Reply #145: I actually considered going back to South Africa [View All]

Although the South Africans I speak to are all gloom and doom about the economy and crime. Yesterday's NYT article about rolling blackouts wasn't encouraging either. My daughter was born there and I still retain my SA permanent residence status.

Australia: could get in through family/friend connections. Another NYT article about drought conditions being the worst in 1,000 years (one THOUSAND!) and wildly fluctuating food supplies and prices gave me pause.

Canada: SO could obtain dual citizenship. It's a thought.

Chile: brand shiny new government with agnostic president, wine, beaches, skiing...I speak Spanish. It could work.

NZ: We'd never get in. We're too old and lack the skill sets.

France/Spain/other EU: we'd never get in and it's too expensive to retire to.

Anywhere but here? It's beginning to look that way, isn't it?