John:Powerpeecee wrote:First let me say that I'm SO glad Winston opened this forum, gives me a place to vent, and hopefully help and be helped.
And so an Introduction,
My name is John, and over the past few years I've realized that I want to move away from the United States of America.
I've been in contact with Winston a few times via email, and I would like to be a contribution to the forum and the site if I could.
I've honestly only got enough $$$ to buy a plane ticket to somewhere, I just know that I want to go, but I don't know how to make a living abroad, or anything, I genuinely dislike the ethos of American culture and I find it to be stifling, exclusionary, and uncomfortable. The only thing that I'm sure of is that I want out.
Any Advice?
I'm currently about halfway between Memphis and Nashville, TN and I have to say moving from Memphis to the rural setting has only confirmed my suspicions that Americans simply have no intellect to speak of. I hope it's just Tennessee, because if the whole country is like this then it's in very deep trouble. The substitute for culture here seems to be endless religion. It's all Jesus this, Jesus that. All I can say to it is "meh".
I'm currently in the process of trying to find any kind of a job while I'm here to fund my move, but even that is unneccesarily difficult due to the every man for himself, help no one American culture.
I honestly don't even have a passport, I don't know how to get ahold of one expediently due to the "logjam" of applications owing to the new rules.
Like I said I need some guidance here, I had a copy of the Getting out how to leave America book, but one of my nutty friends has it and I can't get it back, I tend to befriend free spirited people, the flipside is that sometimes they can be a bit unpredictable at times. I prefer them gladly to the alternative, though.
-John
We should take a closer look at your particular situation to get some idea as to whether you ought to leave the U.S. or not......
Your present financial situation would ONLY allow you to purchase an airplane ticket to where you might want to go. In other words, you have NO other funds available.
In your later posting, you stated you have $1500 due in no small part to the receipt of a Government check(SSI, right?) I cannot believe that Winston would advise you to "just go for it."
You really need to go for a Very Serious Reality Check, Mr. PowerPeeCee!!
Your main Post-Secondary educational qualification is some-sort of one year Computer Technician certification. You don't even have an Associate Degree?!?!
You also bring a very questionable skill set to the table as well. You yourself stated you're not much interested in teaching, which is how many get started when they leave the US for the first time. This is not a lightweight issue and I cannot again believe Winston would tell you that $1500 is doable. Well, I suppose $1500 is a financial war chest as opposed to the $600 that Wienie's spiritual idol, Kinga started with.
Let it be said that you are seriously lacking in both direction and focus. How old are you, anyway?? Are you in Winston's Primary Idiot Demographic?? I'm guessing that might be the case with you.
At this time, I'd really recommend you seriously build your skills and focus before even giving ANY thought to leaving the USA.
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