(Author of the blog post here.) As a matter of fact, I did, many years ago. Ultimately, I didn't go for it, but it was more a matter of circumstance than convi

(Author of the blog post here.) As a matter of fact, I did, many years ago. Ultimately, I didn't go for it, but it was more a matter of circumstance than conviction. I think I would have been happy there. The US is hardly the violent crime dystopia that some Europeans make it out to be (the overall crime stats don't really stand out compared to the rest of OECD), so this was never a compelling argument; healthcare, more so - although thankfully, the US is now getting a bit smarter about that, too.