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Where would you suggest maybe relocating abroad?
Posted on 1/9/26 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 1/9/26 at 4:48 pm
Cost of living and safety are the biggest factors. ?
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Posted on 1/9/26 at 5:17 pm to SobchakSecurity
My choices would be Spain or Portugal
Posted on 1/9/26 at 5:35 pm to Zappas Stache
Spain doesn't take kindly to outsiders these days. Unless you can pass off as a local.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:23 pm to SobchakSecurity
Do you have any preference at all?
In Asia, it would probably be Thailand. Different answers on Europe etc.
In Asia, it would probably be Thailand. Different answers on Europe etc.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 9:53 pm to Barkbowwow
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Spain doesn't take kindly to outsiders these days.
Is that what you've read?
Posted on 1/9/26 at 10:52 pm to SobchakSecurity
I'm a finance guy, I'd move to Switzerland.
That doesn't go along with a LCOL though.
That doesn't go along with a LCOL though.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 11:05 pm to SobchakSecurity
Poland. About the only country that isn't being conquered by muslims. And col is relatively low.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 11:51 pm to SobchakSecurity
Ecuador
Chile
Ireland
Greece
Chile
Ireland
Greece
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:13 am to SobchakSecurity
I'd move to Slovenia for a while in a heartbeat
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:31 am to SobchakSecurity
I've heard Venezuela might be on an upswing
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:33 am to SobchakSecurity
Really depends. Am I still married and at what age.
I can see myself living somewhere as a widow when I'm 70 if my wife passes early (God forbid) and then I can see us living other places together. I wouldn't want to rough it in any third world or newly industrialized Asian country.
I'd probably say New Zealand.
I can see myself living somewhere as a widow when I'm 70 if my wife passes early (God forbid) and then I can see us living other places together. I wouldn't want to rough it in any third world or newly industrialized Asian country.
I'd probably say New Zealand.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 9:14 am to SobchakSecurity
Small cities in Italy are pretty fricking awesome
Posted on 1/10/26 at 9:33 am to TheOcean
Perth, Melbourne, Florence, Barcelona
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:00 am to SobchakSecurity
Would be awesome if posters that have or are currently living abroad would contribute with an educated answer.
Are you talking about relocating for a few years or permanently? Two different answers.
Are you talking about relocating for a few years or permanently? Two different answers.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:26 am to Zappas Stache
quote:
My choices would be Spain or Portugal
Same
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:55 pm to Seibu
quote:I recently attained an EU passport and have been thinking about this a lot.
Would be awesome if posters that have or are currently living abroad would contribute with an educated answer.
Here's food for thought: I have a family member who moved to Portugal in the past year. This person is young-ish and is fluent in Portuguese. They do really like it, but...even they say it's been MUCH MUCH harder than they had projected.
Example: moving from the UK, you need to change your cell service over to whatever the local one is in Portugal. You might assume this would be like a 30 minute phone call or branch visit. Nope. 15-20 hours of haggling on the phone. For this one tiny item.
The advice: if you can make peace with the fact that places like Spain, Italy and Portugal are essentially governed by an all-saturating bureaucratic mindset, then take the plunge. If you can't, then DO NOT.
Other options:
Ecuador - it's just so much closer to 3rd world than you might imagine. I can see it working for some, not for many others.
Bulgaria? They just joined the Eurozone on Jan 1
Costa Rica?
Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:12 pm to SobchakSecurity
There are still very few places better than the US, unless you have tons of money
Posted on 1/10/26 at 2:15 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I have a family member who moved to Portugal in the past year. This person is young-ish and is fluent in Portuguese. They do really like it, but...even they say it's been MUCH MUCH harder than they had projected.
I have a friend , who's old like me, who moved to Lisbon a year ago from the US and loves it. He said it was easy and he doesn't speak portuguese. Your family member could have just gotten GoogleFi and been done with it. That's what I use in the US and it works seamlessly in Europe with no additional cost. But yea, they do have many more rules over there which takes getting used to.
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 2:17 pm
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