Whould I Move to Another Country?

[Espozito]

Fucking typo in the title! It's "SHOULD"

So, here's the deal I need a piece(s) of advice(s) on.
Currently I live in Russia. Have been living in the same town since I was born with less than 5 trips elsewhere for my entire life. And I have a strong feeling that things are just getting more pressuring here until you suffocate unable to move or speak.

But not diving much into politics, I'd like to ask you wether it's worth moving to another country (hopefully) forever? Was thinking about Canada. I mean, the climate is hardly different from the one we have here, I love its nature and more importantly the overall cultural mix. It's like fresh air.

I can freely speak english, am good with IT (coding, a little of database and web), got better at drawing recently and have an idea for a business in a small town. Even if I'm not good enough at something, I can learn new things as fast as possible if I have to. So I have something to bring with me, not to come and say "Hey, take me as your citizen, give me a job and feed me pls, thanks", no. I wish both to take and to give. To make something good out of what I can. Something that (as I've learnt in a hard way many many times) not achievable here at all.

On the other side, it's like burning every bridge behind me, including friends and a family I'm just too close with to leave like that. Even if I have a joke on the topic of moving my mom and brother either don't take it seriously or think of me as some kind of ungrateful motherland traitor. Well, of course I can still keep in touch with them considering modern technology, but it feels like tearing a huge part of your soul from yourself and throwing it away. And then going out there completely on your own, which is so relieving and terrifying at the same time. Like swimming away into deep ocean.

What would you suggest? Do yo have any experience at moving to another country, maybe specifically Canada or any country that provides fair opportunities for living? I just don't know, it's a very important choice to make and if I make it, I should start preparing as soon as I can. After all, it's my life, isn't it?

[Ash]

Eh. Why would you move to a third-world country?

[Espozito]

Eh. Why would you move to a third-world country?

Because I just... didn't consider it being a third-world country? I mean, is my info really outdated on it and things are far from good there?

[Omegasaur]

Canada is definitely not a third world country. You would be happy and safe living there.

[Mesk514]

If you come to Canada you definitely wanna settle in BC, Ontario or Quebec. Weather wise, Quebec may be the best.

Now if you want Mountains, I would suggest BC, maybe even Alberta.

If you want good people, definitely Ontario.

If you want good partying, very blended, good drugs, hot bitches, that definitely Quebec.

No one goes to the maritimes, no one cares about saskatchewan and manitoba

and what the fuck is the yukon?

[thedougler]

If you come to Canada you definitely wanna settle in BC, Ontario or Quebec. Weather wise, Quebec may be the best.

Now if you want Mountains, I would suggest BC, maybe even Alberta.

If you want good people, definitely Ontario.

If you want good partying, very blended, good drugs, hot bitches, that definitely Quebec.

No one goes to the maritimes, no one cares about saskatchewan and manitoba

and what the fuck is the yukon?

I would not suggest Onterrible to anyone. If it's an issue of you not wantimg to learn French, the suburbs on the west island of Montreal are entirely English speaking anyway. Quebec is quite nice and is one of the last places in Canada with affordable housing AND a decent job market. BC is probably nicer overall but housing there is insanely overpriced. Everywhere else in Canada is third world or bordering on third world. Ash is not wrong, and if you can get into the US instead I would heavily suggest that you do.

[Brendan]

@oops_ur_dead
Just move to the U.S. dude it's like Canada but not third world.

[Mesk514]

west island of Montreal

ohhhh hellllllll to the fuck no. as someone who lived in montreal for 18 years pretty much to the day, you definitely wanna live at least more central. Especially if you're coming with friends or yourself.

[thedougler]

ohhhh hellllllll to the fuck no. as someone who lived in montreal for 18 years pretty much to the day, you definitely wanna live at least more central. Especially if you're coming with friends or yourself.

West Island is the only english part though. I'm just saying he should consider it if he doesn't think learning French is an option. You can probably get by living downtown if you only speak English, but finding a job will be much harder. Also there are some VERY nice houses there, especially along the south shore in Dorval and Pointe Claire IIRC. Whereas downtown everything looks like it was built in the 1840s and hasn't been maintained since.

