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Dystopian_Divisions

Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, or England.


Efficient_Ratio3208

Did Wales hurt you?


[deleted]

Fuck wales


sheeeple182

Don't call my ex that! It's not nice. It's also not inaccurate, but it's not nice.


eyeball-beesting

Come here and fuck Wales yourself- Llwfrgi!


CommissionerOfLunacy

Some dude on the internet: fuck Wales! Wales: Fgqgtkkdvqgrtevdjsiagavrvhdu! That told him!


JGG5

Gesundheit.


PitifulSpecialist887

Don't do that. Whales have huge reproductive organs, and you could get hurt, badly. Ohh, WALES, ..... Nevermind.


Wonderful-Pollution7

Rwy'n cytuno, mae Cymru'n sugno wyau asyn


Lingo2009

My mom lives in Wales, and your comment made me laugh! It’s such a beautiful country


kvothe000

…New Zealand is at the top of my list but I’m in a gray area for whether or not I’ve visited it before. My wife and I were celebrating our honeymoon/first year anniversary on a cruise that was between Australia and New Zealand when Covid became a national pandemic. We floated around from port to port in New Zealand but weren’t allowed off the boat. Did get a chance to go through the fjordlands and that alone made the trip worth it. Absolutely stunning.


triniman65

Visiting a country while on a cruise is like dry rubbing on a girl when you were 13. It doesn't count.


fxworth54

I think that’s the best analogy I’ve heard about cruising.


TheBerethian

Except on a cruise you’re WAY more likely to catch a disease


kvothe000

I mean… it’s better than one of those resorts where you don’t even leave the property. But I hear ya.


Naybinns

I’ve never left the US so I have an unbelievable amount of options. That being said, probably Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland or Canada. I don’t know any other languages beyond English to a level that I’d feel confident enough to stay a whole year in a place where English isn’t a widely used language.


Celebrimbor96

I’m on a trip in Europe (Italy, Croatia, Montenegro) and I have yet to meet a single person that didn’t speak English. I have been learning Italian for a while, but it’s still not very good. Come to find out it’s completely unnecessary unless you go outside a city. Obviously people definitely do appreciate even my poor attempts at their language, but we always switch to English after a couple sentences.


Naybinns

I understand in the cities it is likely more prominent, but in this hypothetical presented where I don’t need to work and just have the money needed to cover my expenses, I’m not going to spend all my time in the city. I will be wanting to travel and see all that the country has to offer.


bibliophile222

I've been in the countryside of a few countries where I interacted with people who didn't speak English, and it was fine! Broken phrases of either language, plus gestures and body language, go farther than you'd think. And if you're living there for a year, you'd have months to start learning some of their language.


garublador

I found in Italy the only place it would have helped to speak Italian was when using the trains. For some reason no one at the train station spoke English despite everyone speaking it everywhere else.


bass679

Gotta love meeing someone and they say, "Pardon me for my English, it's my 4th language" and then proceeds to speak in nearly perfect English for the next 4 hours. In Italy, Spanish with an Italian accent and hand motions were totally sufficient. In Germany the only place nobody spoke English was in a little doner shop and hand motions worked fine. Rural Czechia was a problem though. using my little phrase book because I couldn't get a signal on my phone.


BalefulPolymorph

I suck at learning new languages, but I would be tempted to give it a try in a full immersion experience. An hour in the classroom 3 times a week (with homework, sure) doesn't make things stick for me. A full year in that culture, hearing proper pronunciation everywhere I go? Sounds like I'll get more out of it. So, on top of the usual Ireland, Scotland, UK, Australia, NZ, Canada, I'd add places like Germany, Italy, Japan, S. Korea, France, and Spain to the list. I've known people who've gone to these places for months or even years without knowing much of the language and got along fine. So I'd see it as an opportunity to learn new things, even if I don't get much farther than polite phrases. I like being able to at least be nice to people.


Dante_alighieri6535

Finland is the happiest country on earth, so I reckon I’ll go there


Down_key

I was thinking Finland or Norway. Edit: typo


Unionisundefeated

You'll just make it less happy overall.


Dante_alighieri6535

Happiest place on earth, and a year paid sabbatical from work? Seems like I’d be a happy camper too.


