Where would you live?

[dsanthony]

MSN.com had a piece this week which said that Denmark was voted "the happiest place to live" That raised the question:
Where would you live, if you had a choice?

Myself, I would live in The Netherlands or any Scandanavian/Northern European country. They have the most advanced culture, in my mind. Amsterdam would be my first choice (for the architecture, of course) then Sweden, Denmark or Finland.

[Aeris]

Hmmm...I think I'd live in Scandanavia too. But first I'd go to Antarctica and buy a penguin. Then I'd live in Norway with my penguin. Why a penguin? No idea.

I know I'd like it because my ancestors moved to Minnesota because it was so like Norway. I think I'd move to Sogge - it sounds like a nice small town. That's where my dad's side of the family is from.

[dsanthony]

Quote by: Aeris Hmmm...I think I'd live in Scandanavia too. But first I'd go to Antarctica and buy a penguin. Then I'd live in Norway with my penguin. Why a penguin? No idea. I know I'd like it because my ancestors moved to Minnesota because it was so like Norway. I think I'd move to Sogge - it sounds like a nice small town. That's where my dad's side of the family is from.

Sogge, huh? I'll do a google search.

I said I'd most prefer to live in Amsterdam or Sweden. Their immigration policies are very strict. Where I will end up will probably be Armenia. They have a very open policy. They grant a visa for 90 days, but an American is free to live there as long as he likes. There is a "fine" of $3 per day when leaving the country after 90 days. With the cost of living, $1 US is worth about $10 US there. So a nest egg for the states would be 10 times as much there. Anyway, that's my retirement plan.

[Aeris]

Quote by: dsanthony Sogge, huh? I'll do a google search. I said I'd most prefer to live in Amsterdam or Sweden. Their immigration policies are very strict. Where I will end up will probably be Armenia. They have a very open policy. They grant a visa for 90 days, but an American is free to live there as long as he likes. There is a "fine" of $3 per day when leaving the country after 90 days. With the cost of living, $1 US is worth about $10 US there. So a nest egg for the states would be 10 times as much there. Anyway, that's my retirement plan.

You might be lucky enough to find it. Its reeeeeeaaaaally small.

[underbear1]

Toronto seems a good choice for LGBT, but I've lived in Minnesota for 50 years, and left the north because I loathed winter, and found a sweet southern lover. Amsterdam is too crowded, and has 60,000 people on waiting lists for housing, Madrid has become civilized for gays/lesbians so I guess that'd be my choice. It's no accident NO AMERICAN city made my ideal list, even though both NYC and San Francisco are amazing, this country has been poisoned by the Christian Reich.

[Scribbler1]

England. If it weren't for a few things here we might be living there now.

[Jack]

How about Bhutan?
According to Wired magazine," Government officials in this country weigh policy in terms of 'gross national happiness.' Advertising and traffic lights, for example, are banned."

[Chaossaber314]

While there are places I would like to visit, I think my butt imprint in this chair is here to stay.

I fear change and shall keep my bushes.

[Osborn F Enready]

I would live as far away from people or "civilization", as possible. Ultimately, I suppose an island, preferably in the Pacific.

Realisticly, probably will end up being Montana, Idaho territory, ideally, but at least some time I think in New Hampshire.

Where does this monkey keep coming from, and why is he always on by back wearing a shirt that says "society" on it? LOL

[Nono]

Quote by: dsanthony Myself, I would live in The Netherlands or any Scandanavian/Northern European country.

Pretty damn dark in the winter. To me, Stockhom at Christmas provides an instant explanation of why Scandanavians drink so much.

Quote by: Aeris My ancestors moved to Minnesota because it was so like Norway.

Well, apart from the mountains and fjords. Minnesota is on the fringes of the Canadian Shield, rubbed raw by glaciers, hence all the lakes and exposed rock.

Southern Norway and much of the rest of Scandinavia is on the "Scandinavian Shield". Therefore looks a lot like much of Canada.

[G. Adams]

I'd move to York, or maybe a little further into the North Yorkshire moors. Richmond is cool, has a great ruined castle that appeals to the 12year old geek in me.

Edit: Actually, my brother in law told me a couple of days ago about a full castle going for sale in Scotland for £160 000. No heating, or any mod con actually, but what does that matter when you live in a castle?

[Milton Bradley]

Tough call, but the list definately starts in the Pacific ocean. Perhaps Hawaii, or the Cooks, or Fiji.


I think I'm cut out for living in a stable climate, and these severe occilations from below zero to over a hundred degrees we suffer in the Midwest only frustrate me endlessly.

[Chris the Chees]

I want to move to London, but its the same country.

[bishop]

if i had unlimited money, i definitely wouldn't mind having a high-rise in nyc.. couldn't imagine a place with more to offer than nyc.

but, if you had to factor money into the equation, i don't have a clue where i'd want to be.. probably in some town right next to a major city (kind of like where i'm currently at - arlington, MA).. i'm a whopping 7 minutes in traffic to cambridge and 15 from boston.. but i don't have to pay boston rent prices.

[bishop]

hawaii's nice to vacation at, but i'm not sure i'd want to live there. beautiful places, no doubt, but the islands (aside from oahu) seem like awfully boring places to live.

[jose]

Strange, that's a question i asked myself twenty years ago after living/working in 38 countries including what was then the dream country USA, when i finally got my SSN/green card i moved to what in my opinion is the best place to raise a family, i ended up in the sunniest place in Europe Almeria Spain i live 2 miles from the desert,about 3 from the beach or airport and 3 from the center of town, in all my time here i´ve never seen a fist fight,other peoples kids are polite,a murder makes the front page for a few days graffiti is something artists do, if you want to extend your house and have the money and space you just build it. the down side? the Mañana syndrome

[Scribbler1]

Quote by: Milton Bradley Tough call, but the list definately starts in the Pacific ocean. Perhaps Hawaii, or the Cooks, or Fiji. I think I'm cut out for living in a stable climate, and these severe occilations from below zero to over a hundred degrees we suffer in the Midwest only frustrate me endlessly.

Yes, a stable climate.

Until the next tsunami turns your house into an artificial reef, that is.

[samsara15]

I'd live in San Francisoco, if I could afford it. Not that I don't like Europe, but I''m an American, and this is the culture I find most familiar, even if I do find the majority rather offensive. It'd be hard to live in culture that was unfamilir, and to have a language barrier, too.

[Plasma Snake[D]]

I would live in the Carribbean. It seems to me like the place was built for human comfort. One nice detail is the fact that one can snack out on the fruits of the trees with more frequency than any place I've seen.

[CoffeeSaint]

Italy. Love the language, love the art, love the history. And Mrs. CoffeeSaint is Italian, so I like the women, too.
If there were too many political problems or anything of the sort -- I have never looked into emigrating -- and I had to stay in the US, I'd go for Monterey, California, though not necessarily the city itself. Somewhere along the coast, Big Sur, Santa Cruz, something like that.
I'd like to visit Great Britain, as most of my heritage is scattered all over there, but I don't know if I want to live there. I don't know anything about it, really, except American stereotypes, though I admit, as I don't like either uncharted wilderness like Osborn or downtown city living like bishop, a long-civilized nation like Britain might be just the thing for me. I'd love to live on a country farm that was near a reasonable sized town; any chance of that in GB?