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[–] sumguy 1 point 4 points (+5|-1) ago 

This reply has Nothing to do with Australia.

This reply has Everything to do with "not experiencing life". Dude, that is part of YOU, who you are, and how you live life. Moving to someplace different doesn't change You, it must moves everything that you are to a new place. You can't run away from yourself (trust me, I've moved an average of once every 1.3 years since I turned 18 ~ I'm in my 40's now), it takes a change from within.

Experiencing life is about simply doing it. Sounds like there are Other issues at play (paying your $2,350, or whatever it moves to next, to renounce US citizenship), but if you think that just by moving to the other side of the world will have a sudden change in how you experience life, you're setting yourself up for a mighty fall. If you don't get out and experience life right now, when you're at the height of your comfort zone, what makes you think you're going to do it when EVERYTHING is foreign, different, more stressful to deal with?

No dog in this race, just hate to think that someone would turn their lives upside down to see a change that won't come from turning their life upside down. IMHO, if you want to experience life and you're a "typical" american, there are 2 things you can do. Cancel your TV service/get rid of TV and limit your "internet connected" time to an hour a day outside of work. You're going to get bored with sitting in your home and start looking outside for stimulus (generally, I don't know anyone who can just sit for hours on end with nothing... though hand me a good book and I'll kill 8 hours without issue). At 32 you're really in a prime section of life, old enough to have some stability, young enough to not hurt every fucking morning, even if you didn't DO anything the day before, energy to go all day and money to try new things (though, I know money is WAY tighter these days than when I turned 32 ~ you're probably not going to just pick up flying a sailplane just to see if you like it).

This is just opinion, but one of the best things I've done for getting out and experiencing life more is to buy a nice camera. $600 on a Sony NEX (you can get them used for under $300, or buy Better stuff), and suddenly I was looking for time to get out and find new things to shoot. I was already fairly active before that, but it filled the void that cutting out TV left.

Good luck.

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[–] Moirae 3 points -3 points (+0|-3) ago  (edited ago)

Dickhead.

[edit] I was pretty wasted when I posted this. Of course I'm referring to Sumguy - if you want to give someone your take on pop psychology, motivation or "experiencing life" search for v/drphill. Better yet, try reddit.

OP: I did just what you describe and have never looked back.

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I'm a pretty positive person, and well I do experience life while I still have why not move and have a new one? Plus 32 but already near my life expectancy (got an auto immune disorder even though I still work because I'm not one to lay down and just live off the welfare and disability), so figured might as well go out and explore the world, already have most of the US.

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[–] luckyguy 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Along @sumguy's lines, have you considered moving within the US. The US is huge. I'm sure there is some place you can go that will be different.

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[–] WhiteRonin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you got a BA/BS you could probably finding a crap job teaching English in Japan. That's the easiest way to get a visa there and possibly other non-English speaking countries.

Nike used have a commericial that simple said --

Just do it

Just fucking do it!

If you don't do it, you regret it!

You will regret it

So just do it!

Move! Go! Shit in your house is just that shit.

Trust me, any experience outside of the U.S. can't be as bad as not trying!

Note: I live outside of the U.S. for half my life and now I'm living the southern life style! Mmmmm, catfish, sweat tea and fried pickles and pulled pork BBQ! Yahoo y'all!

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It's not that I'm not experiencing life here, I just want to try and experience it somewhere else, if that makes more sense, wasn't trying to imply that I wasn't experiencing life at all, sorry if it came off that way.

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[–] 5073302? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Not sure if you are legit or not but my advice in case you are: Don't come by boat (haha), pick your state carefully, bring an easy going attitude and a strong sense of humour, be able to laugh at yourself. :)

Not sure on the visa situation. Info is online though depending on your situation. Then there is Citizenship info here.

What kind of life are you looking for? City life? Rural? Easy going / suburbia? Going by your username, closest state culture to Texas I would guess is Western Australia or Queensland, maybe South Australia.