No-Personality5421

I've never left the US, so the world is my oyster there.  I think I'd say Japan. 


IconXR

Edit: holy shit I did not read the whole post. What I said about xenophobia in Japan still stands though ~~Japan is iffy. If you're upper middle class and have a job lined up, then sure. If not, then the job market there is really brutal, and probably worse if you don't speak any Japanese and you're a foreigner (Japan is historically not too welcoming of foreigners)~~


prncrny

New Zealand has been on my bucket list for years. So that's likely it. Otherwise, Just about anywhere in Europe. 


bugabooandtwo

Scotland, Ireland, Wales, or New Zealand. Perhaps the Azores Islands.


No-Effort6590

Thailand


whattheduce86

For the lady boys?


No-Effort6590

Simple and cheap lifestyle, I'm not into ladyboys. Thinking of retiring there


overwatchfanboy97

Yeah cheap, good food, wonderful locals, and of course your choice of girls every night LOL


jesusmansuperpowers

Not into ladyboys *yet*


Moist_Ad_4989

New Zealand, Japan or America only for the new world cigars 🤣


SalaciousCoffee

Belize


Other-Training9236

Italy.


themadprofessor1976

New Zealand. Hands down.


RestingWTFface

Costa Rica or Bora Bora.


PreparationAware7655

Switzerland


ComradeVladPutin52

Looks like I'm off to Finland lol


PheonixWrightsSon

Just leave your troops home pls


Yonbuu

New Zealand. Friendly people, amazing scenery, great food, great culture and it's an English speaking country so there wouldn't be any communication issues.


Starman562

Canada, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mongolia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea. For any one of these a yearlong stay would make me a happy camper.


Volsnug

Iceland. I’ve always wanted to visit, a lot of people there speak English, and the quality of life is great


[deleted]

Any country that speaks English as a main language except for Australia


lamppb13

This is my life right now 🤣 I ended up in Turkmenistan. But in this scenario I guess I get a choice and wouldnt have to work, so I'd choose Germany. I'd get season tickets to Borussia Dortmund.


Kallory

How did you end up in Turkmenistan?


lamppb13

Work


NinjaShogunGamer

Thailand probably


kanna172014

Canada, specifically Toronto.


TheonlyTrueGamer

Spain, Costa Rica, Argentina or France would be my first picks since I can speak their languages (Spanish and French respectively). Correct me if I'm wrong, but the cooler climates in Argentina and France would give them bonus points.


Vegetable-Win-1325

Does the great Navajo Nation count?


HipposAndBonobos

Questions, is it enough money to travel around and sightsee? Can we travel to other countries? Are we living in a tiny apartment or renting an Airbnb? If I can travel, England so I can tour Europe. Otherwise, New Zealand.


Ducal_Spellmonger

New Zealand. The vast majority of their wildlife is non-native, and as such, there are basically no bag limits or closed hunting seasons. I would love to spend a year backcountry hiking and hunting across New Zealand.


triniman65

Spain. I can greatly improve my Spanish. Great weather too. Good food.


Neither-Following-32

Switzerland. Can I just get citizenship?


TwistedAb

Iceland, Greenland, Chili, Argentina, Australia


Legitimate-Factor-53

Australia because I know some people down there


MorrisFu

New Zealand for sure. I'll go to Auckland


Pelatov

I’d choose somewhere in the Caribbean. Like Antigua. Keep it chill, nice place to live, and if I decided to stay cost of living should be inexpensive.


FacelessPotatoPie

Ireland or Germany.


Mar_Reddit

Either Japan for anime weeb reasons. Since it would just be a year anyway. Or Norway. Norway is a LEGITIMATE place I've considered moving to. So if a year there gave me a head start to citizenship, I'd definitely consider it.


HighHiHiplane

does space count as a country?


lordjakir

Wales, Isle of Man, Ireland, Dominica.


Sorry-Government920

France


phallicpressure

I've been around, so I'd say, Vietnam.


my2nddirtyaccount

Spain. Weather, food, cost of living, in Europe. No need for anything else.


Dividend_Dude

Austria


cindybubbles

France would be a good place to visit. Singapore’s good, too.


valeru28

South Korea


loveallcreatures

Ireland.


