would you live in another country if u had the chance , leaving all your friends

maybe not China, tho I'd LOVE to visit there But, yeah, now that Mom is gone, I wouldn't mind it.

I would love to go to another country for a while but I don't think I could ever live so far from friends and family. I wouldn't like it.

Well, I actually got that chance. When I was 5, my dad took a sabbatical year, and my parents decided that my parents, my sister and I would live in Scotland for a year. So, I kinda of had that opportunity. If I was given the chance again to do it now, and the opportunity was a good one, I might certainly consider it.

I can't say that I prefere a given country to mine, but I love to travel. Unfortunately I don't have the financec to do it as odten as I want. So I would be glad to have an occasion to go to an other country. We see many places on the TV but it's another story to see them with your own eyes. The world is really beautiful and I think that every travel is a gift to us.

I wouldn't mind if the offer is right. It would be an opportunity for me to travel and earn a little more. As for my friends and family, I think they will be delighted that I will go because they will have a reason to visit the place because I am there. hehehe...

When I was 12 my dad got a job in Abu Dhabi (the lesser known city next to Dubai!), and at first I was mortified at the thought of leaving all my friends behind. But I had no choice in the matter and we moved there 3 months later. At first it was difficult, because everything was so new and there was no familiarity, but it was really exciting and amazing at the same time! It took me over a year to settle in properly and feel really settled, and I learnt so much. It really opened my eyes to the rest of the world, and I met so many interesting people of all nationalities. Even though I was reluctant at first, and a little scared of being the 'new girl' and not feeling at home, I think that was because I was scared of change. Im so glad that we did move over there and have the experience, and now Im living back in England with all my old friends and family, and I lots of interesting stories to tell them! I think that if you could somehow overcome your fears then you would be amazed at how vast and interesting the world is! But you can also experience that through your sister :)

My home country is in Europe and I have now traveled to many different countries. The ones of these that have my mother tongue language have been Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, Canada, South Africa and Belize. I did want to move to Australia when I was 20 to 28 years old but it failed to happen. I loved the landscapes, the beaches, the cities and tehe wildlife. I found the people there really friendly. The distance between my home country and Australia is 24 hours plane journey and that is pricey. Had I moved there I would have missed my family and my friends.

laken02, As for me, I would do it if it is meant for my family and myself. So, like your sister I am sure she is thinking for the family as a whole when the only choice for her husband to bring back the bacon will require them to travel and stay in another faraway place. Traveling in this case will be different from yours which is basically for leisure. I do not where your fear of traveling arises but you can be overcome it. You need to be analytical of your area of fear and educate yourself to address it. In some extreme cases, professional consultation may be required. Like your brother in law, my job requires me to travel extensively to all parts of the world. Initially, I did not have any fear at all, in fact I am very excited and interested with every assignment as they would carry new experiences to be experienced, friends to make, people to meet, luxuries to enjoy and places to see. I just let them motivate me to step into the aircraft and jet off. There will be negative thoughts every now and then and I have to admit they can be quite disturbing sometimes. But, I just take it with a "If-It-Is-Going-To-Happen-It-Will-Happen" and till that happen, I will leave everything to God to take care of it. Besides, what are the chances when I had been traveling 80% of the year which is nearing my tenth year and still alive here to this day. It is a fact that accidents will happen, but if you look around I am sure it can happen even when you are commuting on land which evidently more rampant than traveling which may be once a year to 2 years. So, why get overwhelmed? I say, go and enjoy yourself. You deserve the best, don't deprive yourself.

It takes a certain type of person to move to a new country. I have done it and love it, yet I meet so many people who I know won't last more than a few years. Others may stay, but will never be happy. It's really all about attitude. I love were I live now. I loved living in San Francisco also. Maybe I will pick up and move again? Italy might be nice. I don't know. I will like wherever I choose to live.

When I was younger and unafraid, I would have, but now that I'm more afraid, no.

I want too since I never work in another country. I would like to experience how does it feel living alone in a country and had to start from scratch, but since living cost are usually expensive in other countries, basically it is not possible for me to work in other country. I plan to take my master degree offshore though, wish me luck.

As a matter of fact, I have! A few years ago, I packed up my family and moved to where we are right now. It was a big decision to make as I was leaving a good job to a place with no job prospects. I had my personal reasons for the move, and it was difficult starting over again. But looking back, I'm glad that I took that leap of faith, as our lives are better now(I think!).

I live in Scotland but would love to move to Portugal. I love the weather I think that is the biggest thing for me as it is cold and damp and miserable here most of the year, I would love to live where I could take my kids and dog to the beach for walks on a daily basis. My brother moved to Spain two years ago and loves it, he has a very low paying job but says the atmosphere is so different due to the weather. The things holding me back are money, work and my husband would never move away from his parents. So to answer your question, YES if I could move I would do it tomorrow!

Heh, well I suppose it would depend on the travel destination. If it was Switzerland, or someplace like that, then I'd consider it. Otherwise, I'd hate to leave the country, especially if it was to somewhere dangerous or of the infrastructure was lacking.

Nope, for some reason I have no dream at all---unlike many Filipinos---to live and work in another country. I'd like to visit other countries on a holiday but not stay there. I even don't like the idea of going abroad for two or three years just to save money like what many of my friends would like to do. Maybe because I grew up with my mom working abroad and only returning to the Philippines for about a week every year. It's not that I'm scared, I just like the life in the Philippines and I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

I have had a lot of opportunities where I could have left my country to work overseas. I have never done it, and I don't ever want to do it. I am not being uber-nationalistic here. I just think that if ever I would go abroad, it would be for leisure. I am not scared of mingling with people from other races, unless of course they're overly hostile. But no. I would not leave my country and my friends behind just to live in another country.

It really depends. If the offer is good with great compensation package and it is a safe location, why not? As long as my family is with me then I am all set. It would be really hard to adjust but if it meant that my life would be more comfortable, then I would definitely give it a try. Of course, I'm scared to leave my parents, my sister and all my friends but I guess if something will happen to me then it will happen no matter what. Adjustment and acceptance is the key to everything. Of course, prayer should never be forgotten.

I would love to live in another country if I was given the chance. I've been wanting to move to Europe simply because they have more going for them there health wise and common sense wise. I don't have to worry as much about eating things that are Genetically modified over there, where as in America I feel uncomfortable buying anything that isn't organic because it could be a vegetable that has pesticides as part of it's genetic makeup. America has way too many messed up things pretty much all stemmed from ideas of powers of government that I'm tired of dealing with. When you take a look at any products on the shelfs of supermarkets or stores and you are educated about what is in them, you see that the United States government either doesn't care about putting chemicals in our food and healthcare products that can make us sterile and can cause cancer, or the more likely reason, they are doing it on purpose. There is a conspiracy theory that the government is putting things in the market to sterilize people so that way they can cut down on the drastic increases of population and in my life I see increasingly more evidence for that argument and theory.

lol!!! we are in the same boat, im scared to be in an airplane and so with ship that is why i cant travel far.I want to see different places but my fear is putting me off. It is okay to take chances and try to leave in another country, you might be leaving your friends but they will still be there. You can start making new friends too from the country where you will be settling.

It would probably depend on how badly I wanted to go to that country, and what kind of opportunities there were there for me. If you're asking if I would leave even if I could bring NO ONE, then I'd have to think about it a lot... I have a boyfriend, but I don't really have any friends that I would stay here for. I've moved so many times, I'm kind of used to leaving friends behind, so honestly... I would probably go.