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Thank you and mainly want to move to work and just live life, not that I don't do that here in Texas, but well I just feel like a change if my life, 32 and feel like a mid life crisis other than buying a sports car (already did that).

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[–] 5074218? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Yeah I get that mate. Well even if you just come down for a holiday, I hope you have a good time. Best of luck. :)

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] ago 

Lived in Texas and several other states, and I have had several near death experiences, death comes when it comes. I live a few hours from Fredricksburg and have visited it. I travel all over Texas when I worked the oil field made good money and see a lot of the US and just ready for a change. Not giving Texas a bad name, just ready for a change, I love Texas just want to go somewhere different and don't think that it's a bad thing.

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[–] White_Raven ago 

Almost none of the comments here make any sense.

Give Texas a bad name? How is wanting to move equal to giving a certain place a bad name? I love Texas myself, but I have always wanted to see Australia too, if not move there. Doesn't mean Texas, me, Australia, or anything is bad.

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[–] ScreaminMime ago 

32 and you have a retirement?

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] ago 

yes been working since 16

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well thanks I guess lol, was going to bring my Caddy with me for all the burnout and races I see there.

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[–] WhiteRonin 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

No worries mate, I'm trying to get him to be a kiwi ;-)

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[–] WhiteRonin 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Move to New Zealand! I've meet lots of Auzzies and Kiwis outside of the U.S. and I'm always at a toss to who I like better -- Kiwis or Canadians.

Maybe I just met a lot of "bad" Auzzies but when a lot of is the majority there must be something to it.

As for renouncing your US citizenship, good luck! You'll be targeted for tax evasion so plan ahead and find out what kind of nasty letter you can write that will get the U.S. to believe that you aren't dodging paying them.

I'd suggest just keeping your citizenship. It used to be easy to get away from the U.S. umbrella but you are in their digital system now and that means you will be in it forever!

Also, make sure that if still do go to Auzzoelqnd to look into Melbourne or Perth, I heard those are awesome places. Don't forget to research the aborigine problem -- you might be trading one problem for another.

Note: I'm also an All Blacks fan and really can't understand why Auzzie rules is better ;-) I do realize you have the most Olympic athletes per capita and that your country is beautiful. It's just that I've met too many drunk douchebags ...

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

yes there are quite a lot of drunk douchebags here, myself I do enjoy drinking but it's usually at a pub or more mature drinking establishment, I wouldn't consider myself a douchebag (although my ex might disagree but she's a bitch anyways lol). Thank you for the advice and I will look into it.

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[–] WhiteRonin ago  (edited ago)

Lol! My Xs think I'm an asshole :-) I would say they are probably right ;-)

Have you considered another country that isn't English based?

Oops! I just realized I ended rant comment talking to the Auzzies rather than to you. Sorry about that! I do hate Dallas drivers! Ugh!!!

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[–] 5074250? ago 

No offence, but moving isn't going to change things for you. Only you can change your life.

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Your right only I can change my life, so I'm changing it by moving.

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[–] 5079391? ago 

It's your choice, but if you're unhappy about something, geography probably isn't actually it.

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] ago 

been offshore a couple of times and to other countries and well I just prefer to move.

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[–] DRSE 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What industry do you wish to work in? As far as i know emigration to Australia can depend heavily on your occupation. It can also be really expensive and time consuming. I know a few people who were able to emigrate here because they had skilled jobs we wanted. He is an electrician and his mrs is a nurse. It's not as simple as just jumping on a plane and becoming an aussie. You will have to do some serious research into it to find out how likely you are to be accepted.

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[–] TheTrueTexan [S] ago 

I have done everything from Law Enforcement to construction to Oilfield...I'm versatile.

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[–] DRSE 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Coming accross as a cop would probably give you a good chance. Australia is already full of oil gas and mining people. We're pretty good at digging big fuckin holes but always seem to have too few cops.