Left the U.S. for a foreign country?

notice how most of the posters came to the US? Thats because we are the best.

and see... that's kinda the funny thing, because the media seems to say we're not the best, that a lot of the other countries are better, especially European and Canada. Or maybe that's just me? Does anyone else get the sense that the US media is trying to convince us that other countries are better to live in?

funny thing is ... they may be right? How about that?

But seriously, you've got to look at what they are talking about. I am sure there are plenty of countries who have the US beat in specific areas, just as the US has plenty of other countries but in other areas.

People seem to forget that logic and pride are different things. Open mindedness is also not a bad thing.

Not until you have actually lived (not vacationed) in another country can you truly make comparisons or judge.

Just because some things are better somewhere else, shouldn't make people feel defensive instead it should be a challenge to either make what we have here better or not let it get to were it may be in other countries (and that is something we will most likely not agree on, I understand that).

well, not according to the majority of the replies on here. I mean, I know it's not the most scientific survey, but a lot of people replying have been saying they left their country to come to the US and they're happier in the US

Yep, definitely not a scientific survey, so don't put too much on what you read on a fitness site.

It would be the same as if I told you about all the people who commented to me how much they loved Europe and would rather live there. Doesn't mean anything either

I've always been an expat risk but my husband doesn't share my passion for spending time in foreign countries. I would like to live in Italy or France.

I'm a huge Roman history buff, and I can't wait to go to Rome someday.

I lived in US for a year and came back home Finland very gladly. Even though US has great things, I still find my own country better in many ways (health care etc). And when it comes to raising kids, I wouldn't want to do it US, since it's much more safer back here, not to mention how much better public schools we have. And let's not go to the school food... Yes, I was working with kids during that year.
I love to travel, and I'm also looking for new job from all Nordic countries (including my own).

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and this is mine
I was lucky enough to spend 4 months in college in Canada and I would love to go back since it was such a short time. If I had to choose between US and Canada, the latter one would win

I left the US to study in Australia for a semester..... Best months of my life.

Left for the UK to go to university and live with my boyfriend.

REALLY want to go back to the US now, but I'm planning on teaching english in Taiwan after I'm done with my degree to pay off debt unless my boyfriend finds a great job somewhere else.

Where'd you go? Why? How'd you find work? What went down?

Yep. My husband works for the US govt, and our family gets moved around every 2-3 years. We have lived in Mozambique, Chile and are currently in Armenia. I've worked for some of these years (usually doing editing work, or getting a job within the US embassy), but I feel pretty lucky to be able to stay home with my kids right now.

I love this life, which isn't to say I DON'T love my country. But I don't feel the need to move back to the US anytime soon. I'm looking forward to whatever random spot on the planet comes into my life next!

Everyone has such interesting stories!
I've actually been really curious as to how everyone has been able to find jobs and housing in their new countries, so this helped quite a bit.

I was offered a scholarship at a university in Queensland, AU a few years ago, but turned it down because at the time the program didn't interest me enough. I'm still kicking myself wishing I would have taken it.

I'm Canadian, and it's not that I don't love my country, it's just that there's a whole world out there for me to explore, and I don't feel like I should be confined to one country my whole life.

If I wasn't tied down at the moment, I'd for sure be living in Spain, Italy, or France (as those are the languages I can pick up easiest). And if anything were to come up and I had the opportunity to be there, I'd book my flight there ASAP. Should the opportunity come up sooner than later, I'm glad that you all shared your experiences so that I'd be able to make a smoother transition!!

As of right now though, the game plan is to be living in either Nicaragua or the Dominican by the time we're 35. We've already began looking at houses, and are gradually familiarizing ourselves with the rest of the country's laws.

This thread is hilarious. Some people eh...

Anyway. I'm Irish, and currently living in Thailand. Been here for nearly 2 years. Planning on moving on somewhere new soon though.

I'm a teacher so easy to travel the world working, and that's the plan. I got this job online before arriving and it's all been amazing.

I absolutely love the transit system in Zurich. It was like a dream to this transportation engineer. But that siad, I deifnitely would not call it cheap. And it was sooo good and efficient I'd call it wasteful. I was there to visit a friend who lives about 10-15 minutes from downtown and there were about 5 transit options to get back to her place from downtown that all took relatively the same amount of time.

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Actually if you live here and purchase the monthly pass to go anywhere in Switzerland it is quite cheap compared to the other countries. If you are purchasing tickets each time, it is expensive.

Moved from Oregon to Liverpool England for what was supposed to be a 1-year Master's Degree programme. That was in 2004. I'm still in England, and happily married to a British man. I can't imagine going back to the US now....

Left Ireland for the US. Reason - My parents made me. lol! I was 12 when we moved.