Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

If you don't know then it won't make sense to you if he tries to explain it.

For me, I just prefer something different. Different smells, different noises, different language. I also prefer a true free way of life with fewer hassles, less policy, less big brother, less tax and pretty much live life by my rules.

With that said, you will always exchange one set of problems for the other when living abroad, though the latter usually is much easier to deal with and money can usually fix anything if you choose to live in a developing country. I still have stupid things I have to deal with like cultural differences or language issues, but I'll take that any day of the week over having to live in the States. I did that for 30 something years and evolved into a person of the world and no longer consider myself to simply be "American." I am Human, not American. Earth is where I live and play. To think otherwise is just holding yourself down in life, which often goes hand and hand with the ideals of the USA.