Currently living in the US (citizen), originally from the Soviet Block, but I used to live in Spain (1 year), South-east Asia (4 years), and Germany (1 year) as well. Have been to other countries as well (Mexico, Dom.Republic, etc.).
From my perspective, Germany is one of the best choices. There are few things that should be in the country you live:
* Laws, police should work (well, to some degree).
* Healthcare should be decent.
* Shouldn't be too cold.
Most of the island/equator countries don't have this option. Once you face a legal issue, you will want to run a country with a law system that, for example, works the different way to locals vs immigrants (like Mexico).
I was thinking about moving from the US to Germany/Netherlands multiple times in the last few years.
> Most of the island/equator countries don't have this option
Singapore comes to mind. I never lived there, and it's not exactly a democracy, but i guess this doesn't affect an expat.
I wonder what life is like in Hong Kong now. Awful no doubt if you are a pro democracy activist, but what about the rest? Certainly no shortage of warm weather too.
From my perspective, Germany is one of the best choices. There are few things that should be in the country you live:
* Laws, police should work (well, to some degree).
* Healthcare should be decent.
* Shouldn't be too cold.
Most of the island/equator countries don't have this option. Once you face a legal issue, you will want to run a country with a law system that, for example, works the different way to locals vs immigrants (like Mexico).
I was thinking about moving from the US to Germany/Netherlands multiple times in the last few years.