What countries are most conducive to Aspie-ness?

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I live in America, but I find that Americans in general are way too loud and obnoxious and I'm not a fan of modern American pop culture or American politics. If I can find a more peaceful, more intellectual, more respectful, more productive society, I'd like to try living there if possible. Any suggestions?

Sweden,switzerland maybe norway.

I like Canada... specifically BC... and even more specifically, Victoria.
A friend of ours from Winnipeg once said that she couldn't stand Victoria because all the people were so aloof and cold.
The wife and I tend to look at it as people here are more respectful of your privacy and prefer to be non-intrusive. I can walk down the street and not have one person initiate conversation with me, which is fine by me. By the same token, once you DO initiate conversation, you'll find Victorians to be quite friendly and open-minded.

Canada is just across the border. My only complaint is that its too cold in the winter.

Hey i would want to shovel more snow because in ohio there isn't as much to shovel and make dough

It's not cold... you're just living in the wrong part of the country. Vancouver Island's fine as far as winter goes. We get snow once every other winter for about an hour.
Rains a bit here tho.

Germany is mean't to have the best provision of autism in the world supposidly

Being that they had two austrians discover the population i guess you would assume theve had a head start on everyone else

I have to say having visited the united states and canada out of the two canada is a far more welcoming and hospitable place. Plus even the miserable quebecois have a sense of humour, those crazy english french hybrids

i hear nice is nice

Someone was talking about swiss to be a very aspie-like society. I'll be going to New Zealand next year, then I'll be able to give an informed opinion on this subject.

Israel is quite aspie-friendly. Since the Jews suffered 2,000 years of persecution, they're more likely to be tolerant of those who are different. Also, given Israel's religious significance, Israelis expect people to act a little crazy; this is especially true in Jerusalem. I went there about six months ago, and the locals were very nice and tolerant.

We spent about a week in Canada (Niagara Falls) and found the "friendliness" to be annoying after about the second day.

Hmm. I'm going to be speaking strictly about Norway and Norwegian culture, as I don't know if this applies to Switzerland. It might apply to Sweden and Denmark also, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, Norway has a very strong tradition of "not judging others." You're not supposed to say that you disapprove of what another person is doing (assuming that it's legal), just because you think differently. Part of the idea is that to make a judgment of other people is to suggest that you are somehow in a position to dictate how a person runs his life, as though you are smarter or more capable or more powerful than the other person. Norwegians frown on anybody who thinks that he is better than another person.

One might think, oh wow that is great!! Then nobody should be judgmental or say bad things against me because I act differently from other people! Yes, this part is true.

HOWEVER, the extension of this policy is that if everybody is supposed to be on the same level of intelligence, capability, power, social standing, etc., then everybody is the same. So if there are any big differences in how you act relative to the behavior of other people, then Norwegians will frown on you. Aspies are rather known for their desire to be independent and to work alone, and these behaviors are not well received in Norway. Norwegians even have a saying, I forget what the actual Norwegian words were, but it talks about a person sitting alone on the top of a mountain. It's meant to be a negative criticism of anybody who sets himself apart from everybody else. In this way, the philosophy is essentially "there is no reason to judge others, if everybody is exactly the same." This part is very Aspie-unfriendly.

I don't intend to say that Norwegians are 100% exactly the same, because I've met quite a few Norwegians in their native land, and they have different political philosophies. But culturally, Norway is world-reknowned for being extremely monocultural. They claim to strive for social equality for everybody, but in practice racism against non-ethnic Norwegians in employment practices is well known. Social inequality still exists. The tolerance for people that are different is a lot lower than one would expect from a country that tries to embrace nonjudgmental behavior. This is also evident when I saw the amount of anti-American stereotyping in my visit there. These beliefs come from a lack of education and awareness of other types of people, the kind of problems that Aspies all over the world already undergo. And if you meet somebody who actually doesn't like what you're doing, the chances are that that person will not tell you, and you'll just notice that the person avoids you. I don't know if this kind of lack of open honesty is helpful to an Aspie...

Wheres snake321 i gotta ask him something

Well then there is NO country that understands us!! !

The countries that contain more aspies: Israel, India, Japan, Some African counties, many Southern States in America. These countries also have a high rate of fcuk cousins also. UK upper-class also have a tendency to do this also.

The countries that contain more aspies: Israel, India, Japan, Some African counties, many Southern States in America. These countries also have a high rate of fcuk cousins also. UK upper-class also have a tendency to do this also.