[graemian]

Exactly! You're more likely to fail for reasons beyond your control (like no electricity, bad Internet) in African than in San Francisco.

But those things ARE actually under your control. Just move to San Francisco :-)

[wobbleblob]

Spoken like someone who has never lived or worked abroad, and n ever met anyone who has. You can't just move to another country and expect people to let you in.

[graemian]

FYI: I've lived in San Francisco for 1.5 months, and I've met plenty people who have lived and worked abroad.

I'm not sure what your point is.

[wobbleblob]

The point is they don't just let people in at the border, especially not from non visa waiver countries, and especially especially especially not when they think you might want to stay to find a job.