Chile Forum

time and time I hear people saying they want to move to Chile or any other country for that matter to 'escape' where they are at.

Escape is never a viable reason for uprooting one's entire life. One needs to move to a place for a better reason cause everything that you complain about you will find in Chile. And everything that you might think is great in Chile you can find in parts of the US.

I would seriously try living in Chile for a year as others have suggested with an escape plan in case you do not like it.

But all the best of luck whatever you decide!

indojo wrote: ...last night I dreamed I was an alien from another planet, who came down to earth and forgot who I was.

Sounds like you are a natural for living in Chile.

indojo wrote: Escape means coming back to the US, or to my husband's country, Japan.

Having lived in both Chile and Japan, and given your apparent priorities for safety, good food, and other aspects, I wonder why Japan would not be the preferred solution. If your husband is a Japanese national, would you both not qualify for residency, citizenship, and second passport in Japan?

Though I work in Chile now, I would return to Japan in a heartbeat

幸運を祈る　

go play outside wrote:It's probably been said a thousand time but I´ll say it again.

Come here. Travel. find somewhere you like, stay a bit. Talk to people. Do some stuff. Go home. Come again in the opposite season and repeat.

Then consider if you would want to live here.

Or move here, but plan for a year sabbattical and see how it goes.

I plan to take a trip down there pretty soon. I'm considering a few different countries...I'm just narrowing down my choices before going to visit any of them.

PenquistaDeCorazon wrote:time and time I hear people saying they want to move to Chile or any other country for that matter to 'escape' where they are at.

Escape is never a viable reason for uprooting one's entire life. One needs to move to a place for a better reason cause everything that you complain about you will find in Chile. And everything that you might think is great in Chile you can find in parts of the US.

I would seriously try living in Chile for a year as others have suggested with an escape plan in case you do not like it.

But all the best of luck whatever you decide!

Escape is not exactly what I'm doing. We've been planning to retire outside the US for some time. Just I'm feeling a sense of urgency recently, as developments in the US are making me more and more uncomfortable. You have to admit, the US is different than most other countries...the government makes most other countries' citizens hate us.

My life has been uprooted already several times...I've lived in 5 different countries. I don't feel much attachment to the US anymore.

Anyway, thanks for the advice...I will of course just run back to the US if necessary.

Joellen

Having lived in both Chile and Japan, and given your apparent priorities for safety, good food, and other aspects, I wonder why Japan would not be the preferred solution. If your husband is a Japanese national, would you both not qualify for residency, citizenship, and second passport in Japan?

Though I work in Chile now, I would return to Japan in a heartbeat

幸運を祈る　[/quote]


What part of Japan did you live in? We lived near Nagoya for a year and a half.

Why not return to Japan? Even if I become a citizen, I will always be a gaijin. They are so xenophobic. I'm hoping Chile will be a little better. Also, I will have to give up my US citizenship...something I'm not quite ready to do just yet. I also can't live in Japan without my husband. He will not leave his job in the US right now, because it pays so well. I want to get a head start on residency somewhere else, so we won't be caught with all our assets in the US when the dollar collapses.

As for the good food, surprisingly, I don't like Japanese food. When I lived in Japan, I was hungry all the time!

Also, I'm assuming you're male. Foreign Men seem to find Japan more satisfying then foreign women.

Sorry, I haven't gotten around to learning much kanji, so I don't know what you said in Japanese.

Joellen

indojo wrote: What part of Japan did you live in? We lived near Nagoya for a year and a half.

Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken. But I did travel to Nagoya area.

indojo wrote: Why not return to Japan? Even if I become a citizen, I will always be a gaijin.

You will always be gaijin in Chile, also. If you try real hard and copy Chileanisms well, you will be henna gaijin.

indojo wrote: I want to get a head start on residency somewhere else, so we won't be caught with all our assets in the US when the dollar collapses.

Then presumably you wish to convert US assets to some other metaphor, since the dollar doesn't do much for you in Chile, either. All the worse when you won't be able to find a Chilean bank that will take your money or let you open an account. Fear of money laundering, or the appearance thereof. Some other nice posters will chime in with their tales of how to stash your money in Chile or perhaps a Search will reveal that.

indojo wrote: As for the good food, surprisingly, I don't like Japanese food.

Then you needn't feel bad when you don't like the food in Chile. On the other hand, if you are a good cook yourself, and figure out how to wash away the carcinogenic pesticides, there are good ingredients to be had in parts of Chile.

indojo wrote: Also, I'm assuming you're male.

Actually I'm bibliophilic, but most people love me in spite of it.

indojo wrote: Sorry, I haven't gotten around to learning much kanji, so I don't know what you said in Japanese.

I don't either. I just copied the first thing I found on the net. But it very likely means, "good ruck."

You will always be gaijin in Chile, also. If you try real hard and copy Chileanisms well, you will be henna gaijin.

henna gaijin, meaning strange gaijin?


Then presumably you wish to convert US assets to some other metaphor, since the dollar doesn't do much for you in Chile, either. All the worse when you won't be able to find a Chilean bank that will take your money or let you open an account. Fear of money laundering, or the appearance thereof. Some other nice posters will chime in with their tales of how to stash your money in Chile or perhaps a Search will reveal that.

I don't understand...so even if you have permanent residency, they might not let you open an account?


Then you needn't feel bad when you don't like the food in Chile. On the other hand, if you are a good cook yourself, and figure out how to wash away the carcinogenic pesticides, there are good ingredients to be had in parts of Chile.

So organic food is hard to find?



I don't either. I just copied the first thing I found on the net. But it very likely means, "good ruck."[/quote]

Great Japlish! LOL

Why do you prefer Japan over Chile?