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I'm in Jomtien Pattaya right now and I miss the U.S. so much I can't even believe it. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. I've never smelled the type of sewer backup that I am gagging over right now in the U.S. though. The quality life is there...................not here.
Your right I was in the Navy and I remember when I got deployed to the Middle East I was scared because what we were sold about Muslims. Came back different and saw the reality majority were nice towards us. That's when I saw USA politics are evil. Also I live in NYC and is sad that is the best in the USA. Compare to other countries Public transports it's miles ahead of NYC public transportation.
I am in the same boat, Wes. It is a difficult subject to discuss with Americans who have not traveled or lived abroad, let alone their home area. They tend to blankly stare when you tell them your experiences, as if their operating system suddenly overloaded and are performing a hard reboot. It's a tough topic to even broach as so many lack the context to comprehend why or how someone would leave the US.
I was born in Medellin, Colombia 🇨🇴 grew up in Chicago, Illinois USA 🇺🇸 but also lived 7 years in Europe 🇪🇺 (2 years in Slovakia 🇸🇰 and 5 years in Germany 🇩🇪) and I agree 100% with everything you say, wow!!👍🤯 All those things you talked about I have noticed them myself too from living in Colombia and in Europe and comparing it to the US. You pretty much took all my personal thoughts and put them in a video and explained it so perfectly well that I’m posting this video on my Facebook page. Thanks so much Wes!! 🙏 I couldn’t have said it better myself 👍😉
I am 62 and will be moving to the Philippines from the US this fall. If I could afford it, I would move to Singapore. For me, it's two things: 1. I am invisible. 2. Toxic politics. I want the best for everyone, which makes me 'woke,' which no one can define. The main thing people don't understand is this: The US can be $38,000,000,000 in debt only because of its huge military.
The debt to GDP of the United States happens to be lower than most countries though. That is the only metric that matters. I arrived in Pattaya Thailand about 8 days ago. You want to talk about feeling "invisible"? I hope you have a good life in the Philippines I really do. I hope you acclimate better to a different culture than I did.
@@ascendant95 Wrong. worldpopulationreview puts the US at number nine. That's hardly "lower than most." It is lower than Venezuela, Greece, or Lebanon, though. Watch a lot of Faux News?
I thank god that i found a way to earn a certification into teaching language & business…im looking into Europe as Spain as my residence… you the best Mr.wes!!
Oh my goodness- I can’t tell you how good it is too hear someone pointing out SO MANY broken aspects of the US. The US was so awesome and it has the raw materials to be so amazing again, if we can get out of our own way. But you really hit the big pic of it all. Money has pushed most of these problems into insane levels. But keep praying for not only the US but the rest of the world - because even though the values of these other cultures appear relatively more intact, they too are under massive attack of the same current forces. (Perhaps a video on the research of then and now of - housing, jobs and values.. THANKS AGAIN WES!
It's amazing how you can see it all so clearly and covered sooo very much in a short post. The only thing I was waiting for more detail on is the high cost of living stateside. Outside the U.S. the cost of living is soooooo so low. I enjoyed this post. Keep up the good work, looking forward to see where you end up landing for good.
Hollywood movies and US Immigration lies to international students and foreign workers that America is about freedom and democracy and opportunities. There used to be money. But now I have nothing to look forward to. Everything about life here is either too expensive or too difficult. I saw this coming back in 2008 and I have been trying to escape since 2010. I have no one in my life except for two friends and some immediate family. I finally have options for college but getting a job is so hard. The community is getting scarce. There's nothing left for me here but survival and even that is getting next to impossible.
I immigrated to the US in 1996. I will never forget what my childhood friend’s father told me back then. He said “you want to make your money here (US) but live over there (Europe/rest of world).” As an adult now, those words resonate more than ever and hold so much truth.
I live in America after having grown up in Asia. I've also traveled to a lot of countries in Europe, S. America, and Asia so I think I also have a decently informed perspective on this. I can confidently say that for me, USA is still the best country in the world to live in. The one major downside is really cost of living as it's expensive to live in California. The more desirable something is, the costlier it is. But if you can afford it, no other place in the world comes close for the combination of weather, people, nature, services, and lifestyle.
Services and people?!!! LMAOOOO The US is ranked one of the RUDEST Countries in the world. And service? If you BREATHE you get taxed and it cost an arm and a leg smh
Many things in America are poor quality but immigrants buy into it hook line and sinker because of the high quality pro American 1980's movies produced by Hollywood.
@WheresWes Wow I have to say all your thoughts on American culture is EXACTLY how I see it as well. Super great to know there are more of us out there who aren't drinking the Kool-aid!
Thanks for sharing. You've raised a lot of very salient points in this video that should be recognized. I've been living in Thailand for over 4 years and have no plans to return to America.