[Mesk514]

Nah bruh, just go to NDG and work on monkland or queen mary. or if you're a big baller just live in westmount where no one expects you to even know french

[thedougler]

Nah bruh, just go to NDG and work on monkland or queen mary. or if you're a big baller just live in westmount where no one expects you to even know french

Unless he is buddies with Putin I don't think Westmount is in his price range lol.

[Espozito]

Canada is definitely not a third world country. You would be happy and safe living there.

That's what I thought. People say you can make good living there, if you work fairly equally to earn it. I guess that varies and depends on certain conditions, but overall it's fine, right?

If you come to Canada you definitely wanna settle in BC, Ontario or Quebec. Weather wise, Quebec may be the best.
Now if you want Mountains, I would suggest BC, maybe even Alberta.
If you want good people, definitely Ontario.
If you want good partying, very blended, good drugs, hot bitches, that definitely Quebec.
No one goes to the maritimes, no one cares about saskatchewan and manitoba
and what the fuck is the yukon?

That's the single best summary of a country I've ever seen!

I would not suggest Onterrible to anyone. If it's an issue of you not wantimg to learn French, the suburbs on the west island of Montreal are entirely English speaking anyway. Quebec is quite nice and is one of the last places in Canada with affordable housing AND a decent job market. BC is probably nicer overall but housing there is insanely overpriced. Everywhere else in Canada is third world or bordering on third world. Ash is not wrong, and if you can get into the US instead I would heavily suggest that you do.

If it's required I think I'd learn it. I mean, extra language is always a good thing in my book (yet I can only speak two, I know, I know). So if I really consider moving there I should speak French too, right? I mean, is it obligatory or are there a lot of French-only places and people?
So BC is like the gold of Canada in terms of living? Also I could still get money through online work on different projects in Canada, right? Or does it require me to get a physical job right at my location?
Yes, the first place I considered moving to was the US. I mean, it's like a whole world. But one of the things that bother me is the imperial system. I feel like it's going to be harder for me to get used to the US units than learning French or German. Or maybe I'm wrong and it's going to be like riding a biycicle for the first time. Weird, uncomfortable, but quckly getting used to it with practice.

[Mesk514]

There's no, "if you dont speak french you can't live here."
If you plan on doing online work then as long as your online work doesnt require french, you dont need french.
the majority of montreal business are english, and when i say majority i mean 99.9% unless you're off island. HOWEVER most jobs like that you speak french because the french are assholes and they'll give you a hard time if you dont speak to them in french

[Espozito]

There's no, "if you dont speak french you can't live here."
If you plan on doing online work then as long as your online work doesnt require french, you dont need french.
the majority of montreal business are english, and when i say majority i mean 99.9% unless you're off island. HOWEVER most jobs like that you speak french because the french are assholes and they'll give you a hard time if you dont speak to them in french

Well, that's understandible. But like I said, I consider learning French as it obviously provides wider range of opportunities in all terms (and for personal development).

[Mesk514]

Well, that's understandible. But like I said, I consider learning French as it obviously provides wider range of opportunities in all terms (and for personal development).

yes of course

[Brendan]

That's what I thought. People say you can make good living there, if you work fairly equally to earn it. I guess that varies and depends on certain conditions, but overall it's fine, right?


That's the single best summary of a country I've ever seen!


If it's required I think I'd learn it. I mean, extra language is always a good thing in my book (yet I can only speak two, I know, I know). So if I really consider moving there I should speak French too, right? I mean, is it obligatory or are there a lot of French-only places and people?
So BC is like the gold of Canada in terms of living? Also I could still get money through online work on different projects in Canada, right? Or does it require me to get a physical job right at my location?
Yes, the first place I considered moving to was the US. I mean, it's like a whole world. But one of the things that bother me is the imperial system. I feel like it's going to be harder for me to get used to the US units than learning French or German. Or maybe I'm wrong and it's going to be like riding a biycicle for the first time. Weird, uncomfortable, but quckly getting used to it with practice.

That's a weird thing to worry about mate. In the science field they use metric here as well. Day to day you'll figure it out but it's not really important.

[Espozito]

That's a weird thing to worry about mate. In the science field they use metric here as well. Day to day you'll figure it out but it's not really important.

