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Should You Move To Another Country To Escape The Collapse Of America?
Why are so many people leaving the United States right now? Over the past couple of years, an increasing number of Americans have decided that moving to another country is the best way to prepare for the collapse of America. According to the U.S. State Department, an all-time record of more than 6 million Americans are now working or studying overseas. Of course many of those that have left the country do not believe that the U.S. economy is going to collapse, but without a doubt there are an increasing number of preppers that believe that now is the time to “escape from America” while they still can. And certainly there are a lot of reasons why the U.S. is becoming less appealing with each passing day. In addition to our economic problems, crime is on the rise in our cities, our liberties and freedoms are being eroded at a frightening pace, political correctness is wildly out of control, and our corrupt politicians continue to make things even worse. But is life really that much better in the rest of the world? The sad truth is that life in most other nations is more difficult than it is in the United States. Yes, there are some nations that are relatively stable and that look promising at first glance, but the truth is that moving to another country is never easy. If you plan to do it, there are some hard questions that you need to ask yourself first.
If you plan to move permanently to another nation, it would be wise to visit first. The way that things work in a foreign country is often very, very different from how things work in the United States. If you are not accustomed to being in a foreign culture, it can feel like your whole world is being turned upside down.
But of course it is definitely possible to make a successful transition to another culture. Millions of Americans have done it. The following is from a recent RT article…
Ever dream of leaving it all behind and heading out of America? You’re not the only one. A new study shows that more US citizens than ever before are living outside of the country.
According to statistics from the US State Department, around 6.4 million Americans are either working or studying overseas, which Gallup says is the largest number ever for such statistic.
The polling organization came across the number after conducting surveys in 135 outside nations and the information behind the numbers reveal that this isn’t exactly a longtime coming either — numbers have skyrocketed only in recent years. In the 24 months before polling began, the number of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 living abroad managed to surge from barely 1 percent to over 5.1 percent. For those under the age span wishing to move overseas, the percentage has jumped in the same amount of time from 15 percent to 40.
But picking up and moving to a foreign nation is not something to be done lightly.
The following are 10 questions to ask yourself before you decide to move to another country…
Do You Speak The Language? If Not, How Will You Function?
If you do not speak the language of the country that you are moving to, that can create a huge problem. Just going to the store and buying some food will become a challenge. Every interaction that you have with anyone in that society will be strained, and your ability to integrate into the culture around you will be greatly limited.
How Will You Make A Living?
Unless you are independently wealthy, you will need to make money. In a foreign nation, it may be very difficult for you to find a job – especially one that pays as much as you are accustomed to making in the United States.
Will You Be Okay Without Your Family And Friends?
Being thousands of miles away from all of your family and friends can be extremely difficult. Will you be okay without them? And it can be difficult to survive in a foreign culture without any kind of a support system. Sometimes the people that most successfully move out of the country are those that do it as part of a larger group.
Have You Factored In Weather Patterns And Geological Instability?
As the globe becomes increasingly unstable, weather patterns and natural disasters are going to become a bigger factor in deciding where to live. For example, right now India is suffering through the worst drought that it has experienced in nearly 50 years. It would be very difficult to thrive in the middle of such an environment.
Many of those that are encouraging people to “escape from America” are pointing to Chile as an ideal place to relocate to. But there are thousands of significant earthquakes in Chile each year, and the entire nation lies directly along the “Ring of Fire” which is becoming increasingly unstable. That is something to keep in mind.
What Will You Do For Medical Care?
If you or someone in your family had a serious medical problem in the United States, you would know what to do. Yes, our health care system is incredibly messed up, but at least you would know that you could get the care that you needed if an emergency arose. Would the same be true in a foreign nation?
Are You Moving Into A High Crime Area?
Yes, crime is definitely on the rise in the United States. But in other areas where many preppers are moving to, crime is even worse. Mexico and certain areas of Central America are two examples of this. And in many foreign nations, the police are far more corrupt than they generally are in the United States.
In addition, many other nations have far stricter gun laws than the United States does, so your ability to defend your family may be greatly restricted.
So will your family truly be safe in the nation that you plan to take them to?
Are You Prepared For “Culture Shock”?
Moving to another country can be like moving to a different planet. After all, they don’t call it “culture shock” for nothing.
If you do move to another country, you may quickly find that thousands of little things that you once took for granted in the U.S. are now very different.
And there is a very good chance that many of the “amenities” that you are accustomed to in the U.S. will not be available in a foreign nation and that your standard of living will go down.
So if you are thinking of moving somewhere else, you may want to visit first just to get an idea of what life would be like if you made the move.
