Which country to move to? (young & idealistic)

Member since 04 March 2007

zachwsMember04 March 2007 07:31:58

Hey all,
I am a 20 year old American college student. I am planning on moving to Western Europe when I graduate in a couple of years. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to live? Right now I am thinking London suburbs mostly. But I am curious about "Black Paris", the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland. Any suggestions?

I am 'African-American' so I am interested in racial relations. Please feel free to offer suggestions outside of Western Europe if you really love a place.

Things I like:
Socialized Medicine
Racial Calm
Aesthetic beauty/ natural or old fashioned or both
Low taxes
High standard of living
Somewhat English speaking; I'm also familiar with Spanish and French

Thanks everyone.

Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder04 March 2007 18:54:29

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Welcome zachws,

have you checked the "living in europe forum"? You'll find interesting topics such as this one: https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1450

All the best,

Julien

Invader_Stu Contributor

Member since 11 September 2006

Invader_StuContributor07 March 2007 22:38:09

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Welcome to the site.

I can recommend both London and The Netherlands but mainly because I come from London and live in The Netherlands. I really enjoy living in The Netherlands (even if the Dutch can be a little awkward sometime).

Jo Ann ViP

Member since 04 April 2006

Jo AnnViP08 March 2007 08:34:23

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Are willing to go to a place, even though there's no "Black culture" around it?

zachws Member

Member since 04 March 2007

zachwsMember08 March 2007 12:49:15

I am in love with Europe at present, but yes, I am looking for a place to live that is lovable for reasons outside of whether the people have developed enough to get along fantastically.

What do you suggest? Right now I am leaning towards the Netherlands, but still going to check out English rural areas perhaps, maybe even Ireland, Scotland or Wales...

Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder08 March 2007 15:00:27

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If you've got precise questions about european countries, you should ask them in the "living in Europe forum"

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Guestposter69Guest10 September 2007 22:30:01

Hi Zachws,

Both Paris and London seem to be good choices.
I live in London, my partner is from the Caribbean. You can find here people from all over the World and personally we did not meet with any race related problems. The same is in Paris and probably many other large / multicultural cities.

Greetings, Margot