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This website compares living in Ireland to other countries and it's gone viral

You’ve always wondered what it would be like.

Apr 29th 2015, 4:09 PM 9,142 Views 4 Comments

MANY OF US sometimes ponder what it would really be like to live in another country – and now there is a website that tries to tell you just that.

If It Were My Home has gone viral thanks to this comparison between Ireland and the United States, which has reached over 600,000 views on Imgur

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The website goes through different stats on people – ranging from the basics to pretty serious stuff - and puts a straight up comparison between whichever two countries you select.

Here is what it would be like if you lived in the UK compared to here

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Get checking now.

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This website compares living in Ireland to other countries and it's gone viral

You’ve always wondered what it would be like.

If It Were My Home has gone viral thanks to this comparison between Ireland and the United States, which has reached over 600,000 views on Imgur

Here is what it would be like if you lived in the UK compared to here

More This selfie-stick arm is a sure sign that the end of the world is nigh>