What Freedoms and Liberties Will You Lose By Moving?
Yes, our liberties and our freedoms are being rapidly eroded in the United States. But in many other nations around the world things are much worse. You may find that there is no such thing as “freedom of speech” or “freedom of religion” in the country that you have decided to move to.
Is There A Possibility That The Country You Plan To Escape To Could Be Involved In A War At Some Point?
We are moving into a time of great geopolitical instability. If you move right into the middle of a future war zone, you might really regret it. If you do plan to move, try to find a country that is likely to avoid war for the foreseeable future.
When The Global Economy Collapses, Will You And Your Family Be Okay For Food?
What good will it be to leave the United States if you and your family run out of food?
Today, we are on the verge of a major global food crisis. Global food reserves are at their lowest level in nearly 40 years, and shifting global weather patterns are certainly not helping things.
And the global elite are rapidly getting more control over the global food supply. Today, between 75 and 90 percent of all international trade in grain is controlled by just four gigantic multinational food corporations.
But grain is not the only thing that the food giants control. Just check out the following statistics from a recent Natural News article…
The paper said three mega-multinationals now control better than 40 percent of global coffee sales, for example. Eight companies control the supply of cocoa and chocolate. Seven control the lion’s share – 85 percent – of tea production. Five multinationals control three-quarters of the world banana trade. And the largest half-dozen sugar traders account for about 66 percent of world trade, the new report by theFairtrade Foundation said.
The elite are also buying up food producing real estate all over the globe. That is why farmland prices in the United States have been absolutely skyrocketing lately.
The people that run the world are rapidly getting a stranglehold over the global food supply.
So wherever you end up – whether it is in the United States or in another country – you will need to make sure that you can provide enough food for you and your family to live on independently of the system.
These are all things to think about when considering whether or not to move out of the United States.
But there are many, including some of those that regularly read my website, that have made the transition successfully.
If you have some advice that you would like to share with those that are considering moving away from America, please feel free to share it below…
18 Comments on "Should You Move To Another Country To Escape The Collapse Of America?"
Ricardo on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 1:49 am
For all the americans thinking about moving to a central or south american country, don’t do it. I mean, if you are a white american you have to be with your kind of people, buy a one way ticket to england, germany or sweden where you will find people of your kind. Mestizos are highly savages when it comes of survival, going to a mestizo or black country will only make things worse for you and your families.
BillT on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 3:16 am
Ricardo, you sound racist. Europe is not going to be much better than the US when the SHTF. Maybe even worse.
As a person who HAS lived overseas for 5 years now, let me give you my spin on the 10 items above:
1. Yes, learning the language will help, but most countries you would move to have English speaking people if the have business with the US in trade or tourists.
2. Yes, you will need to be able to work and that is a problem in many countries. A work visa is not easy to get.
3. Family and friends. Well, how often do you see them in the US? And when gas gets impossible, will you be able to see them at all? The internet is a good way to keep in touch.
4. Weather is weather, you can adjust. The US has every extreme from hot summers to cold winters. You’ll live.
5. Medical care may be actually better in the country you choose. And cheaper. If you are young, you will not need it anyway. and by the time you are old, the US system will have collapsed anyway.
6. This is just common sense. Would you move into a high crime area in the US? No. Then why would you move into one in another country?
7. Cultural shock is not much different than moving from say Boston, to Louisiana. You’ll adjust.
8. Freedom to do what? Most people don’t do anything that would be considered illegal. Freedom of speech is more common than the US government wants you to know. You have no freedom of speech in the US that you would not have anywhere.
9. As for war, the US has been involved in wars for the last 100 years, with few breaks for peace. It is likely that time is running out and the US will be attacked soon anyway.
10. Food…lol. If you prepare for shortages, you will be ok. The US is going to have them soon. Wait and see.
I think this piece was written to frighten young people from looking for a better place to live. If our ancestors had been cowards, the US would be still occupied by native Americans. Get out and see the world. Realize what you have been missing! It’s great!
Ricardo on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 4:27 am
Is not racism, is the natural self preservation that every man has since birth, every person has the right and should live with his own kind of people, multi racial societies are an invention of tptb to destroy whites so they can have a better chance to trigger the new world order, believe me, those americans who live in cities like los angeles, new york or miami will see and suffer horrible things due to the high amount of non american people.
Plantagenet on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 5:30 am
Only 4 more years of Obama to go. If the US can struggle along for a bit longer we may be lucky enough to have a smart leader take over in 2016
Gates Outcast on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 5:34 am
A smart leader take over in 2016, my friend Plantagent the same group runs everything, Dems, Reps same power behind the throne. Pacific Northwest, folks of reason, and farmers, New England hearty farm folks, and Canada but the Quebec region.