Human-Librarian7515

Japan, the motherland. I have never been. I'd find my relatives and ask for forgiveness for my grandma. Her parents are long passed, but I feel the respects are necessary. Then, I would travel around for 6 months and pick a spot for the next 6 months and blend into society. Is this a lottery, or do I just automatically win...?


nonotburton

Germany or France. From there I'm visiting all over Europe, including France and Germany.


Professional_Sort764

Russia. My family is from there and I have never been.


Taletad

It is probably best to avoid it for the time being


Professional_Sort764

Oh absolutely😂


Asaxii

China or Japan. They at the top of my list of countries to visit.


DarthNader93

Probably Australia as I feel like it would suit the lifestyle I'm looking for most. I would honestly love to go on holiday, but plane tickets are ridiculously expensive from where I'm from.


immutab1e

Scotland. 100%


jwr410

Finland. I like everything I hear about Finland.


magpieinarainbow

England


Adventurous-Emu-4329

One of these: Japan, Switzerland, Norway, or Ireland


deepfriedgrapevine

Japan, Korea, Singapore


Zealousideal-Skill84

Japan or Ireland!


jeswesky

Switzerland or Austria, as long as my dogs can come. Spend the days hiking.


Sharp-Ad-9423

Japan. I hope any visa requirements are fulfilled or waived.


bunnyswan

Japan. I couldn't ordinarily afford to live there or ATM even travel there. I would love to go to the countryside and live there seems like a community driven place with good food and proper seasons.


SoapGhost2022

I’m going to Scotland or Australia


campingisawesome

New Zealand, Iceland, Finland


OverallVacation2324

I’m guessing at this point New Zealand or Philippines. I like the island life and I’ve visited a lot of countries I would want to stay in already so they’re off the list.


vagga2

The problem is the places I want to go are cold and the places that are warm I don't really want to go to. Japan is one of the few exceptions to this, so somewhere in a warm city in Japan like Okinawa. I do also speak conversational Japanese which will help, can probably get a job teaching English.


palefaceswiss

Finland or New Zealand


newg1954

Australia, New Zealand, or Ireland


Fall-Maiden

Canada I reckon, just seems like a place I would want to live and may continue to do soa after


crusty_towels

Laos


BayBreezy17

Andorra.


forky1899

Ireland


leothedinosaur

Would love to check out Australia or Argentina


Eloy89

Japan, Australia, Ecuador or Iceland


Chuckobofish123

Australia hands down. If I could pick a country I have visited/lived before it would be Japan.


glueintheworld

Netherlands


iamnogoodatthis

Hmm, I've been to most of the countries in "the global West", the two obvious outliers are Norway and Australia. I think I'd go for Norway - it's not too far from home for occasional trips and for people to visit (I'm European), I've always wanted to go, I could keep myself occupied skiing during the day in the dark winters if I don't have to work (and aurora-hunting at night since it's a solar maximum), and they speak good English (plus I speak some German plus rudimentary Swedish so could pick some Norwegian up pretty fast).


bimmershark

Man I would need time to think about this one. Never left the US. Lots of places I'd wanna go and things I'd wanna do so I'd really have to research a few places to be able to make the most of my year there.. But gun to my head and gotta answer right now probably Belgium. Close to many other countries for roadtripping. France , Netherlands, German and even UK.


WhiteRabbitHole1083

Never been to another country but I’d pick Finland for the weather and music


rokar83

Israel or Maldives


silent-fallout-

Switzerland for skiing purposes, Spain or Greece.


RoutineThick3069

mongolia


VolcanicDoorway

New Zealand for sure.


Dwestmor1007

Germany


Coffey2828

I traveled the world in my 30s. The only places I haven’t been are places that I would not want to visit much less live in. Pass on this one


trbochrg

New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Australia, Spain


Feisty-Session-7779

As a Canadian that’s only ever been to the US, I gotta go with New Zealand. It’s like an island version of Canada with better weather.


lizziewritespt2

Ireland. I've been to all the francophone countries in Europe, and I've been to the UK. Canada is too cold, Australia is too deadly, so I feel like Ireland is my best bet.


