In all sincerity, how do you get out and find work and should you? I’m 40F and have barely left this country. I don’t know how to make a better life for me and my children and I’m not even sure that this isn’t still the ‘safest place’ as the saying has always been. Are all governments corrupt? Are they all at risk of war? Are rich people and corporations given legal passes and tax breaks everywhere? Is there gang violence, racism and sexism everywhere? I want to live without fear that my kids could be killed by some idiot with guns, I want our family to live a life free from servitude just to to pay for car+home+health insurance and not worry we could die simply because we couldn’t afford to pay the highest price for medical care in the world, and I want to know the government or a corporation won’t be allowed to harm people and places with toxic chemicals or skipping safety measures. I want to be more than fuel for capitalism. This is a serious question. I’ve intentionally left my home country out but I’m sure you have guessed.
It’s difficult to get permission to live long term in another country that has a good social support network. Also the governments of those countries don’t want people from everywhere moving there for that so even if they give you permission to live there it can take time before you have any right to their affordable healthcare, child subsidies or pension. It’s also more expensive than it seems to get established. Housing tends to be harder to obtain when a foreigner and many ideal locations are experiencing a greater shortage of housing than the US.
No one is safe from war. Some of the countries where safety is high believe they are safe from war but the truth is they will fail quickly if things fall apart.
In the US it is easy to move around and find many communities that don’t have exacerbated problems with serious crimes.
When I lived abroad I planned for it to be temporary. But everyone assumes you are looking for a way to make it permanent. Many think you should. Others do things to discourage that. While I didn’t plan to stay, the temptation was there. But the stress of never being certain of my right to keep living there was always on my mind. That impacted a lot of decisions. I don’t want to live someplace long term with notions of permanency where I could easily lose my right to reside there and be expected to expatriate quickly with children in tow. But that’s me. A lot of people do fine living like this.
Every place has its ups and downs. There may not be gun violence but there is still a lot of crime and violence in places that doesn’t get attention in the media. You don’t necessarily have the right to defend yourself if attacked and can be held liable for injuring your attacker. Which encourages that type of violence.
There are no utopias. There are pros and cons. There are places that are better for raising children than others and for growing old. But all of that can change in a matter of years. It’s difficult to try out a place before committing to it but it’s wise if there’s a way.