I'm leaving the US for good, anything I should do before I leave?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨zlatiah@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩

Since this wasn’t apparent the last time I asked… no, I’m actually not a US citizen or green card holder (permanent resident). Just happened to be in this country for a long time due to career reasons.

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MNByChoice@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Have a plan for investments and bank accounts.

Update correspondence information.

Sell or give everything you are not taking.

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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
OmegaMart if you’re near Vegas lawl

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- prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I had not heard of this until reading your comment, and I’ve just started down the rabbit hole… This place looks fucking incredible
  
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  - Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Completely! I’ve heard about it from a few people and I want to go soooo badly.
    
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- djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  is it really all that? the ads promise existential horror, but I never thought it’d deliver.
  
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  - Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s an incredible art exhibit. Extremely inventive and fun. I have never been but I know people in America who have, and zero of them have been underwhelmed or disappointed. It’s my number one desire if I ever find myself near there.
    
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BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Take me with you.

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- zlatiah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Unironically… I’ve basically hinted at everyone I know on ways to apply for EU-based science jobs if they are interested (surprisingly… a lot of ppl are not)
  
  I’m still being optimistic though, really hope the US can somehow pull out a miracle
  
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  - bradorsomething@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Long slow slide is the best we can offer you.
    
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  - Nevermore9197@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I’m interested in some of these hints
    
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loomi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Freeze your credit profiles

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- loomi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This is what I mean:
  
  krebsonsecurity.com/tag/credit-freeze/
  
  krebsonsecurity.com/…/why-where-you-should-you-pl…
  
  Basically put your electronic identify in a freezing unusable state so that in the off chance you must return, you don’t return to a nightmare. Just don’t forget your passwords and pins.
  
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- tetris11@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  What does this mean
  
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  - Sc00ter@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    To freeze your credit means that you (or anyone inpersonating you) can do anything that requires your credit. Cant make large purchase, take out loans, etc. Its a good way to protect yourself from identity theft.
    
    To unfreeze it, you need to go through a process with the credit union before you can use it again. Its generally a good practice to freeze your credit always if you can plan ahead for large financial purchase
    
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filt@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Run.

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oxysis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
If you are in Wisconsin or will be traveling through Wisconsin on your way out then you have to piss on McCarthy’s grave

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- djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Wait, he’s buried in Wisconsin?
  
  Well, my weekend plans are set now!
  
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  - oxysis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    His original grave is in Appleton, Wisconsin before the moved it to dc because locals kept pissing on it
    
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0rg45mlc5uck3r84@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Wish them good luck on your way out. They’re gonna need it.

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karpintero@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Visit some of the National Parks, aka America’s best idea.

Some amazing ones (they’re all amazing, tbh) in no particular order:

Yosemite

Arches / Canyonlands (close to each other)

Yellowstone

Grand Tetons

Glacier

Denali

Olympic
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- neo2478@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Plenty of countries have national parks btw. Many of them had them before America. While the American ones are indeed geographically amazing, I am tired of thinUS exceptionalism that the US is the only country that has national parks.
  
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  - ylph@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    Plenty of countries have national parks btw. Many of them had them before America.
    
    Well not really though ? Yellowstone established in 1872 is generally considered the first national park, in the modern sense of the term*, and inspired others to follow in the next couple of decades in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. It wasn’t until the 1900s that the first national park was established in Europe.
    
    there are a couple of other places that also claim this distinction, depending on how exactly you define what a national park is, but not many
    
    Calling national parks “America’s best idea” is a quote from historian and environmentalist Wallace Stegner - I think the point of it is not to toot some US exceptionalism horn - in context it’s more of an acknowledgment that America deserves a lot of criticism - saying that national parks are America’s best idea is actually putting a bit of shade on other American exceptionalism claims, especially during the Reagan “shining city upon a hill” era.
    
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  - prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Perhaps I’m illiterate, but I saw nothing in their comment suggesting that the US is the only country with National Parks.
    
    I don’t think they even implied that they’re better than any other National Parks.
    
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  - PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    While many (if not most) countries have national parks, the policies surrounding them are different. A simple thing like camping is often restricted in European parks, mixed land use is allowed so you are more removed from pure non human nature. As a result, the experience of visiting one may be vastly different - depending on what you are doing. American national parks are exceptional not because they are the only country that has them - which isnt true as you pointed out, they are exceptional because of the governing policies surrounding them.
    
    I’d surely visit one, before I left, because the experience isnt going to be the same in any other.
    
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- pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Grand canyon isn’t even on here, in disappointed
  
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  - Dearth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Bryce canyon is superior for a day trip. Grand Canyon isn’t really that beautiful unless you can hike or ride down into it.
    
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fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Go camp at a dark sky park for a weekend.

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- LesserAbe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Oh yeah, Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania is cool. Probably not “worth traveling there from some other state before leaving the country” cool, but cool. maps.app.goo.gl/SQp261ecxj7exAJy8
  
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  - fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s one of my favorite places in the world. :)
    
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Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Hard to come up with non-joke suggestions without knowing the locale. Seattle? Un Bien. Las Vegas? The Double Down Saloon. San Francisco? Smitten. Portland? Powell’s books.

Generally? Grab a pebbled ice machine and turn the lights off on your way out.

