What Country Would You Like to Live In?

[Turtlepower]

So this is not a country bashing thread, but what country might it be???

For me it would be a toss-up between Canada or Japan. Tokyo seems like a cool city, except it is hella expensive and crowded. Canada seems nice, but I'd have to stay away from French Canada.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154352

[Cashmoney]

I'd probably go with Austrailia or England.

[Turtlepower]

I'd probably go with Austrailia or England.

Any chance that people will pick any non-English speaking country?

[princefielder28]

Deutschland

[terribletowel39]

I'll go Italy, France, or Costa Rica.

[Cashmoney]

Any chance that people will pick any non-English speaking country?

Ha! I didn't pick them because of that but that's a very nice observation. I wouldn't mind Japan and some other European countries.

[Turtlepower]

Ha! I didn't pick them because of that but that's a very nice observation. I wouldn't mind Japan and some other European countries.

Hey, I picked Japan, which almost every school student is taught English and Non-French Canada.

[badgerbacker]

I'll stick to the United States. I wouldn't mind being in Ireland though.

[Wooty Magic!]

France, Belgium and Spain and I'm french-canadian -_-

[Paul]

Well I was going to say Brazil, but that seems more like vacation place. I'll have to go with Australia.

[Turtlepower]

I'll stick to the United States. I wouldn't mind being in Ireland though.

Drunkard. =P

[Wooty Magic!]

So this is not a country bashing thread, but what country might it be???

For me it would be a toss-up between Canada or Japan. Tokyo seems like a cool city, except it is hella expensive and crowded. Canada seems nice, but I'd have to stay away from French Canada.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154352

Stay away frome me.

[BigJohn98]

Jamaica man. Or somewhere in the Carribbean.

[neko4]

Japan, just for once in my live I'd like to be the big man on campus
hahaha

[Turtlepower]

France, Belgium and Spain and I'm french-canadian -_-

I'm just kidding. I've been to Montreal before and it is a nice place with a lot of rich history. I've also taken French for almost 9 years now and I still can't speak it worth a damn.

[KCJ58]

Texas.....

[terribletowel39]

Texas.....
I hope thats a joke. Please say thats a joke.

[Thunder&Lightning]

Im good living in the USA.

[RoyHall#1]

I'll go with London.

[hugegmenfan]

Canada, Austrailia, Denmark, Amsterdam :), Russia, etc etc

[JagHombre22]

I'll go with Scottland....

[fischbowl]

O Canada
My Home and Native Land

[JagHombre22]

I don't think Canada should be an option...

[Forenci]

Hmm.

Australia and Italy would be great.

However, I like the idea of Tokyo, Japan. Probably because I love their culture, and basically would fit right into that. I don't mind the bustling streets and cramped living spaces, so I'd be fine living in the city.

Oh, but Italy might have the determining factor. Being Italian, I would fit right in. I love the damn food!

[Jensen]

Italy or Australia.

[etk]

USA. Get me out of this hellhole they call Canada...

[UKfan]

Canada or the US for me I think.

[Wooty Magic!]

Hmm.

Australia and Italy would be great.

However, I like the idea of Tokyo, Japan. Probably because I love their culture, and basically would fit right into that. I don't mind the bustling streets and cramped living spaces, so I'd be fine living in the city.

Oh, but Italy might have the determining factor. Being Italian, I would fit right in. I love the damn food!

Oh you half-breed :P

[Primetime21]

New Zealand by far. Cant wait to visit there later in life.

[fenikz]

Brazil, Rio De Janeiro to be specific

[Brent]

Iceland or Norway.

[619]

USA. Get me out of this hellhole they call Canada...

I'm disappointed in you etk .. really?

Anyways I'd probably go back home to Portugal or even some place more exotic like Brazil or Australia.

[EvilMonkey]

i'll stay in the US but i'd like to be in Hawaii rather than Wisconsin....

