A “listicle” content mill article lists the 9 countries where Americans can retire – the 1st country on the list is Australia, which actually bans most people over age 45 from immigrating! Hah!
Continue readingLife expectancy, by country
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…
Continue readingMedia: Should the U.S. have open borders?
The media runs “sob stories” about those in the country without permission, often those who have a history of crime and were previously deported. This is strange.
Continue readingOlder 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 readingImmigration: Legal or illegal?
Baffling news report eludes sympathy for couple that is in the US illegally, was previously deported but returned illegally, 3 of their 4 kids also crossed the border illegally, and he’s got 3 DUI offenses. What?
Continue readingFamily moves from US to Europe over LGBTQIA2+ issues
Maybe … there is so little detail in this story.
Continue readingGlobal: Harvard commencement speaker promotes unity
I agree with Yurong Luanna Jiang comments on the importance of international cooperation, globalization and unity.
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 readingTrue: Moving to Canada from the US is not easy
Basically, unless you have an immigration privilege, moving from the U.S. to Canada is not simple and likely impossible for most people.
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