What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? - eviltoast

Assume that this is not a wannabee, but someone who, for example, already has a solid job offer from an EU country, and some cash for the relocation.

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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      Can confirm. I grew up in a household with an assault rifle in my dad’s closet as he was part of our equivalent of the national guard.

      And all of my dad’s friends had a gun rack with at least one hunting rifle.

      Here weapons are seen as tools and not penis/boob extenders/expanders.

      Some may have a pistol or similar, but that’s usually a result of a shooting club membership.

    • urquell@lemm.ee
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      I have never seen a gun besides police and military. Oh, and that one time I was in the US.

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        24 hours ago

        Because people don’t carry them around. They must be locked up and kept separately from the ammunition, or they have to be kept at a gun club.

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          9 hours ago

          I know that existst, but that is just a fraction of the amount of guns in the US.

          • starlinguk@lemmy.world
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            About 20% of Europeans own a gun; about 30% of Americans own a gun. The difference is that the latter tend to own more than one gun, making it 120 guns per 100 people.