I agree. I have lived in Canada most of my life. I lived and worked for 6 years in the US and I will never go back. The happiest time in my life was when I lived in France. I am currently dating a Polish woman from Krakow and currently lives in Warsaw. I will be visiting both cities in early August for the first time and would love to buy you a beer.
The US actually had very good public transit system in all major cities before 1950s. For example, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, LA did have a very extensive streetcar network that went all the way the San Bernardino. It was demolished to make way for the car and freeways. There are still plenty of remnants of it today. The made reason the US doesn't have good public transit is all the car centric land use policies. Zoning. Large lot single use zoning makes walking difficult think of a plaza with only big box stores and suburbs with only single family homes. Each area is uncomfortable to walk and getting to and from is very time consuming even if they are next to each other. Public transport is good when it connects walkable areas together. Parking requirements. These effectively flattens out the city as each indoor space must be matched with parking. Take NYC for example, for NYC to comply with parking requirements, 1 out of every 3 buildings would have to be leveled or turned into parking garages. That means less business, less housing, less people who need to be there, the subway would lose a ton of revenue and it wouldn't justify the operating and maintenance costs let alone expansion. Federal Highways Funding. The competition for public transit is car based transport. Car based transport is subsidized massively by the Federal Government. $60 Billion for 2024. The deficit of Amtrak covered by the government is like $600 million. Thats a multiple of close to 100. If the states had to foot the bill, they wouldn't make them. The destruction of these highways over the years is also quite staggering. Many poor neighborhoods and ethnic enclaves completely destroyed by the highways. Like in Roger Rabbit. There is a whole lot more like minimum lot sizes, height restrictions, set backs, bureaucratic and expensive permitting, city boundaries, NIMBY activism and obstruction, environmental lawsuits, historical preservation, excessive building codes, Federal land preservation (too much), etc. Its really not capitalism, but excessive government regulation over land use to benefit the few that already own property. la.curbed.com/2018/9/6/17825186/los-angeles-streetcar-map-red-pacific-electric
We left Norway due to the 60% tax and drop of 40% in salary doing the same thing in the USA. We lost millions of dollars living in Norway. Billionaires in Norway are leaving the country. We had better healthcare in the USA and faster to service. We still had to buy private health insurance in Norway. If you have your life and job together, life is better in the USA. If you're lazy or just want to coast, go elsewhere. You can't compare a small EU country to the USA. Its like comparing Maine/Vermont/New Hampshire/Rhode Island to the 5M population and 95% white population in Norway. Need to be apples to apples. Overall, the American dream is still the best. Where do all the tech and startups move to. Innovation is here. You hear a lot of success stories of immigrants being millionaires. You don't hear that in Europe and there is a glass ceiling. I hit that in Norway.
I’m certainly moving out of the U.S. either before retirement or after. I went back to the Dominican Republic where my family is from and the quality of new homes that are being built out paces that of the U.S. You’re right, the college system in the U.S. is a scam. So is the healthcare system too. You break a leg in the U.S., hopefully you have good insurance or face losing one’s home due to the financial burden. Everything is profit in the U.S. If a child wants to be a doctor when they grow up, and you ask them why they want to be a doctor.. they would normally say.. “I want to help people”.. once that child grows up and you ask that child the same question… their response “ I want to be make money and be rich”.
As much as I agree 100% with the fact that everything is about money in the US and other countries (I hate that). I would not want to be born in any other country outside mainly north western Europe (I'm from the UK), the USA OR Canada. You have the freedom to come and go as you please and the opportunity to make enough money to be able to live comfortably with good security.
For real 100% only been to turkey and I would just live in the US. I’m from the uk, and for me the US appeals to me in many ways but the no1 is just positivity and confidence from people that you can do it anyone can do it and be at the top rather than be in the bottom and accept that’s jsut how it is from Europeans. I don’t hate Europeans, but I just don’t like how the EU see things in life comparing to the Americans imo.
What you're saying about the US in this vid makes 100% sense for me. I lived there for two and a half years and my observations are the same as yours. I find your channel extremely interesting. Good luck to you and make Poland your home :-)
I agree on what everything you said. What you said about food, i realized this when i went to Dominican Repbulic. The food was so much better and i got full so quick and it was so fresh and not processed. Then i realized that in the US they are killing us with this horrible food
When i listen to you i think we have much in common, about this body positivity, healthcare, public transportation, fuc...feminism in usa, etc. 😅 enjoy your time in my beautiful country Poland 🇵🇱
America was built on rugged individualism. Only in America, one has the opportunity to achieve based on ability, desire and hard work. One is free to eat and do whatever within the boundaries of law.
Even then that’s shocking cos normally you would’ve got a passport just by birth or something but the fact that Americans have never given their passports, and only a green card shows where it’s gone wrong in terms of the culture.
@@MoAdan28it's normal. The USA is a big country and most people on an average income do not have the money I guess! That being said I am always surprised at the amount of Americans at airports worldwide (and how unclean they look).
