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The phrase ‘there’s no place like home’ was probably made up by someone who wanted to feel better about where they came from. It’s not a secret that every country has its advantages and disadvantages, but since you can’t actually pick the place you’re born in, embracing everything about it is just a part of the process.

People from different places around the world joined this online thread to share the pros and cons of their homeland. From culture and food to politics, economy, and the quality of life, true experts share what makes their home so easy yet so incredibly difficult to love. And it’s a perfect opportunity to learn things about countries you would never find in tourist brochures.

Scroll down to find out the good, the bad, and the ugly about these countries in a list that could serve as a blatant guide to check before choosing a travel destination or a new place to live. And don’t forget to praise and expose your country in the comments!

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#1

“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Switzerland.

Con: high cost of living.
Pro: the flag is a big plus.

External_Papaya7436 , Ronnie Schmutz Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries United Kingdom.

Pro: Beautiful countryside that generally has public access.

Con: Run by a bunch of corrupt and useless tw*ts.

ElPapaDiablo , Illiya Vjestica Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Australia.

Pro: No guns and free healthcare.

Cons: everything wants to kill you and the sun gives you cancer.

Unkn0wn_User- , Manuel Meurisse Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Australia: Pros - Hugely diverse nature. Cons - Hugely diverse nature.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Ukraine.

Pro: great food.

Con: located close to Russia.

Short-Knowledge-3393 , Glib Albovsky Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Norway.

Pro: incredibly beautiful and clean nature.

Con: the weather is often so bad you need to stay indoors.

Conservative_Persona , Vidar Nordli-Mathisen Report

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The real con is the months of basically complete darkness imo. That's so much worse than bad weather.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Finland.

Pro: people avoid you.

Con: that's kinda lonely.

kupimukki , Lukas Rychvalsky Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Canada.

Pro: free healthcare.

Con: it takes so long to get that you might die waiting for it.

orchidism , Martha Dominguez de Gouveia Report

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same in Mexico. There is free healthcare, doctors are well trained and the attention is good, but it is so understaffed, bureaucracy-ridden and slow that most who can afford it just go for private care.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Scotland.

Pro - it's pretty stunning.

Con - The weather is s**t.

kij101 , Pixabay Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Scotland: Pros - One of the most beautiful places to explore. Food fit for the climate. Con - Midges!

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries UK Pro: We're like a USA lite. Some of the good parts of the US without the guns and religion.

Con: We're like a USA lite.

SlightlyIncandescent , Giammarco Boscaro Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries México. Tacos and narcos.

metal_gearmen , Los Muertos Crew Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries I'm Venezuelan.

A pro is that our food is delicious, a con is that for like five years we had none of it.

paul_parker12 , Matthias Mullie Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Venezuela is one of the most beautiful countries on the world, sad what's goin on there

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Armenia.

Pro: We still exist.

Con: Unsure for how much longer though since 3 neighbors repeatedly genocide/ethnicically cleanse/invade us.

junvar0 , Ani Adigyozalyan Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looking up the web for civil war in Armenia. It started in about 200 BC. The first Nagorno-Karabakh war started in 1988.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Pro: if you're rich it's one of the best places in the world.

Con: you can't get rich here.

Italy

Ghostly_xyz , Fineas Anton Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries USA.

Pro: I have the freedom to choose the profession I love.

Con: I have to practice active shooter drills with my sweet kindergarten students.

Bonus!! Pro: my pay is funded by the government.

Con: My pay has me constantly worried about having enough money for my bills.

Vegetable-Brother-57 , Katerina Holmes Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a weird choice of pro. Even most people living in dictatorships and autocracies have the freedom to choose a profession they love. And certainly everyone in a democracy does.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Egypt.

Pros: it has an airport.
Cons: I don't have money to get on a plane in that airport to get the hell out.

No-Entrepreneurrr , Matin Ziya Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Con -women are not safe here, many women I know have been groped and harassed, and a lot of men wont talk to you if you are with a man they will ask your husband/boyfriend instead, very agressive salesmen in shops, friend was puled into a shop and they locked the door telling her to buy something, she had to scream to be let out.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries South Africa.