Oh well, I guess I'll have to reconsider way more options now haha

[thedougler]

That's what I thought. People say you can make good living there, if you work fairly equally to earn it. I guess that varies and depends on certain conditions, but overall it's fine, right?


That's the single best summary of a country I've ever seen!


If it's required I think I'd learn it. I mean, extra language is always a good thing in my book (yet I can only speak two, I know, I know). So if I really consider moving there I should speak French too, right? I mean, is it obligatory or are there a lot of French-only places and people?
So BC is like the gold of Canada in terms of living? Also I could still get money through online work on different projects in Canada, right? Or does it require me to get a physical job right at my location?
Yes, the first place I considered moving to was the US. I mean, it's like a whole world. But one of the things that bother me is the imperial system. I feel like it's going to be harder for me to get used to the US units than learning French or German. Or maybe I'm wrong and it's going to be like riding a biycicle for the first time. Weird, uncomfortable, but quckly getting used to it with practice.

Speaking French is an asset in terms of getting a job here, but nowhere outside of Quebec is it a "requirement". I don't work in tech so you would know better whether telecommuting is an option for you. If I were you and I found a job where I could work from home, I'd try to find a rural home (with decent internet service options!) to keep my living expenses low.

BC is great in so many ways, but the cities are very, very ridiculously expensive there. If you prefer natural attractions to cultural ones, then BC has Quebec beat, especially if you are into skiing and climbing. But Quebec has Old Montreal, Quebec City, and in many ways feels like the most European part of Canada. After living in Ontario most of my life, I could not in good conscience recommend it to you. It has some nice parts, but the bad definitely outweighs the good. Smiths Falls, Kingston, etc. and all the medium sized cities are hellholes. Ottawa is a hellhole. Toronto is an expensive hellhole. The north of the province is a goddamned wasteland that makes Siberia look like the French Riviera.

Really just do yourself a favour and move to the US. It's such a geographically diverse place that your choice of lifestyle will be much greater. Trump will make it great again, you just need to have faith in him.

[thedougler]

Oh and as a rule of thumb when looking at imperial units of length, just double it and you'll have a very rough equivalent in cm/km. It's not exact but useful if you need to quickly contextualize differences. As for temperature, farenheit is just a clusterfuck and I have no idea how it translates into celsius at all. It seems to translate into celsius in a nonlinear way which is just confusing as fuck.

[Suntax]

Well I was born an raised in Vladivostok, moved to England, lived there for years.
came back to Russia because of friends and family but I'm moving back to England soon.
I guess Canada works, not a fan of the place myself but do why you wanna do man.

[SuperJack]

Do it.

[Orpz]

Fucking typo in the title! It's "SHOULD"

So, here's the deal I need a piece(s) of advice(s) on.
Currently I live in Russia. Have been living in the same town since I was born with less than 5 trips elsewhere for my entire life. And I have a strong feeling that things are just getting more pressuring here until you suffocate unable to move or speak.

But not diving much into politics, I'd like to ask you wether it's worth moving to another country (hopefully) forever? Was thinking about Canada. I mean, the climate is hardly different from the one we have here, I love its nature and more importantly the overall cultural mix. It's like fresh air.

I can freely speak english, am good with IT (coding, a little of database and web), got better at drawing recently and have an idea for a business in a small town. Even if I'm not good enough at something, I can learn new things as fast as possible if I have to. So I have something to bring with me, not to come and say "Hey, take me as your citizen, give me a job and feed me pls, thanks", no. I wish both to take and to give. To make something good out of what I can. Something that (as I've learnt in a hard way many many times) not achievable here at all.

On the other side, it's like burning every bridge behind me, including friends and a family I'm just too close with to leave like that. Even if I have a joke on the topic of moving my mom and brother either don't take it seriously or think of me as some kind of ungrateful motherland traitor. Well, of course I can still keep in touch with them considering modern technology, but it feels like tearing a huge part of your soul from yourself and throwing it away. And then going out there completely on your own, which is so relieving and terrifying at the same time. Like swimming away into deep ocean.

