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| | | | | Not at this moment | Nov 6, 2025 |
I have previously moved to Brazil for study and to the UK for work. I loved being able to just go and live somewhere very different.
At this moment though, I would prefer to stay where I am. I live in a house with a lovely garden, in a lovely place at the outskirts of a beautiful, friendly town, close to my family and my boyfriend's family (both sets of parents are getting older so we try to visit regularly).
I also found that, although I loved moving and living abroad ... See more I have previously moved to Brazil for study and to the UK for work. I loved being able to just go and live somewhere very different.
At this moment though, I would prefer to stay where I am. I live in a house with a lovely garden, in a lovely place at the outskirts of a beautiful, friendly town, close to my family and my boyfriend's family (both sets of parents are getting older so we try to visit regularly).
I also found that, although I loved moving and living abroad each time, it does take a lot of time and effort to build a social life somewhere else, so I am not keen to keep moving.
I would certainly recommend it to anyone before settling down though! ▲ Collapse
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At my age not any more, but in 1985 I moved to Belgium for a job opportunity at the European Community (as it was called then) and stayed in Brussels for 30 years. It was a very pleasant and fulfilling experience.
[Edited at 2025-11-06 10:45 GMT]
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| freelancer = you can work everywhere | Nov 6, 2025 |
Is the question about an employment? Or why would a freelancer need to relocate for work?
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| Quick Polls and typos... | Nov 6, 2025 |
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| | | | Oscar Núñez Alfaro
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| No, I would not | Nov 6, 2025 |
I could live in another country temporarily for travelling, attending to conferences and having good experiences.
| | | | Luca Adie
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| Angie Garbarino
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I moved to Spain from Italy in 2011, but at my age, not anymore, instead I am now considering to come back to Italy for some reason. like Marjolein says it does take a lot of time and effort to build a social life somewhere else, cultural differences do not help.
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Alex Lichanow
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| Other/mixed feelings | Nov 7, 2025 |
Personally, I would if the opportunity is good enough. Though for the time being, I am excluding... *ahem*... "certain countries" that have a Silly Valley and an orange weirdo for a president.
However, my wife is very adamant on staying not only in Germany but in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, so there's that. She did once drop that she would consider relocating if I were to make upwards of a million in the new country, so that's not happening anytime soon.
| | | | Angie Garbarino
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| For several reasons | Nov 7, 2025 |
Zea_Mays wrote:
Or why would a freelancer need to relocate for work?
| | | | Gerard Barry
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| Orange weirdo | Nov 13, 2025 |
Alex Lichanow wrote:
Personally, I would if the opportunity is good enough. Though for the time being, I am excluding... *ahem*... "certain countries" that have a Silly Valley and an orange weirdo for a president.
However, my wife is very adamant on staying not only in Germany but in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, so there's that. She did once drop that she would consider relocating if I were to make upwards of a million in the new country, so that's not happening anytime soon.
I do have to laugh at the smugness and "Gratismut" of Germans when they criticise leaders of other countries. If you called a German politician a name like "orange weirdo", they could report you to the police for insult, which can be punished by up to a year in prison.
| | | | Alex Lichanow
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Gerard Barry wrote:
I do have to laugh at the smugness and "Gratismut" of Germans when they criticise leaders of other countries. If you called a German politician a name like "orange weirdo", they could report you to the police for insult, which can be punished by up to a year in prison.
I'm not great at filtering and censoring myself, nor do I really wish to. I am also not exactly squeamish about our own politicians. Hard to find a single nice (or even "not non-nice") word about the complete human and political failure that is Merz. Why sugarcoat it?
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Gerard Barry
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Alex Lichanow wrote:
Gerard Barry wrote:
I do have to laugh at the smugness and "Gratismut" of Germans when they criticise leaders of other countries. If you called a German politician a name like "orange weirdo", they could report you to the police for insult, which can be punished by up to a year in prison.
I'm not great at filtering and censoring myself, nor do I really wish to. I am also not exactly squeamish about our own politicians. Hard to find a single nice (or even "not non-nice") word about the complete human and political failure that is Merz. Why sugarcoat it?
Well, be careful what you say about German politicians, especially those on the left. They don't take criticism well. Let's not forget Robert Habeck and the "Schwachkopf" affair.
| | | | Alex Lichanow
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Gerard Barry wrote:
Well, be careful what you say about German politicians, especially those on the left. They don't take criticism well. Let's not forget Robert Habeck and the "Schwachkopf" affair.
Well, politicians hate the truth and can't handle it. Doesn't matter if they are left, right, green, blue, brown or what-fecking-ever. Not going to censor myself over it.
But I'm not going to derail this thread any further
| | | | Gerard Barry
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Alex Lichanow wrote:
Gerard Barry wrote:
Well, be careful what you say about German politicians, especially those on the left. They don't take criticism well. Let's not forget Robert Habeck and the "Schwachkopf" affair.
Well, politicians hate the truth and can't handle it. Doesn't matter if they are left, right, green, blue, brown or what-fecking-ever. Not going to censor myself over it.
But I'm not going to derail this thread any further
In Germany, it is in fact politicians on the left who run to the police most frequently to report citizens for insulting them. I guess they're just authoritarian communists.
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