Pros: Amazing climate, amazing food, amazing people, incredible landscapes and natural beauty, affordable cost of living compared to the rest of the world, robust private sector.

Cons: Horrific corruption, poverty is rife, horrendous public service delivery, rolling blackouts, inflation, stagnant economic growth.

Hullababoob , kylefromthenorth Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A country that is rife with history as well....really want to go someday to learn more about their culture.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Brazil.

Pro: it's a beautiful country.

CON: we have 9000 bank robberies or street-armed robberies every day.

anon , Agustin Diaz Gargiulo Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two of my Brazilian friends were comparing bullet wounds they have and laughing about it. I'm just standing there going, wha.. that's terrible! and they were like, ahhh it's Brazil.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries The Netherlands Too many pros so ill name a rather unknown one Pro: we have specialized tools for everything. Need a tool to cut out the seeds of an appel, here you go appelseedscutter. Want to get every little piece out of ketchup or appel sauce put of your bottle, here a flessenlikker. Con: house crisis, cost of living.

SiebeWobke , Jack Winbow Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries India.

Pro: amazing food & festivals.

Con: religious tension, overpopulation & corrupt government.

GamerGirl-07 , Marvin Ozz Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terrible pollution, terrible air quality, and a lot of poor sanitation.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Germany.

con: we had one of, if not THE world's most infamous leader in history represent our country and it still haunts us to this day. Our education system is on par with American dumpsterfire and our current military would get soloed by our local gym.

pro: we got some hella good non-alcoholic drinks here, tho.

FilmAdministrative44 , Marius Serban Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

pro: Free healthcare, you can freely choose what you want to do with your life, no guns

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Pros: Beautiful beaches and views, great weather, hospitable people.

Cons: Corruption, exploitation of the marginalized members of the society, nepotism, bad infrastructure, low pay, and the culture of placing celebrities and politicians at the pedestal of our society.

Welcome to the Philippines.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm married to a Filipino and have visited many times. Pros: Beautiful scenery, incredible biodiversity, very hospitable people, great food, family-friendly, cheap pampering in the form of massages and manicures, etc. Cons: Poverty, celebrity worship/consumerism, pollution and (for me personally) the humidity!

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Spain.

Pros: almost everything: weather, food, open minded society, relatively affordable, free healthcare…

Cons: Our people always thinking that life is better anywhere else.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like a great place, let the moaners go! PS: I enjoy going to Spain, specially in winter when the weather is grey and gloomy in France.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Greece: Pros: * The weather is nice, except in the summer when the sun just hates your very existence and you roast alive even with the AC on full blast. * Nice beaches, in the right weather. * Kick*ss cuisine.

Cons: * Greeks have a reputation of hospitality but honestly, we are not a very nice people. Sexist, closed-minded, always out to exploit others for gain. * Greeks naturally just hate each other over the shi*tiest things. We're talking actively, maliciously wishing misery upon one another, especially the ones we view as in any way successful or 'different'. * Anyone in the tourism industry is an exploitative shark, the islands are no longer places where people actually live, they are just glorified resorts for the rich.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries China.

Pro: culinary peak of the world, I'm very objective.

Con: we kinda live under the facade of a monarchy in the name of socialism.

Postseidon , Debbie Tea Report

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries France.

Pro: THE food, landscape.

Cons: Strikes, and for foreigners, poor level of English (and others languages)

Lady_Ash8 , Anthony DELANOIX Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd consider the strikes a huge pro. You keep your government and their capitalist overlords somewhat afraid!

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries United Kingdom.

Pro: Universal healthcare, beautiful countryside, nothing that can kill you, good infrastructure, more cheeses than France, more beers than Germany, lush, no cockroaches, no snakes, almost no mosquitos, good education, religion in deep decline.

