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Where would you live if you could live in any country other than your own?

Likely Canada or England because I can't be bothered to learn a new language. I would list AUS too, but I fear I'd be eaten by something.
 
How many have you have actually been to the countries for a long period of time that you would like to live in?
 
I quite like it here in Canada, but I guess if I had to choose, I would say somewhere in Scotland or Ireland, maybe New Zealand (NOT Australia- I can't handle spiders...), or somewhere in Scandanavia.

Oh and for the record, I think Canada and the UK share more similarities than the UK and USA. Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada ( http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13288), our words are spelled the same as the UK, not American (colour vs. color, etc.), and most importantly, the Harry Potter novels were edited only in the US so that British terms and spelling were more appealing and understandable for American readers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone only exists in the USA. Everywhere else it is Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone. lol Harry Potter ends the discussion! :p
 
Speaking of which, who wants to buy their own village? Otira, on New Zealand's south island, is up for sale for $750 million, US. Perfect tourist place if it were fixed up a bit.

Arn could buy it and host an Annual MacRumor's Demigod Retreat. We would sip mimosa and play tennis for a fortnight. :D
 
niuniu said:
My God - have you any idea how much the majority of British people hate foreigners :DQUOTE]

You do get bad apples but for the most part i would consider us a pretty tolerant nation, certainly from friends who have moved here and say so, even though we like to joke about our nearest and dearest neighbours and friends across the pond especially :p

For me, if i had to live in another country it would most likely be Switzerland, i have Swiss relatives so i feel comfortable there, the US perhaps as i have friends there and it would be great to explore, Thailand maybe, always had good times there with great people, but i'm happy here, i'm lucky enough to have travelled a bit and lived abroad, and i still work my way back home :), besides, our summer has been superb so far :p
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poopyhead said:
sweden
denmark
norway
canada (pei or nova scotia)
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This intrigues me.... You are in Fort Worth (I assume Texas) where it is hot, dry, sunny - "humid sub-tropical". The city is totally landlocked, and I am assuming home to some of the best steaks in the USA.

And you want to move to
a) A country where a "...luxury frokost [lunch] usually starts with fish such as pickled herring, smoked eel or hot fried plaice..." (Wikipedia), where it rains 121 days of the year, and in the winter the sun shines for as few as 7.5 hours a day.
b) A country that is even further north, and where parts never see the sun during the depths of winter, where they eat a lot of fish - especially lutefish and where it cold, snowy, and has a lot glaciers.
c) A Canadian province {PEI) that is a seventh the population of FW, and is known for lobster and potatoes and Anne of Green Gables and is wet and cold and fog-bound for a good part of the year. And where everyone can sing "Bud the Spud".

Now, you PEIers, Norwegians, and Danes.... I am not criticizing your homelands.... it's just that they are an odd place for a Texan to want to move to.... :)
 
rymack said:
Oh and for the record, I think Canada and the UK share more similarities than the UK and USA. Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada ( http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13288), our words are spelled the same as the UK, not American (colour vs. color, etc.), and most importantly, the Harry Potter novels were edited only in the US so that British terms and spelling were more appealing and understandable for American readers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone only exists in the USA. Everywhere else it is Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone. lol Harry Potter ends the discussion! :p
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But you guys still drive on the right side of the road and are about as fond of soccer as us Yanks are :p
 
yg17 said:
But you guys still drive on the right side of the road and are about as fond of soccer as us Yanks are :p
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You are correct, lol! That's how much I care about soccer, I forgot all about it. It is pretty cool though to think that there is a sport that the rest of the world worships as much as Canadians do hockey...:eek:
 
snberk103 said:
Now, you PEIers, Norwegians, and Danes.... I am not criticizing your homelands.... it's just that they are an odd place for a Texan to want to move to.... :)
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I'm not a Texan by birth. I grew up in Atlanta and the mountains of north Georgia and Tennessee. As a kid I used to go to PEI and Nova Scotia on vacations and I have a strange affinity for the culture, food, and music of the Scandinavian countries probably influenced by exchange students I knew in high school and people I knew as an undergrad.
 
poopyhead said:
I'm not a Texan by birth. I grew up in Atlanta and the mountains of north Georgia and Tennessee. As a kid I used to go to PEI and Nova Scotia on vacations and I have a strange affinity for the culture, food, and music of the Scandinavian countries probably influenced by exchange students I knew in high school and people I knew as an undergrad.
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See... I knew there would be a good explanation!

Cheers
 
No doubt about it, Coasta Rica. American dollar goes a long way and cheap land with amazing coastal views. My retirement awaits.
 
Netherlands. Euthanasia, pot, national health care, english speaking, nice weather and easy access to France, Germany and Belgium. Their beer is meh, but Belgium and Germany are within easy access using the trains.
 
Argentina.

For the weather, the culture, the music, the dance, the wine, the great meat, the varied landscape. And the women. Oh yes, the women.

(And would be great to tour around the rest of South America while I'm there).
 
Spain...especially Ibiza for the parties
Japan...for the hot jap girls and asian culture
Ireland...for the pale skinned girls with red hair,my weakness
Colombia...for the super hot chicks and the beautiful scenery
 
Melrose said:
Speaking of which, who wants to buy their own village?
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Village? How about an entire country? The Principality of Sealand was up for sale, not long ago.

Though if I could set up a shack, somewhere, I might choose somewhere in the rain forests near Blue Creek, Belize. I spent a few weeks down there, decades ago, and I still fondly recall that experience.
 
Auckland, New Zealand for its nice warm climate and beautiful scenery. New Zealand and Aukland are one of the most livable places to live in the world. :)

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A close second would be Australia. Nice warm temps as well, beautiful beaches and scenery and koalas!
 
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