond of the CCP.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Canada if possible. My family only speaks English, but willing to "do the thing" to fit in even if that's learning a new language.

I'd also be ok with UK, Australia, New Zealand.

last places would be Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, Japan. I know living in these places would be an extreme challenge for my family so that's why they're bottom of my list.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 week ago

I'd be in Aukland now if I hadn't met my partner between deciding in 2021 and the election. She is a refugee and can't leave or she'll lose status. She is a political enemy of her government for advocating for democracy there. Did a phone interview and everything.

I was trying to repatriate to Italy but they closed down the policy that would have let me return with my family.

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

Maybe Scotland. If they could fully separate from the dead weight down south.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Anywhere cold, with decent social services, good shipping, and people that leave me alone on the whole.

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[–] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

If I wasn’t locked into this contract with my house I would be applying for work programs in New Zealand on my way to citizenship. When Trump was elected, the first thought that went through my head was, I don’t like winter, so Canada and the Nordics are out. Europe is 0-2 for getting destroyed in World Wars and WW3 is heating up. Africa has its own problems right now, as does South America, and regardless of where you go in Asia it’s not looking good for WW3. So options were Central America or Oceania. I know passable amounts of Spanish, and lived in Central America for a while and I would definitely be OK going back. But if I’m going to move somewhere might as well be somewhere new.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

I would go back to Japan if my partner could/would learn the language.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

Vietnam? Cuba? Hard to say, never having been out of the Continental USA.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Canada. I live on the border, been there more times than I can count, and it would be the easiest to move to.

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[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Probably Romania, cheap cost of living while still being in Europe and being a part of NATO.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Saint Kitts and Nevis. Economy sucks, internet too, but you can't beat the view.

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