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I'm both curious and a little teasing here: Where do you live? I'm talking from the perspective of a (leftist) German who wanted to relocate to Singapore (Wife

I'm both curious and a little teasing here: Where do you live? I'm talking from the perspective of a (leftist) German who wanted to relocate to Singapore (Wife said no) and lived in Tel Aviv. I've never been to the States, because quite frankly I feel the trip would cost me more 'freedom' than I'm comfortable to part with. Note that I comment on things I know only online/through the news/from talks with friends. That said, I wonder how many critics of Singapore have actually stayed there for some time..

nairteashop 13y ago
I live in the US (bay area) now, but I've lived for significant periods of time in the middle east and asia in the past. I know the US gets a bad rap as far as personal freedom is concerned (high incarceration rate, capital punishment, etc) and this is indeed an issue in some other places in the US where I've lived, but I love it here in the bay area. You should try it for a bit and see what you think. Interestingly, I'm planning to move to Europe, most likely Germany :) and live there for a bit to see what that's like.
- flyinRyan 13y ago
  The bad rap is deserved. But the US is so large you can live there your whole life without running into any issues if you're lucky, so don't imagine loving it where you are means there aren't major issues. Swing over to Oakland and you'll probably see some.