Where to?
Posted by go2library@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Hi
Where can I move to as a mid 20s white (lol) tradesman for a peaceful and enjoyable “country” lifestyle?
I’m completely disenfranchised with the idea of an American dream and have personally seen people close to me get enslaved into decades of being a cog. I love this country to bits and it’s not all doom and gloom but I gotta find greener pastures.
I had my sights on Georgia and Ireland recently but suggestions help. I’m planning to crank out a few good years in the states, liquidate everything and take off and start fresh.
Thanks guys
Cookie_Monstress@reddit
Hi. As you need a Visa to Europe, I strongly suggest forgetting right away anything just based on you being ‘white’. As being white is not enough to differentiate you. Being native level English speaker might give you some slight perks but that’s about it.
In order to land a job in Europe
- Learn and become fluent with the local language
- Have some almost extraordinary skills in order to some company willing to sponsor you
You can always also take the route of student Visa. Roughly generalising but very often maybe 4 years studying with absolutely no guarantee that you will find part time job while you study nor that you find any full time job soon or ever after you graduate.
expats-ModTeam@reddit
If you are currently not an expat, and are looking for information about emigrating, you are required to ask specific questions about a specific destination or set of destinations. This means you should have already put some thought and research into where you might want—and be able—to go.
You must provide context for your questions which may be relevant. No one is an expert in your eligibility to emigrate, so it’s expected that you will have already done some research to get an idea of what countries you might be able to get a visa for.
r/iwantout may be a better sub for you to post in. Make sure you abide by their rules as well.
Tardislass@reddit
You will be a cog everywhere unless you have money. Ireland is very expensive right now and there is a housing crisis throughout Europe. Just moving abroad doesn’t mean you won’t have to work hard. In fact you’ll probably work harder as an immigrant.
elevenblade@reddit
If you don’t yet have a concrete plan for how and where to emigrate you might get better answers for this type of open question in r/AmerExit and r/IWantOut.
flushbunking@reddit
ireland would work, skilled trades are backed up-but housing and visa are both going to be impossible.
CptPatches@reddit
the language barrier could make Georgia quite difficult. Would you be willing to learn Georgian to make that move?