Cons: Cost of living, Pay rates, Non-income taxation (hidden taxation), Brexit, Conservatism, urban decline.

more_beans_mrtaggart , Dominika Gregušová Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have snakes. One species of which is venomous. It won't kill you but it will hurt for a while. Our education system has gone to s*it. We have cockroaches and plenty of mosquitoes (although our mozzies don't carry diseases - yet). Compared to the rest of Europe our infrastructure is dreadful and expensive. We may have universal healthcare, but the waiting lists are so long that people are dying before seeing specialists. Doctors and nurses and paramedics have been on multiple strikes.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Bosnia.

Pros:
probably one of the best and most delicious food in Europe - ćevapi and burek unimaginable for anyone who didn't try them, even vegetables is for some reason much more appetising than in Great Brittain and Germany.

Cheap restaurants - for 15 -20 euros you can eat whatever and whereever you want

Coffe culture - everyday, even at work, there is bare minimum of one paid, sometimes two half-hour long pauses when people stop with everything and socialize in cafe.

Crime rate - although there is a lot of crime like corruption there is not much robbery and things like that and is safe in almost every city to walk alone in any time of day.

Hospitality - it is part of culture that everybody greet guests in their house with table full of food, some rakija - homemade brandy made from plum, pear, quince - we're experts in that, they teach you how to make rakija and show hospitality from childhood basicaly.

Free education and healt care - I can't stress this enough. There is no student loans, most universities are state owned universities and healt care is also free, even most medicament are free!

Cons:

Corruption: everything, and I mean everything is ruled by political connections, and because Bosnia is country of Bosnian muslims, Croatian catholtick and Serbian Orthodox christians (plenty of citizens don't consider Bosnia as their country, rather Serbia and Croatia) there is plenty of corruption and stealing of money.

National tensions: war from 90s is almost everyday topic, we are living in the past

Standard of living: salaries are pretty basic, if you have salary cca 2000-3000 euros you will literary live like an milionaire in USA, but if you are without political connections or expert in you area of work, you will find it extremly hard to find a job and unfortunately plenty of people are emigrating.

OG_OG_Triple_OG , Hatice Baran Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hospitaility thing seems like a little much to me. But maybe there's less introverts there and more people who enjoy having company.

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Ireland

Pros: No guns, so a very safe place to live.

Cons: Totally unaffordable rent and near impossible to buy a house.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pros wherever you go in the world people like you. (Except some in UK)

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Pro : Anything, anywhere, any time. Food, alcohol, whatever.

Con : Way too much politics, casteism, division, racism, unsafe environment for girls, road rage.

Country : India

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Portugal.

Major pros: Great food and nice weather.

Major cons: Incompetent government and c**p economy.

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Myanmar.

Cons: One of the poorest countries in the world ruled by a malicious military dictator who kills everyone who opposes him. Unending civil war (Edit: World's longest actually). Economy in the sh**ter. Basically, everything is much worse than almost every other country on earth.

Pros: We don't tend to live that long

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“You Can’t Get Rich Here”: 35 People Reveal The Best And The Worst Thing About Their Countries Colombia.

Pro: Great weather, biodiversity.

Con: violence, corruption.

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For Canada, I would say this

A pro : Peace of mind. I don't have to worry if I will be able to afford college for my kids, I did not worry about money when my kids need healthcare, I don't have to worry about health insurance if I'm unemployed, I don't have to worry about being financially ruined if I get injured in an accident and the OTHER driver was at fault and not insured, I can just enjoy life and even if I have minimum savings and both my kids want to be doctors, money will never get in the way of that.

A con : Winter can be rough. It's cold, everything gets dirty because snow is only nice and white for some time before cars turn it to that brown slush, and taxes are steep. Almost 40% of my income goes right back in taxes and on top of that, we can easily pay 12-15% in sales taxes which is a lot.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ehhh Canadian here, I think OP might in the nice boomer generation, most gen xyz can't afford to live in the cities or go to university without owing half a mil student loans by the time you graduate

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Kazakhstan.

Pro: Best economy and tourism in Central Asia.

Con: Economy, tourism still s****y.

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Netherlands - Pro: bureaucracy gets s**t done - Con: bureaucracy doesn't get s**t done It works really well when it works, it is really s**t when it doesn't work basically.

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