Grass always greener: If you were in your parents shoes (diaspora choice)

Which country would you have emigrated to?

  • US

    Votes: 18 38.3%
  • UK

    Votes: 6 12.8%
  • Canada

    Votes: 13 27.7%
  • Scandinavia

    Votes: 4 8.5%
  • Mainland Europe

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Kenya

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Ethiopia

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • Africa broadly speaking

    Votes: 2 4.3%
  • Australia

    Votes: 7 14.9%
  • Asia

    Votes: 6 12.8%

  • Total voters
    47
In terms of landmass, the United States and Europe are similar in size—the United States is 9,833,000 square kilometers while Europe is 10,180,000 square kilometers
the United States is 9,833,000 square kilometers
Europe is 10,180,000 square kilometers

They are similar in terms of size.
 

Helios

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Haye but im still right originally Europe is not smaller than USA
Yes, no one is disputing that. Western and central Europe is ridiculously small in comparison to the US. It's just european Russia that is skewing things in the total count.
 
The vast majority of somalis in Australia live in Melbourne whilst theres a noticeable community in Perth.I'd put the population at around 20k nationwide.The somalis here know each other pretty well and tend to live in the same suburbs.
I see sxb that's less Somalis than we have but for some reason your community seems to be more prominent than ours dunno why tbh :cosbyhmm:

Finland, a beautiful civilised Country, the opposite of the UK:banderas:
loool Finland is great alone for the saunas in almost every house :ahh: not sure about the colder weather tho..that's what I have in mind when I think of Scandinavian Somalis waiting for the bus :pachah1:
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Canada just seems like playing life on easy
America for opportunities
Australia for weather

Europe for the... :ayaanswag:
lol Europe for the sweet spot sxb :2tjlv3e: you have a lot of opportunities to mooch off the government while having decent weather half of the time :heh: jk but Europe is really balanced + offering some variety in terms of systems.

If geeljirres wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb I'd live there tbh, but having a hard time with xenophobia even in parts of Europe, Japan remains as a great country to live in for an extended period of time to learn about the culture and their mentality, at least for now lol still waiting for them to change their tune towards immigration in the face of an ever aging population :obama:
You are welcome to this island anytime sxb. :it0tdo8:

Btw I didn’t choose uk out of loyalty but compared to a lot of other places I’ve been to it’s got that perfect mix of Somali culture and western culture. Australia is the other one I see like that.:manny:
:friendhug:I see walaal lol that's what I imagine to be the case over there. If I remain in the West for the long term it would be preferable to have a bigger community of Somalis around. Cohesion amongst Somalis and a sense of being established/recognisable amongst other ethnicities/cadaans is something I envy you Brits for. Being mistaken for Somali/Eri new arrivals, being addressed in jajab English first by older Germans or them acting surprised when you string a coherent sentence together is annoying to say the least lol:francis:
 

Yukon_Niner

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UK or New Zealand because rainy weather gets tiring but it seems NZ isn't an option

America's a shithole with mass shootings and no healthcare plus the cursed MN

Australia has racists and burns every year plus I don't fancy dying by snake bites

Africa has less opportunities

Mainland Europe and Scandinavia got a lot of migrants and rightwing populists are getting a foothold

Asia is a no go

Canada us less of a shithole, has free healthcare but the chances of dying by shootings is too high for my liking
 
UK or New Zealand because rainy weather gets tiring but it seems NZ isn't an option

America's a shithole with mass shootings and no healthcare plus the cursed MN

Australia has racists and burns every year plus I don't fancy dying by snake bites

Africa has less opportunities

Mainland Europe and Scandinavia got a lot of migrants and rightwing populists are getting a foothold

Asia is a no go

Canada us less of a shithole, has free healthcare but the chances of dying by shootings is too high for my liking
:jcoleno: It's a dilemma sxb but rainy weather and migrants are nuisances in the great scheme of things although I wouldn't wanna be here if the cadaans should ever have enough lol.
What about the Muslim world (beyond the Middle East)? Indonesia/Malaysia or even Singapore are choices I haven't given much thought but would be interested in. @Calaf soo gal sxb what are your thoughts on this?
 
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Yukon_Niner

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:jcoleno: It's a dilemma sxb but rainy weather and migrants are nuisances in the scheme of things although I wouldn't wanna be here if the cadaans should ever have enough lol.
What about the Muslim world (beyond the Middle East)? Indonesia/Malaysia or even Singapore are choices I haven't given much thought but would be interested in. @Calaf soo gal sxb what are your thoughts on this?
Honestly I've thought about Muslim country's in SEA but I racism and xenophobia is still existent there so nope from me.

NZ has amazing nature, liberal population, kind of isolated and has great weather. I might get rich here then move there:wow1:

Only problem is the lack of Somalis which Aussies have
 

Calaf

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:jcoleno: It's a dilemma sxb but rainy weather and migrants are nuisances in the scheme of things although I wouldn't wanna be here if the cadaans should ever have enough lol.
What about the Muslim world (beyond the Middle East)? Indonesia/Malaysia or even Singapore are choices I haven't given much thought but would be interested in. @Calaf soo gal sxb what are your thoughts on this?
Singapore is not really a choice for Somalis. The cost of living and the diversity does not live up with Somali, your leaving a western country for another one basically. Only positive aspect is education. Somalis needs others Somalis and without that, it is done for.

Indonesia and Malaysia are very better options. More Islamically better, the people are kind and the cost of living is better. Education is top, but not Singapore style.

Malaysia and Indonesia are in my opinion better for Somalis, anyways many Somalis now reside in KL and Jakarta then Singapore
 
My parents moved from Canada. If was in there position I would do the same. Other than free health care, it doesn’t really have shit on the US. I’m pretty sure there was mass shooting in Canada a few days ago too, pretty much the same problems.

You can’t go wrong with the state ranked second best to live in within the land of opportunity.
:ehh:
 

Addislad

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Pros of United states: opportunities, quality education :mjswag:
Cons of the United states: expensive healthcare :damn:
 
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