“Commit Some Crimes, Go To Prison”: 40 People Share Where They Would Move To If Given The Chance

Iceland. Less people to deal with.

pantherwest:
And no mosquitoes. But the added bonus of aurora borealis. Shocked I had to scroll so far to find Iceland.

Hands down - Norway.

Free healthcare, education. Nice clean air, no pollution. Friendly people. It is quite peaceful over there.

Canada

As an embarrassed American, I think I’d find it culturally familiar, more liberal, no Trump. I hear Vancouver is amazing too.

Scotland or Ireland. Pale, freckles and lots of curly hair. The sun hates me, and I prefer cloudy cool places. It’s ideal.

I am a female, I live in the American south, the weather is a humid hot bastard and I’ve been ragged my whole life about being so pale. I have a lot of Irish, Welsh, and Scottish ancestry, I would love to visit if nothing else.

Ireland, it's just so damn beautiful.

TokyoRachel:
That's my pick. Fiance and I spent 9 days there in 2019 and it was the most magical place I've ever seen. The food, the people, the nature, the sights, everything was so lovely that I cried for days when we got back.
I know they're experiencing a terrible housing crisis and I would hate to add to that but boy would I give almost anything to be able to call that beautiful island home.

Probably New Zealand. I mean you've got beaches, mountains, Hobbiton, like what more could you want??

Alex_2259:
Only if a free house comes with it. Insanely bad housing market even worse than the states.

Probably Sweden. Similar to the commenter talking about Norway, you can get surprisingly affordable property on water outside the main cities. It’s hard to explain but I just vibe with Sweden a bit more vs. Norway, Finland, or Denmark, but overall, I love the Nordics. I don’t mind cold, I don’t mind the dark if appropriately accompanied by fun wintry things, love the values and general lifestyle. I know all countries have their problems and Sweden in particular has been struggling with integrating migrants, but nowhere is perfect.

For context, I am American, currently live in the Netherlands. And things are good here, I’m happy here, but I also…spend a lot of time in Sweden. Both my spouse and I have had work projects that have taken us to Sweden or had us working long time with a Swedish team, so we also know we vibe with the work culture etc., not only based on short vacations.

Norway, commit some crimes, go to prison, play PS all day long.

Uruguay. The Northern Hemisphere wants to destroy itself, so looking south is a good first bet. Uruguay is one of the most progressive countries in South America. Also one of the safest. Add the people and the culture and the beauty of the land to the mix and it's a clear winner.

Denmark or the Netherlands. I hear people in Denmark are happy. I would like some of that too.

Norway. Honestly, one of the few countries that seems to put their own people as a whole first, all the way down to nationalizing mineral wealth instead of giving it away to private enterprise, foreign national organizations, or individuals for nothing. Already fully recognize how deleterious many of the negative decisions other countries either are continuing to make, or trying to make, just a lot less work to be done to have a functional level of government.

Spain. Beautiful cities, awesome food, wonderful culture, and casual lifestyle.

I would move to Malta. I’m sixty years old and Malta is one of the top places to retire too. An island in the central Mediterranean Sea, beaches, affordable cost of living. And Malta has two spoken languages are Maltese and English. Yup with what’s about to transpire in the U.S. It gets more tempting everyday.

I don't want to leave the USA. But if I were going to leave, I'd go to Canada. It's pretty much the same as the U.S. but with fewer guns and universal healthcare.

Scotland, I'd live a self sufficient lifestyle, and just enjoy the scenery.

Portugal. For the food, the people and history.

The Netherlands.

Every time I go there I enjoy myself. I get the feeling that the Dutch have things figured out.

Probably not the most common answer, but I think maybe Germany. I’m of German heritage and have been learning the language the past few years now to the point of reading Harry Potter and watching some tv somewhat comfortably. I like the culture and would enjoy the challenge of adapting to what feels like a midpoint between an English speaking comfort zone and something truly new.

Italy!! Studied abroad there a few years ago and have been thinking about it ever since. I love everything about it, the people, the food, the culture... it's a great place.

Croatia, along the dalmatian coast.

It's beautiful to begin with, the local food is amazing.
And there is something about their mentality and society with I very much enjoy. It's a bit more 'human' so to speak? And their society seems less polarized than what I'm used to back home.

Don't get me wrong the country where I now live the Netherlands is beautiful as well. But... It just feels a bit cold not just the outside temperature but also our society, it has something cold. We are friendly sure but... We will never invite a stranger into our homes.