Hi. A nice video. The US is definitely in decline. I plan to move overseas to start over at some point in the future, such as to Europe, Asia or Puerto Rico. I like to travel myself and have been all over the world, including all the six livable continents. How do you afford to travel so much? Do you work remotely or have passive income? I’d like to live in different countries throughout the year myself. Thanks.
The education system teaches you to be a worker, a cog in the wheel. Your Asian parents aspire for you to get some safe, comfortable corp job. With little life experience to know any better, you do that, When you get a certain age, you ask yourself is this all that there is to life? Corp give you 5% or 10% raises to help you enjoy life a little more with nicer things but nothing to make you more empowered in your destiny or personal goals. You are stuck in the hamster wheel. The puzzle is really how to do take control of your life and live the fullest life.
I would like to thank you for this video, Wes. I left the United States in March of this year for several reasons that you pointed out in this video. I have been living, and loving, Bogota Colombia ever since. I am retired, and I will be applying for my retirement visa in a few weeks. The United States is a fallacy when we are taught that it is the best nation in the world. It is in decline, and as history has shown us. All great nations must fall. I wish this was not the case, but greed and dis-respect for other humanity has taking its toll on the United States.
"everybody wants to move to the United States" you say? You're not serious right? 90% of those wanting to move there are people from third world countries and under develloped countries AND who are on the same continent as they just go where it's more convenient for them on geographic standpoint and where they think, often wrongly, they'll have a better life (USA and Canada) compared to their home countries. The vast majority of people from first world countries/devellopped countries (especially from Europe) have absolutely no desire to ever move to USA, it's just a third world country disguised as a first world country to us and has nothing good to offer us besides the entertainment industry that we can access from anywhere in the world anyway and a few natural wild spaces i nthe west. As for myself, I'm from Europe and USA would probably not even be in my first Top 30 countries (including some under developped countries) I'd move to, it's a shithole there for many of us Europeans.
Your best video yet bro. I just got back from Cali Colombia and I've been to other South and Central American Cities (and Mexico and Caribbean), but this was the first legit trip where I'm home and thinking about legitimately making the move. Luckily my job is remote and paid in US dollars. That's the big kicker tho. Gotta have that to feel that true freedom in another country. Nailed it all bro.🤘🏼
Disagree with alot of this. Mainly because at the end of the day raising a family is the most important value to me and also helping out my parents who went here and gave up the most for me.
So true. It's relatively easy for a young, single man to pick up and move to another country. Not so easy for a person with a family to raise, parents they love, and a slew of other social connections, which they want to be close to in the States. These positive aspects of life far outweigh any negative aspects of life in the U.S.
@@imagesinla8575Maybe he should give up his U.S. citizenship and stop asking viewers for good ‘ol’ American green backs too? Get a job in his favorite country? Any and every country has there set of problems up and down the spectrum.
@@kah4325pretty much pros and cons in every country so don’t be shamed if you want to move to the US, and raise kids at the same times look around the world and see what works for you.
So there's some dichotomies here. You have a very strong work ethic so ultimately you could have done very well in the USA (financially). Also, your views of being socially conservative but economically liberal are all but dead politically in the USA. That used to exist in the USA before deindustrialization. But the decline of unions (which went with deindustrialization) means they don't back candidates who back their views anymore and thus there are very few politicians in the USA who would agree with your views. I personally don' adhere to your views, but I'm one of those who believe that diversity of viewpoints and compromise is good. Unfortunately, I'm also a dinosaur politically.
are you mainly interested in moving to spain because you've already picked up the native language, or are there other qualities about that country that you find attractive?
Easiest European passport path for me cuz I'm Filipino. And speaking the language is a huge plus. Also, the weather. Those are the main reasons but I would rather date a Polish girl than Spanish girl
Gambling companies have lots of money to sponsor sports which in other case would just die out. Also sports are not interesting without gambling. Who is gonna watch the same thing thousand times again and again ? But if you made a bet you are personally involved. That is how boxing started in the first place - there were streets fights and people were making bets on who was gonna win. Btw Europe has also tons of gambling sites no difference from the US there ...
In Poland you can buy state insurance for USD 130 per month. It is generally acceptable but you can supplement it with paying for health services out of pocket, which is very affordable, especially comparing with US.
Im yet to discover other countries, but Thailand makes USA look bad. I want to go to Columbia. Women in USA are the most difficult. My diet in usa compared to Thailand is really bad. My cholesterol drops when i go to Thailand. The public transportation is wonderful. Im selling everything and leaving. Also, usa is all about mass incarceration. The politicians are terrible.
Yea if you’re an American man, you should especially consider a move abroad. With all of the hatred from American women towards men, it’s really not a good place to start a family or even enjoy dating. Sure, you can make money but you won’t really have the quality culture to spend it on.
