# Get Out Of My Country! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 17, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220 "2001-04-17T00:36:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/41 "2001-04-18T02:17:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Atreyu \* > **The 51st state, of course, Canada.** I always thought the UK was the 51st state. Only a few more years until the total destruction of English culture, too. ---
**Author:** ![straykat23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@straykat23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straykat23)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/42 "2001-04-18T03:44:47Z")
Canada of course, but I reserve the right to go south for the winter. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/43 "2001-04-18T04:42:15Z")
Silver Fire, if you think that kissing up to the Moderator will win you any points… Wait a minute-I’m objecting to Silver Fire kissing up?!? I have _got_ to get my meds adjusted! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/44 "2001-04-18T22:58:45Z")
choice # 1: Japan. Because Japan is beautiful and fascinating and foreign. And I could have easier access to anime, anime memorabilia and handsome Asian men. And I would be considered exotic (or so my friend says… not sure I believe her). choice #2: Scotland. Because it would suit me. I like clouds and rain and moors and heather and wind and mountains. (sorry, I do get to rambling sometimes) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/45 "2001-04-18T23:15:48Z")
Djibouti. I just think it would be fun to say. I actually wrote a poem once called, “My Djibouti Beauty” ---
**Author:** ![Fletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fletch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fletch)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/46 "2001-04-18T23:20:50Z")
Canada, and if Canada weren’t available then Australia. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/47 "2001-04-19T02:18:56Z")
**IN:** Australia **Would go to:** [ol] [li] Hong Kong (the Asian women thing again, and it’s an exciting city)[/li][li] England (coz I’d kinda feel at home there)[/li][li] New Zealand (for the same reason as England)[/li][li] The USA (this could be the best and worst -it’s so varied. Probably NYC)[/li][li] Thailand (sooo friendly - Sawasdeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 🙂 )[/li][li] Anywhere tropical[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/48 "2001-04-19T02:39:10Z")
**BAVARIA!** I get homesick every single day. And I’m not even **from** there. But the best four years of my life were there, and I bet I don’t have that kind of bliss ever again. Hell, now I’m just waitin’ to die, because there’s a chance that Heaven is something like Bavaria. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/49 "2001-04-19T03:26:43Z")
From: USA To: Canada - I’m only few miles from the border anyways so it’s no big deal. Growing up with CBC allows me to fit in, eh. New Zealand Australia I have a thing for uncrowded areas. Plus the English speaking thing is nice. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/50 "2001-04-19T04:59:35Z")
Well, in the unlikely event I get kicked out of _both_ of my countries (Israel and the U.S. - dual citizenship rocks!) then there’s only one place i could possibly go… \*Finland, Finland, Finland The country where I quite want to be Your mountains so lofty Your treetops so tall Finland, Finland, Finland Finland has it all! \* ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/51 "2001-04-19T05:35:39Z")
From: USA To: Ireland The countryside is beautiful, they speak English, the culture and hertitage are interesting, some of my ancestors came from there, they have great beer, and Irish girls have really sexy accents. What more could I ask for? Sure, the weather’s not so great, but coming from the extraterrestrial climate of New Jersey, I could deal with it. Second choice: Canada ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/52 "2001-04-19T05:46:17Z")
**ANTARCTICA!!** No light pollution, no traffic, no heat waves. As long as I can get some kind of high-speed Internet access there, I should be all right. (Oh, and I suppose I’ll need food and shelter too. Details, details.) ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/53 "2001-04-19T08:16:50Z")
This is not the first time we have done this, I don’t think. I am in the US, I have only American citizenship. 1. Israel. It’s the only other country I have lived in, and it is very homey to me. I don’t know if I would go back to Jerusalem, though, not right now. 2. Mexico. I love Mexico! Also, have family there. 3. UK. I would move to the UK if it wasn’t so difficult to obtain a work visa. Again, have family there. 4. Italy. I don’t speak any Italian, but I would love to live in Venice. No cars or McDonalds, but many gelaterias. Mmmm, heaven. 5. Canada. No disrespect meant to the Canadians, but I have never been there. I hear BC is very nice, though, I would probably go there. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/54 "2001-04-19T11:19:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mighty Tiki God \* > \*\*Under the premise that I’d have to leave my S.O. behind, I’d go with Thailand. My best friend has been there and he said it’s an unbelievably beautiful land. Not to mention that alot of the females are drop dead gorgeous (although I guess having a thing for Thai women and food doesn’t help) \*\* An old friend’s Dad used to say that the Thai are the best people money can buy. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/55 "2001-04-19T11:40:57Z")
Let me add to my list Belgium, which seems like a cool place, and I don’t think as straining for my libertarian tendencies as the Netherlands would be, but not far from it. Japan, again the big-city thing, plus it’s a beautiful country with an interesting culture that I’d like to learn more about. Costa Rica, probably wouldn’t want to live there until I’m ready to retire, but a great place for getting away from the stress of normal life. ---
**Author:** ![Drew\_Blade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@Drew\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drew_Blade)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/56 "2001-04-19T12:00:11Z")
Pack my bags for India. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/57 "2001-04-19T13:56:57Z")
France. I know the language, I can pass for French given necessary time to change clothes and such, and it’d be a great place to learn how to kiss. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/58 "2001-04-19T17:46:38Z")
From America? Well, I’ve been living in Japan for the past 6 years, so I guess I’d just stay here. From Japan? Maybe Cambodia or Thailand. Maybe I’d go to Tahiti and try to renew my French citizenship. Basiaclly, somewhere I can relax in nice weather, where the cost of living isn’t too high. –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/59 "2001-04-19T18:27:28Z")
[b[Scotland\*\*: I love the weather, and the scenery is rather nice, too. Especially in the highlands. Failing that, then **Bali** : Lovely, clean, and very inexpensive. Dirt poor, but still it’s clean: That’s gotta say something important about the people that live there. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220/60 "2001-04-19T20:56:29Z")
**Maholoth** I doubt that you’d be keen on Djibouti. I know it’s not politically correct but it sucks, hard. Norway, yes that’d be nice if they could do something about the midges, my best tip is to visit with a succulent friend. Bits of the US have a pleasant green aspect, Virginia etc with four proper seasons, Holland is a jolly nice place, bit like Germany but without the busybody next door neighbors, more laid back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-my-country/62220.md?page=4)