[Nate Poll] What country do you want to be born into if you were to be born again?

[theemii.livejournal.com]

Poll: If you were to be born again, which country would you want to be born into?

1. Germany/Sweden 48%
The ideal social welfare

2. Canada/Australia 19%
Gifts of nature, best natural environments

3. South Korea 17%
Korean even when born again!

4. Denmark/Bhutan 7%
The happiest countries in the world

5. America/China 4%
The strongest leaders of the world

6. Italy/France 3%
The center of art and culture

7. Other 2%

8. Brazil/Spain 1%
Free spirited passion

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1. [+116, -9] Honestly surprised that Korea even has that many votes

2. [+87, -12] Not Korea, that's for sure

3. [+81, -3] When I look at the state our country is in, I am so apologetic to our ancestors who risked their lives to fight for our protection and independence

4. [+16, -0] I like our country but departing from all the issues in our government, economy, and culture, the one thing I hate specifically about Korea is the Korean mindset... People are so stubborn and closed minded and care way too much about what other people think and are obsessed with physical beauty... I'd rather be born somewhere in Europe because of that. I'm so jealous of how open minded they are and understand that communication is key.. They're not afraid to express what they see, how they feel.. I'm always so impressed whenever I read anything by Europeans.. Koreans can never come up with the type of expressions that they can. Korean is a beautiful language but our mindset is not at all beautiful.

5. [+16, -1] I voted for Canada and Australia. I'd rather live seeing the beautiful natural environment. They also have better social welfare than Korea.

6. [+13, -1] Germans get paid well, get off work at 3/4 PM (no ifs ands or buts), high taxes but low price rates, lots of discounts, lots of tax returns, big pensions upon retirement... Korea's the opposite in all of that.

7. [+9, -2] I'd rather just not be born. Living life like this again? No thanks..

8. [+7, -0] I must escape this country

9. [+7, -2] Just being born again is painful enough as it is

10. [+7, -2] If you're guaranteed to be rich, I wouldn't mind being born again in Korea. Otherwise I'd choose any country on that list except Korea.


Source: Netizenbuzz & nate

which country would you choose?

Comments

[yulins.livejournal.com]

france~

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

i hear so many good things about germany. i'm happy with england where i was born. always grateful for our healthcare system.

[princetabi.livejournal.com]

new zealand? idk i heard its peaceful and beautiful there but i'm not too aware of what their social ills are (every single country has them)

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

I've heard in certain parts of New Zealand, its kind of racist. I believe its Christchurch.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

#9 tbh is how I feel lol.

[youlittle.livejournal.com]

lol mte

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

Damn Koreans don't even want to stay in Korea.

Lord I use to ask myself this question..Being black and living in America is proving to be like a game of dodge ball. Maybe Sweden....Maybe South Africa(MAYBE)

Which country pays women really well??

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

I've heard horror stories about being Black in Nordic countries. I always feel like, being a Black woman, I'll stick with "the devil I know".

[donutism.livejournal.com]

Germany or Sweden I guess.

Any country is fine if you are born rich and privileged anyway.

[hozrien.livejournal.com]

Germany, I've visited there due to family members being in Germany and I love it so I wouldn't mind living there.

[devjacaiora.livejournal.com]

Canada again of course... maybe not french canadian...

[leopolitan.livejournal.com]

im grateful to live in canada especially after moving here from ukraine when i was rly young, but lately i really REALLY want to move to another country as like a massive reboot on my life lol

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

turns out that doesn't do too much if you don't act any differently in the new place

[ultraflyy23.livejournal.com]

i'll stay in canada, but maybe move to a different city/province altogether. this -17 degree weather (plus wind chill) just isn't right for me.

