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Switzerland is overlooked. They basically decided to do "mass immigration, but of Europeans." 83%-85% of their immigrants are from other Western countries. There are some similar negative results, like a pricey housing market & youth unemployment. But they lack the crime, have a small low wage sector, and faith in democracy remains high.

Switzerland is overlooked. They basically decided to do "mass immigration, but of Europeans." 83%-85% of their immigrants are from other Western countries. There are some similar negative results, like a pricey housing market & youth unemployment. But they lack the crime, have a small low wage sector, and faith in democracy remains high.

How quickly can you make real friends in different countries? INSTANT CONNECTION: 🇨🇴 Colombia: Invited to family dinner day 1 🇵🇾 Paraguay: You can't make it here for a month without being invited to an asado 🇵🇭 Philippines: You're part of the group immediately 🇲🇽 Mexico: They adopt you within a week TAKES TIME: 🇪🇸 Spain: Warm but have their own circles, usually set since childhood 🇮🇹 Italy: Family comes first, you're second 🇧🇷 Brazil: Friendly but selective GOOD LUCK: 🇩🇪 Germany: You'll know them 5 years before they open up 🇸🇪 Sweden: Their friend group was set in kindergarten 🇨🇭 Switzerland: You'll die before they trust you I spent a month in Estonia and was unable to connect with a single person And in Paraguay, I was being invited to events in less than a week Location matters for more than taxes

You never hear people talk about the “friend zone” anymore. Was that just a uniquely millennial thing

family trying to act normal while 23 year old cousin introduces her *26 year old* boyfriend to us at christmas eve lunch

Western tourists are surprised to find that Christmas feels safer in Istanbul than in many cities back home.

i live in the country where poverty is banned in my 10 years in switzerland, i have seen less than 5 homeless people. once i ordered the new iphone by mail, it didn't fit into the mailbox so the mail man just put it on top of the box and it was there all day until i saw it in the evening and grabbed it. the city i live in has so much tax money that they just built and artificial beach and a outdoor swimming pool for the public. sounds normal right? well, they built the outdoor swimming pool 200 meters NEXT TO THE OTHER LUXURIOUS, FREE SWIMMING POOL so now we have two next to each other there are several reasons why switzerland works well. one of them are the people. swiss people are very diligent, detail oriented and conscientious. that's why all luxury watch brands are from switzerland, no one else has the discipline to do this - especially 100 years ago another reason is extremely low immigration. switzerland makes it very hard for you to immigrate. my foreign co-founder paid over $4 million in taxes to the country in 2022 alone and isn't even allowed to stay here unless he has a job. you need to live in the same district in the same city for 10 years to be allowed to apply for citizenship and then the citizenship test is so hard anyone with sub 100 iq would fail lastly, and i think this is super important: switzerland is small, only 8 mil people. it is much easier to manage a small country just like it's easier to manage a smaller company and there are far less inefficiencies and money waste. that's why i also think that countries should divide themselves up into smaller areas of max 10 mil people and completely govern themselves

A country where poverty is banned..

Be like Poland 🇵🇱✝️