We are sorry to lose you. Yes, the system is about money. Try traveling the world without money. Your spiritual, physical, and mental health is your responsibility. America is large enough where you can choose where you want to live. You don't have to be stuck in one place where there is no good food. I agree the demands on American men are absolutely ridiculous.
I discover the propaganda against Chinese. I was cring when i discover how beutifull culture is in chinese. Now i see where is true. How look the west "Culture" And how look chinese.
the best of both worlds. Make US money and live elsewhere. 😂 it’s pretty sad and upsetting. I do believe we have the potential to offer a great life for our citizens if we can stop being the world police and invest in our own country. why sending Israel $80 billions while our own people are starving and needing help. 🙄
Beautifully well said! in this video. while the money you make in the United States but I rather trade that off for a better life over then in the United States. I do have to get a plan in place and make sure I have plan B going for me. I know not everyone will agree with my decisions of moving but I don´t care at this point and that´s okay. I´m currently in France for Holiday and I love every minute of it, sadly Ill be leaving for back to the United States.
Generally agree, but you have the privilege of being an expat, not an immigrant. If things ever go bad overseas, you know you can come back to the US. You won’t be accused of stealing local jobs and diluting local culture. Also, I would argue that it’s not the ‘woke’ culture (after all, Western Europeans are even more liberal on average), but the moneyed interests you mention have partnered with right wing opportunists & fascists to turn America into a bunker mentality. Curious for you to talk to immigrants in those countries and get their perspectives. Great observations though.
If you don't like things being "woke and liberal" then why are you in Europe? The most left wing policies in the U.S. would be considered right wing in Europe.
I agree with you about everything except... people should stop blaming capitalism. Captialism doesn't exist in the US. I don't think it ever has. Captialism = free market without government interference. All the biggest industry players that shape the market in the economy are in bed with government in a 1000 ways. Something as simple as it being illegal to drive a car without car insurance disproves the existance of capitalism. Capitalism is a goal that the US should strive for. Stop blaming healthy competition, and start blaming the gigantic parasitic organization that is by all definitions criminal, government.
*What the heck am I paying all this money for?* THIS. I loved the cultural differences I've experienced in other countries. Felt good to be in a place where all the USA things I didn't care about weren't even in the air as passing conversation. They simply just didn't exist there. Even in the rare occasion that something was more expensive, it was WAY better quality. Netherlands has ruined Whoppers and public transportation for me! Also bring back shame!
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America is a business, nothing more
Been saying this, it’s so true
Agree 100%. Make your money in US and leave for an affordable quality life.
I'm in Jomtien Pattaya right now and I miss the U.S. so much I can't even believe it. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. I've never smelled the type of sewer backup that I am gagging over right now in the U.S. though. The quality life is there...................not here.
That's the american dream now
better to make money elsewhere
Your right I was in the Navy and I remember when I got deployed to the Middle East I was scared because what we were sold about Muslims. Came back different and saw the reality majority were nice towards us. That's when I saw USA politics are evil. Also I live in NYC and is sad that is the best in the USA. Compare to other countries Public transports it's miles ahead of NYC public transportation.
I am in the same boat, Wes. It is a difficult subject to discuss with Americans who have not traveled or lived abroad, let alone their home area. They tend to blankly stare when you tell them your experiences, as if their operating system suddenly overloaded and are performing a hard reboot. It's a tough topic to even broach as so many lack the context to comprehend why or how someone would leave the US.
I was born in Medellin, Colombia 🇨🇴 grew up in Chicago, Illinois USA 🇺🇸 but also lived 7 years in Europe 🇪🇺 (2 years in Slovakia 🇸🇰 and 5 years in Germany 🇩🇪) and I agree 100% with everything you say, wow!!👍🤯 All those things you talked about I have noticed them myself too from living in Colombia and in Europe and comparing it to the US. You pretty much took all my personal thoughts and put them in a video and explained it so perfectly well that I’m posting this video on my Facebook page. Thanks so much Wes!! 🙏 I couldn’t have said it better myself 👍😉
Colombia is the Best country ever!....for women and drinking!
250 years for the collapse of empires. Thats 2026 for the U.S. Im trying to get my second passport and skiddalde. We are in for a ride.
Someone has read: The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, by Paul Kennedy !
He'll f'in yeah we are
I am 62 and will be moving to the Philippines from the US this fall. If I could afford it, I would move to Singapore. For me, it's two things:
1. I am invisible.
2. Toxic politics. I want the best for everyone, which makes me 'woke,' which no one can define.
The main thing people don't understand is this: The US can be $38,000,000,000 in debt only because of its huge military.
Said the clown...
The debt to GDP of the United States happens to be lower than most countries though. That is the only metric that matters. I arrived in Pattaya Thailand about 8 days ago. You want to talk about feeling "invisible"? I hope you have a good life in the Philippines I really do. I hope you acclimate better to a different culture than I did.
