See Mapped: Life Expectancy by Country in 2025 Japan, North America, Chile, Costa Rica, Australia, Oman and Europe have the highest life expectancy. Countries having low life expectancy ratings are…
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Older people need not apply
Perhaps most countries discourage inbound immigration from older adults, for fear they will become a health or financial burden on the local country.
Continue readingMedia: Be wary of content mill travel stories
A look at the content mill, click-bait Travel Writing world, and the extraordinary bias of travel writing by and for women, with almost none by or for men travelers. With input from Grok AI.
Continue readingMedia makes it up: “Many US retirees are looking to move abroad”
As documented on this blog, about 1% of US retirees move abroad, and perhaps half of those had prior dual citizenship and/or already lived abroad and retired in place.
Continue readingEducation: About 50% of US college students are likely to have international experience
About 27% of all grad students in the U.S. were foreign born. The importance of international experience cannot be over stated.
Continue readingWhy travel, not tourism, is important
Actually experiencing another culture leads to insight and personal growth – versus tourism that is often a brief visit.
Continue readingTrump threatens to deport U.S. citizens
His administration has sent letters to U.S. citizens telling them to self deport within 7 days.
Continue readingCongress may change rules on dual citizenship for Congressional Members
Many US Congressional members have dual citizenship with other countries. Should they have dual allegiance? It does sound like a conflict of interest. Proposed law would require they disclose their multiple citizenship.
Continue readingEuropean countries with mandatory military service/conscription/draft
Young American males might not want to obtain European citizenship when they discover many countries have mandatory military services for males.
Continue readingLots of Americans say they will move abroad: But they will not
Up to 40% of Americans imply they want to move abroad. 2-3% might actually do so, in line with current % of Americans living abroad.
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