Where do you want to immigrate to?

I absolutely love NY and cant imagine living anywhere else. For me its a city like no other, I have every culture at the tip of my finger. Middle Eastern food, various cuisines from Asia, European, Balkan, African, south American... the types of ideas that mix for various bar or club locations are fantastic and people are cool as hell...

A few days ago i went to a Turkish hookah bar in Astoria and was talking to some guys and found out one was actually from a part of my native Albania which was very very near to my region and moved to Turkey at the turn of the century. Great chatting experience. And cool thing is run ins of this nature are common if you just look, whatever the topic.

The sign of just how mixed my area is is shown by the fact that with 6 block radius there is:
 - a Mosque
 - Russian Orthodox Church
 - Greek Orthodox Church
 - A Buddhist temple
 - Catholic Church
 
... etc. etc.

One thing I despise though is the horrid prices of the city, which has made me consider moving.

If I did consider immigrating somewhere I guess it would be in a more Med environment. I always considered working in some American University abroad after I finish my PhD in classics.

I would never want to. I love the history and culture of America and while I do not advocate blind patriotism my home is too special to me.

I would be very happy living in Ireland or the UK though.

Originally posted by Kevin How is Germany?   That's another place I'd consider immigrating to?

I love Bavaria (Munich to be exact). I lived there for quite a while when I was younger. Loved it. Not saying that the rest of Germany isn't good, just Bavaria is best .

I have no idea. I've never been out of the US, and don't see it happening for some time.

Despite the difficult situation in my country, nothing like home.
I would die on the sounds of explosions with my family around me, rather than living alone in calmness and safety in any other place.

I don't need to immigrate. My life is fine where i live. If i would like to immigrate, i would choose life över job not job over life. Therefore europe is not attractive for me. The only place that made me say "i'd live here" is Puerto Rico. I like the people,the Culture, the music and the way of life. Most things there reminded me of greece so i feel like home. The standard of living isn't bad eather.

Being a Russian in Lithuania and a Lithuanian in Russia means I'm between the earth and the sky, so it's pretty obvious that I want to live somewhere far far away from those two countries - in England, I'm a pure anglophile.. charming culture and beautiful language with rich history, just stupid lack of money is killing me, blargh!

If money was not a problem, and my wife died, etc., then I would probably like to go to Costa Rica! If I could swing a good reliable source of solar or wind power or both, then I would find a place upon some mountain, where in the summer the temperature would not much exceed 80 degrees F. and in the winter it would not much go too much below 55 degrees F. With a chance that most of Costa Rica will stay violence free, and with a well armed compound to insure such, I could easily spend what years are available to me in such a condition. Assuming food was readily available, and booze, and an internet connection, and TV, etc., as well as a goodly supply of books, then I might well be OK. Oh, I would need a couple of good guard dogs, and a couple of good 20 year olds (female of course), etc.! Laugh!

Except for food and booze, etc., living would well be cheap! And if the solar and or wind power proved reliable, and spare parts, and instructions were available, then I could probably count upon 15 to 25 years of good life! Even without power, but with a reliant food and water supply, it would still be a good life!
Now, if I only spoke Spanish, and had two good 20 year old girls, and a lot of money, and a large supply of cigaretts and booze, and, and etc.
Regards,