@@ascendant95 Wrong. worldpopulationreview puts the US at number nine. That's hardly "lower than most." It is lower than Venezuela, Greece, or Lebanon, though.
Watch a lot of Faux News?
I thank god that i found a way to earn a certification into teaching language & business…im looking into Europe as Spain as my residence… you the best Mr.wes!!
Oh my goodness- I can’t tell you how good it is too hear someone pointing out SO MANY broken aspects of the US. The US was so awesome and it has the raw materials to be so amazing again, if we can get out of our own way. But you really hit the big pic of it all. Money has pushed most of these problems into insane levels.
But keep praying for not only the US but the rest of the world - because even though the values of these other cultures appear relatively more intact, they too are under massive attack of the same current forces.
(Perhaps a video on the research of then and now of - housing, jobs and values.. THANKS AGAIN WES!
Out of all the languages, he decided to speak facts.
Brave, eloquent and spot on.
Woow, what a spot on video. Could not have said it any way better. Thank you
It's amazing how you can see it all so clearly and covered sooo very much in a short post. The only thing I was waiting for more detail on is the high cost of living stateside. Outside the U.S. the cost of living is soooooo so low. I enjoyed this post. Keep up the good work, looking forward to see where you end up landing for good.
Hollywood movies and US Immigration lies to international students and foreign workers that America is about freedom and democracy and opportunities. There used to be money. But now I have nothing to look forward to. Everything about life here is either too expensive or too difficult. I saw this coming back in 2008 and I have been trying to escape since 2010. I have no one in my life except for two friends and some immediate family. I finally have options for college but getting a job is so hard. The community is getting scarce. There's nothing left for me here but survival and even that is getting next to impossible.
Yes you are right
11:25 so true, I haven't felt free here since childhood.
Just like America, western women ask for the highest price but offer the lowest service!!!
I immigrated to the US in 1996. I will never forget what my childhood friend’s father told me back then. He said “you want to make your money here (US) but live over there (Europe/rest of world).” As an adult now, those words resonate more than ever and hold so much truth.
I live in America after having grown up in Asia. I've also traveled to a lot of countries in Europe, S. America, and Asia so I think I also have a decently informed perspective on this. I can confidently say that for me, USA is still the best country in the world to live in. The one major downside is really cost of living as it's expensive to live in California. The more desirable something is, the costlier it is. But if you can afford it, no other place in the world comes close for the combination of weather, people, nature, services, and lifestyle.
Colombia
You're trolling right? 🤣
America is only the best if your liberal
Services and people?!!! LMAOOOO The US is ranked one of the RUDEST Countries in the world. And service? If you BREATHE you get taxed and it cost an arm and a leg smh
The American green card is the most prized residency permit in the world. Think about why that is.
I enjoy your videos. Your perspective is always quite lucid. I often wonder if you are aware of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Yeah of course
Love this upload, especially as you’re speaking from real experience
Many things in America are poor quality but immigrants buy into it hook line and sinker because of the high quality pro American 1980's movies produced by Hollywood.
@WheresWes Wow I have to say all your thoughts on American culture is EXACTLY how I see it as well. Super great to know there are more of us out there who aren't drinking the Kool-aid!
I am 74 years old, and i have seen everything you are talking about happen. You are right on. Very well said.
Thanks for sharing. You've raised a lot of very salient points in this video that should be recognized. I've been living in Thailand for over 4 years and have no plans to return to America.
The nightlife in US is horrible too
I agree. I have lived in Canada most of my life. I lived and worked for 6 years in the US and I will never go back. The happiest time in my life was when I lived in France. I am currently dating a Polish woman from Krakow and currently lives in Warsaw. I will be visiting both cities in early August for the first time and would love to buy you a beer.
The US actually had very good public transit system in all major cities before 1950s. For example, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, LA did have a very extensive streetcar network that went all the way the San Bernardino. It was demolished to make way for the car and freeways. There are still plenty of remnants of it today.
The made reason the US doesn't have good public transit is all the car centric land use policies.
Zoning. Large lot single use zoning makes walking difficult think of a plaza with only big box stores and suburbs with only single family homes. Each area is uncomfortable to walk and getting to and from is very time consuming even if they are next to each other. Public transport is good when it connects walkable areas together.
Parking requirements. These effectively flattens out the city as each indoor space must be matched with parking. Take NYC for example, for NYC to comply with parking requirements, 1 out of every 3 buildings would have to be leveled or turned into parking garages. That means less business, less housing, less people who need to be there, the subway would lose a ton of revenue and it wouldn't justify the operating and maintenance costs let alone expansion.