[TitleTown088]

Well... I spent better part of last year Living in Italy. It was great. From all the countries I have visited in my life it would have to be a toss up between Germany, Italy, or Sweden. Roma kicks ass because you can basically do whatever you please and it is full of history. However, it's dirty as heck. Stockholm is probably my favorite city outside of the United States, just awesome. However, Bavaria is my favorite region I have ever visited and Oktoberfest just puts it over the edge. Not to mention I'm almost 100% Germany, so I'll go with Germany. The only real downside to German I found were some of the people weren't too friendly, then again I'm from the Midwest and not many people are as nice as Midwesterners.

With that said, the United States is still the best country, and I have visited most of Europe and much of the latin countries. Asia is next.

[MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)]

I visited this place a month ago and absolutely fell in love with it. Even though it isn't the best quality of living, I would love to live in the Dominican Republic. Such a beautiful country.

[619]

I visited this place a month ago and absolutely fell in love with it. Even though it isn't the best quality of living, I would love to live in the Dominican Republic. Such a beautiful country.

Very nice I visited there last year nothing but great things to say about the place as well. The people there are just great and so fun to hang around.

[The Dynasty]

Brazil, I like soccer and it seems like a cool place to live.

[P-L]

I'm fine with living in the United States. If I had to pick somewhere else, I'd probably say Brazil. Never been there but most of my girlfriend's family on her mom's side lives there. I like what I've heard.

[slightlyaraiderfan]

Iceland or Norway.
I'll go with Iceland aswell, beautiful country with a population of about 15 people.

http://elementaryteacher.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/iceland.jpg

[Paranoidmoonduck]

England - Snide people with funny accents? Sign me up.
Greece - Weather, women, beaches...
Spain - Everyone's drunk by 3 PM

There's plenty of places I want to visit, but I don't see myself living in Scandinavia or New Zealand. Definitely see myself living outside the US for a large chunk of my life.

[JT Jag]

Italy.

If I could marry Italian food, I would. We spend so much time together already.

[soybean]

pictures in this thread would be nice...

EDIT: like sarf.

[Turtlepower]

You could stay at this Tokyo hotel:

http://www.yesicanusechopsticks.com/capsule/tokyo_capsulerow.jpg

[Wooty Magic!]

Croatia

http://divers.proline.lv/pic/croatia.jpg
http://nekretnine-hrvatska.com/images/stories/site/hrvatska/dubrovnik/dubrovnik.jpg

[Paul]

I'll go with Iceland aswell, beautiful country with a population of about 15 people.

http://elementaryteacher.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/iceland.jpg

Change my vote to that. Amazing pic.

[sweetness34]

Italy...Gorgeous girls, awesome food, great cities...Plus I have family there.

[619]

Azores Islands (Portugal)

http://www.astontravel.co.uk/assets/images/Azores2.jpg

[MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)]

Very nice I visited there last year nothing but great things to say about the place as well. The people there are just great and so fun to hang around.

Yeah. When I went there, it was with a group from my school, and we didn't stay at a resort or anything, we actually lived with a family for a week in the little town of Consuelo, Sammy Sosa's birthplace, which is I guess 45 minutes from Santo Domingo and a half hour from the provincial capital, San Pedro de Macoris. It was so amazing, because my roommate and I are two big white dudes who did not speak any spanish beyond Hola! and Como esta? and they spoke absolutely no English, yet they welcomed us into their home, gave us both our own rooms to sleep in, even though it meant they needed to put 3 adults and a baby into one room. They also fed us very well, let us share their drinking water, and for dinner a few times they even got us Pepsi to drink. The other people in the town were very approachable and kind, too. Canadians are known for their kindnss, but really, the Dominicans we met are far kinder than the average Canadian.

[TitleTown088]

Italy...Gorgeous girls.
Got that right. Only Sweden has better in my opinion.

This was probably my favorite place I visited in Italy aside from Venice...http://www.insouthitaly.co.uk/campania/img/capri03.jpg

Oh BTW whoever picked Croatia, excellent choice. Some of the best beaches in the world.

[Canadian_kid16]

http://www.cinque-terre-italy.net/assets/img/cinque-terre-italy-home.jpg
Italy

or USA...probably Florida or Cali

[soybean]

Change my vote to that. Amazing pic.

seriously.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Italy...Gorgeous girls, awesome food, great cities...Plus I have family there.



Haha. Girls. Good one sweetness. You are all about the Italian sausage.

