I live at home and am gonna get a job. Despite our President here, life so far is OK for me. However, I do wanna see the world and at least travel to Japan, Norway, Sweden, or the Netherlands

America Light® in a lot of ways. Its so damn big that most people that don't live in the beautiful parts of the country might live their whole lives and never see it.

Housing is fucked, public transit is fucked, urban planning is fucked, we use migrants as cannon fodder for the minimum wage meat grinder... Man, the list goes on.

Its certainly not the worst place in the world to live but it's really not as good as many people think.

Lithuanian here. Could be better, could be worse - food prices are fucked, the politicians are spineless, lacks many of the western social developments, shares a border with russia. But at least we have good food and good nature! Anywho, day to day life is pretty quiet, overall I don't mind living here enough to move, which is worth something lol

UK.

We are a safe, stable and secure nation. Yes there are problems but compared to anywhere else? I think we're doing better than a lot of places.

I wouldn't live anywhere else, and yes we have the financial means to do so.

Estonia, been worse been better. Yeah food prices have increased over the last few years, price of tech has increased as much as in rest of the world and so has the price of many luxury goods, but those are luxury goods. Not that necessary and can be easily replaced or even avoided.

Our eastern neighbor is kinda pain in my assholes, but they have always been there.

But in overall, kinda good actually, though that mostly comes from personal life not from world wide issues. Making my own little bubble enjoyable for me. Not much else i can do.

Wonderful. Friendly people and a very decent government. Lots of freedom and lots of nature. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world put together. We have a boat access cabin where we spend the summer. The winters are too long and the prices have gotten high lately, but the economy is strong and the people in good spirits generally. Since Trump got elected, Canadians have been more united than ever before.

Norway: Pretty chill, at least in my corner of the country; squeezed in between three mountains and a fjord.

My biggest concern these days is that I was supposed to go down to Saudi Arabia for some work stuff, but that's been put on hold due to... stuff you may have heard of..

The news cycle is kind of repetitive because of a douchebag who is related to royalty is on trial. Nobody cares, lock him up if he's found guilty, that's all. I guess it's a sign that there's not much newsworthy happening.

On a more personal level, I'm waiting for my meshtastic radios to arrive so I can put up some routers on nearby summits and see if I can reach the next tiny town over. No reason other than toying around with it, really.

With geology like this, I have no idea how they manage to supply gigabit internet to my house. But I guess once you're used to digging tunnels for basic infrastructure, running a fiber isn't that big of a deal. My basement homelab enjoys the results either way.

Day-to-day life isn't exciting. But it's safe and secure; the good kind of boring.

Så gøy!!! Jeg vil bo i Norge men akkurat nå bor jeg i USA

Austria is an exceptional country to call home—from the perspective of a Portuguese traveler who's seen quite a bit of the world.

Its central location means you share borders with eight neighbouring countries, making it effortless to cross into new cultures within just a few hours.

Life in Tirol, in particular, is well balanced. Everything runs with remarkable cleanliness and organization. The tap water is excellent, and the food offers delightful variety—some local recipes are genuine surprises waiting to be discovered.

Then there are the mountains. Everyone here hikes, climbs, and of course, skis. The lakes and landscapes are nothing short of breathtaking.

Yes, taxes are substantial—but you can clearly see where that money goes. The infrastructure serves the people well: roads are impeccably maintained, public services function smoothly, and the country as a whole reflects this investment (with the usual exceptions, of course).

In smaller towns, community spirit remains alive. Neighbours help one another freely—whether lending a hand on a farm or painting someone's house. No money changes hands; a shared "Jause" and a glass of schnapps are good enough.

I'm genuinely glad I made the move here.

PS: The colourful dialects in the country are a challenge where the learning curve is as steep as the alps.

Fellow Canadian?

Also congrats Estonia on having the coolest flag 🇪🇪

Antarctica is cool, business is slow being a lumberjack as there are no trees, but that leaves lots of time for looking meaningfully out across the icy tundra and reading dirty magazines.

America is great if you are rich, but even our rich people are very unhappy that they aren't richer, which is annoying and basically what drives all our problems.

I am in the top 15% in my country, and I see it all around me among my peers. People with tons of money and success who are just deeply unhappy they they don't have more of it. And if you claim you are happy with what you have in life, people hate you for it.