What would you suggest? Do yo have any experience at moving to another country, maybe specifically Canada or any country that provides fair opportunities for living? I just don't know, it's a very important choice to make and if I make it, I should start preparing as soon as I can. After all, it's my life, isn't it?

IT and coding skills are desirable everywhere. Combined with your English skills, I think you will be successful whereever you move. I can't offer much advice outside of the West Coast, but in Southern California near Los Angeles I know of a Slavic association that plans stuff like picnics and city tours to try to help expats from Slavic countries feel less lonely and more comfortable in their new country. Your cost of living will skyrocket the closer you are to Los Angeles, but I think if you try to live in a suburb 30-40 minutes away you'll still be able to find a good job in IT as well as be able to attend the Slavic association events in the city. I highly highly recommend you stay away from living in the big city unless you're secretly rich. Only in the non-beach suburbs or rural areas is California's cost of living remotely comparable with the rest of the country's.

As for natural attractions, the West Coast has some of the best preserved and maintained beaches and parks in the country. Most are free. Living near them is not. Unless you're secretly rich, stay away from beach cities. My drive to the beach is only like 20 minutes, but the rent where I live is literally half as much as in the beach cities.

Another thing is a lot of Europeans underestimate how big the country is. It's not like Europe when you can get to a different country in like an hour. You will be driving for a really long time to get between places in a single state. From Los Angeles to San Francisco is 6 hours by car with minimal traffic. A love (or at least a tolerance) for driving is absolutely essential for experiencing and enjoying everything the country offers.

It's also a much different weather here. I don't think it's snowed outside the mountains since the 60's, and 80 degrees Fahrenheit is considered the perfect temperature. 9 out of 10 days you will be able to go to the beach, walk around the boardwalk shirtless, and do cool shit like learn how to surf or scuba.

[Espozito]

Alright, so it really seems like the US is a much greater opportunity. Moreover, it's a wide range of different opportunities. For me the USA is like a combination of different countries stuffed together on one land. The diverse in style from north to south and from east to west is so radical it's overwhelming. But now it raises even more questions >.<
Let's say I'm not a kind of a summertime beach life guy (I'm more used to like 70-80 F, anything above just kills me). I've been always in love with New York for its diversity within itself. I've watched some first-person recordings of walking around New-York and oh boy, moving from one end to another feels like entering another country. But I guess looking at the pretty parks and lovable streets is one thing and actually living there is another.
Still that's so much ground to cover I didn't even realise the potential.
Is there an option to live in the US for summertime job or studying? I mean, I could go and try living there for a period of time to find out wether I can handle it.

UPD: I must really sound like a little kid who heard about the US only from movies and has no idea about life...

UPD2: Give me some time and I'll come up with something better to say than generic "I want to USA but IDK how it all works" crap.

[Ash]

New York is actually shit. No one wants to live there unless you're rich

[oops_ur_dead]

Canada is ok but the housing market is god-awful right now and our currency is shit. If you can move to the US I advise doing that instead. I don't even like Trump but the US is better for pretty much everything unless you expect to be poor.

I second Mesk's suggestions. BC and Ontario have the worst housing markets right now, though, if you live in a place where you actually want to live you'll pay out the ass for housing. I don't advise Quebec because they hate outsiders. Ontario is probably the best if you want some kind of an IT job.

Speaking from experience, the climate in southern Ontario is very similar to the climate in Moscow, but much more humid. The summers definitely feel hotter sometimes because of humidity. Also, I'm not sure if this applies to your part of Russia, but there is much less pollution in Canada so you have less UV protection in the summer, and you'll burn more easily.

[Espozito]

New York is actually shit. No one wants to live there unless you're rich

Yeah, that's kinda what I thought right after I previously posted. I mean, the variety of lifestyle is so huge that almost everything I see about american life seems so uncommon and unique and interesting (alright, I need to stop, I sound really stupid). I feel like any step I'd made there would have been a new experience.
Alright, say, if I wanted to have an inland life with kinda european mild climate with affordable housing, natural places to visit (well, maybe without that since I could travel around the country as well), good people and a town/city neither big nor almost empty (I don't know population standards to compare with, but here in Smolensk, which is like a widely-grown town, has about 300k people and is considered kinda small for a regional center, so idk). Then where should I look for? And what expectations should I lower, as I understand nothing is as rainbow as it seems at first glance?

