Is it easy to live and settle abroad

I would, and I have been the UK and the weather is not for me. I liked Italy and I do not mind humid summers. I love the heat. I do like it here, though. Since I live in Pa, we have all of it. I live deep in the woods so it is so beautiful here. You should come and visit, son.

Do a swap if you like, I don't like the UK it's too hot and sticky and humid for me! We get plenty of rain, you sure you want to come to the UK, you sure you have the right country? We get sticky summers. Trouble is I have become settled in my country and to change would be to step outside my comfort zone, I am not a people person so wouldn't interact much and the UK is a bit 'unfriendly' to outsiders I have to admit we are very staid and not easygoing. The job situation in the UK is extremely bad so you'd have a tough time finding work here. It's not an easy country to live in my friend and I think you'd have to think long and hard because the UK would NOT be a country I'd choose if I wasn't living here!

Ronald, I have lived in many states in the US which is where I was born and raised. I have spent time in Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, China, and The Philippines. When I say "spent time" I mean a month or up to 12 months or more. There are places I would love to be and to live. As our country is getting more and more crazy I think again and again about going to one of these places to live. I even tried to get my husband when we retired from the Navy to move to Mexico. He had his reasons for not doing it even though they really made no since to me. I had an answer for every thing he named. I think he just wanted to be back in Tennessee. The thing about going to another country, each and every one of them have things that are not liked about where they are. It may get really cold, you may have 6 months of day and 6 of night. You may have times when you only have dusk time most of the night starting from 10 or 11pm and until 3 or 4 am. Generally about 2 to 4 hours of dusk. This is your night. The other places can have typhons, earth quakes, tornadoes, landslides, and any numerous things. Not to mention the cost. Do they have power where you want to go, do they just throw their trash in the street for a once a month pick-up??? Many more questions. If you plan to work full or part time, is there anything you can do there? Do you know the language or languages spoken where you wish to go? What type of poisonous critters are there and are they in plenty? Is there water where you want to settle? Never buy land in another place unless you actually really check it out...you may not be able to get water, power, and other things you wish to have. The cost of living there, is it worth you going? Many other places are so beautiful and I'd love to be there year round. They do have their problems but is it something you can deal with. I could...in some of them. But that is me. I have moved around all of my life until 12 years ago. I have my home in Tennessee, but have had 7 tornadoes on my land by my home since I have been here. Those are the only ones I've seen. I have spent many months and weeks in other places to because of my husbands work. I go where he is working to be with him. I miss my family here. I missed my dogs (my babies) It wasn't that I could not take them. I could have but for entry into The other countries can range from 4 weeks until a month they must be held until they could join me. Then if and when I came back to the states, they are worse. It's at least a month they are kenneled until I can get them. What if you want to take things, your automobile, furniture, etc? How do you plan to get them there. You can use a ships hull and storage. Just check into it. You can also travel that way, get a stake room on a ship. It takes longer but if you have no schedule and time to spend getting where you wish to be, then this is a good way to go. Just do not forget about the pirates that are out there now. Many many things for you to check into before deciding on one place to settle. If you do good luck to you.

If you don't like the rain,then the U.K. isn't the ideal place. I would love to visit the U.K. Because of the rain.I assume if you can get a work visa and a place to stay,you can move anywhere.

I think there may well be a few people in the UK (And on Mylot!) who might be prepared to do a house swap with You for a chance to Live in Malta! Having lived and worked in Germany,I feel Language would be the main issue when going to a new country,as of course that affects how easily you can integrate yourself and get around your new home..I should mention if you don't like rain,don't go too far North or west in the UK..Ireland is famous for being a green country-it takes a LOT of rain to keep it that way-but then visitors don't come here for the weather! A traveller once asked "What clothing should I bring on a trip to Ireland?" the reply they got was "ALL of it!"

I don't think I like the idea of uprooting myself and live in a place that I know nobody. It is not easy to start all over again, to make new friends, finding jobs or getting used to the harsh winter. I can never stand coldness. I prefer the the everyday sunny days in my country. There is no better place like home. I will live and die in my own birth place. My country is my heaven on earth.

I live where I would dream of living, but if I had a dream to live somewhere else in the world I would save my money until I could get there. Life is unpredictable and I want to achieve my dreams as soon as I can. Who knows what tomorrow might bring.

