<prompt> Human: I am wondering if 48,000 USD per year is enough to sustain me. I am used to a very high standard of living in Sweden and rather not live in a cockroach infested apartment because I cannot afford to live any place nice. So I am wondering is it enough for me to live on? Will I have enough to save some cash on the side?Assistant: 48k is not a terrible salary for an area like Georgia. Exactly where in Georgia is this job? The majority of Georgia falls into the American stereotype the rest of the world has. Racism, assholery about non straight people, ect. The other issue is that salary will probably be no where near able to give you what you are used to in Sweden, since you are going to be dealing with health insurance premiums for medicaldentaleyesight, among other fees. Personally I do not recommend taking the job. Human: Really? Hm.. which states would you say are progressive when it comes to civil rights and social issues? Id have a very difficult time getting used to assholery love the word btw.. I was also looking at work in Minnesota but havent been offered one yet.Assistant: West coast and the north eastern coast are the best areas for progressive views on civil rights and such; in as far as most people you will have contact with wont sound like something from the 1950s. The American south georgia and midwest think Kansas, missouri tend to have large swaths of people who are firmly stuck in the 50s and like it that way. I say this as someone who was raised in said areas. I really, really do not recommend moving to such an area if you have lived in the EU as it will be a terrible culture shock. I have some family that lived in Minnesota for about a decade. That area is better about community programs and social safety nets. I really, really encourage you to read as much as you can about how much money you will have to be paying for healthcare and such if you come here, because it can easily take 13 of your quoted salary away with how premiums for health insurance are handled here. And jobs are not required to tell you this, so unless they state the salary is AFTER deductions for healthcareretirementect you could get some ugly surprises. I also agree with uOhhMyTodd below me, if you are doing well in Sweden financially there really is no reason to come to America outside of it being a necessary stepping stone for your career path. EDIT: If you have ANY kind of chronic health issue for no reason what so ever come over here. The insurance companies -will- find ways to make sure to not pay for your dr visits or medications. Ive watched it happen to too many friends born here.Human: Alright, will do. Thanks so much for the response, I tremendously appreciate it! I must say its shocking to see that basically everyone in the thread are saying stay out of the US for my own sake... Ill have to think about this.  <response>: A lot of Redditors are young, have never lived in another country, and assume that things in the US are worse than they are other places because they are unhappy here.Theres also a lot of prejudice among younger people who dont live in the south about the south. For good and bad reasons. Ive been to Sweden on a couple of occasions - a family member lived in Stockholm for two years. On 48,000 in a college town like Athens, you will have a much higher standard of living than you would in Stockholm on 60,000. 