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hshshshshsh ◴[] No.42192136[source]
To people who are considering moving abroad you should do it.

Don't let nationalism stop you. You were randomly born in your country.

Choose your country. Don't let randomness and some emotional baggage control where you want to live.

You have a finite live. Make most of it.

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1. Xenoamorphous ◴[] No.42192169[source]
I don't think nationalism is what's most people considering moving abroad are thinking about.

People who move abroad usually leave everything behind: family, friends, etc. Yes you can come visit regularly, but what was previously a daily or weekly thing now becomes yearly or bi-yearly in many cases.

Second it's the language barrier: moving to a country where you don't fully master the language (sometimes far from it) is really hard, too.

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2. lotsofpulp ◴[] No.42193929[source]
> People who move abroad usually leave everything behind: family, friends, etc.

In the US, most people I have met who immigrated came via chain migration, with family members sponsoring other family members’ visas. And things also supplemented by family members in those families immigrating via student/work/spousal visas.