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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216
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.
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Real world responsibility such as dependent family members, job, mortgage and personal ties I agree with, but if you don't have these responsibilities which a lot of people don't, then moving to another location is not so difficult, as evidence suggests for people moving within or from first world countries.
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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.
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I can tell you that a lot of people that move from third world countries to escape poverty as you put it, usually don't want to go at all but are forced as you say out of necessity, which makes their immigration a much tougher prospect than going of their own free-will, as it's not done out of any real desire.
Can't speak for Lord Larehip as I don't know his personal circumstances or age until you just said, but it depends on how deep his ties are with his current location, as to whether a move is a reality or not.
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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
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That's the same for most cultures around the world as you can usually find in most major cities where immigrants tend to go their own sub-culture established in some way, unless you happen to be from somewhere like Greenland for example.
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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
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Today the blueprint for success is extremely vague, as uncertainty for most people in the current generation has never been higher and people tend to think day to day rather than long term planning. The work is usually there if you know where to look and the subculture that you're speaking of is the strongest link to it.
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