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In reply to the discussion: U. S. Expats Are Revealing The "We're Being Scammed" Realizations They Had After Moving Abroad [View all]DeepWinter
(931 posts)":No guns. No angry assholes. No road rage. People are kind. Free or low cost quality healthcare. 30 days paid vacations. Public unions. Dependable public transportation. Better food
. It all sounds like a pipe dream
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No guns - yea, right. In a few countries. You can usually get a license easily. Guns are illegal in Austraalia. Illegal gun ownership is rampant in Australia. It's a wink and a nod situation once you leave the big cities.
No angry assholes - You need to get out and travel more. They're everywhere.
No road rage - Go to India, Asia. Fair warning.
People are kind - to a degree, just like here in the US.
Free or low cost quality healthcare - with tradeoffs. My Canadian Mother-In-Law has great healthcare, IF she can get an appointment. She needs a diabetes check up she's on a 6 month waiting list. No joke. So when she visits us in the US she gladly pays the extra because she can get it in on her 1 week visit no problem. Canada is not Utopia. Ask the Indigionous Canadians.
Dependable public transportation - Japan, tes. Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, no.
Better food - Different food. I think you meant safer?
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