I know places like Portugal and Spain are going through serious housing crunches right new and I know expats often exaggerate those problems. So where can an American flee oppression without just oppressing someone else?
For context: I’m a progressive lefty, thinking about long term relocation options cause the fash is getting pretty thick around here.
Edit: I know immigrants and expats (US or other) are not solely responsible overseas housing issues, but housing issues definitely exist across Portugal, Netherlands, etc. I don’t want to increase that burden and would feel shitty if my housing offer outbid 300 local applicants.
Having a diverse origin of inhabitants is a plus for many places. It makes them more interesting, gives more opportunities to practise language skills, etc.
I live near Manchester now and it’s great for that, although I do recognise the opposite exists, too! (I live in Bolton which has huge, not-particularly-integrated minority populations). By contrast, when I go to visit my parents in another part of England, it’s all just beige boring people that haven’t ever left this corner of the world