If You Had To Move To Another Country, Which Would You Choose And Why?

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  1. Marie Mallery

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    I'm sure the families of the 3 Dutch Commando shot, one killed couple weeks ago, could attest to this.

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    Please read the title and OP for this thread. Thank you.
     
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    Australia would have been my choice, too... except I don't want to be so far from my kids and grandkids. (Assuming they'd all still be in the USA.) So I'll have to stick with Canada. Though Mexico might be an equally good choice. I feel like it wouldn't be much different anyway with all the Hispanics here.
     
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    Possibly Western Canada in a warm spot, but maybe Tasmania, Australia, or maybe Andalucia, Spain. Western Canada because it is close and I know it. Tasmania, Australia because I knew a person from there once and it sounds nice. Andalucia, Spain because I know several people there and love the music, art, and architecture.
     
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    But then again, Maybe New Zealand. I could go and live with the hobbits if I got a motorized scooter.:rolleyes:
     
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    Everyone here knows my choice and I have not regretted it yet.
    Living in a third world country is really not so bad. The other day my daughter and I were on a motorbike heading into town as we live in the countryside. On a back road far from any houses we had a flat tire. The first person that came by stopped and seen the problem he told my daughter to call his boy to bring a new tube air pump and wrenches to repair the tire. Over the next half hour everyone on the road stopped to see if we needed help some we knew others were total strangers. The person came to repair the tire and within a short time we were on our way. It is a totally different world living where all people suffer but ban together to help each other.
     
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    My Brother spends a lot of time in the Dominican Republic and keeps trying to get everyone down there to experience it. He's a teacher and helps at the schools when he can.
    Don't advertise or all the icky normal people will come down.
     
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    There is a trick to live here don't show off because you will become a target. If you get to the countryside and act like a normal person you are safe. been here over 20 years no problem but got a lot of help.
     
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    I'd choose Portugal. It's lovely country, has many pros as well as cons, but I liked it there a lot. Nearly bought a piece of property in the Algarve 70 yrs. ago. Kicking myself ever since for not doing so.
     
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