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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone commenting on this thread actually moved countries with kids? I have but no point in sharing. I get the impression people here are more interested in denigrating the priorities and choices of other people than actually understanding or exploring why people choose differently. I guess that DCUM for you.  [/quote]

Most of the people posting on here don't know anything firsthand about the countries they are posting about.  I guarantee you that all the people posting about the Scandinavian countries have never been there or don't know the culture(s) well.  If they did, they would be a lot less likely to want to move there.  [/quote]

Sure. But you do recognise people have different experiences? I loved living in London and think it’s a great place to raise kids but others will disagree with me based on their own circumstances and priorities. I have no problem with that and don’t dismiss them as idiots as tends to happen on this thread. [/quote]

Sure, people have different experiences.  It's just clear from many of the comments in this thread that quite a few people that commented don't have first hand knowledge.  Remember (if you saw it) that thread about places you hated that kind of devolved into an India thread?  I lived in India as an expat for a number of years.  I liked living in India.  Tons of people hate it.  Different experiences.  I can see why some people hate it.  Same for raising kids in London (although money helps there, it is pretty $$$)[/quote]

OP would be much better asking this in an expat site where people might share their actual experiences of the benefits and challenges. Too many people here just wanting to slag off Canada or trying to assert that the US is in fact the best place to raise kids. [/quote]

I lived in Canada as well as half a dozen other countries. Canada is a good place to raise children if you are UMC and live in a big metro area. Just like the US. Out in the boonies or with low income, it sucks. Also just like the US. Actually, that seems to be the general rule for a lot of countries. Perhaps instead of wishing you lived somewhere different, just try to be a rich person. Money pretty much solves everything.[/quote]

Tell that to the rich non‐aryan people in Germany from 1933-45[/quote]

Many of whom had the means to escape whereas the poor were trapped.[/quote]

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