The UK is actually pretty free, Covid-wise. Even if it is a feminist shithole. Just be careful you don't find yourself in a situation where a woman's word can hurt you.
Oh, and watch your back. They're allowed to claim self defence after killing a random guy by claiming he was going to rape them.
Funny what you say about feminist shitholes and a woman's word, n that...
I've already experienced most of that shit, here, unfortunately (not the rape bit. More just "You're making me uncomfortable, reeeee!"), and I think Australia is almost certainly more (intersectional) "feminist" than the UK, as I've outlined before, so...
Eh. Shrug. I'm not great, or even "good", at avoiding those situations, which is, in large part, how I ended up such a loner shut-in, but... At least I have experience, I suppose!
I know how those situations go... I really bloody do, ha. So... There's that, I guess.
To add to this, I've never had "criminal proceedings" raised against me, for what I mentioned here, but... As far as the court of public opinion goes... Yeah, I've been socially "lynched", for making a woman uncomfortable, a couple of times...
Lost friends that way, and lost my position in a volunteer org...
So anyway, I get it. Can't imagine the UK being any worse than here (or NZ), really, in that regard!!
Yeah, I thought the UK would probably be easiest...
Though Scotland is fucked, evidently, so avoid their grip, I suppose? What do you think of the situation in Wales, at the moment..?
Also, thoughts on "Eastern" Europe..?
Poland, Hungary, Czech Respublika, Slovakia are all options...
Also Portugal and/or South America. Obviously harder for me, as I don't speak any of those languages (Spanish, French, German and Japanese, I do, but not the languages belonging to those countries I listed), and obviously all considerably poorer than the UK (maybe not Czech, but the rest), but... Could be a better option. I'm no exactly "thriving" here, anyway, so... Being paid at least SOMETHING, in a middle-income country, might, might be better than earning pretty much nothing, in the 2nd-most expensive country in the world, rn... :-/
Not every country is open to every passport holder (obviously), so that's why I limited my choice, largely, to those I mentioned...
Interestingly, if you have a NZ passport, there's many, many more options, lol...
I've been thinking about this for YEARS, though. Ever since fucking up my exchange chances at Uni, ha. So... Yeah. That's why I'm interested in your thoughts, I guess.
Also stand a chance of getting a student visa to Sweden (yeah yeah), or possibly a teaching job in Japan, but both of those are more complicated/time-consuming (plus $$$) processes...
I'm not sure they would let me move there permanently (at least, very easily, at present...).
But if I could meet and marry a girl, there, and get residency that way, I would be more than willing to stay...
Or Poland. Or quite literally anywhere in that part of the world. I'd even be willing to live in most of Ukraine.
Money is not really a concern, for me, as long as I can live a decent life, there...
Though my impression/understanding is that most women east of the Oder (German-Polish/German-Czech border) only really want to marry an ideally rich foreign man so that they can get out of their respective countries, rather than staying there, so... Eh.
At least that's how it was even a few years back, so I hear...
Can't say I haven't thought about this, extensively, at the very least!! 😅
Not France or Italy.
The UK is actually pretty free, Covid-wise. Even if it is a feminist shithole. Just be careful you don't find yourself in a situation where a woman's word can hurt you.
Oh, and watch your back. They're allowed to claim self defence after killing a random guy by claiming he was going to rape them.
Funny what you say about feminist shitholes and a woman's word, n that...
I've already experienced most of that shit, here, unfortunately (not the rape bit. More just "You're making me uncomfortable, reeeee!"), and I think Australia is almost certainly more (intersectional) "feminist" than the UK, as I've outlined before, so...
Eh. Shrug. I'm not great, or even "good", at avoiding those situations, which is, in large part, how I ended up such a loner shut-in, but... At least I have experience, I suppose!
I know how those situations go... I really bloody do, ha. So... There's that, I guess.
To add to this, I've never had "criminal proceedings" raised against me, for what I mentioned here, but... As far as the court of public opinion goes... Yeah, I've been socially "lynched", for making a woman uncomfortable, a couple of times... Lost friends that way, and lost my position in a volunteer org...
So anyway, I get it. Can't imagine the UK being any worse than here (or NZ), really, in that regard!!
Just try not to find yourself alone with a woman and you should be fine. I got through it, so it must be possible!
Yeah, I thought the UK would probably be easiest... Though Scotland is fucked, evidently, so avoid their grip, I suppose? What do you think of the situation in Wales, at the moment..?
Also, thoughts on "Eastern" Europe..?
Poland, Hungary, Czech Respublika, Slovakia are all options...
Also Portugal and/or South America. Obviously harder for me, as I don't speak any of those languages (Spanish, French, German and Japanese, I do, but not the languages belonging to those countries I listed), and obviously all considerably poorer than the UK (maybe not Czech, but the rest), but... Could be a better option. I'm no exactly "thriving" here, anyway, so... Being paid at least SOMETHING, in a middle-income country, might, might be better than earning pretty much nothing, in the 2nd-most expensive country in the world, rn... :-/
Also, welcome back!!
Definitely avoid Scotland. I don't actually know much about Wales, you'd have to do your own research.
Eastern Europe is an interesting choice, depends if you're moving permanently or not. I wouldn't work there then go home, the wages are awful.
Have to be honest, I've never looked into Portugal much. I always dismissed it because it's close to Spain and I imagine it's similar.
South America is a no-go, you won't be allowed in most likely due to the pandemic situation there.
This is the list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa
Not every country is open to every passport holder (obviously), so that's why I limited my choice, largely, to those I mentioned... Interestingly, if you have a NZ passport, there's many, many more options, lol...
I've been thinking about this for YEARS, though. Ever since fucking up my exchange chances at Uni, ha. So... Yeah. That's why I'm interested in your thoughts, I guess.
Also stand a chance of getting a student visa to Sweden (yeah yeah), or possibly a teaching job in Japan, but both of those are more complicated/time-consuming (plus $$$) processes...
Well, I think you should set out what is most important to you and decide based on that, because nowhere is perfect.
Hungary is standing steadfast by their anti-LGBT propaganda laws, so maybe you can scout it out and see if it's worth a permanent move there?
I'm not sure they would let me move there permanently (at least, very easily, at present...).
But if I could meet and marry a girl, there, and get residency that way, I would be more than willing to stay...
Or Poland. Or quite literally anywhere in that part of the world. I'd even be willing to live in most of Ukraine.
Money is not really a concern, for me, as long as I can live a decent life, there...
Though my impression/understanding is that most women east of the Oder (German-Polish/German-Czech border) only really want to marry an ideally rich foreign man so that they can get out of their respective countries, rather than staying there, so... Eh.
At least that's how it was even a few years back, so I hear...
Can't say I haven't thought about this, extensively, at the very least!! 😅