I most certainly would. My (not so) secret dream is to do at least a semester of university in Seville, Spain, see if I like it as much as I think I will, and if so, eventually settle down there. All the power to you for following your dream, too!

ronaldinu...my dear friend...there is an old adage..."The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." And it has proven, over centuries, to be true! Possibly you will find one thing that will satisfy you~~~~possibly the weather...but there will be a lot of adjustments to customs, living expenses, religion...eating habits, name it, that will have you pining for your homeland! There is nothing as comfortable....as a good ole pair of shoes! Y'know, the pinching & blistering from the new ones! What about culture shock....and I think it may be rather disruptive for an entire family, and the ones you are leaving behind. If you were flying solo...I would say "go for it!", but not unnessarily with a family in tow! Cheers & nice to hear from you!

Hi there ronaldinu! I have always dreamt of going around to world to look for the place where I would like to stay for the rest of my life. It won't be easy considering a lot of adjustments one has to make once he lives in another country. Moreover, it is not easy learning about and adapting to the culture of other countries. That would definitely be a challenge. But it will make our stay abroad worthwhile.

I lived in Mexico for about 3 years and found it very depressing. Mainly because it's still a third world country and the overall mentality of the people (as a whole) was sorely lacking. I found myself really missing the U.S.; San Diego in particular. If I did choose to live abroad again I would not choose a third world country. All in all though, I would not ever want to live outside my own country. Visit yes, but, not to live. Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

b]Hello my friend ronaldinu Ji,[/b] My younger son and his wife roamed around the world for almost 12 yrs and never made up tehir mind to settle abroad. We too had taste of living for six months in US and I found many problems there as well. Your country is much better than our Country in climatic condition. People like you are needed to bring up your country, who got liberated from English people. There is no place on earth, where there is no draw backs. Even if one lives through out one's life but tag of foreigner will never be removed. I would never suggest to leave your country and live somewhere else. A mother land is motehr land and no place can ever replace. May God bless You and have a great time.

to my mind, its very difficult to settle in a country with different culture, different people.i just want to visit there but don't want to settle.

Hi ronaldinu, how could you want to leave lovely Malta for the UK, when I was in Malta I found it a lovely place, very friendly with great food. Maybe it's the old English influence that gets to you but the reality of the UK is a bit more grimy than it's image. I left there for what I hoped would be a better life abroad and I belive it is. Moving abroad is a strange step and the key is to integrate into local life and just put up with some of the negatives as they are part of the full package. I've found though that the positives definitely outweigh the negatives and I wouldn't consider returning to my homeland.

I found it very easy to settle abroad. I went from Scotland to North Africa...stayed 4 years, from there to Switzerland 1 1/2 years, France 2 years, Sweden 1 year, Germany 8 years and now I am going to stay put in the States.

I'm not in a situation where I could do that. As a woman, I would be really, really picky about what foreign country I moved to. I would really get ticked off if I went to one where I had fewer rights or land had to be owned by a man, or I had to wear tons of clothes, etc. UK should be fine, I would think. But you can bet I would do my homework and find out first.

I will like to experience living abroad, so that i will know how comfortable i'm in my home country.. lol =D It's always good to gain some different epxerience out there, so that we will learn to cherish.. I would like to migrate one day too, but i know i will miss my home for sure.. After all, i've been in my own country for decades, and it's not gonna easy for my to adapt to a completely different lifestyle, habit, weather and most importantly food!! haha =D Even if i managed to settle in well, i will make sure i dun forget my roots for i'm being brought up in that very country of mine! ^_^

I live in UK, I was born here and have lived here all my life and I have to wonder why on earth you would want to come live here! A few years ago I would have understood but the way my country has been the last few years I would wonder at anyone who would want to come live here. There are very few jobs these days, the cost of living has risen and all it does in the summer is rain! And there are lots more things that are not good too. If someone offered me the opportunity to leave the UK right now I would snap their hand off.

It would depend on your personality, if you are flexible and easy to settle in, then you should have no problem. My family(husband, son and I) moved from Denmark, europe 6 years ago and have now lived in the US since - we like it here, its somewhat different than what we are use to in Denmark, culture wise - and it has taken some time to get use to. It can be quite a challenge to settle in to another country, cultures etc, but it will really depend on you if you would like it elsewhere.

My husband and I moved from the US to the state of the Yucatan in Mexico 6 years ago. We were tired of the cold winters and wanted to be somewhere were it is always sunny and warm. We also needed to be somewhere where our cost of living was a lot less than back home. It wasn't easy, it's difficult to learn a new language and adapt to a different culture no matter how open minded you are. I am so glad that we made the move, my only regrets are that we were not able to do it sooner!