Federal Highways Funding. The competition for public transit is car based transport. Car based transport is subsidized massively by the Federal Government. $60 Billion for 2024. The deficit of Amtrak covered by the government is like $600 million. Thats a multiple of close to 100. If the states had to foot the bill, they wouldn't make them. The destruction of these highways over the years is also quite staggering. Many poor neighborhoods and ethnic enclaves completely destroyed by the highways. Like in Roger Rabbit.
There is a whole lot more like minimum lot sizes, height restrictions, set backs, bureaucratic and expensive permitting, city boundaries, NIMBY activism and obstruction, environmental lawsuits, historical preservation, excessive building codes, Federal land preservation (too much), etc.
Its really not capitalism, but excessive government regulation over land use to benefit the few that already own property.
la.curbed.com/2018/9/6/17825186/los-angeles-streetcar-map-red-pacific-electric
Thank you
I leave US in 4 weeks I’m super excited not coming back 🎉
Greetings from Tricity in Poland
Great points.
Careful of the tax when you moving in Europe (Spain, Italy, France, Germany, etc).
You gonna be taxed 45-55%.
We left Norway due to the 60% tax and drop of 40% in salary doing the same thing in the USA. We lost millions of dollars living in Norway. Billionaires in Norway are leaving the country. We had better healthcare in the USA and faster to service. We still had to buy private health insurance in Norway. If you have your life and job together, life is better in the USA. If you're lazy or just want to coast, go elsewhere. You can't compare a small EU country to the USA. Its like comparing Maine/Vermont/New Hampshire/Rhode Island to the 5M population and 95% white population in Norway. Need to be apples to apples. Overall, the American dream is still the best. Where do all the tech and startups move to. Innovation is here. You hear a lot of success stories of immigrants being millionaires. You don't hear that in Europe and there is a glass ceiling. I hit that in Norway.
That's a smart move and good idea.
I’m certainly moving out of the U.S. either before retirement or after. I went back to the Dominican Republic where my family is from and the quality of new homes that are being built out paces that of the U.S. You’re right, the college system in the U.S. is a scam. So is the healthcare system too. You break a leg in the U.S., hopefully you have good insurance or face losing one’s home due to the financial burden. Everything is profit in the U.S. If a child wants to be a doctor when they grow up, and you ask them why they want to be a doctor.. they would normally say.. “I want to help people”.. once that child grows up and you ask that child the same question… their response “ I want to be make money and be rich”.
As much as I agree 100% with the fact that everything is about money in the US and other countries (I hate that). I would not want to be born in any other country outside mainly north western Europe (I'm from the UK), the USA OR Canada. You have the freedom to come and go as you please and the opportunity to make enough money to be able to live comfortably with good security.
For real 100% only been to turkey and I would just live in the US. I’m from the uk, and for me the US appeals to me in many ways but the no1 is just positivity and confidence from people that you can do it anyone can do it and be at the top rather than be in the bottom and accept that’s jsut how it is from Europeans. I don’t hate Europeans, but I just don’t like how the EU see things in life comparing to the Americans imo.
I’m glad someone finally touched on the proliferation of sports betting app advertising in the States. I’ve found that weird too.
What you're saying about the US in this vid makes 100% sense for me. I lived there for two and a half years and my observations are the same as yours.
I find your channel extremely interesting. Good luck to you and make Poland your home :-)
While we've got different continent choices I absolutely understand you!
You´ve got my triple like, mate :) for telling the true.
Spot on Wes...👍
Thanks for scharing your mindset! What is your job now? Do you do a remote work?
So true. I've always felt that Europe is in fact far more free than America. Government and its institutions kind of just leave us alone
Next video: "Why I'll never move back to Colombia!"
already made it, where've you been bro
Lol....watch your drink!
Brother I am with you I just gotta catch up ✈️
Lots of TRUTH here man...very good you are so awake at such a young age. Peace from China.
Hi wes. Wheres is it better in your opinion? Vietnam or columbia?
I agree on what everything you said. What you said about food, i realized this when i went to Dominican Repbulic. The food was so much better and i got full so quick and it was so fresh and not processed. Then i realized that in the US they are killing us with this horrible food
You choose to eat shit then obviously. You do that
When i listen to you i think we have much in common, about this body positivity, healthcare, public transportation, fuc...feminism in usa, etc. 😅 enjoy your time in my beautiful country Poland 🇵🇱
America was built on rugged individualism. Only in America, one has the opportunity to achieve based on ability, desire and hard work. One is free to eat and do whatever within the boundaries of law.
Is it true that most Americans do not have passports and/or left the country?
the current stat is 40% or something
Even then that’s shocking cos normally you would’ve got a passport just by birth or something but the fact that Americans have never given their passports, and only a green card shows where it’s gone wrong in terms of the culture.
@@MoAdan28it's normal. The USA is a big country and most people on an average income do not have the money I guess! That being said I am always surprised at the amount of Americans at airports worldwide (and how unclean they look).
