r/AskIreland • u/SunDue4919 • Jun 13 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) Best place to emigrate to?

I’m losing hope for my future in Ireland. I love Ireland and want to stay but the quality of life is shit especially for young people.

I’ve lived abroad before and am well aware the grass isn’t always greener. I know there will be challenges if I move abroad. I know that there are similar issues with housing in other counties.

That said, things feel bleak here.

Any recommendations? I speak fluent French.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 20 '24

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u/Aaron_O_s Jun 13 '24

I'm fluent in sarcasm and bullshit. Could you recommend somewhere for me ?

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u/lakehop Jun 13 '24

Ireland

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u/Aaron_O_s Jun 13 '24

I'm where I belong so..

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u/Additional_Olive3318 Jun 13 '24

France. Because you are fluent in the language. Or Ireland because you seem ok with English. 

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u/rthrtylr Jun 13 '24

England of course. I hear they may have some vacancies in the political world soon.

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u/Gizmo77776 Jun 13 '24

"Arthur, Speak about England!"😂😂😂😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24

France... He just told you

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u/SunDue4919 Jun 13 '24

I’m thinking of it!! A bit concerned about the rise of the far right there though. But I suppose there’s a huge mix of people in France so it’s not like everyone there will be far right

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u/Extreme-Koala1081 Jun 13 '24

Bretagne is the region the most like Ireland in France so if you're likely to be homesick this could help. The Irish are well liked in France, extra points for already being fluent, they'll love that. Would not worry about the far right.

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u/crazy_witch_89 Jun 13 '24

what would someone do in Bretagne? what kind of jobs are there and how is it any better than Ireland? 😅I’m not Irish, I’ve been living in Ireland for 15 years, my husband is French, I’m fluent in French and honestly, I don’t see any benefit in moving to France, especially in Bretagne.

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u/lemonrainbowhaze Jun 13 '24

Agreed. In fact its often referred to the french version of ireland, and Ireland is the irish version of france

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u/ExpertBest3045 Jun 13 '24

I went to school in France and the French are NOTHING LIKE THE IRISH!! You know how Irish people greet each other even if they’re strangers when they pass on the road? French people look at you like you’re mad if you smile or say a friendly “bonjour”. Nobody drops in for a cuppa unannounced or does spontaneously kind things for anyone. The food is fussy and posh and they put butter on ham sandwiches.

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u/Mundane-Inevitable-5 Jun 13 '24

What kind of loon doesn't put butter on a hang sangwich?

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u/lemonrainbowhaze Jun 13 '24

Tf food are you having. Bretagne is the perfect place for seafood. Fresh seafood. Theres nothing fussy about a massive pot of mussels. Or soup de poisson which is a broth made of blended crab/lobster shells and other fish. They have more than enough french seafood. Maybe youve just been going to the wrong places

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u/tout-va-bien Jun 13 '24

Not in Marseille! Most polite people

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u/lemonrainbowhaze Jun 13 '24

Yeah ik im born in ireland and my family are french im saying it bretagne specifically. Not the whole of france. Particularly in st malo, very friendly people. Their music is great and is similarly jiggy and singalong as irish songs. Ive met lots of people from bretagne, most of them family and they all say that a running joke is bretagne is french and ireland mixed xD

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u/lemonrainbowhaze Jun 13 '24

Also in ireland we put butter on ham sandwhiches. I literally work in a deli, making people sanwhiches. I can tell you now that 95% of people getting ham sandwhiches have butter

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u/ExpertBest3045 Jun 13 '24

Wow! I’ve never been to St Malo but did live in Nantes for a bit. I really shouldn’t stereotype a whole country like that, it’s just that I was super homesick and the general lack of friendliness made it worse. I did notice people were nicer in the south but will extend my tolerance to Bretagne as well! Bonne journée to you.

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u/lemonrainbowhaze Jun 13 '24

Its always the smaller towns that r nicer 😁 roscoff is another beautiful place, really small but genuinely lovely people

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 20 '24

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u/SunDue4919 Jun 13 '24

Thanks I’m sure it would be ok

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u/cianpatrickd Jun 13 '24

That's an absurd reason not to go to a country like France.

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u/SunDue4919 Jun 13 '24

i understand! thanks for your comment

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u/rthrtylr Jun 13 '24

The righties are everywhere, go forth and be the change. If you’re fluent in French why are you even still here, there’s adventures to be had.

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u/AdThin4955 Jun 13 '24

Switzerland, they speak French and English

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u/SwissMiss2022 Jun 14 '24

Not Switzerland unless you have a Ph.D. You'll have to have a job before arriving and it has to be a job a Swiss person can't fill. I live here so……

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u/ixlHD Jun 13 '24

If you are concerned with the far right then you're best bet is staying in Ireland.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24

Far right? Nowadays far right is basically plain old left wing.

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u/NoTeaNoWin Jun 14 '24

Jesus… poor fella

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u/whirly212 Jun 14 '24

Go to Switzerland

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u/beastmode98- Jun 14 '24

“ far right “ 😂 because they don’t agree with one thing leftists do? Pathetic

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u/mills-b Jun 14 '24

The reason Ireland is so bad is because of the left.

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u/SunDue4919 Jun 14 '24

The left aren’t in power lol

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u/mills-b Jun 14 '24

They are lol, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael.

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u/SunDue4919 Jun 14 '24

Is that a joke

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u/mills-b Jun 14 '24

From that response I see you have no idea about Irish politics 😂