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

I have friends in alberta and looking at the weather being above freezing over there is like

what

that's not fair, that place is supposed to be the freezing hellhole, not toronto

[imienazwisko.livejournal.com]

norway or finland

i would never like to be born in poland if i had to chose, esp considering whats going on here rn... everyone my age is seeking an opportunity to flee somewhere else, most likely western europe. ever since poland joined european union it got to the point that actual population is on the decline. in uk alone there are now millions of poles, wtf.
there's even this social phenomenon happening called euro-orphans. it's when already settled down adults, who happen to be  parents, try their luck in a different (rich european) country, leaving their kids behind without much support (except money of course). i've seen 9 years old kids going through this...
tho i understand their decision. considering 1€=4zloty (dunno, maybe less, around 3,5?), and a lot of jobs in poland could only get you up to 1000zl while in other european contries is  1000€. it's not like getting a job in poland is easy either... i'm actually seriously considering moving to different country, poland is a shithole.

[undeniablysarah.livejournal.com]

Oh wow I didn't know the effects of Poland joining the EU were that bad. I had heard there had been some economic stagnation but I just assumed that was because of all the transition costs of joining. This is very interesting.

[1111-am.livejournal.com]

This is an interesting poll, but idk. Tbh I don't think it necessarily matters where you were born, but probably more where you grew up, lived, are a citizen, etc. Any country you're born into/grow up in you'll find things to love and things to criticize. i always think of that song 'Merican by The Descendants, you can find the flaws in your country while still having pride in it and loving it.

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

'I voted for Canada and Australia. I'd rather live seeing the beautiful natural environment.'

why'd u vote for land of shitty desert and A Big Rock then

[agoongprincess.livejournal.com]

mte, is it that hard to google that that neitzen doesn't even know how cold/hot & shitty those two countries are

[akillarian.livejournal.com]

In the past, maybe I would have said China, or Japan. As I get older, I realize even if I was born there, it didn't mean my life would have been better or worse. I realize now it's more that I want to know the Chinese or Japanese languages when I was young, before coming to this country. There's a large Chinese population here. II know Chinese, I would have more job opportunity. I don't mean better paid, I just mean more places to apply to.

Meh, now I just want to be better at speaking English. Have less of an accent. It's hard to know how my life will turn out.

[jjang-intae.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I was born in Singapore tbh, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else because everything here is just so convenient hah (though the people...) but maybe I'd choose Japan? It just looks like a nice place to live in

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

the people....... I have to remind myself not to look at the SMRT Feedback FB comments because they make me wish I wasn't Singaporean u_u

[undeniablysarah.livejournal.com]

Honestly all countries in this world have their problems. I'd rather be born way into the future when we are all living in space stations or on mars.

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

I'd prefer to be born a planet. Jupiter or Neptune seems desirable.

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

u were born in orbit?? lucky!
/snark

[921227.livejournal.com]

Netizen #9 is thinking my thoughts exactly.

[existingisfunny.livejournal.com]

Whichever is the least anti-black... ha.

I hear getting higher education in European countries is a bit easier financing wise and the schools can be more specific to your interests. Whereas in America... not so much.

[tokyocinema.livejournal.com]

Whichever is the least anti-black... ha.

lol mte

[tokyocinema.livejournal.com]

I'd rather be reborn anywhere other than America tbh

We may be strong, but the system's....SO flawed.
And lbr, I'd rather be reborn somewhere where I can't be killed or bullied JUST for being black or being anything but hetero.

[hyemint.livejournal.com]

lol netizen #7 is me. i'd hate to go through this shit again.

though really it would be nice to travel or live in different countries, but if i were born in another, it would probably end up being a "the grass is greener on the other side" kind of situation

[eesor.livejournal.com]

this is going to be cheesy but i want to be reborn in a country where my mother will still be my mother

[uledy.livejournal.com]

aw, that's really sweet :,)

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

the approval rating crash right after he got in power was like... WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU EXPECTING WHEN YOU VOTED HIM IN

[bunnylover000.livejournal.com]

Lol comment #4 not having it

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

lol ikr, they went awf. But they kind of sound like an Anglomaniac (or I saw someone call them "Britaboos" recently.)

[iskerplunk.livejournal.com]

canada isnt that bad as long as you're not aboriginal or live in the prairies