@@MoAdan28passport by birth? Really? It takes around $200 to get a passport in the US, and where I was from, most people I knew didn't have one
Everything you say in ure video is very true. The usa is all about the money and for it self. Thats why im leaving the usa next year.
Hi. A nice video. The US is definitely in decline. I plan to move overseas to start over at some point in the future, such as to Europe, Asia or Puerto Rico. I like to travel myself and have been all over the world, including all the six livable continents. How do you afford to travel so much? Do you work remotely or have passive income? I’d like to live in different countries throughout the year myself. Thanks.
The education system teaches you to be a worker, a cog in the wheel. Your Asian parents aspire for you to get some safe, comfortable corp job. With little life experience to know any better, you do that, When you get a certain age, you ask yourself is this all that there is to life? Corp give you 5% or 10% raises to help you enjoy life a little more with nicer things but nothing to make you more empowered in your destiny or personal goals. You are stuck in the hamster wheel.
The puzzle is really how to do take control of your life and live the fullest life.
The marketing and advertising contribute to the high degree of mind control the majority of Americans are under purely based on dreams and lies.
I would like to thank you for this video, Wes. I left the United States in March of this year for several reasons that you pointed out in this video. I have been living, and loving, Bogota Colombia ever since. I am retired, and I will be applying for my retirement visa in a few weeks. The United States is a fallacy when we are taught that it is the best nation in the world. It is in decline, and as history has shown us. All great nations must fall. I wish this was not the case, but greed and dis-respect for other humanity has taking its toll on the United States.
"everybody wants to move to the United States" you say? You're not serious right? 90% of those wanting to move there are people from third world countries and under develloped countries AND who are on the same continent as they just go where it's more convenient for them on geographic standpoint and where they think, often wrongly, they'll have a better life (USA and Canada) compared to their home countries. The vast majority of people from first world countries/devellopped countries (especially from Europe) have absolutely no desire to ever move to USA, it's just a third world country disguised as a first world country to us and has nothing good to offer us besides the entertainment industry that we can access from anywhere in the world anyway and a few natural wild spaces i nthe west. As for myself, I'm from Europe and USA would probably not even be in my first Top 30 countries (including some under developped countries) I'd move to, it's a shithole there for many of us Europeans.
Smart man. Im leaving too
Your best video yet bro. I just got back from Cali Colombia and I've been to other South and Central American Cities (and Mexico and Caribbean), but this was the first legit trip where I'm home and thinking about legitimately making the move. Luckily my job is remote and paid in US dollars. That's the big kicker tho. Gotta have that to feel that true freedom in another country. Nailed it all bro.🤘🏼
What do you do remote?
@@johnp9890 sales. If you have sales experience there's lots out there. And customer service and data entry.
My job lets me work a few weeks at a time and Alwaysss go to colombia! Im looking for a full time remote job to stay there!
@@Rob-z7k oil and gas sector?
mieszkam w polsce i jest fajnie (oprócz systemu edukacji)
Disagree with alot of this. Mainly because at the end of the day raising a family is the most important value to me and also helping out my parents who went here and gave up the most for me.
So true. It's relatively easy for a young, single man to pick up and move to another country. Not so easy for a person with a family to raise, parents they love, and a slew of other social connections, which they want to be close to in the States. These positive aspects of life far outweigh any negative aspects of life in the U.S.
@@imagesinla8575Maybe he should give up his U.S. citizenship and stop asking viewers for good ‘ol’ American green backs too? Get a job in his favorite country? Any and every country has there set of problems up and down the spectrum.
@@kah4325pretty much pros and cons in every country so don’t be shamed if you want to move to the US, and raise kids at the same times look around the world and see what works for you.
I was born in America but I am not proud of it at all. For every single reason that you have mentioned.
So there's some dichotomies here. You have a very strong work ethic so ultimately you could have done very well in the USA (financially). Also, your views of being socially conservative but economically liberal are all but dead politically in the USA. That used to exist in the USA before deindustrialization. But the decline of unions (which went with deindustrialization) means they don't back candidates who back their views anymore and thus there are very few politicians in the USA who would agree with your views. I personally don' adhere to your views, but I'm one of those who believe that diversity of viewpoints and compromise is good. Unfortunately, I'm also a dinosaur politically.
are you mainly interested in moving to spain because you've already picked up the native language, or are there other qualities about that country that you find attractive?
Easiest European passport path for me cuz I'm Filipino. And speaking the language is a huge plus.
Also, the weather.
Those are the main reasons but I would rather date a Polish girl than Spanish girl
@@WheresWes what city in spain are you thinking of moving to?
Valencia, granada, Málaga
You earned my sub w this great video.
Are you planning to give up your US passport…?
No lies detected
Gambling companies have lots of money to sponsor sports which in other case would just die out. Also sports are not interesting without gambling. Who is gonna watch the same thing thousand times again and again ? But if you made a bet you are personally involved. That is how boxing started in the first place - there were streets fights and people were making bets on who was gonna win. Btw Europe has also tons of gambling sites no difference from the US there ...