[alexschnarr]

would love to live in Sweden, i was there for 4 months, and it is by far the best country in the world

[soybean]

i know im breaking the trend here but i had to show this picture of Maine.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1972/4460dc8850e3f4512354662ej0.jpg

[Eaglez.Fan]

lol, that doesn't even come close to any other pic shown. Nice try though.

[bored of education]

LOL@sweetness and females

[soybean]

lol, that doesn't even come close to any other pic shown. Nice try though.

ha damn...

[The Unseen]

I'm fine with the US, but I'd like to be in a place like Chile, with the Andes on one side, and the ocean near. Italy is a popular choice, and I'd probably like that too.

[Brent]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Reine-3.jpg

That is a town in Norway. The whole country is gorgeous. Another reason I would like to live in either Iceland or Norway is due to their being #1 and #2 on the Human Development Index rankings. If you don't know what that is, use Wikipedia.

[Eaglez.Fan]

ha damn...

haha, don't worry about it. Maybe because I've seen like 50 identical places like that in Canada. But it is nice though.

[steelersgirl5]

I'll stick to the United States. I wouldn't mind being in Ireland though.

I would so do Ireland too. My family originates there, and I think it is beautiful.
Or I wouldn't mind living in Costa Rica.

[bored of education]

I would so do Ireland too. My family originates there, and I think it is beautiful.
Or I wouldn't mind living in Costa Rica.

You're Irish?

[steelersgirl5]

You're Irish?

Family is.
I just look it.

[Cashmoney]

You're Irish?

The red hair wasn't a dead give away?

[steelersgirl5]

The red hair wasn't a dead give away?

Red hair, pale skin, blue eyes...dead set Irish look.

[terribletowel39]

Red hair, pale skin, blue eyes...dead set Irish look.
freckles....

[jballa838]

Red hair, pale skin, blue eyes...dead set GINGER look.

fixed it for you. :)

[Xonraider]

Wouldn't trade Panama for anything. Beaches within an hour, mountains within 2 hours, good city, hot chicks...

[steelersgirl5]

fixed it for you. :)

Thanks for lookin' out!

[Jakey]

Man i'd love to live in loadsa different places, namely; Japan, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, Samoa, Australia, Sweeden, Easter Island (man that place is strange!).

[kwilk103]

coast of mexico

[B-Dawk]

for long term, probably england or japan

[kwilk103]

my friends goin to live in japan for 2 years

i'll let you know what he thinks

[awfullyquiet]

i'm all about the netherlands.

and no, it's not because of the 'obvious' reasons, it's because, i dunno. i feel a weird emotional connection to a place i've never been.

i mean, i have italian heritage, and love italy, i just. well. feel drawn to the strange world that Addict hails from.

[TitleTown088]

For all you picking Italy, have any of you actually been there? It's much much much different than one would expect.

[Caddy]

New Zealand by far. Cant wait to visit there later in life.

Can I ask why? I've been there before and it isn't really that great to be honest.

[Turtlepower]

Can I ask why? I've been there before and it isn't really that great to be honest.

I bet 9/10 people say Lord of the Rings.

[Cashmoney]

Can I ask why? I've been there before and it isn't really that great to be honest.

Lord of the Rings. :)

[Caddy]

So New Zealand is famous for one more thing now.. The first thing being sheep.

[Paranoidmoonduck]

Can I ask why? I've been there before and it isn't really that great to be honest.

Gorgeous landscape, not a whole lot of people, and the extreme sport capital of the world. There's a lot to like, but I can't imagine living there.

[Caddy]

Gorgeous landscape, not a whole lot of people, and the extreme sport capital of the world. There's a lot to like, but I can't imagine living there.

I suppose parts of it are kind of nice, but I don't think it is a place you would want to live in for an extended period of time.

[GermanSaint]

For all you picking Italy, have any of you actually been there? It's much much much different than one would expect.


overflowed in the cities , unbearable road traffic , very poor all and all = just like portugal, arrogant and unfriendly people ( for example i learned as child not disrupting people having a chat , in italy the boldest person always gets the attention ) and the whole mafia thing paired with a bad economy . but i like the girls a lot , i used to have a romance with one .... she loves me , the italian girls like german/dutch/scandinavian boys a lot. their boys seems to be very annoying.