Austria is the meeting point of east/west europe that makes it really unique.

your education system is also great at giving away money to foreigners.

I'm American and your government paid me $50K to study there. Half of my cohort were non-Canadian too.

At least in USA, most unis make foreign students pay a ton money to study here.

I'm American and your government paid me $50K to study there.

Wtf? Where do I sign?

You don't sign, you apply to university. And if they want you to come they give you money.

It truly is a curse

We have a LOT of work to do because our healthcare has been severely damaged by COVID antivaxers dying and then politicians trying to cheap out in the rebuild, and our infrastructure is frail as well, and we have a Serious problem with faux-ristocrats in the flatlands just wrecking everything they can...

But it's not bad. I won't go bankrupt from a bad car accident, I can walk to the metro or for most of my groceries, I work from home and love it, etc.

Yeah, it's not perfect but we can fix it once we're done confirming girls and boys can kiss one another, that education is valuable, non-white people are cool, immigrants aren't the cause of a housing shortage, and all that which I'm sure many other countries have a subset of. But we'll get there.

I just hope we continue to make least-worse choices at the polls. The longer Trump is in power and dribbling into a microphone to remind us what conservatism brings, the better we are.

America: If you're not rich, then you can go fuck yourself.

The culture in America certainly seems very, very focused on money.

But all a person really needs to be happy is somewhere nice to live, money for food and good friends.

Some people need to get cancer to understand what is important in life.

That's because having tons of money is the only proven way to not have a crappy life in the USA. All the public services and citizen protections are undergoing rapid disassembly, without which one wrong move can put you on the street.

God, I wish life could go back to boring in the USA.

I'm a US citizen. Back in my country kind of sucks. We're lucky to be able to pull up stakes and go, though, so we did; we're in New Zealand right now.

It's late summer in Auckland, and the weather is fantastic. I didn't realize that I had been getting headaches back in the US due to clenching my jaw until I got here and they went away over the course of a month. The people here are invariably kind and friendly. Government services are actually funded. The infrastructure isn't falling apart. I have had a grand total of two, maybe three, bad meals in the three-ish months I've been here, and I made one of them; all the rest have been delicious.

There are certainly problems in New Zealand, I'm not oblivious to that. But they're different problems and on a radically different level.

Men kult! Vart köpte du dina Meshtasticradios?

Jag bor med i fjell og fjordlandskap så tenkte prøve setta upp på lokala fjelltopparna.

Har du tips till instanser på Lemmy/fediverse accounts att følja før att komma in och børja med Mestastic?

!meshtastic@mander.xyz

Jeg bestilte mine fra rakwireless.com. De er kjent for å være trege til å levere, men jeg er en tolmodig gubbe.

I live in something like a Hobbiton. Life's good if you don't think about things too much. There's beer, cars and coal. It's important nothing ever changes, surely everything will continue to be great forever.

I don't have tons of money and I grew up with even less and my life is great dude.

You don't need tons of money. What you need is to be smart with your money and way too many people aren't. You don't need a Lexus to be happy, but way too many Americans think if you don't have a stupidly expensive car, you must be miserable.

My parents have like hundreds of thousands (probably in the 1 mil range) in assets dangling in front of me to keep me in line... (small bussiness)

I could either be a good obedient son to them, or be a wage slave to the oligarchy...

But they're threatening to disinherit me due to my depression... (nor sure if threats are real or not)

Feeling so werid right now, I kinda wanna kms lol... wtf

But then my older brother gets everything... so nah...

But no, we don't have much luxury stuff, parents are frugal and hoarders... they grew up in poverty.

(US, Immigrant parents from China)

Middle aged American from the mountain west. The people often suck but the scenery is beautiful. I live sorta alone, no other humans but two dogs, two cats, one fish, and four chickens. I work with dogs for a living, training/daycare/boarding/rescue, and I love my career. I live within my means and try and pay the support I’ve had from others forward. Travelled a lot in my youth (the rest of the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe) and enjoyed it even if I’m a bit more of a homebody these days. I have a lot of grievances with the current regime, the people who empowered them, and the capitalist assholes who fund them, but I do admit it’s been a boon for the punk scene. I haven’t seen this many shows a month since the early 00s.

