If you had to become an ex-patriate, where would you go?

1/23/07 | Self

[Little Pig]

If you were to live outside of the US, what country would you pick to be an ex-pat in? Why?

[JRios1968]

Nigeria...in fact, I need your assistance getting some money out of the central bank there. Think you can help me out?

[Fierce Allegiance]

I haven't studied the politics too well, but it wouldn't take much more than my current savings to buy the gvrenment and become King. I'd start a small war, and get billions in military aid from my allies in the USA, and live comfortably everafter.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I also had Belize listed.
It has been about 20 years since I was there.
I hope it hasn't changed too much.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Rio! But only for Carnivale.

[politicalwit]

I've visited Belize 5 times in the last 1.5 years. Great place to visit and hopefully to live. My last venture was searching for real estate.

[USF]

Singapore.

Was there for a while, and have lived all over the globe... loved it in Singapore, and would do it all over again.

[NonValueAdded]

Heard Hillary one too many times today, eh? :)

[NorCalRepub]

New Zealand for sure...I had a retired friend who is an ex pat there....took almost a year as he had to prove net worth etc.....they do it right

[onja]

I suppose Britain, Israel, Germany, or maybe Australia. I'd want generally pro-America countries. Still, I'd rather live here under Hillary than any other nation by any other leader.

[Mr. Blonde]

Forgot to add Petoria to my list.

[psjones]

It's been more than 4 years since I went down, but we are planning on going down this year.

[Doomonyou]

Is there any other country out there where you can still own a gun? (Middle East not withstanding, I wouldn't go there.)

Is Switzerland it?

[GOP Poet]

Scotland. Golf, great atmosphere for writers and also the fog. Don't know much about their politics though.

[proudofthesouth]

If it wasn't for the extremely cold winters (I HATE cold winters!) I'd move up to Manitoba or Alberta Canada

[psjones]

Belize hasn't changed much, that can be good, but also bad.

I don't plan on moving to live down there, but if Hillary ever makes it to president, I'll have to stop watching political news.

[Jet Jaguar]

Good question.

I think Israel, Switzerland and a few of the United States is all that are left.


I would move back to Alaska.

[Issaquahking]

You talkin to me? I'd rather fight for my homeland, than move!



Moving the Fed's back!

Artist/Band: Haggard Merle
Lyrics for Song: Fightin' Side of Me

I hear people talkin' bad,
About the way we have to live here in this country,
Harpin' on the wars we fight,
An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.
An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides,
An' standin' up for things they believe in.
When they're runnin' down my country, man,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

I read about some squirrely guy,
Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin'.
An' I wonder just how long,
The rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk an' honey,
But they preach about some other way of livin'.
When they're runnin' down my country, hoss,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.



If I die in the battle, bury me face down
so hill can KMA!


Barring that, send my ashes to Australia
it will be the last of the free places in the world.

[lesser_satan]

Here's a good place to shop around. But I would lean toward Australia, Canada, Israel, or Japan.

[jwalsh07]

We're leaving Ct and moving to South Carolina in the not too distant future. That's as close as I'll ever again come to being an expatriate.

[Doomonyou]

I would move back to Alaska.

Close enough!

Wyoming is almost another country.