I'm genuinely curious. I have lived in North America my whole life. But what is living in other countries like? What are the pros and cons? If I were to visit some in the winter or even in the coming Thanksgiving what are some good places to travel?
I ask because I don't want to just be exposed to North American culture my whole life. Of course you have to invest a lot of time into actually getting to know a country but I gotta know. I hear in the East (at least the EU) is a lot more liberal. Of course drugs may be a different story but idk.
Of course there is also Asian culture which is much more conservative than North American culture...but idk. I'm just thinking.
The point is I'm curious about how living in other countries is. How are they similar? How are they different? What are the pros and cons? How are the politics different? What about bedtimes? I hear in Germany you can't make noise from 10PM to 6-7AM or something. I'm pretty sure I gotta learn a language if I try something like the EU, Asia, Australia, etc.
I don't want to be boxed inside North American culture my whole life. I don't necessarily hate it but it feels so divided. Like you are so alone and maybe other countries aren't as lonely.
And things like credit cards and media seem so pushed here. Is it the same in other countries?
I know I focused on the EU in this post but that's because that's what I was "exposed" to in high school. At least the idea of the EU not being as bad as people try to make it. Even asking around some people tell me suicide bombers are common in the EU...but aren't shooters common in the US? And the Philippines? I mean if you get caught with drugs in the Philippines don't they shoot you dead?
I just want to experience the world and not be stuck in a bubble...I wish I did it when I was younger but...idk, I'm just always wondering now.
If anyone can tell me some pros and cons that they have observed (preferably someone that has lived in both the US and one other country) that would be great.
TheMiamiDeSantos
well, i have never went into the US, but i have lived my whole life in Brazil (i'm 24 years old), the pros is: nice weather, no nature attacks like earthquake, typhoon, hurricane, tsunami, etc, many kind people (they have their flaws but there are many great people here)
the cons: it's not a safe country, i don't recommend anyone come here, everything is expensive and bureaucratic (if you have money and if you're connect you can get many advantages many people won't be getting, but still things here are hard). Politics sucks. There is no legal way to a civilian hang around with a gun and having a gun here is expensive and bureaucratic so you gotta rely on the state for your security (by which suck)
It's an underdeveloped country so there ain't much opportunity to work like you have in america and the jobs won't be paying good there are the minimal wage by which is like a little less than $300 and many stuff like technology (computer, videogames, cars, etc) are way more expensive than if an american is buying
I have an animated series by which i show some of stuff of how it's like to live in brazil as well i made some posts about things that happens here
EpikHellSword
It's expensive af in the US as well. In fact according to livingcost.org "The average cost of living in Brazil ($723) is 70% less expensive than in the United States ($2434)."
Where I live there are homeless people everywhere and it's only rising. I'm lucky to be of upper middle class.
I'll give you the gun crimes since according to google Brazil has the most murders of any country.
To end on a more optimistic note Brazil does have some fine ass people though lol.