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Best countries to move to/live in nowadays? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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With all the dismal news about America lately, my home, I'm starting to seriously look at where else to move.

Putting aside for now the difficulty of actually immigrating to some countries, I'm curious on the opinions of others (especially people living outside the U.S) on this.

What I'm looking for in a country is, I imagine, similar to many people. I'm trying to find somewhere that will exhibit:

Low racism
Low sexism
Low LGBTQ-phobia
Strong laws around food quality and safety
Strong laws about environmental protection
Strong laws against unethical corporate practices (monopoly, corruption, lobbying, etc)
Strong laws for privacy
Good treatment of mentally ill, homeless, and impoverished people

Those are the real important things. Of course the nice-to-haves are almost too obvious to be worth listing, low cost of living, strong art and cultural scene, nice environment, and so on.

My actual constraints that might really matter are that I only speak English (and maybe like A1-2 level German). It seems incredibly intimidating to try to find employment somewhere when I can hardly speak the language.

I know nowhere on Earth is perfect, just curious what people may have to suggest. I hope this question isn't too selfish to ask here.

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[–] keepee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I'm in a similar boat and was considering moving to Ireland or Chile. In the end, I couldn't overcome the immigration requirements, so I decided to just move to a better state within the US. Not sure if it's the best option, but maybe that could also improve things for you.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Privacy, food safety and environmental regulation basically mean Europe, but then Europe has crazy anti-migrant sentiment at this point. So, maybe one of the Scandinavian countries that's still relatively welcoming? Portugal might also track, if you don't mind a country that's economically moribund.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Portugal, but they hate expats at this point because they got overrun by them in the last couple of years

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You called America your home. There is something to be said for home improvement. I'm fortunate to be dual citizen, so I could leave whenever I want. I choose not to because it is where my parents, my sister and her kids are. I'll stay here and make whatever improvements, however small they are, as long as my folks still live here.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Yes, I wouldn't be renouncing U.S citizenship unless I really had to. I've stayed this long precisely because I don't want to leave the "problem spot" and cause it to only have extremists left over living here. I do try to support events and businesses that support causes I agree with, but that's about all there is to do as far as I can see. As I said in other comments, I would truly prefer to fix things here, as I like many things about my life here. But it's starting to feel like I'm complicit in something wrong by remaining a resident and I'm not sure what to do about it.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Toronto and Vancouver are expensive but you definitely get what you pay for

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[–] Ymer 2 points 2 months ago

Consider your education and professional background and how well you'll integrate in the workforce of whatever countries you're looking at. Look into general unemployment rates as well as for your specific area of expertise. Can you work remotely?

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