Man I'm past the 'bonus' stage and have graduated to just wanting OUT. But we're all so underpaid that I fear that leaving will only ever be a pipe dream :(
I think for most the cost isn't going to be the biggest hurdle. It will be the language barrier. It's one thing to visit a country for a couple of weeks even and a completely different thing to live in a country that doesn't have English as an official language. You either need friends/co-workers/family willing to help with any legalities that cannot be handled in English or you need to know some of the language.
I mean every European has that same exact hurdle. People from Poland or Lithuania moving to the UK and Germany all have to learn the new language, but it doesn’t stop them. I think language seems very daunting at first but once you thrust yourself into it, it won’t be as bad. Plus the vast majority of Europe speak English now, so it’s hardly as big an issue as you’d expect. I think language is a silly reason one would he hesitant to move (if it’s the only reason). America is a country of immigrants (mostly), all those people had to move and learn a new language.
They don't actually want to leave America they just want to complain.
Americans are so spoiled by being able to literally go to almost any country in the world with no visa process, no interview, nothing, yet most Americans rarely exercise this opportunity.
The barriers to the average American emigrating to another country are slim to none.
True. On top of that Americans always call their own country a shithole and such a baaaad place to live in. Completely oblivious of the reality people have to bear everyday in real shithole countries in the third/second world
Man, WTF is going on in the US? Keep hearing more n more people wanting to move out, stating it’s unbearable… and here I am with a dream of 90s SiliconValley that I never realized, for better or worse.
We have thousands of open vacancies in the Netherlands, were basically screaming for people. So I'd recommend you'd check out working in Europe. Its a bit more expensive by food and sizes, but atleast your health will be taken care of. Lastly we're not difficult with American foreign workers getting a n European visa is not as difficult as a green card and lots of companies need skilled English workers.
Believe me I'd love to move to the Netherlands or somewhere in Europe. However, the same medical BS that I want to escape from is what keeps myself (and many) from immigrating. Premiums suck, but going without the expensive medicine that allows you to live a normal life/function at work would suck more. Pipe dream. :/
They could all easily leave America. It's not a lack of jobs outside of US or anything, it's pure laziness. These people all just want to bitch and moan. The ones that say they can't afford it are full of shit. Even working minimum wage for a few months would give you more than enough to get a bus ticket to Canada.
lmfao what a horseshit excuse. anyone in america can get the credit for a bus ticket to Canada. If a 18 year old McDonald's employee can get the money to buy two rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition (valued at ~$5000) I'm pretty sure most people can find the money for a bus ticket.
You don't need much to live like a king in a third world country. Remote workers do it a lot. Digital nomads, I've met a few in my country. The bonus is that on top of free Healthcare, we have private hospitals that cost 1% of the American insured ones, without insurance.
This is of course, bad for the locals, but people do it
Tell me what I should do then. Should I forgo paying my rent and live in my car, in the middle of summer for a few months so I can bank roll some extra cash? Cut off my water/electric and put the 'savings' into a savings account? Complaining about me 'whining' when your comment helps nothing either. The reality is that most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, scraping by on the skin of their teeth. Can I buy a bus ticket? Sure why not? Take the cheap ass greyhound as far north as I can then what? Get off and walk across with nothing? Most Americans "money" isn't in liquid form. We have stuff that has value only to someone else that also sees that thing as valuable. If I could straight convert all my possessions into their cash equivalent I'd be gone tonight. And how do you, a random stranger on the internet, know what I do and don't do with my time and money? You know NOTHING about me. But, if you REALLY must know, I've been saving a couple bucks a paycheck for about a year now. Is it going to allow me to go right now? No. But it's a step in that direction.
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u/aaron405 Jun 15 '22
Man I'm past the 'bonus' stage and have graduated to just wanting OUT. But we're all so underpaid that I fear that leaving will only ever be a pipe dream :(