Why I Will Never Come Back to the United States

I wanted to make a little correction! At 7:23, Jana says that "People outside sometimes think that Luxembourg is just all about BANKS." This is a reference to a criticism the country receives on how its economy is run. My goal here was to show that even a small country like Luxembourg, despite its size, has wonderful people and so much to offer culturally. What do you think? Have you ever been to Luxembourg before?

Dude!!! What the heck! How are these videos soooo good?! The amount of work you put into it is just mind blowing

Don't understand why people from the US make such a big deal to emigrate, you don't have to stay in the place where you were born, there's a big world you're missing out, the US is not the only country in the world, you can be happier and found better opportunities in other countries beside the US

Couldn’t agree more. 32 years ago I met a woman while working in Stockholm that summer. The next year, I left Brooklyn to live in Sweden. The best decision that I ever made. After a good career in the Swedish Royal Opera, I collected my pension and now live in a small village outside of Palermo. No regrets. I’ll never return to the states. 😂

I'm with ya bro, I left the USA in 2004 and haven't returned. Not all who wander are lost.

Beautiful vid my friend! Come to Australia when I'm down here please and thanks 🙏

“To anyone who isn’t satisfied with the place they were born in.” Are you me?

I am from Europe and spent my life wishing I could move to the US. I finally moved this year having worked hard to get sponsored for a work visa. For me Europe was a place I needed to escape. Its interesting to see it from the other side.

I went to Spain as an 18 yr old and sobbed like a child when I had to board the plane to come back after just 3 weeks. It has been part of my soul since then.

I'm an African American that did grow up on two continents: North America and Europe. (Military Brat) I have a mom that was super protective and didn't like to travel and hoped that I wouldn't either. But I craved and wanted adventure, I spent time in libraries, reading Atlases, Geography Books and really pushed for foreign language classes throughout Middle and High School. I was grooming and preparing myself for world travel. In my Junior and Senior HS year, I wanted to go abroad with friends to Europe and South America, but my mother was fiercely against it. I was PISSED that I couldn't go and swore that I will go on my own when I leave home. I mastered speaking French, German, Spanish and Portuguese, getting myself ready for a big adventure. At 19, I got my passport on my own and went abroad. (Much to my mother's chagrin) Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, South America, Europe and Asia...Spent my 20s traveling around. I'm now 34, a skilled Sushi Chef (I do indeed speak Japanese) about to start my own business that will allow me to travel and make money doing what I love. I know what it's like when your World is instantly expanded and you are able to broaden your horizons and your question of "Home" is tested.

'In Search Of Where I Belong" so well said it's echoing in my head.

It is weird for me to say this as an American who grew up in the US but moved to Europe in 2008, but then moved back to the US last year (2022), I feel like moving back to the US was a huge mistake. When deciding with my family whether we should stay in France or move back to the US because of a job offer, I never wanted to go back to the US. But, because of the very limited choices that we had, we ended up moving to the US, and basically instantly regretting it. Hopefully God will allow us to move back to France soon. We miss Europe so much, especially France. The quality of life there is so much better than in the US.

I can relate. Growing up in the USA, I never connected with the traditions: prom, football, xmas, Tday.... I left over 25 years ago. I've lived in 6 different countries. I have never looked back. I'll never return.

A similar story: I left the US in 1983 to study in Paris, after I graduated I got a job offer to work in Switzerland (1996). I thought that some European work experience would be good on my CV. In 1990 I decided to "return home" in the US: I already had a job in a large corporation lined up. I only stayed 6 months as I really hated the work environment and conditions. I almost felt like a foreigner in my own country and felt that I had little in common with my peers. I quickly decided to return to Switzerland and have been here ever since. I became a Swiss citizen in 2015 and renounced my US citizenship in 2016.

“You’ll watch an entire Netflix series even when the first episodes are slow just because someone told you that ‘it gets better’, but what if you looked at your goals like that and watched your life get better instead?” Love from a small YouTuber💙

When I first traveled outside the country I knew immediately that I was not meant to grow old in the States. My soul literally needs to be else where. ❤️

I was born in the UK, came to the US as a baby, lived in the US for a total of 40 years before I left for Europe. Like you, I didn't feel like I belonged. I felt culturally different. I just couldn't relate. My heart was always in Europe. I left California in 2004 for Ireland, lived there for 4 years before I fell in love and moved to France, been here since. I don't ever want to leave.

"Everything in life is easier when you don't concern yourself with what other people are doing." The chances of you seeing this comment is pretty low, but if you did, I hope you have an amazing day. 🖤

I’m at the airport as we speak. Love your content homie

Dude, as a Colombian myself, I truly appreciate you for sharing this amazing video with us. I was born and raised in Colombia, and I moved to the United States when I was 16. It was a total cultural shock for me, because I was not used to life the way it is here. Fast forward, when I was in my junior year (2018) my high school was shot up and 17 of my peers died, it was a tough event and a unforgettable experience; even though it was a traumatic experience, our Hispanic community and Brazilian community got together as one and we became friends with each other, and that was honestly the best thing it could’ve happened, because I was close to a culture completely different from the one I grew up to, and the one I was living in. I started to get close to my Brazilian peers and I started to feel I finally fit in a culture, I totally felt like I was Brazilian my whole life. It’s been 4 years since the shooting in my school, and i thank God something good came out of that horrible day, the day I realized my heart belonged to Brazil. I’ve met the best people in Brazil, I started feeling like truly myself there and I can’t wait until I move to the country I’m truly happy in🇧🇷❤️