Hey Pandas, I Want To Move To Europe. Tell Me Why I Should Move To Your Country (Closed)

Definitely a good thing

I lived in England for 20yrs and it was the most boring, depressing place. The racism is disgusting and the people are entitled and rude. They should be grateful for free health care but they complain about it constantly. Actually they complain about everything. It’s too cold, it’s too hot, it’s raining, it’s cloudy,. Just constant complaining. There is nothing for kids and teenagers to do. No youth clubs, nothing so they trash stuff. Playgrounds for kids are scattered with used condoms and alcohol bottles. Yes I’ve lived in different parts of the country so I do know. It’s an awful, nasty place to live. I couldn’t wait to leave.

No way, it's rains all the time, not to mention cricket!!

How is this different from anywhere else in Europe??

You should come to the UK because we are accepting of all nationalities, we are a friendly nation who goes out of our way to welcome strangers and we have great clubs, museums and different areas to explore. We have a great music scene (to suit all tastes) and a beautiful coastline to explore. Please come, you will be more then welcome. :)

Cons: Finding a job is easy depending on what is your field of work and where in Germany you pretend to live. If you want to work for a german company, you will need to speak german. It is hard to make friends, if you don't know absolutely nobody here. Some cities are not this friendly with foreigners, also depends where you come from. You have to proof income to live here for more than 3 months and you are not legally allowed to look for a job with travel visa. Also if you want to work in th technology field, you will need a least a Master Degree, most of the people in Tech fields have one. Renting prices in some areas are an absurd. A LOT of Burocracy!

Europe's Country Club. Prepare to see mind-boggling beauty and kick back a $10 pint.

Cons: you'll never be viewed as a citizen. No matter how long you live there, you'll always be the foreigner...

France is lovely. The neighbours make an effort to get to know you. They appreciate it if you speak French, no matter how basic. They will invite you to their homes and make you welcome. If you ask directions, they won't just tell you they will walk you there and make sure you are ok. Paris is obviously going to be different but if anyone judges a country on one city then they don't deserve to see the rest of it.

I moved from Germany to France 25 years ago....and became 5 years later french citizen.

Not a fan of the food. But I like the south of France.

France takes really really good care of it's citizens. Unlike the U.S., which is the only industrialized country in...the..world!.....that does not provide free health care for it's citizens, something that should be the most basic of human rights. Disgraceful and appalling.

Czechs were called "The laughing beasts" by Heydrich. The reason being that even in the harshest of regimes, Czechs were making jokes and fun of everything. That's both a pro and a con. As a native english speaker (I assume) you'd have some trouble in many places but it wouldn't be terrible to bear since our country was a huge international hub before the 1st world war and we are somewhat returning to that nowadays. There's a big difference between countryside and cities (as with many eastern europe countries) and I wouldn't suggest anyone not knowing the country move there without spending some time there without committing first. Out of the post soviet countries, the Czech republic has actually had the best economy so it's become one of the more developed countries from the bunch.

I lived there for 12 years, my daughter was born there too. Big con: Because we spoke English in our family, people thought we couldn't speak or understand Dutch (we could and did) so there were many times we were called a certain xenophobic name. Once I lost my temper and said that if it hadn't been for us foreigners, they would all be speaking German. I hate offending anyone but being gossiped about and criticised for being foreigners winds me up. Especially because we were working and contributing to the country.

Another big pro is the city planning, especially in regards to transportation. You can go nearly anywhere by bike, and biking is safe and fun because of the ways the roads have been designed. This means less car noise, less pollution, faster transportation and you get some exercise along the way. Additionally, Dutch cities are designed to have everything you need in a walkable distance, so you spend less time on groceries and errands like that

The only con That I think that it’s important is that healthcare is really expensive compared to other European countries (cheap compared to USA). You pay a lot of taxes and on top a expensive insurance that barely covers the basics. In other European countries you just pay an insurance (or very little) if you work.

Well, here: I'll "gift" you with this lovely Netherlander. He's not "mine', but he's a shining light in a weary world and appreciated by so so many: Buitengebieden Twitter

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Con; Netherlands seem to have a culture of women not working or working partially and only as assistants, customer service etc. As a woman working full time and in sime higher position or a field traditionally seen as 'male' you get lot of questions like how can you do IT, you're a woman? What does your husband say about that? And you hear sexist remarks and 'jokes' all the time. Also if you are a woman working as manager or director you are patronized and treated as like you don't matter. Any ideas coming from you are passed until after about six months some of the men come out and present your idea as their own. I guess that"s common in many countries but this isn't how we roll in the north.

It's very noice not as cold and rainy as the stereotypes but not to hot people are cool Edinburgh is really advanced nice nature parks and walks but a lot of shops and stuff too

One of the most beautiful places on earth, lovely people and wonderful sense of community. Would be my second choice only after Italy (current home)

I love Scotland, lived there long enough but jobs are scarce, health service poor, lovely weather. Things are different in the cities but for scenery and lovely people you need to be away from the grime found in all cities

What about free healthcare, paid Education, 6 weeks paid holiday, 52 weeks paid maternityleave to be shared between mother AND father, free sexuality and religion, great citylife and beautiful countrysides, a Country being led by 2 females (Queen Margrethe and pm Mette), politics being not that Big of a deal, strict laws against weapons... AND BACON AND BEER!

I love Denmark! Sadly, I visited when I was very young so I didn't appreciate it as much as I should have

Germany: I want to leave, so there is one free space.

I have an experience being yelled by bus driver because I asked the direction in English. But anyway it's my fault to speak English in non-English-speaking country

My white friend adored visiting Spain and said she'd love to return. My Black friend experienced such strong racism there she said she wouldn't return if you paid her. I haven't been able to think of Spain the same way since.