[Turtlepower]

overflowed in the cities , unbearable road traffic , very poor all and all = just like portugal, arrogant and unfriendly people ( for example i learned as child not disrupting people having a chat , in italy the boldest person always gets the attention ) and the whole mafia thing paired with a bad economy . but i like the girls a lot , i used to have a romance with one .... she loves me , the italian girls like german/dutch/scandinavian boys a lot. their boys seems to be very annoying.

So you are saying that Italian girls are easy? You just convinced more people on this board to go to Italy.

[Paranoidmoonduck]

I suppose parts of it are kind of nice, but I don't think it is a place you would want to live in for an extended period of time.

Certainly not a place to live in your mid-20's, especially considering that a trip to anywhere that's not Australia would cost an arm and a leg.

[GermanSaint]

So you are saying that Italian girls are easy? You just convinced more people on this board to go to Italy.

easy ? i wouldnt guarantee that , but if you have a nordish look you can point on 60% just for that.

but they can be repressed also

[OSUGiants17]

Italy, France, Spain, or Australia

[skinzzfan25]

Japan, France, Australia or I guess Canada.

I can kinda speak French, so it would be useful.

[619]

overflowed in the cities , unbearable road traffic , very poor all and all = just like portugal, arrogant and unfriendly people ( for example i learned as child not disrupting people having a chat , in italy the boldest person always gets the attention ) and the whole mafia thing paired with a bad economy . but i like the girls a lot , i used to have a romance with one .... she loves me , the italian girls like german/dutch/scandinavian boys a lot. their boys seems to be very annoying.

Please further explain your reasoning for Portugal being an overall poor country ..

[devinhester=R.O.Y 2006]

I would live in Ireland. I have a good amount of ancestry that comes from the Emerald Isle.

[PackerLegend]

Countries are lame I want to live inside, not on top of Uranus :)

[GermanSaint]

Please further explain your reasoning for Portugal being an overall poor country ..

because in fact they have the worst economy , worst import/export .... bad job-situation and if you take out Lissabon and maybe Porto the country all and all is like third world. they were lucky the EU incorporate them , so they are looking forward to stabilize their circumstances. they are also the country with the lowest deposit in the EU exchequer
but thats not the topic , it has one of the best countrysides , good weather and (for me) relatively nice women.

[Smokey Joe]

Well, Brazil would be nice due to all the amazingly hot women down there... but I know nothing about their politics and how the country is run.

Ohh, Sweden would be good as well.

[Billingsley26]

Croatia

http://divers.proline.lv/pic/croatia.jpg
http://nekretnine-hrvatska.com/images/stories/site/hrvatska/dubrovnik/dubrovnik.jpg

Yes woot. That is where my dads side is from. Heard nothing but good things about it. Life is soooo simple there. Sounds pretty nice. All I need now is to learn the language.

[Addict]

For all you picking Italy, have any of you actually been there? It's much much much different than one would expect.

Italy is overrated. Food and weather are great but italians are very very unfriendly.

I'd wanna live in France (because Paris is THE most beautiful city in the whole wide world).

For the politics I'd have to move to Scandinavia (but it's too freakin' cold up there).

I'd like to go to the US of A someday, but just for vacation, I couldn't live there.

[steelersgirl5]

For all you picking Italy, have any of you actually been there? It's much much much different than one would expect.

I have been there. I haven't been to southern Italy...and while Venice is beautiful and home of things like the Guggenheim museum (<3)...I would never live there. It is kind of dirty, people aren't the nicest and it smells..I took the train in from Podova everyday to Venice, and you could smell it from about 5 miles out. I don't know. I wouldn't mind living there, but it definitely is different from what I expected.

But here is a picture I took off of a bridge there at sunset.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/cholbsyjess/germany047.jpg

[Jakey]

My sister went to venice last month...she said it was nice, but it is a tad overrated and everything costs way too much!

[Addict]

My sister went to venice last month...she said it was nice, but it is a tad overrated and everything costs way too much!

plus it's crowded as hell.

