If I want to have plans to actually leave the United States in the next four years, where should I be looking? I have hereditary Lithuanian citizenship so I might be able to get myself in the Schengen Area with that alone but I'm lucky enough to have expertise in an unspecified industrial technology, with the caveat that I am transgender.

Right now my two choices seem to be European (Germany?) or somewhere in E Asia (Vietnam, PRC). How realistic are either of these options, namely Vietnam or the PRC.

  • kaka [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    You could probably get into Germany if you can get a work visa. But be prepared that the German language sucks ass and we'll have the same problems as the US but 10 years later...

    • a_jug_of_marx_piss [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      To be honest, if you are an english speaker german might be one of the languages that sucks the least ass.

      • kaka [he/him,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Even if that were true, why would you learn the language that just 80 million boomers on this shitty planet speak? Yes I know former colonies and people in the alps...

          • kaka [he/him,they/them]
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            4 years ago

            oh yeah that's pretty bad, but that's just racism, not anticommunism. You see, migrants are doing communist things, that can't happen.

            • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              true, but i wouldn't put it past those in power to start rounding up all the commies, considering the neo-nazis are kind of spreading through the bundeswehr and police and the investigations into their crimes all seem to be completely incompetent

              • kaka [he/him,they/them]
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                4 years ago

                Idk I don't think the situation in Germany is good for a coup. But their strengh is slowly rising, I agree.

                • CoralMarks [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  If you really plan to go to Germany, just don't move to Bavaria(south) you will have a bad time.
                  Berlin is probably the best bet, they even just introduced rent-control which seems to be alleviating the problem of ballooning rents for now. Additionally you would not have much problems getting around Berlin, even if you don't know German. Just some small pointers.

                  • Nama [he/him]
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                    4 years ago

                    Hamburg might be even better imo. Ive not been there too often, but it got quite a leftist scene. Some folks (like me) dont like big cities, in that case anywhere in west germany should be fine if there is a job offer. Netherland might be a better bet entirely though. Everyone understands english there.

                    • CoralMarks [he/him]
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                      4 years ago

                      Yeah, those are solid options too.
                      I mean, theoretically, if someone really wants to make such a move, and they got the means, it would probably not be a bad idea to book a Eurorail ticket, tour Europe for a month or so and just check out some different places to see what one likes best.

    • LesbianLiberty [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Oh cool, glad to hear you're getting Victoria 2 in a week.

      On a more serious note, would it even be worth it? Frankly just looking for a place where I can settle in a city with better worker's protections and healthcare; cool culture and stuff to do helps but you can find that basically anywhere.

      • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        here in england the healthcare is good, the workers protections aren't good, but better than america
        we are kind of the terf capital of the world though, and the tories are, well, tories

        • LesbianLiberty [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          Yeah, I've got the possibility of UK Citizenship if I pursue it, but frankly it just kind of seems like America with healthcare. Nice, might pursue it, but I'm at the dreaming stage right now and might as well see how far I can realistically go with it.

          • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            outside of politics, the weather is very mild, but a lot of days are overcast and grey, we don't do air conditioning and our buildings are made to retain heat, so the 3 weeks of hot weather per year is terrible, none of the wildlife is in any way dangerous and we don't have rabies

              • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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                4 years ago

                Dunno, never been there, it has a reputation for being a bit posh though, so probably full of unicoms

              • Waylander [he/him,they/them]
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                4 years ago

                It's fifty percent spa industry which caters to old people, and fifty percent students. Depending on which group you live closer to you might find it very welcoming or a bit shit.