Here’s the general parameters:
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English as a communication language. I wouldn’t mind having to learn another language, but I’d want to be able to communicate right away in my new home.
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Job prospects. Can someone like me, from the US with a Master’s degree, find employment easily in a job I’m qualified for, or are work permits difficult to get in most other countries? (Let’s say, Australia for example).
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What would be the best place to go to make my American dollars last the longest?
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How about property rights? If I purchase a house in England, odds are I can keep it as long as I can pay for it, just like the US. But if I rolled the dice and moved to a more unstable area, could the government take my house/property and kick me out of the country if there was a revolution/uprising?
Just looking for opinions on places you live, have lived, or have visited that you really liked. I mention Australia because everyone I’ve ever met from Australia is always happy, friendly and less stressed than anyone else in the group. But most that I meet also want to stay and work in the US and have no desire to return to Australia to work.