If you could live in another country for one year, where would it be?
By cuttyrish
@cuttyrish (3136)
United States
March 6, 2026 1:00pm CST
If you could live in another country for one year, where would it be?
If I could live in another country for a year, I’d choose Japan. I’d love to experience the culture, food, and everyday life there. I love Japanese food, especially ramen.
My only problem there that i often see in post about japan, is the earthquakes and tsunamis. You never know, how strong they get, it can happen anytime.
Where would you go and why?
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@AmbiePam (118265)
• United States
6 Mar
Just Canada. That might seem like a tame choice, but the weather isn’t as hot as Australia (I loved visiting Australia, but it was too hot), and it’s absolutely gorgeous. I hear their healthcare is affordable even if you aren’t a citizen and don’t qualify for universal healthcare.
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
Honestly, it sounds like a pretty peaceful place to settle down.
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@Traceyjayne (10315)
• United Kingdom
6 Mar
I think I would choose New Zealand or Australia.
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
That’s a good choice! I’ve heard the milk and dairy there are really fresh, so that’s definitely a nice bonus on top of the beautiful places.
@LadyDuck (499424)
• Italy
7 Mar
@Traceyjayne Same as you, I read the posts of our Australian myLotter and her country sounds to peaceful compared to others.
@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
8 Mar
@Shiva49 its clean and organized, in terms of business i think its not allowed to have the same business in one street offering the same service, for example im selling pizza, i dont have competition in that street. So peaceful too
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
That would be really interesting! The UK has so many amazing historical sites to explore.
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@valherma00 (2653)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
6 Mar
i love south korean food so maybe there...
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
I love korean food as well, their rice cakes, kimchi and other side dishes and also my fave aside from japanese food
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
11 Mar
@valherma00 I like ramen, and miso soup. And sushi as wel.. Got no problem with raw fish. I want wasbi
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@valherma00 (2653)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
10 Mar
@cuttyrish yes, rice cakes are so good and kimchi in small dose for me. it's a really good food
what do you like from the japanese food? i like mochi and sushi is okay but i don't like raw fish too much.
what do you like from the japanese food? i like mochi and sushi is okay but i don't like raw fish too much.
@toniganzon (76752)
• Philippines
7 Mar
I already did but not one year. Only 8 months. I lived in Bangkok independently for 8 months with no maids to cook for me or do my laundry. That was the very first time my entire life that I have ever lived alone. I never had any real Thai friends there. The Thai friend I had here in mylot lived far away. She was in Chiang Mai and though she visited Bkk once, we never had the chance to meet.
I became friends with some filipinos there and one of them already passed away. And the other who I'm still in contact with is my French friend. He's not in Bkk anymore, he moved to Kuala Lumpur.
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
Would you want to go back there? Have you learn the language? Its kind funny how they talk
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
@toniganzon they got alot of cheap makeup their and herbal stuff. Ive just a friend get a herbal inhaler for me there. They talked like birds
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@toniganzon (76752)
• Philippines
7 Mar
@cuttyrish Never. I hated their language. We do plan to go there with my family for shopping. Not for staying there for long.
I didn't like the Thai people from Bkk as well. I find them very rude. Most of the people I became friends there were foreign people from the UK and other parts of Europe, and the Americans.
@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
If I get the chance, I’d choose Switzerland too—the nature there is just so beautiful, and it's pro-citizen, lots of benefits given
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@sjvg1976 (42725)
• Delhi, India
7 Mar
@cuttyrish Only drawback I have heard that it's very expensive to live in Switzerland.
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
9 Mar
Its one of the countries, that i want to go aside from japan, and find a job as well
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@LadyDuck (499424)
• Italy
9 Mar
@cuttyrish - I also would love to visit Japan, not to live there, but to visit.
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@Deepizzaguy (120576)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Mar
I would love to travel to the countryside section of Panama since my deceased ancestors lived there and the weather was nice throughout the year,
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
That sounds really special. Visiting the countryside where your ancestors lived must feel like a meaningful connection to your roots, and having nice weather all year is definitely a bonus.
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@Deepizzaguy (120576)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Mar
@cuttyrish The countryside of Panama is calm and breezy.
@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
@Deepizzaguy cool. All i know about panama is panama canal lom from my history books
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
That sounds amazing! Living there for three years must have been such a great experience. I can see why you’d want to go back—the people and landscapes there are beautiful.
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@thelme55 (79018)
• Germany
7 Mar
@cuttyrish It was an amazing experience. We had to go back to Germany because I got sick of the weather. That was only the bad side.
@LindaOHio (219762)
• United States
7 Mar
The earthquakes in Japan would be a concern for me. I'd like to live in Scotland for a year. I could listen to the accent all day long; and the country is beautiful.
@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
9 Mar
Yeah me too the earthquake, thats my only concern...scottish accent sound british accent, doesn't it?
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@LindaOHio (219762)
• United States
10 Mar
@cuttyrish The Scottish accent is much different than the British accent.
@MarieCoyle (57614)
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7 Mar
If my family could come along, I would choose Canada.
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
@LadyDuck what would be your first country?
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@cuttyrish (3136)
• United States
7 Mar
Canada is nice, and they offer alot of programs for you to brung your family. my best friend was even given a spouse visa, and they are even bough woman. her partner is a girl. Not all countries are that open
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@LadyDuck (499424)
• Italy
7 Mar
@MarieCoyle Canada would be my second choice. A country I loved.
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