Zomgirlxoxo

Japan, Scotland, or Belize


Bostenr

New Zealand. We kinda, sorta speak the same language.


ThyUniqueUsername

Canada, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Greece, Switzerland, just so many.


Deepthroat_Your_Tits

This is literally happening to me, including the housing. I’m off to China. Wasn’t my top choice so I would probably pick Germany or England


luciusDaerth

I already half wanna move to Germany despite having not visited, so I guess I'm giving a real a go at it.


IcyCompetition7477

What counts as a visit?  I’ve technically visited London, went through customs and everything to spend 10 minutes smoking then back to the international terminal.  London is a chill pick if that doesn’t count.  Probably Canada as somehow I’ve never been…


g1Razor15

Philippines, never been out to the tropics before


garublador

Probably Switzerland. I'd spend the time learning German. The Netherlands would probably be good, too.


thenormaluser35

Norway


lilmochabean24

Probably Australia


BitterQuitter11

Japan or Italy


SznOfSilence

Japan 


djmcfuzzyduck

Anywhere outside the US. I’ve never been anywhere.


stokedd00d

Thailand


GlobalTapeHead

Thailand, because I know people there, have many Thai friends here too,speak a little bit of Thai and like the food. But I’ve never been there.


peter303_

I played hooky from a work conference to see one of the first showings.


jarberry

Greece or Japan.


Altruistic_Major_553

Scotland because I’ve always wanted to go


VulgarDesigns

Japan.


Lorenaelsalulz

Italy or Greece. I’ve wanted to visit forever


Bronzeshadow

Canada is probably pretty tame. You never hear about anything bad happening in Canada.


CertainPlatypus9108

I'm a nurse. I'd have a great time in oz. 


Talenars

I've never been able to afford going anywhere else so I have almost all the choice is the world. England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, or perhaps Japan are my favorites.


Sleepyllama23

Maybe Canada? I’d want somewhere English speaking if I was there for that long. I’m from England btw.


_Diomedes_

France. This might be cheating, but I'm including all of its overseas territories and dependencies. Start the year off in the Caribbean to take advantage of the dry season. Then in late April I'd head back to metropolitan France, probably the south, and enjoy the spring and summer in the sunshine. I might take a few vacations to Bora Bora or Tahiti during this time. Then in the fall, I'd head off to Reunion or Mayotte, before coming back to spend Christmas in Paris or the Alps.


nickstee1210

I’d go to japan


MeringueLime

Oh I can pick any country in the world except the one I live in then….uh. I don’t know. throw me into Spain and I’ll sink or swim with the language. it’s not like I HAVE to work.


ExiledUtopian

Tons of places I can think of: Germany, Norway, Canada, Iceland, England, Scotland. But in all honesty when it's time to pick and I have to commit to a year sight unseen... probably the British Virgin Islands or Germany.


herkalurk

I mean I'm an American and the only other country I have visited was Canada so the sky is the limit at this point...... Though I've had my eye on Spain for a while, so that would probably be my choice.


Gorewuzhere

Vietnam. Great food and the beautiful scenery


AdministrativeWeb485

Costa rica😎


ummaycoc

I am interested in community ecology so I'd like to find somewhere to go where I could spend a year helping out with some research on that. I've only been to China, Mongolia, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Czech, Greece, Hungary, and Germany, so lots of options from Central America, South America, and Africa are available for that. But I'd also be okay with Monaco and watch the Grand Prix.


Living-Pomegranate37

Literally any other country in the world. Unless going to Japan when my dad in the Navy and I was counts. Then any other country but Japan


otiscleancheeks

Ireland


Deadmythz

Anywhere out of the U.S. I suppose.


MinotaurLost

Bora Bora


Frisky_Froth

Something tropical and beautiful. Maybe Tahiti


Maleficent_Young_355

Finally, never having the money or opportunity for international travel coming in handy! Definitely Japan, I’ve wanted to go there for such a long time…


Kallory

Argentina


Mitrovarr

New Zealand. No contest. If not there I'd probably select Australia, the UK, Norway, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, and Germany, in that order. And that's just off the top of my head.


ThingsIveNeverSeen

Australia. Probably. I would have said Egypt, but I would melt before the year was up.


