Angel (she/her)What’s it like in your country??
https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/asklemmy/p/645377/whats-it-like-in-your-country
AstralPathAmerica 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.
Fellow Canadian?
KesharaYup.
SubArcticTundraI’m American and your government paid me $50K to study there.
Wtf? Where do I sign?
TabbsTheBat (they/them)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.
ShellofbiomatterEstonia, 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.
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.
whotookkarlAlso congrats Estonia on having the coolest flag 🇪🇪
HanrahanWonderful. 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.
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 it’ll do.
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.
Norway: Pretty chill, at least in my corner of the country.
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.
Så gøy!!! Jeg vil bo i Norge men akkurat nå bor jeg i USA
God, I wish life could go back to boring in the USA.
PapaSkwatMen 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?
Jeg bestilte mine fra rakwireless.com. De er kjent for å være trege til å levere, men jeg er en tolmodig gubbe.
asbestosDitto, same experience in Oslo.
Boring feels like the only “right” thing these days, with Trump and Putin doing their things.
The media and politicians seem to take the Epstein-files seriously and prosecute, and I personally don’t really notice any difference if the right or the left hold the government.
Life feels pretty good, tbh.
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.
TheBrideWoreCrimsonIts central location means you share borders with eight neighbouring countries, making it effortless to cross into new cultures within just a few hours.
Oh, you are right. I never even noticed. Germany has 9, and I used to think that’s a lot.
So I guess both AT and DE play in the same league as MUCH larger countries, like BR, CN or RU, in terms of connectivity.
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.
It truly is a curse
America: If you’re not rich, then you can go fuck yourself.
1984The 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Depends on the state. I grew up in republican states (tho I’m not republican) and I never had money. And I’m happy and fine.
I’d be happier and finer with more money tho! But that’s true anywhere in the world.
That’s interesting to me, as I’d always assumed that if you were poor in the US you were kinda screwed.
The US is huge in a way most people outside don’t fully grasp.
Lemmy pushes a lot of negativity, but let’s put the numbers in perspective. Lemmy has about 1.366 million registered users worldwide (with monthly active users way lower, around 48,000–50,000). That’s less than 0.0004% of the US population of roughly 343 million. And the portion actually from and living in the US is even smaller. On big instances like lemmy.world, only about 36% of traffic comes from the United States, with the rest scattered across Europe, the UK, and elsewhere.
So the voices you see are a tiny, often city-heavy or niche slice that doesn’t reflect most Americans at all.
The country covers about 3.8 million square miles (nearly 9.8 million square kilometers). With 343 million people spread across that, most of the land is quiet, rural, and empty. News almost always comes from 10–15 big cities where drama happens and gets amplified.
You rarely hear about the rest because… there’s nothing dramatic to report.
I didn’t see a homeless person in real life until I was 27 and moved to a big California city. Just last week I drove 16 hours through Kansas; 12 of those hours were straight fields of grass and corn, with a solid 5-hour stretch seeing zero people or cars.
I stopped in a town of about 500 people: doors unlocked, bikes left on porches, everyone friendly, and the big topic was the weather. That’s normal in huge swaths of the US. But you won’t hear that because it’s boring and “boring” doesn’t get clicks.
Social sites like Lemmy and Reddit are full of urban posters. How often do you see someone post, “I live in a town of 200, went fishing, then came back and watched the high school softball game, shared homemade food, and laughed all day”
The quiet, safe majority just isn’t loud online or in the news. Also, to tell you about Lemmy, I’ll get downvotes for posting this. lmao
That’s quite a refreshing perspective to be honest, thanks for sharing.
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.
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.
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)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.
Strange weather this time of year. Frequent missile showers. Good thing there’s bomb shelters.
AppoxoI 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.
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.