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[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

at least currently these countries are mostly looking for PHDs, MDs in specialities, some engineers, but degrees in stem lower than that isnt encouraged at all. because they know there will be a job waiting the moment they set foot in those countries, but its unwise for someone with a undergraduate/MS since you would have to do much more.

i knew a white guy in my CC that "expatriated" to mexico after my semester with him in a stem class this was a long time ago, kinda wierd he even bother going to school in the CC anyways in the USA, he was gone the next semester.

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 28 points 1 day ago

I'm German and as far as I'm concerned the people who want to flee the current US administration are exactly the type of people you want to welcome with open arms.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago

the ones that cant stop sucking off trump, arent even leaving usa anyways(trump supporters/liberterians), they are too inside thier bubble. scientists and mds and engineers have much more options than people with non-graduate degrees unfortunately.

[-] Triasha@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

As a trans woman I might need somewhere to go and I desperately hope that when that day comes someone like you is in charge if deciding if I get to stay.

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[-] jaupsinluggies@feddit.uk 15 points 1 day ago

Brit here. I'd be happy to accept Dem voters. Fart voters can stay at home and eat their own dogshit. Non-voters too; they knew exactly who FartV1 was and I am genuinely surprised Harris couldn't get in simply on "I'm not Fart". They really thought she'd be worse?

And for those who get over here by lying about their vote; they incriminate themselves, and will be deported the moment we discover the truth.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They really thought she'd be worse?

For the love of God, please stop spreading this mode of thinking. Elections are won by enthusiasm, not an intellectual weighing of the pros and cons of each. This is the model Democrats have used for decades that got us here. Being the lesser evil is not a solid campaign strategy. The greater evil will always get more attention, and therefore enthusiasm.

I don't think this is an exclusively American thing. Did Brits really think brexit was a good idea?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

evidence came out it was also rigged, and it has been for the last 2 times too. she wouldve won regardless, but the problem is DNc dint call out to be investigated for fear of being called riggers themselves. and waited when it was almost a year to finally say, we think its rigged?

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 11 hours ago

It wasn't rigged. Even if it were rigged, it should never have been close enough to be rigged, but it wasn't rigged. If the DNC waited to say it was rigged, they are still waiting because they haven't said they think it's rigged, but their not waiting, because it wasn't rigged.

[-] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

Tbf most migrants are either damn smart, hard workers or damn smart hard workers.

So, for a good future we should welcome them!

[-] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Any country where healthcare and higher education are considered human rights and not commodities will work for me.

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm very concerned that people who choose to go to France will just find themselves in the exact same situation along with the rest of us not too long from now. I'd advise looking for a country with a lower fascism approval rating...

We do have lots of cheese, though, if it's any consolation.

[-] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Non-American here. All Americans, except MAGA muricans, are welcome.

[-] kcweller@feddit.nl 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Netherlands here. The 862.409 Americans that voted for a better country (Jill Stein voters) are more than welcome here. Also, those who face illegal prosecution and genuine threat from the government, ICE and police. The rest would just move our political compass further to the authoritarian side, dems or reps.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Jill stein is a putin hack much like RFK jr is, she only appears every 4 years to siphon dem voters, all her votes were republicans, she would have the worst people going to other countries,.

[-] kcweller@feddit.nl 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Appears to siphon dem voters <> All her votes were republican

The lazy foreigners don't do anything <> The foreigners are taking all our jobs

Please let me know how you figure that "all her votes were republicans", I'm very interested.

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[-] blujan@sopuli.xyz 32 points 2 days ago

The kind of american that usually comes to Mexico is very nice, very welcome. Maybe the exceptions are the very loud and self absorbed ones that go to resort locations and act like they're better than everyone there.

As long as people want to integrate and cooperate they are more than welcome.

Now, the sad part is the gentrification that comes with a lot of people moving and outpaying rent vs the locals. Now the average cost of living in Mexico city is about 50% higher than the average salary, and about 100% higher than the median salary. Another very negative thing is that now a lot of locals have to communicate in english because American people will come and not learn spanish over multiple years living here. There are zones where everything is in english now. It's okay speaking english, it's not okay expecting english from everyone.