[secondpassing]

People make vlogs of themselves living in the country they've moved to. Perhaps you could watch a couple. The impression you get of people's culture off that is usually pretty accurate.

It does sound like you care for your family. Seems like leaving them will be tough.

Hope you find someplace nice!

[secondpassing]

Oh and as a rule of thumb when looking at imperial units of length, just double it and you'll have a very rough equivalent in cm/km. It's not exact but useful if you need to quickly contextualize differences. As for temperature, farenheit is just a clusterfuck and I have no idea how it translates into celsius at all. It seems to translate into celsius in a nonlinear way which is just confusing as fuck.

32 make ice cream

50 jacket
60 hoodie
70 t-shirt
80 stare at the ac
90 turn on the ac

212 make coffee

[thedougler]

Glad you're considering the US now. It will be better for you in the long run to plant your roots there, even if you have temporary reservations about Trump or whatever. I would go myself if I could

[Orpz]

Yeah, that's kinda what I thought right after I previously posted. I mean, the variety of lifestyle is so huge that almost everything I see about american life seems so uncommon and unique and interesting (alright, I need to stop, I sound really stupid). I feel like any step I'd made there would have been a new experience.
Alright, say, if I wanted to have an inland life with kinda european mild climate with affordable housing, natural places to visit (well, maybe without that since I could travel around the country as well), good people and a town/city neither big nor almost empty (I don't know population standards to compare with, but here in Smolensk, which is like a widely-grown town, has about 300k people and is considered kinda small for a regional center, so idk). Then where should I look for? And what expectations should I lower, as I understand nothing is as rainbow as it seems at first glance?

If not in Canada, you could check out Ontario, California. I spent four days there for a conference and thought it was pretty comfy.
A 1400 sqft home will set you back around $425,000 based off Zillow. Roughly 45 minutes away from Los Angeles. Population roughly 150k.
Unfortunately it's pretty far away from the coast, but definitely still within reasonable range for you to drive from time to time. The best part about it is probably that it's flanked by the San Gabriel Mountains, which is beautiful throughout the entire year and provide numerous hiking opportunities, and you can see the giant mountain range as you drive down the streets.

[Brendan]

If not in Canada, you could check out Ontario, California. I spent four days there for a conference and thought it was pretty comfy.
A 1400 sqft home will set you back around $425,000 based off Zillow. Roughly 45 minutes away from Los Angeles. Population roughly 150k.
Unfortunately it's pretty far away from the coast, but definitely still within reasonable range for you to drive from time to time. The best part about it is probably that it's flanked by the San Gabriel Mountains, which is beautiful throughout the entire year and provide numerous hiking opportunities, and you can see the giant mountain range as you drive down the streets.

or you could get 5k sq ft in texas

[oops_ur_dead]

or you could get 5k sq ft in texas

or a 1k sq ft townhouse in ontario that's a 45 minute drive from toronto and the best thing nearby is lake ontario

[Mesk514]

or a 1k sq ft townhouse in ontario that's a 45 minute drive from toronto and the best thing nearby is lake ontario

or 1000 sq ft town house, with a backyard, double garage for 1200 a month (i rent) down town Calgary, 1 hour away from Banff

[powerofdeath]

New York is actually shit. No one wants to live there unless you're rich

New York State is a pretty nice place to live. I am currently in New York in Rochester the city, but our uni campus is like very far away from the city. It's definitely pretty cold there compared to majority of the United States. But for someone like you, New York temperature is probably perfect. It's not really overpriced, I currently am renting an apartment there and I have a small simple job that pay 20 an hour which is enough to pay for the apartment and food and stuff, though I am splitting the price with a friend lol. I would recommend staying away from New York City unless you really want to live in the city lifestyle.

People who live in California is a little bit biased since they would think California is the best state.

I have lived in 6 different states, and traveled to like 30-40 of them, I lost track.

California is nice, very huge though. Though I can't really say much about California. Only been there a couple of times. Texas is probably too hot for you. Florida is like Canadian's French Providence or whatever. You basically need to know Spanish, but not really required. Just like that french providence where its recommended to know French. Also Florida is probably too hot for you. Also very rainy and stormy there.