[UKfan]

A lot of people saying the Italians are unfriendly? I've only ever met nice Italians, even before a soccer game!

[Primetime21]

Gorgeous landscape, not a whole lot of people, and the extreme sport capital of the world. There's a lot to like, but I can't imagine living there.

Yea those were my as well. Perfect climate, Golf paradise for later in life, and just seems like an exiting place.

[soybean]

My sister went to venice last month...she said it was nice, but it is a tad overrated and everything costs way too much!

yeah another thing is i hear it floods easily during monsoon season.

[Addict]

yeah another thing is i hear it floods easily during monsoon season.

... monsoon? You do know that Venice is in Europe, right?

[soybean]

... monsoon? You do know that Venice is in Europe, right?

ok, during i don't know when... storm season?

[Paranoidmoonduck]

Venice smells, is slowly sinking into the water, and is built entirely upon tourism. Usually those cities aren't the most pleasant.

[Addict]

ok, during i don't know when... storm season?

it's on the adriatic sea borders... pretty calm...

Venice smells, is slowly sinking into the water, and is built entirely upon tourism. Usually those cities aren't the most pleasant.

exactly... It's not as 'romantic' as they say, it's way too crowded... Florence is beautifull though.

[soybean]

it's still flooding though, and they're trying to protect it by building flood barriers.

i've never been to europe so i can't really say whether or not it's a nice/bad place to live.

[TitleTown088]

Venice smells, is slowly sinking into the water, and is built entirely upon tourism. Usually those cities aren't the most pleasant.

You ever been? I enjoyed Venice very very much. A really remarkable city, aside from all the modern tourism, but what do you expect?

And yeah, I'm fairly sure soybean is referring to when the entire city of Venice floods, pretty nuts when that happens.

[Primetime21]

You ever been? I enjoyed Venice very very much. A really remarkable city, aside from all the modern tourism, but what do you expect?

And yeah, I'm fairly sure soybean is referring to when the entire city of Venice floods, pretty nuts when that happens.

My favorite thing about Venice is watching speed boats hall ass through the narrow canals. Its pretty insane.

Great place to visit but would be pretty bad to live there. Very expensive, almost all Italians there hate americans unless you are buying something from them, but still is a fascinating to visit.

As another poster said Florence is probably the best city in Italy IMO.

[Paranoidmoonduck]

You ever been? I enjoyed Venice very very much. A really remarkable city, aside from all the modern tourism, but what do you expect?

And yeah, I'm fairly sure soybean is referring to when the entire city of Venice floods, pretty nuts when that happens.

My Venice experience was fairly short lived, but I found it pretty unpleasant compared to the rest of my experience in Italy. The novelty of the canals is cool, but less so when sections of the city smell like a sewer.

However, when I travel, I usually try and stay as far away from tourist spots as possible.

[TitleTown088]

However, when I travel, I usually try and stay as far away from tourist spots as possible. That's very difficult to do in Venice, but it can be done. I found a couple places that weren't too touristy and they were my favorite spots. As a general( and obvious) guide, just stay away from the Grand Canal.

Also, on another posters comment. People around the world don't hate Americans like the media and such would lead you to believe. Most of them are nice people just like here in the US, and just like in the US they're are some dickheads. The only person I met that was blatantly cruel to me for being an American was some girl at Oktoberfest. She called me a stupid American in more derogatory terms, and needless i was a little drunk and had some world war comments for her, not a good idea on my part. However, i let it slip due to the booze and her pissing me off.

[757Dawg]

http://www.debsville.com/images/Usa1.gif

Wouldn't want to live anywhere else in the world.

[Beans]

I've always wanted to visit/spend some time in Japan.

Gotta learn more of the language first, though.

[Paranoidmoonduck]

I've always wanted to visit/spend some time in Japan.

Gotta learn more of the language first, though.

It helps, especially if you're not going to be spending most of your time in a main island major city, but almost everyone in Japan knows American culture (including speaking English) much better than you'd expect.

[themaninblack]

I'm seriously considering moving to Ireland. Might want to go visit or something before I actually decide to do so. I'd just love to live in most places in Europe as well. France would be good since I speak the language pretty well.