this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
575 points (98.0% liked)

Europe

8324 readers
1 users here now

News/Interesting Stories/Beautiful Pictures from Europe 🇪🇺

(Current banner: Thunder mountain, Germany, 🇩🇪 ) Feel free to post submissions for banner pictures

Rules

(This list is obviously incomplete, but it will get expanded when necessary)

  1. Be nice to each other (e.g. No direct insults against each other);
  2. No racism, antisemitism, dehumanisation of minorities or glorification of National Socialism allowed;
  3. No posts linking to mis-information funded by foreign states or billionaires.

Also check out [email protected]

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Some young American workers are moving to Europe in hopes of a healthier and happier life.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If I had the money, I'd be running for Europe right now. America has gone to shit and it is only going to get worse from here

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The paperwork and logistics is going to be a bitch, but if you can start looking for a job in Europe from your current location, the move itself might be less expansive than you expect.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See, that’s the thing. I’m in film and my goal is to parlay this work into a work visa in Europe for this exact reason. I love my work, but I want benefits and protections that just aren’t afforded me here (because my particular Union in my area is problematic as fuck, not to mention hard to break into). But my concern is how this even gets done.

The US has made it very difficult for citizens of other countries to get paperwork to live and work here, so we see a lot of reciprocation in level of difficulty to leave this place. I wish I could get someone to give me some info on the process that’s been through it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Be aware that a lot of US studios love to shoot in Germany, because our unions in the film business are non existent and they can shoot longer and pay less in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My boyfriend only has a year left of nursing school. With so many countries having a shortage, we are thinking that might help us. Like apperantly in Japan they have a program to get people in for nursing and you can buy a house for cheap. But I'm not sure if I want to love in Japan. About 3-4 months ago I actually had some people from Australia on reddit giving me a lot of good info to help us get over there, and one person was talking to me about New Zealand.

So here's to hoping. I'm gonna miss my family and friends. It's gonna be hard, but I'm tired of this place.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry. It's also going to shit on this side of the pond.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It seems to be going to shit in most of the world these days. The fight for freedom and against consolation of power is a never-ending fight.

The future still seems better in western/northern Europe than the US.