I was born in the USA. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm probably not worth my weight in salt as pertaining to my knowledge of foreign policy issues. I'd like to understand more about how the upcoming US presidential election affects you if you are not from here; I'm looking for honesty. If I was going to be relocating to your country permenantly, who would I want to vote for & why? Specifics are appreciated & I don't care if your opinions are supported with facts, but they are also appreciated. Thanks for your input, plainmike

Come to Australia mate

Seems were still slightly untouched by the rest of the world so get in now while you still can lol

Choose the Philippines. There are a quarter of a million Americans living here.

Just the thought of America voting for McCain would surely run the world economy to the ground.

For good or bad, for the last 50 years or so, America has pushed itself on to the world's centre stage. Certainly for the last 20 or 30 years, America has been the dominant cultural factor across the world. You asked for honesty, and personally I don't appreciate this. Not in a 'I wish that was us' sense, but because I don't actually like much of what's imported/exported. This ranges from 'gang culture' and all that surrounds it to the idea that 'American values' are the only way to go and should be spread across the globe like cultural missionary project.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, one of the big American exports of recent years is war. Your recent governments at least give the impression that America is big on war. Sadly, when America goes to war, it means that due to various treaties and agreements, other countries also get dragged in and that includes mine. The next American President's attitudes to foreign relations is a serious issue for the rest of the world, and that's not just the 'enemies' of America but also America's 'friends'.

As for who you'd vote for if you lived in Britain: I have no way of knowing as you don't really give much indication of what your present political beliefs. However, Britain also suffers from the same flawed voting system as America as it's an ostensibly 2 party system that is actually more a see-saw than a legitimate choice.

Australia is a good choice...and its quite near to SEA countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and many more..

but if you want the best out of the greenback, perhaps thailand and philiphine is good..anyhow..looking how the greenback is going, it doesn't make a different anyway..it will be getting more expensive..heheheh

so is Malaysia, if you want to give it a try, i have a friend from Detroit,Michigan who is now living in Malaysia...he love it here

the exchange rate for Ringgit Malaysia to a Dollar is MYR 3.4 to 1 USD
though malaysia is a Muslim country, we are pretty much liberal, we have bars and pubs that is open till 3am in the morning...and foodstalls that is open 24/7