My top five favorite countries to live in are Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand, Ireland and Austria. Probably going to go to Japan first. I already visited all of these and all 5 are far superior to the US in the quality of life for the issues that matter the most to me such as high quality universal healthcare.

Healthcare is my number 1 reason for permanently leaving the US. The Healthcare here is Literally deadly.

clicked with someone on the internet and its something I was so much against before, still would be but id be hypocrite -__-'

Great video! But a bit misleading…trump plans to stay in office indefinitely , his family will rule for decades. There will be no more elections here. People keep forgetting or just can’t face that FACT. Your statement is based upon democracy , trump intends to be a dictator.

Prices have been out of control, just the other day, we went to get an appetizer, one diet coke, one draft beer, and a large pretzel = $34…. Plus tip (another $5) so i spent 40$ for almost nothing.

Its Thailand for me as a black Gay Man its gonna really be unsafe.

I heard 6 million Americans live in Mexico.

To live in italy you need to own the house where you live i wouldnt recommend renting dont know exactly why On top of that a large family siblings partner very close to you in case you need help you can count on

How does this guy only have 28K subscribers! Fantastic info, entertaining and VERY well done! Thank you!

Leggere di statunitensi che preferiscono al 100% la cucina portoghese a quella italiana mi fa sempre più capire che di cibo al di fuori dei confini italici, la gente non né capisce un tubo. Poi prendiamo ad esempio gli Stati Uniti, mangiano vere e proprie schifezze di cui si vantano e pretendono anche di giudicare negativamente la cucina italiana che è la migliore al Mondo, senza se e senza ma…Cristo Santo!

Rapping meat in plastic? What is good about that? To get immunity to plastic?

Although I have relatives in Florence as a retired person my choice to purchase a house is in the south, perhaps the region of Molise, or Abruzzo. Grew up in a small town in US, and spent a couple decades as a adult living in small town. Like to know the merchants and they recognize you as a repeat customer. Would avoid the large and even medium size cities where one is anonymous.

I envy all you expats/immigrants.

I'd like to leave the US not because of Trump, I voted for him, but because how the Democrats ruined this country. And though I voted for Trump the third time, I don't think he will be able to " Make America Great Again ". The US is way too ruined to be turned around. We don't have anything made here that any country would want to buy. China makes everything the world needs and sell them for much cheaper. America is rotting. Its nice there are still hopeful citizens that the US can stand up again. But when you don't have a steel industry, no car manufacturing industry, no food production industry, no retail industry, millions of jobless, millions of drug addicts, millions of criminals, millions of the populace angry and disenfranchised.....the US will fracture and disintegrate.

It’s not just Trump. People have been saying defeat Trump so everything can go back to normal. Normal is gone at this point because rational people have given up. It is the radical right wing movement in its entirety that is the issue. We have a ridiculous two party system where one side is openly advocating for racist, misogynistic policies that take us back in time and remove rights and safety from women, children and anyone who is not a wealthy, white, cis gender, hetero-monogamous, Christian man. The other party is too busy fighting themselves and playing within the rules and boundaries the other side doesn’t give two craps about. Republicans will say the left needs to play by the rules but burn the rule book as soon as they get the chance. These right leaning policies have been advancing for decades. Starting with the creation of the military industrial complex. The uncapped potential of big business and their ability to influence politics on both sides. The influence of dark money taking the power out of the hands of the people. The misreading and propping up of the constitution which lead to the misinterpretation of the second amendment creating a fun crisis that has lead other countries to put us on a list of countries to use caution when visiting. Not to mention being on the list for hate crimes against foreigners and the LGBTQ+. Nixon and Reagan then crushed small business with unregulated capitalism which lead to corporate monopolies and an ever increasing wage gap and leap in poverty and wild inflation. The otherizing of people who look and live differently than us as recently as the 90s through today. This didn’t happen yesterday. We have been brainwashed by corporate media like Fox News for decades and now some of us don’t know any better and obviously many of us have actually joined their ranks. People who know what was going to happen welcomed and wanted these hateful, damaging and discriminatory policies. The saddest part isn’t that Trumpism has won. It’s that we want it. That we like it. We have become that which we used to hate. We have now given up so much of the peoples power that the elite have shifted their attention to dismantling the system, stacking the courts and departments with loyalists, and taking over local governments. The guard rails have been removed. Those who think there is anything standing in the way of Republicans doing whatever they want at this point is kidding themselves. The only ones that even had any hope of saving us was the Supreme Court, and you see where that got us. They are complicit in the whole thing. Trump getting in to power only entrenches the neo-fascist rule for at least the next century if the rules still somewhat stay in tact. Which seems highly unlikely. Trump didn’t start this movement, he is finishing it.

You’re trivializing and dismissing the concerns of many about the consequences of Trump’s election as president. It’s not a simple matter of waiting out his term for four years. I know you said you no longer follow US politics, but you can’t be so oblivious that you don’t get that what happens in US politics affects the entire world-or maybe you are. Anyway, this was a rather irritating episode to listen to because of your general attitude.

If Trump would have lost, I would of moved abroad.

Please leave, you stupid leftist twits. Go to the socialist nations your love so much!

It does not matter for us. Always good time to leave the US.

Isn't Portuguese bureaucracy considered a national sport? I'm currently waiting to renew my residency after 2.5 years here. I was unable to visit the dentist without an unexpired residency card. I went to another dentist who was not computerised.

Yep, the caravan is moving on for many.

I wouldn't leave the US because of an election. Political ideologies come and go. However, I am planning to retire overseas because the US is too expensive, so I subscribe to your channel.

Another option for money transfer is CashApp, which will give you a Visa debit card, which you can link to your bank account. They charge a tiny bit for ATM withdrawals, but no charge for debit purchases. BTW, not a paid spokesperson - after a year of slow travel getting a 3% charge on every purchase or ATM from my Stateside bank, I feel like I got a 3% raise since August.