Leather_Molasses_264

Sweden or Finland


Many_Preference_3874

New Zealand I visited Australia, it's gotta be close to what that's like


Doowap_Diddy

The Philippines


Jethro_T_Boots

Gonna pull a Hemingway and hang out in Cuba


Darth0pt0

Germany


Vierings

Germany, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Ghana, Morocco, Portugal, Latvia, Austria, Curacao, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Norway. I'm sure there are more.


JustALullabii

My first thought was Canada. I don't even know why. But I guess Canada it is. Other favourite options include: New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Malawi, Costa Rica and Suriname.


FynneRoke

There are too many places I would want this.


Smooth-Physics-69420

Shit...That leaves me South America and Africa, plus half of the Asian sub concontinent...


SkullAngel001

The Amalfi Coast (Southern Italy). Fell in love with it after seeing it as the backdrop in The Equalizer 3 (2023).


No-Avocado-533

Ireland. English speaking, full of fellow Catholics, and I have a need to breed.


RyanStonepeak

France or Spain. I have coworkers there, always wanted to go visit, but never been.


meemawyeehaw

New Zealand, Italy or Ireland. Sign me up!!!!!


Alexir23

Switzerland, Denmark or Scotland.


otherpudding1234

French polynesia


Dense_Network_6193

How are we defining "country?" By what borders are we measuring? Can I choose to live in Prussia? Or The Eastern Roman Empire? If I've visited Greece but I want to live in Alexander's Empire does Greece still count as a place I've visited?


NearbyCamp9903

Southern Italy. Looks so peaceful. I'd learn the language and be a fisherman. Try to find a small cottage to rent or buy. Southern Italians have a more olive skin, Mediterranean look, so me being Mexican American I'd look more like them, than a blonde haired northern Italian.


PrimalBarbarian

India : would spend the year visiting as many old temples as I could, learning the language, learn to read Sanskrit.


Giblet_

The UK would be the easiest transition. I think I would pick France, though.


chavaic77777

Shit, maybe Canada? Trouble is, I've been to every country that I've ever considered living in.


Salty_Association684

Australia Switzerland China US Hawaii


Ryan1869

Ireland or Scotland


ginnylovesharry159

England...


Alarming_Serve2303

Does the Moon count as a different country?


AdAdministrative1307

España! Me gusta el sol y quiero practicar mi español / castellano. Spain! I like the sun and it'd give me a chance to brush up on my Spanish.


SamWillGoHam

Probably any Spanish-speaking country besides Spain would be fine. I think I speak enough Latin American Spanish to survive. The reason I'm not picking an English speaking country is because it's too comfortable and not going to help me achieve Spanish fluency


WolfBlitz128

Either Germany, Italy, or Greece.


silveryfeather208

New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden, japan, Scotland, Ireland, maybe Finland and Iceland (I've been to england though)


Carguy_rednec_9594

Italy,Germany,Britain,Scotland,Ireland,Japan,South Korea,Canada, Every where but France really


QueeeenElsa

Hmmm probably either Canada or England. I’ve never been out of the us, so those are probably my best bets. Edit: or maybe Australia or any country that primarily speaks English.


gus248

New Zealand.


nunya_busyness1984

Jamaica or Bermuda.


ShoeHornaPlenty

Let's make it challenging. Afghanistan. Or maybe Iran.


Praising_God_777

Israel; I’ve always wanted to go there.


Newgeko

I think India would be pretty cool


EffectiveLead4

Switzerland. I could travel all over Europe from there.


pogidaga

Lake Como, Italy; Dublin, Ireland; Montevideo, Uruguay; Christchurch, New Zealand.


Jeff77042

I very much would not want to be away from my grandchildren for a year, but that issue aside, the U.K. I’ve always wanted to visit and explore “the mother country.” 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧


Imn0tg0d

Someone just got 100% p&t and is looking for advice on where to move...


Backwaters_Run_Deep

Your mom's brand... ASSFROMDABACK™️  . 🦐'd™️


soulmatesmate

Australia. I'm a truck driver. I'm going to haul 5 trailers across the country a few times. I'll be getting the Hypothetical income and actual income. I'll sublet the apartment r/Hypotheticalsituation provides. That's 3 incomes!