Im a liberal-left woman who’s college educated (Im trying to become a teacher) whos a dual israeli/US citizen but atm feel alienated from both countries so wondering what in your guys views country would be a general fit for someone like me, maybe theres expats here who can help out
Toronto, Canada is also lovely
I was just at a Gaza fundraiser show that had Israeli anti-genocide voices in it (in addition to Palestinian performers)
Uff… I’m European, lived in Mexico for decades and now live in Vancouver and let me tell you… I visited Toronto once and will not again, to me (personally) it’s a dystopian car parking lot.
Not saying anything bad about the people, they were all lovely and so, but the city, uff, it’s a fugly carbrainwreck
Sorry, just my personal opinion
I know of a few people who didn’t like it when they visited, and every single one of them said they drove everywhere. Yes there’s parking lots everywhere (mostly underground bc snow), but you don’t need a car. You need to experience it on foot and by street car, that’s how you find all the little hidden gems. The transit will get you most places.
There’s also a lot of greenery and parks everywhere. Trinity Bellwoods and Queen’s are my favorites.
Housing though, oof.
Torontonian here - housing cost is out of control. News articles downplay it, saying “you only have to make 70k/year to live comfortably in Toronto”. This is completely false. I lived this. 70k/year in Toronto might get you a bachelor apartment at 1700/month. Plus utilities, plus groceries, plus internet/phone (yes you need this in order to get a job anywhere). Plus saving for retirement. tl;dr: unless you come from a wealthy family or are already significantly wealthy without having to rely on a job, Toronto is not an easy place to live. Beautiful, safe, and friendly, but at high cost. Job market is not great right now either. Companies are not all hiring remotely.
Were the Israeli voices from any particular group? Im a member of Standing Together, which is one such group