Stupid video. Never get political during your podcasts because you will lose, at minimum, half your audience. Bear in mind, Trump won in a landslide with both the Electoral Vote, Popular vote along with the House and Senate. A clear mandate by the American people. You’re not funny or insightful at all. Very disappointed with you right now.

Ironically, US citizens are in the top 3 illegal migrants to Australia. Not a Trump thing. Have been for about 10 years. Number 1 is China. UK and US go back and forth for number 2.

I left the US nine years ago, and have been living in Asia ever since. It's not as difficult to move to another country as some people think, especially if you don't have a family. Since I left the US, I've lost weight, I feel healthier, and I don't feel unsafe. Overall, it's been a very positive change.

White dude downplaying living under dumb ass chump is the most complicit naive selfish BS thats not going to affect him. Probably made the video in his mom's basement.

People say this after every single election in the U.S. For the vast majority of people, moving never comes to fruition.

Thank you, Rafael, these vids are very helpful!

Wanna start over and go to college in Germany or Switzerland

I think it would be important to identify potential countries that won’t be attacked by the USA government in the future. Who wants to move to a country that will be made worse by a USA tyrant’s takeover?

This is one of the few realistic KZbin videos I’ve seen on this subject. I’ve been living in Portugal for 7 years and I know from personal experience that once the aspect of novelty wears off you’ll be confronted with some harsh realities. The only reason I’m still hanging on is because I’ve already gone through so much in the process of applying for nationality, that now I might as well bite the bullet until I finally get it. I would’ve left a while ago, probably to Spain… just saying, it’s not for everyone and the best advice here is to spend time in the places of your choice before making a definitive decision.

British people and Europeans in general have built in bullshit detectors because of our histories of dealing with totalitarian regimens. They naturally have a healthy distain for people in power regardless of what ideology they promote. Donald Trump would never be elected in any European country because we can see he's just a conman and moron. European countries have been destroyed by people like him so we are naturally wary of the charismatic leader type.

We got back from a wonderful trip to Paris and Barcelona the day before the election, apparently narrowly avoiding hordes of paranoid fellow Americans that we sincerely hope will find happiness but suspect won’t, because studies show that people have a set happiness level and conservatives have a higher one on average.

For those of you moving with kids, I would strongly recommend checking out the schools before you move to make sure your child(ren) can take classes in your language. You might have to pony up a lot of money for a private school otherwise your kid can fall behind and struggle if they can't study because they do not understand the language.

US is birthright citizenship …for now. You probably wouldn’t be let in if you’re visibly pregnant though.

You people are hilariously deluded. Please leave, and renounce your citizenship when you do. Don't come back when the country is on top again.

I was planning to move, but with the new administration we are going to make all the money!!!! 1 week after the election and business is going bananas. It is morning in America. I am not political by the way, it is just the reality.

I have dual citizenships via JS, I recently visited Italy and spent some time in the villages my parents come from. ( And a couple of the large cities like Rome and Naples). All I can say is it felt so familiar, It felt like home. I loved it. I hope to spend some time there.

Rafael just a comment- things change- so B/C OF BREXIT I was told on the ground in a European country that schools are really having a hard time getting British English teachers thus...THEY ARE MORE open to any native speaker ie. U.S. for example. Just want to give folks hope....And yes not sure that they will "sponser" but you will get a job, maybe multiple schools!

When people talk about income minimums and requirements for living abroad, is this before or after taxes? That can make quite a difference, I would think. On another note, isn't the currency conversion a problem for anyone with an income from a foreign source (especially retirees)? Even with dual citizenship, the conversion is still an issue, no?

Im looking at Ecuador and Bulgaria.

There will be a huge economic boom in the USA. I'm planning on making as much as I can before moving to Italy.. I already have dual citizenship and property and assets there.

No one is leaving the USA. I mean libtards said they would leave the usa if trump got elected in 2016 and none of them left. They are not leaving now.

Costa Rica has birth-right citizenship, allow for dual citizenship, and the parents both get automatic permanent residency. Here's the kicker: if you give birth at a public hospital in CR the cost is $0.00. I think I'd still go for the relatively affordable private hospital.

I’ve been in Expat for over 20 years. And what I’ve learned is moving for any other reason then you love the country you’re moving to or you want a new adventure, you will become disillusioned quite quickly because of the hardships of trying to fit in within a foreign culture. When I have a bad day, I remind myself “wherever you go there you are“ meaning moving to another country never fixes any of my problems.

Dude, I love your series of videos, but the title of this one is quite a bit off color as it implies stuff that simply has been proven to not be true. The problems we HAD are about to be fixed again. He did it last term and even after everything was ruined the last 4 years it will be fixed again. The people crying the sky is falling will miss out on profiting from it. I already own property in Itally and have a long time. Also soend a significant amount of time there, will be retiring there but it won't be in the next few years. Wife was always a citizen, I will get my dual citizenship which I haven't because of my job before then.

I was planning to move to Italy before trump and now more so and speeding up my timeline. Recognized Italian citizen with passport.

tRump is NOT going to help us Expats. He is a LIAR.

My family has had dual Italian citizenship for while now. My brother and I are moving there next year. He is close to retirement and will probably buy a house in Tuscany. I live a pretty blue collar life in the States and have mostly been a delivery driver for Amazon, USPS, and FedEx. I looked up jobs for Amazon in Italy but only found corporate jobs. Are there Amazon vans (or UPS, etc) that roll around Italy like in the States...and if there are...are they mostly in the big cities like Milan? Lol - I had a previous comment but it's really not worth even talking (or arguing) with people about that topic. You're smart to avoid it as much as possible.