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[–] virku@lemmy.world 107 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fun little triangle there between Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

I like looking at these kinds of maps and finding the stable spots.

Norway -> Denmark -> Sweden -> Norway is one.

There's also Switzerland -> France -> Switzerland.

The UK escapes being part of one of those cycles by choosing a country that's off the map as their escape.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Nordics, Finland, and Estonia are just doing an exchange program.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 1 month ago

we're very keen on recycling

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The only thing better than a Nordic country is another Nordic country

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[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 46 points 1 month ago (5 children)

This makes me wonder how does the graph diagram wind up looking like. Most nodes seem to end in a Germany-Switzerland-France loop

[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

And then there's the edge case of England going literally outside of the continent, with Australia

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The other side of the world: for when you really need to get as far away from it all as you can.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They took away our right to live in Europe. I imagine things would be very different for British 18-34 year olds had that not happened.

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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's because Brits would rather move to the literal other side of the globe where everything wants to kill you than learn a second language.

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[–] antonim@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Russians also move to Kazakhstan

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[–] Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 month ago (3 children)

i'm seeing three dominant patterns: the aussie funnel, the nordic maelstrom and the franco-swiss oscillator.

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[–] ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Fuck Germany. I'm German. Honestly don't go there if you have better choices. Not because I don't want you here, you're more than welcome. Because you'll get milked. Germany is impoverishing your country with all sorts of tricks. Look back at the Euro crisis and what we did with Greece. Look at their massive export surplus which basically means we're exporting deindustrialiuation to you. Look at what we did with the former GDR. Fuck Germany and their capitalist class.

[–] pamparana@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck Germany. I’m German. Honestly don’t go there if you have better choices. Not because I don’t want you here, you’re more than welcome. Because you’ll get milked. Germany is impoverishing your country with all sorts of tricks. Look back at the Euro crisis and what we did with Greece. Look at their massive export surplus which basically means we’re exporting deindustrialiuation to you. Look at what we did with the former GDR. Fuck Germany and their capitalist class.

I agree. Merz is basically a total personification of this. All he has achieved in his time is to make the far-right popular again. I hate that guy!

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 26 points 1 month ago (9 children)

For once, Germany is popular!

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[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Lol the Swiss want to be French and the French want to be Swiss.

[–] ooli3@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 month ago (11 children)

I suppose young french, would like to have better salary... young swiss just want to spend their money on good food, for once

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[–] albbi@piefed.ca 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Russians to Kazakhstan? Is this voluntary emigration?

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's because they're the number one exporter of potassium

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

I appreciate that Scandinavia doesn't show a clear preference except for staying in Scandinavia

[–] Airfried@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago

Most well educated young adults who emigrate do so for better wages. Shocker.

[–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I live in Finland and we're looking to moving into Sweden or Norway.. It's rough here. Everything is expensive, can't get or afford healthcare, no jobs.. We just want a little house and some simple jobs to barely sustain or little family, and to be able to go to the doctor if sick. Not possible in Finland at the moment or in the near future.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Isn't healthcare free in Finland?

[–] Gekkonen@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

It used to be nice, it's still nice if you're dying. The big problem is getting there as some data suggests Finland now has by far the longest wait times to see a doctor in Europe. Current government implemented austerity measures combined with economic difficulties since the 90s recession that screwed us over.

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[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Didn't really expect people wanting to migrate into Poland.

[–] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hasn't Poland doing very well over the last few years? So well, that in fact, here in germany more Poles are going back to Poland than new Poles are coming to germany lol. All because in germany the rents are high, and even more importantly, your net pay sucks since you gotta pay a lot for social security, and those social security costs that get deducted from your pay keep rising, leaving you with an ever smaller net pay.

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[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No no, it's honestly the most logical choice for people from Belarus. Similar culture, many already speak the language, Poland is rich in comparison to Belarus and everything is a beacon of freedom when compared to Europes last dictatorship.

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[–] Gobbel2000@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Which one is it for Slovenia?

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[–] JadedBlueEyes@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Brits on their way to leave the continent:

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[–] CandleTiger@programming.dev 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is the link between Portugal and Switzerland?

[–] vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 15 points 1 month ago

Highest salaries in Europe and possibly the world for construction workers.

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