Why I Left America...

Good morning travelers! Today we have a discussion. This is why i left America. And honestly it's why I will never live there again. Traveling full time has really taught me more about the world than any other experience in my life.

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[maxinatlanta]

Hey. We sold everything in the USA in 2015 and moved with kids to Russia. I can relate to you. We got our russian citizenship in 2023. We are very happy. It was the right thing to do. US has no future.

[bayernmunchen]

I have lived all over the world. asia 10 years latin American 3 years and EU 15 years. I am moving back to Zurich. not due to cost of living but quality of life.

[Hardawayfits]

Im so ready to leave america. By winter time im gone😊

[thunderegg]

For the past nine years, I have been living most of this time in the southern Philippines - Davao City. I rent a sizeable three bedroom single floor house at a mere $170/month, and support my girlfriend and three of her children from a previous relationship while working online as a conversational English tutor for a company based in San Fransisco, CA.

[declanodonoghue]

It's so freshing to see an American realise that there is such a big and beautiful world out there ❤, I love following your journey online,
Peace and love from Australia

[danielosorio]

I agree with your view points 100%. The United States is heading in a direction where people are just numbers and sheep to big corporations. It's a good country to make money and as soon as you are financially free to then leave immediately. I have been watching your videos for a while and love your content. Keep up the good work!

[michaelgerardcondon]

I left on an ancestral irish passport. Live stressfree in north east England

[Bedhop]

You actually are inspiring me to go on the trip to Europe I've always wanted

[diegoquintero]

Having watched this, I wish that this message reaches as many people as possible. Travel does something to the human soul which nothing else can. It forms connections with people in places you never thought possible. It allows you to witness and experience some of the most spectacular events and experiences in your lifetime. It’s been a pleasure to watch your travels, and I truly wish people see your video as a sign to venture past their hesitations and begin their journeys abroad

[josephmckenzie]

We went to Spain earlier this year and even got to spend a day in Morocco. It was a great experience and very affordable. Cost of living is a huge problem in the US. There are cheaper areas to live in, but they are not always as accepting as the major cities are.

[lisafarina]

I am now 62 years old & I have been very lucky to travel to different countries. I myself love my families homeland & want to live there .

[dudoklasovity]

Awesome video. Smart man you are. Good luck much fun and happiness to your future!
I am leaving USA this year to live in Prague

[teddydavis]

Your life is your choice. The thing I love about the US, is every place is different. There are really inexpensive states and cities as well.
As for divisions, we've always been divided. By race, class, political party lines.
Every problem has a solution. We just have to fight for it. If students would stop enrolling to university in protest. We don't fight for anything except when it comes to police brutality or guns.
The are no strikes for health care. We don't put pressure on the politicians we elect to fight for us.
They send billions to Israel yearly. They send trillions on defense. What about health care? If we don't fight for it, we won't get it.

[alexcidjavillonar]

Im leaving United States 🇺🇸 next year transferring at Australia 🇦🇺. I don’t like US anymore. To much taxes. Just 30 minutes lunch 🥗

[ewameczkowska]

I’m preparing to move out to Europe a soon my kids done EGD to be on line school.After living and suffering for 30 years working before 3 jobs I’m completely done with USA .Crime is so high, people are very disrespectful looking for trouble.Train are very danger to travel . Guns are everywhere.People get killed every single day.School shooting.Is so scary to go big shaping malls . Thieves every single day looking how to snatch your phone or backpack or woman purse.So is so ridiculous prices so high people barely can afford the food to eat.So what is the reason to stay in USA .I just make my mind of live forever from here to the place where I’m going live the life an always dream.Good Bless All .❤️🙏🌍I’m truly agree.

[ronaldboykin]

Thanks Christian for this video, I needed to hear what you had to say! I grew up and I live in the U.S. I really have learned to hate it! I’m dying to travel to places that are it’s less expensive more peaceful!

[dbencic]

Selling everything as we speak— of to do exactly what you have done 🎉and for the same reasons that you mention in the video!
I’ve travelled a lot previously- and now I’m buying a one way ticket!

[CindyPaul]

I definitely agree. I moved to London a couple years ago and now I’m thinking of moving to somewhere in Europe. Yea London is cool and love the free healthcare but the cost of living is really going up and it has me second guessing. I do think that I might travel some more this year and next year to see where I will land next.

[writerbill]

I wish I could thumbs up this video twice. Well said Chris, I agree with all of it. Here in the US it's just becoming a plutocracy: of the rich and for the rich. Unaffordable health care, food with preservatives and hormones that are illegal in Europe, rising housing/rent costs, not enough public transit, and the list goes on. I hear that in many countries, people work to live, not live to work. I wish we could say the same in the US. I'm heading to eastern Europe or southeast Asia probably in the next year.

[Radiancegrace]

100 percent agree, thus why I am beginning to prepare to leave. Awareness keeps arising and videos like yours put words to what I am observing continually and for some time in the United States. Stewarding my senior dog out while studying the necessary steps and plan on making the plunge asap. You don’t have to say it twice as it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to feel the toxicity of the thought system here and how it’s manifesting all that you mention. Good on you for leaving and then sharing your experience/wisdom here. Respect 🙏🏻