I lived in New Jersey for 10 years, its very very crowded. The plus side is that you would probably only need to drive like 5 to 20 minutes to get anything you want. (sometimes even like 1-2 minutes) It literally have everything so close together. Like there would be 3-5 restaurants next to each others I would recommend southern New Jersey, since the Northern New Jersey have all the negative stereotype, like bunch of highways and factories and "Jersey Shore" stereotype as well.

I've lived in Tennessee, there is a lot of open land, and you would probably have to travel a lot. I remember driving with my dad for like 2-3 hours to go to a specific store because my dad needed something specific, but these days people use Amazon to order stuff.

I lived in North Carolina Beach briefly, beautiful place, but probably not for you since you aren't into beach life style.

Honestly, if you prefer a good place to work and form a business, Northeastern states and California are probably the best bet for you. It depend on your taste and style.

Also, USA uses mostly imperial system, but we do occasionally use metric system. So if you use metric system, we can still understand it. I also believe that while metric system is Canada's main system, they occasionally still use the imperial system. (might be wrong)

I've been to Alaska once. Expect to eat a lot of seafood there. You would probably be living in harbor and stuff unless you want to live in middle of nowhere in very snowy place, like russia in middle of nowhere.

[Espozito]

If not in Canada, you could check out Ontario, California. I spent four days there for a conference and thought it was pretty comfy.
A 1400 sqft home will set you back around $425,000 based off Zillow. Roughly 45 minutes away from Los Angeles. Population roughly 150k.
Unfortunately it's pretty far away from the coast, but definitely still within reasonable range for you to drive from time to time. The best part about it is probably that it's flanked by the San Gabriel Mountains, which is beautiful throughout the entire year and provide numerous hiking opportunities, and you can see the giant mountain range as you drive down the streets.

Now that is the sight to see! Wow!

[Espozito]

New York State is a pretty nice place to live. I am currently in New York in Rochester the city, but our uni campus is like very far away from the city. It's definitely pretty cold there compared to majority of the United States. But for someone like you, New York temperature is probably perfect. It's not really overpriced, I currently am renting an apartment there and I have a small simple job that pay 20 an hour which is enough to pay for the apartment and food and stuff, though I am splitting the price with a friend lol. I would recommend staying away from New York City unless you really want to live in the city lifestyle.

I guess New York lifestyle is kinda like Moscow. I mean, I'd totally visit it if I traveled abroad, but probably not staying there for long.

People who live in California is a little bit biased since they would think California is the best state.

I have lived in 6 different states, and traveled to like 30-40 of them, I lost track.

California is nice, very huge though. Though I can't really say much about California. Only been there a couple of times. Texas is probably too hot for you. Florida is like Canadian's French Providence or whatever. You basically need to know Spanish, but not really required. Just like that french providence where its recommended to know French. Also Florida is probably too hot for you. Also very rainy and stormy there.

Yeah, the weather is definetely too much for me in southern states.

I lived in New Jersey for 10 years, its very very crowded. The plus side is that you would probably only need to drive like 5 to 20 minutes to get anything you want. (sometimes even like 1-2 minutes) It literally have everything so close together. Like there would be 3-5 restaurants next to each others I would recommend southern New Jersey, since the Northern New Jersey have all the negative stereotype, like bunch of highways and factories and "Jersey Shore" stereotype as well.

Actually, some of New Jersey streets look just like the streets I'd love to walk on (the ones with mostly 3-4-story block houses, likeable warm colors, green areas. Could you please tell me more about it since you lived there for so long?

I've lived in Tennessee, there is a lot of open land, and you would probably have to travel a lot. I remember driving with my dad for like 2-3 hours to go to a specific store because my dad needed something specific, but these days people use Amazon to order stuff.

Right, I had this question yesterday but forgot it. Do you really need to own a car that much to travel around the place you live? I mean, I'm totally not into driving, at all. I have neither interest nor any practice or knowledge in this sort of thing. I understand that having your own car makes life a lot easier, especially in such a huge country, but is it really essential if I'd pick a rather small town to live in or use public transport more?