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fireweed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Obviously this is entirely dependent on where you’re moving to, but I struggled to find the following when living abroad:

good (American-style) pizza

good Mexican food

good BBQ

certain ice cream flavors (like cherries jubilee/cherry garcia)

wide open spaces completely devoid of people

large-group events of a boisterous and goofy nature

certain types of museums/educational facilities (such as good zoos/wildlife rehab open to the public and interactive science museums)
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- lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Your first three sum up to:
  
  Italian food but worse
  
  Mexican food but worse
  
  Food that’s probably better in most other places
  
  I think OP is set on those in the future, but otherwise good recommendations IG
  
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- Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  If you learn to cook, you can have those foods anywhere you move.
  
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  - fireweed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Again, depending on where in the world you are, you may not have the equipment nor access to ingredients necessary to make these properly. You might be able to approximate, but it won’t be as good, which is the entire point of my comment.
    
    American pizza requires a pizza oven or regular oven with a steel/stone (or dish for Detroit-style pizza), specific types of cheese, and depending on your preference, specific toppings; these may not be available abroad. In some countries, ovens are not considered standard kitchen equipment; good luck making decent pizza on the stovetop.
    
    Similarly, really good BBQ requires special equipment that even most American homes don’t have, and requires a good deal of outdoor space (otherwise you risk smoking out yourself/your neighbors).
    
    Mexican food is more flexible in terms of equipment, but ingredients may be hard to source (especially spices).
    
    For ice cream you might struggle to find the right add-in ingredients depending on what flavor you’re trying to make, but again, the biggest issue is equipment. You can make ice cream at home without an ice cream maker, but it seems like more hassle than it’s worth and still requires some equipment and decent freezer space (fwiw I’ve never done it before; maybe it’s easier than it sounds).
    
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  - prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You might need a brick oven though if you want that pizza to compare to the good shit you can get pretty much anywhere in the Northeast US.
    
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  - anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yup I do good (to our family’s taste anyway) pizza in about 40 minutes from scratch to eating with just:
    
    flour
    
    water
    
    yeast
    
    sugar (I pre feed the least in hot water for 5 minutes)
    
    salt
    
    olive oil
    
    homemade crust spices (salt, garlic powder, oregano, red pepper flakes, etc )
    
    maranara or pizza sauce (might be harder to find a good one abroad, not sure)
    
    cheeses (or not for my wife)
    
    basil leaves in season (we grow enough in mid summer, but buy it occasionally otherwise)
    
    Finding the cheese and toppings might be harder, but it’s often just frozen broccoli, bell peppers, onions and roni.
    
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- Beetschnapps@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  You will not find good bbq. Take the L and move on…
  
  You will find the greatest cuisine ever witnessed on this planet depending on your taste.
  
  A clay pot in Morocco, a grandma’s house in Toledo, a random eel cooked up in Tunisia…
  
  Just as good as byob bbq in Austin TX.
  
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  - Oderus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I think that’s a myth. I’ve had the best BBQ in Houston and it’s the same as a BBQ joint here in Calgary.
    
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memfree@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
This surely varies by state, but in Alaska, for example, I’m told Japanese vacationers LOVE to try out guns. So, if you can rent a gun on a range, shooting off weapons is the most American thing I can think to do before you leave.

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- Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  A firing range is a whole lot more fun than one would expect.
  
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andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Honestly, if you have a chance go to Washington DC the museums are beautiful. If you’re leaving permanently, you probably will never see them again.

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- pleasestopasking@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Honestly, even if they’re not leaving permanently, who knows how much longer the Smithsonian will last if things keep going the way they are.
  
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  - Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    The Museum of African-American history is already on the chopping block for having content that does not paint the US in a good light.
    
    I wish I was fucking joking about that. The proper way to be remembered well is by doing good things, not by having orange hitler demand that the history of bad things be erased.
    
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Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Wipe your feet on the way out.

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cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Sag zum Abschied leise “Servus”.

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scytale@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Were you just on H1-B status the entire time?

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- zlatiah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I… don’t quite feel comfortable the full details, but F-1; I have submitted a green card application too but no way it’s gonna pass now. I might find an opportunity to write about it a bit more in the future
  
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  - scytale@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Oh no worries, I was just curious as someone who’s familiar with the process. No need to elaborate further if you’re not comfortable sharing. Good luck with your future endeavors!
    
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_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Visit some national parks if you can (while they still exist).

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- FenrirIII@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The Grand Canyon is amazing
  
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HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Eat some good barbeque.

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Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I don’t suppose you’d be up for a political assassination or two…?

Maybe go visit the Statue Of Liberty, before it gets melted down.

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- SolidShake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Statue of France**
  
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- tonyn@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The price of copper is $4.44 per pound. Lady liberty is composed of 176,000 lbs of copper. Melting her down would be worth $781,440 which is less than it would cost to dismantle and melt her down. Basically she’s not worth the trouble.
  
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  - LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You finally did it, you melted it, you maniacs!
    
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  - Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You tell that to a tweaker with a van.
    
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  - NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s not a cost issue, she’s a DEI hire.
    
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- Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Take a picture of “The New Colossus” in particular. I doubt people in the future will believe it was really there.
  
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  - prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s such a beautiful poem too
    
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Brynawel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Scheiß dem Trump vor’s weiße Haus.

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