Jimmy on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 9:32 am
If you ever get tired of life and wish to have body and soul united no longer I recommend you stick an American flag patch on your backpack and go hitch hiking across Central America.
As long as all you nuts stay out of Canada I don’t care what you do or where you go.
kervennic on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 12:09 pm
we won’t survive, we are menat to die anyway. We might just get a chance to fight for a better world for the very few who will come after us.
J-Gav on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 12:45 pm
Whatever the country, I’d say being in or near a small or medium-sized town is preferable … with a big enough piece of land to grow a sizeable vegetable garden.
tubaplayer on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 1:23 pm
What a good response BillT. I too will have been moved five years in just a few days time. I came from the UK. My standard of living may not be what it was back there but by heck my quality of life is immeasurably superior. I happened on where I am now living by a process of eliminating other options. It has, according to many sources, the fourth most difficult language in the world to learn. The locals are very forgiving on that. They KNOW it is a difficult language, and the fact that I go out of my way to speak it has always been appreciated. They have a way of unravelling my mangling of their beautiful language. When I first came here I could say “Please”, “Thank you” and ask for a beer or coffee.
And J-Gav – yes! I am in a small village and the range of skill sets and the sense of community still amaze me. My plot is almost an acre. I have plenty of room to at least try to grow as much of my own stuff as possible, and run goats to keep the rest under control. Back along it would have supported a whole family and many of the plots in the village still do.
And Ricardo, England is the last place I would recommend anyone to go. It is grossly over populated and the tanker drivers strike of a few years ago shows just how rapidly it could sink into chaos, utterly dependent on the “just-in-time” supply lines that it is.
BillT on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 1:50 pm
tubaplayer, welcome to the real world. Most Americans are taught to believe that the rest of the world is out to kill them when it is actually the US doing the killing. Fear of the unknown keeps many from realizing what freedom really means, or from ever leaving their neighborhood.
My first ‘out of country’ trip in 35 years was to Dubai. I went there twice in as many years and enjoyed both trips. Flew over Saudi Arabia on the one trip and Iran on the other trip. I saw first hand much that you will never see in your warren in the states.
I have been to Hong Kong and plan a trip to Beijing in the next few years. I have been in London, Paris and flown over Japan many times. I have flown over the Arctic sea and Siberia and Mongolia. I always get a window seat so I can see the land I fly over, weather permitting. I feel sorry for you all who have never experienced other places and people. I am 68 and don’t fear death nor do I court it. I just enjoy life and my freedom.
Plantagenet on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 2:28 pm
I’m in Instanbul right now. I wouldn’t recommend it to American doomed—-the Turks are a tough lot And expect people to pull their own way
Ed on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 8:12 pm
I live in a self contained market town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in the UK. 2000 people with a good rail link. Good farmland with plenty of water and wind for energy. Negligible crime. Most people can walk to their place of work. If only we got more sun it would be perfect. Oh did I mention beautiful scenery, good hiking, climbing and mountainbiking?
Science sans conscience on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 9:53 pm
When America will collapse, the world will follow in real time, anyway. So I would not recommend you to move unless you really want to breathe new air.
GregT on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 11:00 pm
The collapse is not only coming to America, it is coming to the world. It won’t matter where you are, if you don’t pull your own weight, no one else is going to do it for you.
kiwichick on Sun, 10th Mar 2013 11:11 pm
yes please stay in america
BillT on Mon, 11th Mar 2013 1:28 am
The closer to the collapse, the more will leave until the borders are closed and it becomes the gulag it really is. I’ll take my chances here rather than in a country of armed addicts.
josé on Mon, 11th Mar 2013 3:48 am
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Language is an issue: it would be best to start studying first, before moving.
Culture is another issue: don’t make plans without spending _a_lot_ of time in your future home.
But one key issue, whether you stay in the US or leave, is that you have to find a community. A single person or family can “hole up” for a few days, weeks, maybe months. If you’re planning to live the rest of your life somewhere, and especially if you’re bringing children or planning to have them there, you’d better find a community that fits you.
Ed on Mon, 11th Mar 2013 6:04 pm
I forgot to mention in my first post. We also have the best health provision in the world called the National Health Service (everyone is covered regardless of income and the care is first class) and NO guns (not even the police carry then over here because there is no need). My advice to all you Americans is to stay at home. You have made your bed, now you have to sleep in it. Remember to take your gun!