Are there any (livable 🥺) countries that basically allow anyone to become a citizen? Specifically where an English speaker could get by.
Edit: by allowing anyone I mean poor people with no skills.
Are there any (livable 🥺) countries that basically allow anyone to become a citizen? Specifically where an English speaker could get by.
Edit: by allowing anyone I mean poor people with no skills.
Well, I now know more about Svalbard than I thought possible, just from reading this whole thread. Thank you for your service 😅
If you are really interested, Cecelia Blomdhal (spelling may be slightly off) is a youtuber who lives there and shares all kinds of interesting stuff and gorgeous scenery. You can visit without having to brave the cold and polar bears that way
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https://www.youtube.com/@CeciliaBlomdahl
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I’m not really into her style, but she does have a lot of footage of the landscapes and the kinds of buildings they have and stuff.
I’m kind of surprised that her house has so much glass in it, but I guess if you get fancy-enough windows, you can probably get decent insulation.
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https://glawindows.com/triple-pane-window-r-value/
It looks like new exterior walls in the colder parts of the US use R10 insulation (in addition to the siding itself and drywall, which I’d guess doesn’t contribute much):
https://www.energystar.gov/saveathome/seal_insulate/identify_problems_you_want_fix/diy_checks_inspections/insulation_r_values
…so in theory, if you have really high-end triple-glazed, exotic-gas-filled windows, they can insulate about as well as a wall.
Cool, I’ll check out her channel