[saiya-jin]

You could have gained Swiss citizenship in less than that (12 years realistically, that includes waiting for 2 years to get interview, could be less). Sure, you have to learn new language to cca decent level (B1), but that's a minuscule effort compared to big picture.

Much more free time for ie visits back home (basically everybody has 25 days of paid leave + various public holidays, and I can be off sick for a long time without any any effect on paycheck), you have top notch medical and school system for free, retirement savings are forever yours and yours only and accessible from anywhere. CHF is stronger than ever, country is historically most stable in the world for past 800 years, extremely low criminality compared to US.

Being treated with respect regardless where you come from or how you look like and bureaucracy working well are additional features. More real freedom than you could ever dream of having in US (maybe unless you are a proper gun nut) is just a cherry on the top of the cake.

[prottog]

> Being treated with respect regardless where you come from or how you look

How about being treated as a Swiss regardless of where you come from or how you look? Say what you will about America, but it is a place where you can become an American in all senses of the word within one generation.

[eldaisfish]

This is an extremely powerful fact about north america (the USA and Canada) that many miss. All of the old world is based around ethnicity. You are either fully accepted and equal or you are not - all based on ethnicity.

This is not the case in the US and Canada. each country has an ugly past but their true strength is in the ability for anyone from anywhere to become fully integrated and equal in their societies.

[Aerbil313]

This is only because America has no real culture. America has global technological monoculture, which gives you infinite freedom as long as you comply with the state’s laws. No wonder adoption is so easy.