So a few pointers:

  1. Integrate, pay taxes, consume locally
  2. Try and move into already gentrified places, avoid displacing more people
  3. Push for social policy, increased affordable living spaces, invest in the country where you move into to improve the locals' life

Be friendly, but that's always

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[-] razzazzika@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

Germany. I might be able to claim ancestry rights. Ironic that my great grandmother fled fascism in Germany but I'd flee America to return to the motherland.

[-] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

You shouldn't say that "motherland" phrase so loud. Nobody cares, but it makes you one of those Muricans we try to avoid.

Nobody here cares about ancestry like americans do.

Your great grandma came from Germany. Was your grandma a german citizen? Was your mother a german citizen? No? You are not intitled to german citizenship anymore. You're a full blown american with a great grandma that migrated to the USA. I'm sorry to blow your bubble, that ship has left the harbor.

[-] razzazzika@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Ok sure. Sorry I didn't know 'motherland' was a negative phrase in Germany. I will not use it. My grandmother and mother were not German just great grandmother.

[-] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah... those fucking moronic assholes that forced your great grandmother to flee to survive loved expressions like Lebensraum, Rasserein, Bluterbe, Mutterland, Vaterland or Unwertes Leben...

And we germans laugh about that Murican obsession with "I'm German, because my great grandmother was..." you can get german citizenship ius sanguinis (by blood ... [as direct desendent])" and since 2000 also by ius soli (by place of birth). There's a joke about "Russlanddeutsche" (Russian germans) that goes like: Ivan now has german passport, he could give proof his great great great great grandfather had a german shepherd back in 1792.

Those people "coming back" are the decendents of people migrating to russia back in 1764 on their own free will.

So, my personal tip. Just say you want to leave the US because that country is heading for a fall. I can speak a bit german because my great grandma was from [insert city/village/state here]. I hope this will help me learn to speak fluently fast.

And you're welcome.

[-] razzazzika@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the constructive feedback instead of just assuming I was a bad person. I appreciate it.

[-] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

My pleasure.

You and grew up in completely different cultures, even if both are considered "western". We both are a product of how we grew up.

If someone would accuse me, as a german, of stareing, I'd be baffled, because for us it is normal not to look away after a split second. We also like to say things directly and don't like waste time with small talk and chit chat in some situations. Many think this makes us cold.

And... you obviously know about the darkest parts of german history. I was born 24 years after the third Reich was defeated and 80 years later this time still haunts this country. That's why we sometimes react a bit "twitchy" if people use expressions that either were used by the fascists or sound like they would have liked them. I hope you understand my first reaction even better now.

[-] razzazzika@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Yes I know how sensitive a subject it is.

Also, I too do not like small talk or mindless chit chat. If I talk, it is is in depth and with a passion about the topic.

[-] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 17 hours ago

You know the stereotypes about germans, no humor, stare at you, love their rules and laws, cold and pedantic, wait for the green light on a pedestrian crossing at 3 in the morning, but go pedal to the metal the moment their Porsche/Benz/BMW enters the Autobahn... and we drink beer all day and eat Sauerkraut.

:)

Seriously, the only Sauerkraut I really like is the batch my Dad makes every year in autumn and I don't drink beer.

[-] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

That’s not how it works hun. You’d have to go through the regular process of becoming a citizen by immigration.

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago

Ancestry rights≠automatic citizenship and the person you're responding to didn't make that claim.

[-] razzazzika@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, it's just one of the avenues. I could also just get a job there as I'm in tech, I'm not quite fluent in German yet especially when it comes to tech jargon. But I'm getting there.

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[-] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Don't come to Ireland. I've lived in the US for nearly two decades, made lots of friends and even helped some to immigrate here. The harsh reality is, however, that we're going through a really bad housing crisis, with our own homeless numbers growing every month, and house prices and rents exploding (a recent statistic showed that our growth in rents is four times the EU average). So, please, for our sake and yours, try a different country.

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