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My toddler had active shooter drills in day care.....I sometimes think about leaving US.

We have that in canada. And non-drill stabbings at my kindergarteners school

> We have that in canada

That's certainly not the norm. Where, more specifically?

Metro Vancouver

Many of my friends are also thinking of just leaving to Europe. This whole thing about running after more and more money may just not be worth it at the end.

Nowhere is perfect, but I see many places in the EU as a great lifestyle arbitrage. If someone made or can continue to make US level money while living in the EU, that's a great situation. Depending on the country, visas can be challenging, but most HN skillsets will qualify for digital nomad visas.

We bought a place 2 years ago and are in the process of fixing up (it was used as a vacation home).

> make US level money while living in the EU, that's a great situation

Have you considered Canada?

No, it's too cold. Also, as my wife and I get closer to retirement we want to do more traveling in and around the EU.

I am happy for you. May I ask which country?

Sure, we landed on the northeast Italian coast. We seriously considered Greece, southern France, and Croatia.

I don't think there is a single right place for everyone. Each person needs to do their own checklist of requirements.

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