You don't need tons of money, until you get an Expensive Disease and all of a sudden you need a LOT of money.

The number one cause of bankruptcy in the USA is medical debt. Unless you have insurance, in which case the number one cause among THOSE people is .... actually still medical debt.

If you're the kind of person who worries, the idea of not ever being able to get ahead far enough to guarantee anything really, really sucks.

Strange weather this time of year. Frequent missile showers. Good thing there's bomb shelters.

God this sounds wonderful

I live in japan and it's ok as long as you don't work for a Japanese company. I actually don't like all the attention the country is getting on social media.

You have no control over that.

If you want to sit around being worried that you might get cancer one day and get bankrupted... go right ahead. But it won't make a difference.

Even if you have all the money, you can also still die.

Same, same, and oh my god SAME. Also maybe at least 50% of tourists might focus on other countries...

Though I actually do work for a Japanese company, but I love it. Maybe I'm lucky, or maybe not all Japanese companies are as scary as people picture them.

Gen X Australia, My countries a shit show and getting worse

Our eastern neighbor is kinda pain in my assholes, but they have always been there.

hahaha but seriously, fuck those guys.

All the best from down here in Australia

There are A LOT of bigots and low IQ individuals here.

I'll let you figure out which country.

USA is a big place and most of it is quiet, safe, and boring. I live here, and life is very boring and quiet. Which I like.

America is great if you are rich,

Every country is great if you are rich, though. Also, I'm very poor, live in the US, and I'm pretty darn happy. Lemmy is definitely not even close to having the same attitude as most of the US. lol

The doomscrollers here on Lemmy are crazy. lol

I don't have any money and I have a great life. And I live in the US. All my neighbors seem pretty happy too.

I don’t have tons of money and I grew up with even less and my life is great dude.

Same! The doomscrollers on Lemmy seem to enjoy being unhappy and have no clue how life is for most people. lol

Do you perhaps work for Calbee? Lol

How do you make them want you to come?

Germany: I think overall, compared to the rest of the world, it’s fine. As a German citizen you are well protected from most of the bullshit life can throw your way: We have strong legal systems, “free” healthcare and are relatively safe from the effects of climate change and military aggression.

But it’s also very frustrating because it could be so much better. Were the 3rd richest country in the world and yet our infrastructure is barely holding on. Bridges are collapsing and roads have giant potholes. Our train system is expensive and unreliable.

Our politicians are actively working against the interest of the german people and funnel money into companies instead. Corruption and malice against migrants is everywhere. Active climate change denial is also apparently acceptable. If you aren’t a retired homeowner who loves their car you aren’t relevant to the political conversation.

Yes your doctor is “free”, but you barely get a sentence in before youre send home with some generic advice or stopgap medicine and good luck getting to see a specialist. I pay over 400€ a month in taxes for this, I should be able to at least get more than a couple of minutes when I have some issues. Also teeth are luxury bones which are barely covered and glasses aren’t medically necessary either so have fun paying for those.

You probably won’t be able to afford a house ever and you need to save money for retirement. For context: I’m in my early 30s, got a masters degree, working on a phd and get paid enough that I’m in the highest tax group. My father could support my mother and 3 children with that income while still living comfortably. I pay like half my net salary in rent for a 2 room apartment, and retirement savings and don’t want to even think about paying for childcare.

I’m pissed this is the best my country is capable off. Not to mention literal fucking nazis are on the rise again and are probably going to start winning elections soon.

That's interesting to me, as I'd always assumed that if you were poor in the US you were kinda screwed. I'm in Scotland where it's basically impossible to be homeless unless you choose it, and if you're sick you'll get treated by the NHS. It still sucks to be poor here.

Social services differ drastically from state to state. It's possible to be happy and poor in a state run by the democrats. Probably not in a state run by republicans.

Honestly I don't know why people call this a country when basic shit isn't the same anywhere.

Denmark is amazing. Especially in spring, when the beech trees sprout leaves in the most delicate green color.

Things just work here, food is good, the music scene is great, government is highly trustworthy, lots of jobs, lots of welfare. Yes, it could be better still, but I don't know many places where it works nearly as well as here.

Really depends on the company and management, really.