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Originally Posted by curves2000
Not to derail the thread here but the truth of the matter is that when it comes to the globe, wherever you have a little cash and wealth and good health is the best place to live.
This notion that a lot of people in Canada and the USA have that we are the best isn't rooted in reality globally. I am a proud born and raised Canadian of Greek origin and I can tell you everday I am looking at more and more at exercising my Greek citizenship and potentially spending more time there.
Before this invasion and the sanctions, I am sure if you were well off, had a great job and a great group of friends and family, than living in Moscow could come with an excellent overall life for a lot of people, probably at the expense of some very important things, but still.
Far too many people have this notion that life in North America is amazing even if your poor and that's not true at all. I hear this nonsense from my friends and family in Greece thinking that Canadian life is LA Dolce Vita and no issues or concerns here.
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Sure. Moscow was 8th in the world by GDP in 2020
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP
It used to be legitimately top 10-15 city in the world overall. Now I'm not sure we will come out of it in top 100. There's a lot of suspense in Moscow air now. We are like passengers on Titanic who happened to know ship's fate, but not their own fate. The ship is sure to sink but some of us will survive. And nobody is quite sure how bad it is going to be. People don't seem to be afraid of nuclear escalation. They are however quite afraid of losing job. Second worry is that we will be conscripted into army. If not, we expect a lot of crime that comes with jobless city.
Yet so far nothing has actually happened, except for skyrocketed prices. So far it's all about change in mood and behavior. We don't hire anymore. All projects are on hold except for vital ones. Otherwise, life has been largely the same. There's no shortage of food, water or medicines. No major layoffs. It's just the mood. Everyone feels some kind of inevitable crash.