US Expats get free insurance in Europe?
no. Every country is different
There's no such thing as a free lunch. If it's not you Someone else is paying for it.
In Poland you can buy state insurance for USD 130 per month. It is generally acceptable but you can supplement it with paying for health services out of pocket, which is very affordable, especially comparing with US.
Im yet to discover other countries, but Thailand makes USA look bad. I want to go to Columbia. Women in USA are the most difficult. My diet in usa compared to Thailand is really bad. My cholesterol drops when i go to Thailand. The public transportation is wonderful. Im selling everything and leaving. Also, usa is all about mass incarceration. The politicians are terrible.
1000% agree!
You will move back to Colombia 😉
lolol start a go fund me for it haha
He'll probably need a 24/7 bodyguard lol after those love notes he's gotten
As a middle eastern immigrant I agree 💯
health care system in USA is an extortion, racketeering
Yea if you’re an American man, you should especially consider a move abroad. With all of the hatred from American women towards men, it’s really not a good place to start a family or even enjoy dating. Sure, you can make money but you won’t really have the quality culture to spend it on.
We are sorry to lose you. Yes, the system is about money. Try traveling the world without money. Your spiritual, physical, and mental health is your responsibility. America is large enough where you can choose where you want to live. You don't have to be stuck in one place where there is no good food. I agree the demands on American men are absolutely ridiculous.
at the end of the video, you said, you’re never returning back to the United States, not even to visit family?
yeah ofc i'll go back to visit, it's just I won't live there.
Europeans and Australians travel more. Also Americans are trying to extract money from you. And it's dangerous because of crime and law enforcement.
There are so many places that you could make money. The USA is not that attractive anymore. And else, as you know.
Try eat surówki mean polis salads. Healty. Make whole episode
Stay where you are bruh..Same country you’re blasting is putting money in your pocket.
Right?! 😂
I discover the propaganda against Chinese. I was cring when i discover how beutifull culture is in chinese. Now i see where is true. How look the west "Culture" And how look chinese.
the best of both worlds. Make US money and live elsewhere. 😂 it’s pretty sad and upsetting. I do believe we have the potential to offer a great life for our citizens if we can stop being the world police and invest in our own country. why sending Israel $80 billions while our own people are starving and needing help. 🙄
Beautifully well said! in this video. while the money you make in the United States but I rather trade that off for a better life over then in the United States. I do have to get a plan in place and make sure I have plan B going for me. I know not everyone will agree with my decisions of moving but I don´t care at this point and that´s okay. I´m currently in France for Holiday and I love every minute of it, sadly Ill be leaving for back to the United States.
There's things about the USA that need to change, don't ya know?
But you still have to pay US taxes.🤭
Yes and no, for now at least
THE AMERICAN DREAM WAS NEVER GOOD, ESPECIALLY FOR US AS (AFRICAN -AMERICAN) BLACK PEOPLE.
Generally agree, but you have the privilege of being an expat, not an immigrant. If things ever go bad overseas, you know you can come back to the US. You won’t be accused of stealing local jobs and diluting local culture. Also, I would argue that it’s not the ‘woke’ culture (after all, Western Europeans are even more liberal on average), but the moneyed interests you mention have partnered with right wing opportunists & fascists to turn America into a bunker mentality. Curious for you to talk to immigrants in those countries and get their perspectives. Great observations though.
If you don't like things being "woke and liberal" then why are you in Europe?
The most left wing policies in the U.S. would be considered right wing in Europe.
Poland is still quite conservative. The liberal stuff has only really affected Western Europe
you clearly have no idea about European politics
I agree with you about everything except... people should stop blaming capitalism.
Captialism doesn't exist in the US. I don't think it ever has.
Captialism = free market without government interference.
All the biggest industry players that shape the market in the economy are in bed with government in a 1000 ways.
Something as simple as it being illegal to drive a car without car insurance disproves the existance of capitalism.
Capitalism is a goal that the US should strive for.
Stop blaming healthy competition, and start blaming the gigantic parasitic organization that is by all definitions criminal, government.
Ex wife? 😂 I thought you were in your early 20s
29
I wish I could move out of the United States! 🇺🇸 😊😢
It's unsettling to see you without facial hair lol.
lolol
Trump?
Yes, we definitely need Trump back in office.
2024 MAGA
Im surprised they didnt remove this episode yet u know your exposing them
*What the heck am I paying all this money for?* THIS. I loved the cultural differences I've experienced in other countries. Felt good to be in a place where all the USA things I didn't care about weren't even in the air as passing conversation. They simply just didn't exist there. Even in the rare occasion that something was more expensive, it was WAY better quality. Netherlands has ruined Whoppers and public transportation for me! Also bring back shame!