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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Actually it's not that difficult at all, I did it several times when I was younger and I treated it as an adventure. All it requires is a bit of planning and some guts.
People are doing this all over the world every day and are usually travelling to an alien culture to do it.
What I've highlighted is about as wrong as you can get. The world basically ticks over by people moving around the globe in transit.
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its one thing to travel when youre young and view it as bein adventurous when you dont have the real world responsibility that you gain with age. its another thing to move due to need or necessity (thinking along the lines of immigration in hopes of escapin poverty), and its another thing to do it when youre like 50 like larehip and just all of a sudden break free from all the lifelong relationship and obligations you have and cross your fingers on findin a place to live, a job, food, etc. not to mention adaptin to the culture lifestyle and laws of a new country.
most ppl travelin to an alien culture have ties to help them along the way and sub cultures that developed over time to help them adapt and put them at ease. theres a reason all chinese food places have the same exact menu pictures and delivery boxes, why the east coast boardwalk shops are all run by eastern europeans, why dry cleaners are usually korean, and why in some southern states most of the construction workers are mexican
my point bein it isnt easy and especially not when you dont have a subculture thats developed to facilitate your success. without a blueprint for success its extremely difficult and with age becomes moreso considerin the obligations you acquire throughout life. my entire point is that chameleon made it sound simple. dont like america?? just move. as if its some shrug of the shoulders decision that can just snap your fingers and its done and everythin works out great