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Countries that let anyone in? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Well, I now know more about Svalbard than I thought possible, just from reading this whole thread. Thank you for your service 😅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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https://www.youtube.com/@CeciliaBlomdahl

skims

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 -- I kind of expected houses in the Arctic to have a lot of thick wall -- but I guess if you get fancy-enough windows, you can probably get decent insulation.

googles

https://glawindows.com/triple-pane-window-r-value/

With double pane windows, you get an R-value of 2 – 4.1. Meanwhile, with triple pane windows, the R-value is from 3.2 and up to 5.5 with 1 Low-E pane. With 2 Low-E panes, it can improve up to an 8.7 with argon gas filled units and up to a 9.9 with Krypton filled ones.

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

Insulated 2x4 wood-frame wall:

For Zones 4–8: Add R10 insulative wall sheathing beneath the new siding.

...so in theory, if you have really high-end triple-glazed, exotic-gas-filled windows, they can insulate about as well as a wall.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Cool, I'll check out her channel