Hi, so I was thinking about moving to Germany or Russia, but I have a question: which one is more open-minded?

If I participate in the exchange program, I will inevitably be in Germany, but as for Germany or Russia (or maybe Latvia or Kyrgyzstan)…

Which of these four countries is the safest?

  • toofpic@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    As a Russian: Russia is not open-minded at all, where did you get that idea? Same as in the US, there is a part of population that doesn’t know/understand shit about diversity, human rights, etc, but will be eager to tell you that you are not like them (and also live wrong, dress wrong, etc)

    • Francesca/Frankie@discuss.onlineOP
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      1 month ago

      Thanks. What about Poland, if you know? I see many anti-immigration right-wingers who are Polish on Reddit but it’s Reddit of all platforms and I probably shouldn’t trust it.

      • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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        1 month ago

        If you are white, Poland is ok. Visibly queer people will probably hear some slurs (especially outside major cities). Chance for a real violent hate crime is low though, because in Poland violent crimes are generally very low.

        Just stay away from Polish language internet, it’s minefield of fascism.

  • spongebue@lemmy.world
    261·
    1 month ago

    Svalbard, Norway doesn’t even require a visa to live there, but you do need to be able to support yourself (basically, have a job lined up before you arrive) and you’ll need to be able to enter the Schengen region to get there.

    Not sure why you’d want to go out of your way to immigrate to Russia of all places given… Gestures at Putin

  • toofpic@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 month ago

    Germany: Berlin (such as any other capital city full of immigrants) would be a good choice. Germans are not the best in accepting foreigners as equals, but your freedoms will be protected by laws, and there are so many different sorts of people that you won’t look strange, whoever you are

  • toofpic@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 month ago

    Haven’t been there, but on accounts of some friends, and a YouTuber who travelled across South America back and forth, Colombia and Brazil could be good choices. SA cultures look generally warmer and more social. I don’t know about the details, but maybe there’s someone here who could comment on that (and I’m ok with being completely wrong about everything:) )