DonkyDog
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Apr 27, 2025 9:19 AM
DonkyDog
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PinkEater
What? No pics?
sometimesarobot
take me with you
newnhb
Dude. Why? For god sake stay in Malta. Better sun. Better economy.
ggurnett2718
Why?
ActualZedAxial
Id give my left leg to live and work in malta
AyatollahBahloni
I visited Malta twice for work. I would gladly go back. Good luck to you on the move, may it go smoothly.
BoblovesMac31415101
Don't forget to pack your sunscreen.
Imjurbro
Brutal
BrutalGeoff6
I give you 9 months
HowMuchWoodCouldAWoodDuckDuckIfAWoodDuckCouldDuckWood
Won't be able to get fresh Malteasers in Ireland
daguq
Malta is a stunning country. were you there for work?
VodkaReindeer
Why is copilot making imgur comments?
DonkyDog
Yes , I worked in HR and Hospitality there.
pravetz
Game of thrones done filming there?
GerardEngelage
Are you a systems developer in a bank?
Idonotkillpeoplethatismyleastfavoritethingtodo
Peace on you man!
fromages
I hope you like poatoes
rigello
You're gonna miss the sun.
ThanatosElNyx
Ireland gets sun! I think I saw it a couple of weeks ago!
rigello
I bet it was on TV of something.
DutchBoeremeisie
That's going to be an adjustment for sure. Good luck, OP - hopefully you already have some connections in place in Ireland to help smooth the transition.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
@OP is moving _back_ to Ireland.
DutchBoeremeisie
Yes, but I don't know if they are moving to the same area they are from, and I'm also not assuming that they left with contacts in place that they managed to maintain these past 4 years.
DonkyDog
From Ireland Originally, so should adapt.
I will miss the heat here in Malta, although.
Cactus21
And the Popeye village! (And the food)
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Did you make the Maltese cross?
Affray
DVSBSTrD
SpiderTrike2000
Cactus21
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlMTNhN20zcjVwOWEwdDh2bHY3MHF4OTh5YzlyMjN6MTdpemo1dXphOCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/LMt8mXf2EjEo7uPPGC/giphy.mp4
SkyVINS
.. why ?? i ask because i'm considering going the other direction.
DonkyDog
Overcrowded, too much traffic, hot, dusty.
rijstewafels
You've had it with the British tourists?!
DonkyDog
We get them in Ireland too
rijstewafels
Yeah that was the joke
Noahbalboa82
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1OTY2d3Ryd2t0cmdvZW04OTEwbmZjc2x2a2ZlZ3BsY2w4a3o5aW12dCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/nj0k2dDx4YAgg/200w.webp
CinnamonBunny
Somebody has a thing for small island countries.
Youhavinagiraffe
ROI technically isn't an Island country since it has a land border with Northern Ireland
Jyx123
I mean, they might both be small but they aren't quite on the same scale...
Ionbound
And tax evasion!
Type17
Avoidance is not evasion...
LespritDeLescalier22
They probably need to be in or near water. Like the aliens in Cocoon
DarthGoodguy
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJleDVqa2hvZWxsaDB3cnJrcnp2ZXlzZG5xZmx3Y2V3ZzB6bXJ2OGV5YSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xUA7aYmyQMTKBSHucU/giphy.mp4
DonkyDog
That is literally the truth. I have always lived walking distance to the sea.
EconomySwordfish4
Ireland is not a small country lol
MadamPuddifoot
Have you ever seen a map? Ireland is very much a small country. It's smaller than many US states.
CinnamonBunny
70k km2? Pretty small on my books.
FatBoobsDontCount
Look at Mr. 71km2 books here
5050Saint
Of the 190ish countries in the world, Ireland is smaller than about 140 of them. That does feel small.
FatBoobsDontCount
It's not small it's just that the water is cold up here ok?!
5050Saint
MoschopsUK
What I like about this is that as an EU citizen, OP can simply move to Malta and start living and working there, and after four years simply move back to Ireland, and that's pretty much all there is to it. I think Malta has a requirement to get a local ID card after three months. I am so used to moving freely across borders in Europe that having to apply in advance for permission to enter a country always feels outrageous.
pm1001
Fck brexit
persianblue
How does health insurance work when you move countries in EU?
giraffinator
There's a European EHIC card for EU citizens for care in diff countries, alternatively have travel insurance or local private insurance
ebonyfaery
Look up EHIC
modemjockey5772
Basically, you get yourself a European Health Card that sends any charges to your national Health system.
zombiejedediah
The coverage & standard are roughly the same across all countries. Visitors are covered like residents (i.e., home transport must usually be covered separately).
If you decide to take up residence, you're covered like other citizens from day one.
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giraffinator
The appeal is small distance with easy access to live/work in multiple countries with tonnes of history, culture, languages, way of life etc
MoschopsUK
That's nice. It's not really on the same topic, but it's good to see your enthusiasm to join in.
arthurvanhoudt
Europe is about 3,93M sq miles and US is about 3,8M sq miles how in which world is that 2x the size of Europe?
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arthurvanhoudt
Well the REAL freedom of movement is only Shengen countries which is part of EU.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
Okay?
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JustTryingToHelpDude
what is there to "sink in"? Europeans are generally aware that the US is a big patch of land and well... yes, you can move within your own country. So can any citizen of most countries in the world. This was about the freedom to just move between 27 different countries. No point in comparing this, and its not a competition either.
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MoschopsUK
"Sinks in" isn't really the right term. Do people know that the US is one country? Yes. It's not really the kind of revelation that needs to sink in. The point isn't moving around inside one country; it's more about moving around between different countries.
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