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> I never really got the appeal of growing up in America - work 40+ hours a week with a week or two off per year (and that’s if you’re lucky) for a few decades
by jstarfish 3y ago
> I never really got the appeal of growing up in America - work 40+ hours a week with a week or two off per year (and that’s if you’re lucky) for a few decades as you get old and then die [...] if you don’t get laid off.
America is not a country for salarymen. It is a country for entrepreneurs and business owners. Customers and employees are the human resources they exploit.
You make your money however you can then you exfiltrate your earnings back to whatever country you came from, and retire early as a king.
- hotpotamus 3y agoWell, I'm from here, but I do think about retiring abroad. I'm not sure about navigating another culture and language, but I suppose I could learn.
- vertis 3y agoThe good news for you then is that English will get you pretty far in most countries. Most of Europe isn't so culturally different that it's impossible. Places like Australia (good weather) and NZ (medium weather, great activities), where I was born and grew up, are good options if you can get the visa (you probably can if you're a technologist). So many European countries have high numbers of English speakers, some are better retirement targets than others. Certainly a lots of British people Retire to Spain, Portugal and Greece.