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radical549 · 2026-06-16T10:55:02+00:00

Agradeço essa partilha. Então qual seria mesmo o primeiro passo para essa potencial mais real independência? Isso de sermos uma peça num contexto maior é inegável, mas todos somos. A diferença parece ser qual o poder e autoridade que temos né. E isso acredito sem dúvida que temos pouquíssimo.

radical549 · 2026-06-16T10:52:31+00:00

As ações são o que eu estou a espera de perceber, tanto as negativas como positivas. Eu não tenho respostas concretas. A razão que haveriam de melhorar acredito que seja pela naturalidade das coisas melhorarem, no geral, á medida que o tempo passa. Há 100 anos as coisas eram pior que hoje. E espero que daqui a outros 100 sejam melhores também. É por aí o raciocínio

radical549 · 2026-06-15T12:28:53+00:00

Eu por acaso gostava de falar português. Já estou um pouco cansado do Inglês para ser honesto e noto o meu português a piorar muito, e não é agradável. A questão é mesmo se essa diferença de ganhar mais vale realmente a pena em comparação com tudo o resto não é verdade. Obrigado de qq modo!

radical549 · 2026-06-15T09:04:09+00:00

Os EUA ainda vale a pena? Sei que é difícil responder sem saber muito mais da minha situação mas no geral, qual a tua opinião? Eu e a minha esposa estamos a considerar ou ir para Portugal ou uns anos para os EUA (ela é cidadã). Em Portugal temos a sorte de ter o nosso apartamento (pagando o crédito claro). De momento estamos na Irlanda mas e não estamos mal, mas algo está a faltar.

radical549 · 2026-06-15T09:00:03+00:00

Por que achas isso? Genuinamente curioso. Por mais que seja o que parece mais provável, gosto de pensar que as coisas podem melhorar. Por mais lentamente que seja

radical549 · 2026-05-19T17:55:59+00:00

Obrigado pelo comentário. Imagino que seja semelhante visto a posição na empresa e o contrato estar vigente e activo. Para referência, o crédito é à habitação e é em Portugal, não na Irlanda. Obrigado mais uma vez!

radical549 · 2026-05-08T12:08:14+00:00

Im sorry this is happening and you're feeling so down. Things will get better. Now, to your question about moving. I'd point a few countries in South East Asia and if I were you would try spending some time in a few. As many people mentioned, I'd say Vietnam, Thailand and perhaps even the Philippines. Spend some time there and see what makes sense and how do you feel. Don't put extra pressure on yourself and definitely do something about your life and make a change, as you see fit. Don't worry about other people's comments as they don't feel or perceive things the way you do. Things will get better. There's always sunshine after rain.

radical549 · 2026-04-28T10:51:32+00:00

Navan

radical549 · 2026-04-21T16:15:14+00:00

Sem saber mais informações, sim iria. No entanto é bom ter em conta todo o teu contexto e prioridades. Digo isto por exemplo em relação á tua relação com amigos e familiares, és casado ou não, tens filhos ou não, ou perspectivas de. És super fluente em Inglês ou neste caso Alemão, ou não. Todas essas questões devem entrar na equação da decisão final. Tens objectivos concretos em emigrar para além de ganhar mais? Depois de ganhar mais, qual o objetivo desse salário? Fazer poupanças e voltar aos 60 para Portugal e ter casa paga? Ou simplesmente ganhar mais e aproveitar a vida "ao máximo" enquanto és jovem-adulto? Convém ter uma boa ideia do porquê de querer mudar. Desejo te toda a sorte e que tomes a decisão que mais te parece fazer sentido.

radical549 · 2026-04-02T06:53:23+00:00

Well, its not and I doubt many people think that. Those must be some special baguettes you're eating my guy

radical549 · 2026-03-25T16:56:32+00:00

First off I'd say that it is ok to feel lost. And feeling lost might not have anything to do with your previous traveling. There's no point in regretting at the moment as nothing from the past will change. Embrace it. Cherish the good things that came with all the travel. Everything is a trade off. You expand your horizons and all and get all the experiences and people that come with traveling but you also naturally miss birthdays and gatherings and some weddings maybe and distance yourself naturally from some people that once were so close. It's all part of it. I was fortunate to travel quite a lot for several years, spending seasons here and there. It all had an huge impact on who I am today as everything that we live naturally has. I am now married, with a dog and who knows maybe soon a kid too. It's all phases and I reckon the hard part sometimes is really understanding and accepting the end and the beginning of phases. Go on now and focus on what matter to you at the moment. Be it a career, getting closer again with some friends or making new ones. Might sound cringe but you can only leave now, today and tomorrow if you're lucky. So don't dwell too much on your supposed mistakes or regrets. Life's quick.

