These are the top ten countries to live in. Do you.. agree?

[Marc_LFD]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings

Includes, of course: U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

I can't say I'm surprised with the top ten countries, but maybe, the lesser known countries (and islands) may eventually become desirable to live in as Western ones become overpopulated.

 

[Shubshub]

Surprised that the US is considered one of the top ten countries in 2022
My picks would be

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. UK
5. Japan
6. Ireland
7. Netherlands
8. Germany
9. France
10. Italy

 

[Marc_LFD]

Surprised that the US is considered one of the top ten countries in 2022
My picks would be

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. UK
5. Japan
6. Ireland
7. Netherlands
8. Germany
9. France
10. Italy

Why would you place AU/NZ so high?

 

[Shubshub]

Why would you place AU/NZ so high?

Because that is where I live (New Zealand)

 

[SG854]

In comes all the U.S. haters

USA USA USA

 

[CMDreamer]

In comes all the U.S. haters

USA USA USA

Most U.S. haters already live in the U.S.

 

[SG854]

Most U.S. haters already live in the U.S.

Internalized Hatred

 

[Dark_Phoras]

I think the most enticing countries are Ireland, England, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia, Japan.

 

[catlover007]

In comes all the U.S. haters

USA USA USA

honestly yeah, I'm glad I don't live in the USA.

It's terrible on so many levels, but a big part of it is it's political system. It's just completely broken. First past the goal post, gerry mandering, voter discrimination, the prison system, the surpreme court judges having their seat for life time, .... It all works together to create a system where there're only two parties: the conservatives (with progressive tendencies) and the more conservatives (with facist tendencies) and just a worse outcome for everyone unless you're rich or a christian fundamentalist.

I'm absolutely not saying everything's perfect here in Germany or western Europe in general, but it's a heck of a lot better.

 

[KennyAtom]

Surprised how the US is only 6th.

We can own guns, that's a insta 1st place in my book.

 

[Viri]

voter discrimination

Huh?

 

[Hanafuda]

Depends on how much money you have.

 

[Shubshub]

In comes all the U.S. haters

USA USA USA

Thank you for making it so easy though

 

[SG854]

Thank you for making it so easy though

U.S. is an easy country to like

 

[Shubshub]

U.S. is an easy country to like

I guess if you're okay with Uncontrolled Mass Shootings, Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs and a Government that Gaslights its own Citizens on the Daily then sure its a fantastic country

 

[Viri]

Depends on how much money you have.

This. A lot of those high up countries are expensive as fuck to live in.

 

[Taleweaver]

Hmm... In all fairness, i mostly agree. The us often hits world news in a negative way, but that's obviously the exception rather than the rule. If gun deaths aren't included in the metric, I'd knock them down some notches, though.

My real wondering is why the uk is still there. The way i see it, their brexit endeavor is economical suicide in the long run. Perhaps they're currently still running on momentum, but i honestly think it'll become a tough pave to make a living in the near future.

Depends on how much money you have.

... And that's why the average(or better: the median) wage of a country matters in the process. At least, that's how I understand the metrics.

 

[Dark_Phoras]

@Hanafuda @Taleweaver

 

[Dr_Faustus]

Honestly I am surprised Sweden is so far behind while Germany is friggin number 3 on the list. They still censor the hell out of their shit over there still right?

 

[The Catboy]

US is kind of a shithole, shocked it made it on the list