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i cant blame him. coming of age in trumps america would put anyone with empathy off. hes applying for visas now and i suspect his australian native girlfriend will soon be 'fiance'.

any tips? warnings? my only concern is the real possibility of never seeing him again.

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[–] goodthanks@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some of the nicest people I've met were Americans who rejected their country and moved to aus. Especially new Yorkers.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Haven't met too many who've moved permanently. Met a lot of yank students tho and they tend to be a 50/50.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 days ago

Americans seem better outside America, YMMV