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Switzerland.
I like to witness what direct democracy looks like.
Although, I'm not sure if they like an Asian immigrant.
Oh and learning four languages is a big challenge, lets hope in this hypothetical I get a language translator brain implant. ๐
I managed to learn english when I arrived in the US around age 8-10, now in early 20s, I aint gonna be able to learn 4 languages, I barely passed spanish class.
First choice would be a nordic country. They generally rank high up in metrics like health, happiness, etc....
Close second behind those would be New Zealand.
Yep, that's my list too. My nephew went to NZ but I've been to a few nordics and I can confirm life is easier there. More taxes, way better life: economies of scale, my dood.
The best one I've seen is the one with the deceptively harsh name that implies a place no one wants to visit. It's great PR. Go there. It's pricy as hell if you try to live like an American with the fast food and flash, but just live, and you'll find a vibrant lifestyle and real happiness.
Yep, nordics are the happiest places on earth.
Hi I live in one of the Nordic country.you are right , if you want a serene, calm, without hiccups life , this is the place to be, excellent for spending your retirement years, and enjoy nature. BUT life here is long and boring, agreed you won't live like AMERICAN lifestyle here but as you said you just live, there is no excitement, the long dark winters even down in southern parts of countries are unbearable sometimes, there is less you can do, yesterday I saw restaurant about 49 minutes away from me , for specific radler beer at around 7 o clock and I knew I could go there because it was in other nearby city, I knew if I went now I won't be able to back at my home since buses/trains will stop. Lot of out people who come to work on Monday , take a flight and if they reach anything after 8pm , they stay in big city just because there is no train in midnight. It's manageable, silence is deafning , life pace is less than crawl and YOU need vitamin D from day 1.
Probably Japan. I like the culture and how everyone seems decent, or at least know to mind their own business.
I hear they're fighting some gaijin racism in the cities, as they maintain a strong "us" vs "not us" awareness and it can get tricky.
I like many things about Japan, but not the work-a-holic culture.
ultra conservative culture tho
Not a female then.
After last night, most certainly I wish I took French in highschool so I could be taking French now in college. Just to move out of the USA and to greener pastures like Switzerland. Haven't heard any bad news about them going fascist yet.
New Zealand I've never been and know little about the day to day life of a new zealander, but it looks so beautiful and quiet there.
They generally come up tops in country listings for good gov stuff. They're not perfect but I like them!
Jacinda got booted, though, and they're on a conservative swing for a bit. Standard post-covid bellyaching leveraged by some slick populist full of lies and scams, but they're not going to give away the country - ahem - before they claw their sanity back.
France. The whole population is bold and sassy.
Italy , its such a beautiful country.
Estonia. Digital privacy is my thing and Estonia is the world's only e-government. They also have the strongest privacy laws.
New Zealand because it has the most going for it in terms of community.
New Zealand is an amazing place. It's like someone created the most idealic version of England. It feels very English, except the people are friendlier, the food is better, and the landscape is far more amazing and spacious.
Canada (from US.) I like where I live, I just don't like the government.
Come up and get sworn in. We're at risk of a populist conservative wank ruining the things we hold dear and we could use more sanity.
If I had it to do over again (born/raised in the US, living in Japan), I might pick Norway or Finland over Japan, but overall I'm fairly happy where I am.
Just curious, why do you prefer those countries over Japan? Anything lacking there?
Japan's economic policy always has been weird, but lately things just keep appearing to get worse with like 30 years worth of shrinkflation happening all at once and wages not raising with inflation at all. The yen has slid against the dollar to pretty terrible rates. While it sucks for me personally wanting to do things like visit family overseas, it also plays a role in imports. Especially post 3-11 when they started turning off nuclear, a lot of fuel for everything, including keeping the lights on, must be imported. The low JPY basically just benefits the export markets.
More progressive, basically. The person who came second for PM wants to continued forced unified surnames (at least when both people getting married are Japanese) and has a bunch of positions on things like LGBTQI that drag progress backward. It also reads like she would revoke broadcasting licenses for news channels whose politics she doesn't like. We already legally have to pay a yearly fee (kinda like a UK license fee, I think) for owning anything capable of receiving a TV signal. This was initially done (at least in part) to fund NHK (Japan's BBC or PBS or whatever) outside of the government. They still have self-censored and at times aired wildly bullshit, racist things (particularly around corona). The position is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanae_Takaichi and, if another PM election which is not unlikely soon, I suspect she might win.
Thanks for sharing. I can definitely see how life can be better in a richer and more progressive place. I guess a major factor for choosing where to live should be whether people there are hopeful for the future.
Eh.... Unless you are actually Japanese, you're probably going to be hanging out with other ex-pats, or just very lonely.
Japan is an extremely conservative and insular country. They don't really mind people visiting for the most part, but they don't really think highly of people actually immigrating there.
There are ethnic Koreans who have lived in communities in Japan for hundreds of years who are still considered outsiders and are treated like second class citizens.
Eh.... Unless you are actually Japanese, you're probably going to be hanging out with other ex-pats, or just very lonely.
I disagree here. Learn the language and hang out where Japanese hang out.
Japan is an extremely conservative and insular country. They don't really mind people visiting for the most part, but they don't really think highly of people actually immigrating there.
The "they" here is doing a lot of work. Certainly, a number of people are anti-immigration as they see an erosion of their tradition and some, the I suspect it an ever-shrinking minority, Others are mostly fine with immigration if it's "the right kind/race of immigrants". I have a loving family here in my in-laws with whom I am often involved (grandpa loves writing letters). As for immigration itself, in the ~10 years I've been here, they've added new visas with quicker paths to permanent resident status. One can apply for citizenship after 5 years (though it requires renouncing all others which is why I don't do it -- I do wish they'd change that).
There are ethnic Koreans who have lived in communities in Japan for hundreds of years who are still considered outsiders and are treated like second class citizens.
I don't know exactly what you're referencing here. There are zainichi Koreans who are in a weird spot. There is more racism to people from the neighboring countries than perhaps others, but that's also not universal. A lot of Koreans that are here because their homes/families were in the north don't take Japanese citizenship and, often, don't really feel Japanese either; they feel their identity is north korean, but don't move their either for obvious reasons. As such, they don't take Japanese citizenship and are basically waiting to "go home". I used to hang out with one and my wife knew a couple and they are in an interesting spot. They often also go schools run by nork-friendly institutions and some (many? all?) do at least visit pyongyang once, but they're well aware of how much they are taught and shown is carefully curated and not typical. Anyway, the not taking citizenship and not going home does rub some (especially the far right) the wrong way and they'd rather they GTFO. Edit: a lot of the families were brought over, often involuntarily, during Japan's colonization of Korea and WWII.
Racism is definitely something that I think is shrinking over time, but definitely still too high and a problem to be addressed.
Ireland, I speak the language, plus they seem comparatively reasonable.
Iceland or Finland. Love both of those places, from the people to the landscape.
Why choose one country? I'm selling everything and buying a boat.
I've always wanted to visit Japan, but I dunno if I'd wanna live there.
Maybe one of the Scandinavian countries.
Ireland. Personal interest, plus a better standard of living.
Netherlands is another favorite for similar reasons, plus the reputation for walk-ability.
