If I were to move to a different country it would be England, Germany or Latvian. And I've often thought of whether I could leave. It's an issue I think most Latvian-Americans/Canadians/Australians/etc. deal with. There was a major exodus during WWII with people thinking, "we'll be back once the Soviets are gone and our country regains independence." But it took until 1990 for this to happen, by which point Latvians had established lives in the countries they'd moved to. My grandparents were living with their children who had grown up in the United States. Their whole lives were in America, not Latvia. The same goes for me and all the other Latvians I know. We've created a culture here and become completely invested within it. Thankfully I speak Latvian (and also German), but I'm not sure if I could ever leave. The problem for me wouldn't be a culture shock or a language barrier, but leaving my home.