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I'm a bit unclear about your ending. You want to move to the Netherlands but don't want to learn Dutch? Are you one of those Californians who are desperate to
by supportlocal4h 6y ago
I'm a bit unclear about your ending. You want to move to the Netherlands but don't want to learn Dutch?
Are you one of those Californians who are desperate to escape California but then try to change all the rules of your new home to match what you had in California? Just so you know, this is very irritating to your new neighbors.
I live in the USA. I like it here. But you say it is better because it has lower taxes and doesn't make you learn Dutch. Others point out that your taxes + your health insurance premiums + doctor fees are not less than Netherland's taxes that include healthcare.
When I lived outside the USA I made a significant effort to learn the language. I've never understood why one would not.
If these are your main reasons for preferring the USA they seem pretty weak. Your first paragraph is a much stronger position.
- seibelj 6y agoThe healthcare situation in the USA is totally bonkers, but in general I prefer to be taxed less and receive fewer services from the government, and then use the saved money to select (or go without) my own service providers.
- pertymcpert 6y agoAs a result, your less wealthy neighbors are worse off. And you also suffer because of this as well, you just don't realize. Anyway, it sounds like you deserve all of the problems of the US since you're not actually interested in making anything better. As a result, you'd be a net negative to anywhere you move with that mindset.