I lived in North Carolina Beach briefly, beautiful place, but probably not for you since you aren't into beach life style.

Yeah, totally. Maybe for a week vacation, but not for everyday life.

Honestly, if you prefer a good place to work and form a business, Northeastern states and California are probably the best bet for you. It depend on your taste and style.

If there are some nice towns/little cities with such streets as I described above, why not? I mean, it's almost as I expected, North-East. By the way, what are the North Central states like?

Also, USA uses mostly imperial system, but we do occasionally use metric system. So if you use metric system, we can still understand it. I also believe that while metric system is Canada's main system, they occasionally still use the imperial system. (might be wrong)

Yeah, like Brendan mentioned before, imperial system isn't gonna be a problem once I get used to it in common routine. So it's fine anyway.

I've been to Alaska once. Expect to eat a lot of seafood there. You would probably be living in harbor and stuff unless you want to live in middle of nowhere in very snowy place, like russia in middle of nowhere.

Oh-oh, not Alaska, totally not Alaska

I still have to research more on different lifestyles in the US, about money flow, housing and so on. Huge thing to cover, yet again it's not like an easy decision to make!

Thank you all for your response, it's so good to have clearer vision on things now. At least now that chaos in my head starts forming little bits of a plan

[UrkiN]

Oh and as a rule of thumb when looking at imperial units of length, just double it and you'll have a very rough equivalent in cm/km. It's not exact but useful if you need to quickly contextualize differences. As for temperature, farenheit is just a clusterfuck and I have no idea how it translates into celsius at all. It seems to translate into celsius in a nonlinear way which is just confusing as fuck.

The equation is F=1.8*C+32, it's a linear function.

[widomakr]

Oh-oh, not Alaska, totally not Alaska

I still have to research more on different lifestyles in the US, about money flow, housing and so on. Huge thing to cover, yet again it's not like an easy decision to make!

Thank you all for your response, it's so good to have clearer vision on things now. At least now that chaos in my head starts forming little bits of a plan

I have lived in many different places and different countries... every places has good and bad... but it depends on what you are looking for... But I would suggest that you find a place where there are many different IT companies... and many things for you to enjoy... if your an outdoors kind of person... Colorado Springs, Colorado is nice...

Or you could go a complete different direction... depending on what you want... there are jobs out there for you to teach Russian(I am assuming this because Japan and other places want English speakers)... and take a job some place for a few years before you decide...

[oops_ur_dead]

Also, USA uses mostly imperial system, but we do occasionally use metric system. So if you use metric system, we can still understand it. I also believe that while metric system is Canada's main system, they occasionally still use the imperial system. (might be wrong)

Canada uses the imperial system for cooking. Also for some reason we measure heights in imperial (people's heights, mountains, etc) but lengths in metric. Otherwise all metric.

Right, I had this question yesterday but forgot it. Do you really need to own a car that much to travel around the place you live? I mean, I'm totally not into driving, at all. I have neither interest nor any practice or knowledge in this sort of thing. I understand that having your own car makes life a lot easier, especially in such a huge country, but is it really essential if I'd pick a rather small town to live in or use public transport more?

Owning a car in North America is practically mandatory. If you live in a large city maybe you can get away with using public transport, but in smaller areas public transport is kinda shitty if it even exists and walking is nearly impossible due to distances. Biking is possible I guess but inconvenient and many roads are designed for cars.

[Cryptonic]

Owning a car in North America is practically mandatory. If you live in a large city maybe you can get away with using public transport, but in smaller areas public transport is kinda shitty if it even exists and walking is nearly impossible due to distances. Biking is possible I guess but inconvenient and many roads are designed for cars.

Unless the city is Calgary. They try to keep the city as wide as possible or something, in combination with the shitty transit. To go across the city it's like Bus -> Train -> Train -> Bus -> Bus. I almost think that biking is better than the transit here lol.

[Helz]

I would say go for it if you are able. Experiencing different cultures will help you learn more about yourself and what you want from life making you an overall more well-rounded person. Life is too short

[Mesk514]

Montreal's public transit system is the best in all of canada. 20 minutes for everything

[Mugy]

Alternatively you can come down under and melt.