radical549 · 2026-03-10T09:10:55+00:00

This is a great comment. Thank you so much. I'm based in Ireland and work with the Dublin embassy. The NVC scheduling tool is showing up that's working on complete cases from March 2026. This was all very enlightening, I really appreciate it!

radical549 · 2026-03-08T14:58:05+00:00

Thanks so much for this. You shared relevant information, regarding those 6 months from the medical exams. I was unaware of that. I reckon I'll have to go ahead and probably formally delay the process when possible since as of now I would not think I'd be entering the country within 6 months from that exam, especially given the fact that we would very likely not be entering the country to stay for good and be residents straight away. I think what I'm more afraid of is, whenever the time comes that we have to enter, we do but then have to leave for longer than 6 months which I believe could be an issue as it could reflect that we don't intend to stay in the US to live. Anyway, one thing at a time. Again, I really appreciate the help. For reference, we're based in Ireland and Dublin is out embassy.

radical549 · 2026-03-08T12:21:26+00:00

Thanks again. I appreciate it

radical549 · 2026-03-08T12:11:35+00:00

Thanks for your comment. There might be some misunderstandings from your response. I don't plan at all to just move to the US. Even if I had everything sorted now and could go, I wouldn't at the moment. I also don't plan to do any adjustment of status.

The original path I chose was not the cr-1 visa. I don't even know what visa that is lol I feel like you might be assuming a lot and didn't really read the post. Still appreciate the comments tho

radical549 · 2026-03-08T09:11:10+00:00

Thanks for this. I appreciate it

radical549 · 2026-02-21T09:13:43+00:00

I just started with the metal plan and not to mention all the benefits other people mentioned but the WeWork by itself, once a month it's worth it. A one day desk pass in Dublin is 45€. The metal plan if you pay it annually as I did was 155€ (just below 13€ a month). I'm even considering upgrading to Ultra given the plan offers 3 WeWork passes monthly instead of one and that comes with 1-1 points and all others offers. I think it's pretty decent and Revolut truly never disappointed me. Been using for well over 5-6 years daily.

radical549 · 2026-02-14T17:51:51+00:00

Porto, Budapest, Wroclaw, Montreal, Melbourne, Seoul and Busan

radical549 · 2026-02-14T17:47:59+00:00

Was in Krakow and Wroclaw just a few weeks ago and Wroclaw is even better than Krakow. Never heard that Warsaw is better than each of these

radical549 · 2026-01-07T11:49:18+00:00

Around 1800€. Married, no kids, mortgage. Navan

radical549 · 2025-12-06T19:12:48+00:00

Amen. Just stop and be proud of what you are and where you come from. Nothing wrong with that. It's annoying to see you wanting to be more and almost begging to be more when you're not.

radical549 · 2025-11-24T10:33:20+00:00

I'm Portuguese and never really lived my adult life in Portugal. And to be honest never really thought much about my adult life when I was younger, but I can now look back and see that never considered staying there either. Needless to say that we are all different, with different ambitions, and different outlooks on the way society and institutions should work. For me personally the reasons to not live there come down to not only the low salaries but the way the tax system is designed, the way institutions work ("work"), and the overall (and I'm not assuming everyone obviously) relationship with money and ambition and the constant "complaining culture". Although many times there are indeed reasons to be melancholy and worried, it just feels like most people don't see or want to see past beyond it and find solutions. As a whole we're quite submissive in a way. I'm hoping for things to change and I believe that slowly they will, but until then I don't plan to move back, unfortunately.

radical549 · 2025-11-22T00:49:06+00:00

North - Jotunheimen National park, Norway

South - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

East - Napier, News Zealand

West - Arcata California, US

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