NationStates Jolt Archive

Where in the world would you love to live, beyond anywhere else?

I have to be rather general about it, so if you pick an option, please select the exact country in that area, or if you really want to get into it, the exact area in that country, you would like to live in and why. Thank you.

I'll be in Los Angeles for uni, but I'd like to "try out" Melbourne, Australia.

I'm fine here in the great garden state of New Jersey.

With either DHomme or in London.

I always pictured my retirement house somewhere like this:

http://www.twistedal.com/gary/images/Western%20Vacation/Canada/Banff_to_Jasper/Moraine%20Lake%20Canada%202002.jpg

Not that I would ever really want to stay in one place for too long.

I would live in my own mansion on the Orange County Beach, California, USA, North America.

Why? Because its AMAZING...I should know, I'v been there.

I always pictured my retirement house somewhere like this:

http://www.twistedal.com/gary/images/Western%20Vacation/Canada/Banff_to_Jasper/Moraine%20Lake%20Canada%202002.jpg

Not that I would ever really want to stay in one place for too long.

That looks like it could be Oregon or Washington to me.

Washington State, ofcourse..lol

Decisions decisions...Columbia.

So I'm a loony.

Europe. Specifically, Italy. Specifically, Tuscany.

Italy and Japan are nice :)

Italy and Japan are nice :)

Yeah but you gotta pick one for the poll.;)

North America. Specifically, The White House.

That looks like it could be Oregon or Washington to me.

Washington State, ofcourse..lol
The pic is from Western Canada, but that's hardly an issue. As long as it's got big forests, a few mountains, a lake, it's not too warm and it rains often enough I don't care where it is.
I'll see where life takes me.

The LA/OC area of California.

Or China, because they have the best food ever at low, low prices.

Europe. Specifically, Italy. Specifically, Tuscany.

Pff, you know there's nothing available in Tuscany.

The pic is from Western Canada, but that's hardly an issue. As long as it's got big forests, a few mountains, a lake, it's not too warm and it rains often enough I don't care where it is.
I'll see where life takes me.
I knew that was beauty that only Canada could produce.

Those mountains look oddly familiar... where was that taken (if you can remember).

Pff, you know there's nothing available in Tuscany.

I'll make room.

should have been multiple choice cos i really don't know and can't really pick one without having only visited the places a little. shortlist is:

San Francisco (/Bay Area)
Amsterdam
Utrecht
Sydney (not visited :()
stay here in the south of england
somewhere in canada

Those mountains look oddly familiar... where was that taken (if you can remember).
I got it out of a google image search, but it seems to be from "Moraine Lake", and I found it on this website: http://www.twistedal.com/gary/table_of_contents.htm

I really prefer Europe for living most of the times. Nice infrastructure in Germany, moderate climate, no harmful insects or plants except if you are allergic, beautiful landscapes too (I lived for some times in Dresden and often went hiking in the Sächsische Schweiz) even if they are not as impressive as in other countries ...

But where I'd would want to work or spend my holidays, now that's a different topic :)

Northern Europe (Scandinavia and the Netherlands) sounds nice, if cold. :p I guess you just drink lots of hot chocolate and coffee and do cosy things... :D

The pic is from Western Canada, but that's hardly an issue. As long as it's got big forests, a few mountains, a lake, it's not too warm and it rains often enough I don't care where it is.
I'll see where life takes me.

Western Canada, Oregon, washington, whats the difference....You say tomatoe, I say tomatoe

I got it out of a google image search, but it seems to be from "Moraine Lake", and I found it on this website: http://www.twistedal.com/gary/table_of_contents.htm
I have been in that general area and have seen those mountains before. If I can find some of the pictures we took when we went to my dad's friend's lakeside cabin, I will scan them and post them. They are really quite beautiful.

Northern Europe (Scandinavia and the Netherlands) sounds nice, if cold. :p I guess you just drink lots of hot chocolate and coffee and do cosy things... :D

The netherlands are not what I would call "northern". Admittedly, they have a little bit more of the coastline towards the north sea in relation to their size then Germany has ... ;)

But if you think they drink hot chocolate ... well ... there is curly-cale-harvest at the moment in north germany. Just associate yourself to some of the Grünkohl-Wanderungen and look if they drink hot chocolate :cool:

Does anyone else think Hong Kong is just the COOLEST place ever?....I mean it just amazes me. Its like New York City on steriods, lol. I propose we invade it and deliver it from the tyranny of a communist-fascist state like China, democrasize it, and annex it to the United States. WHOS WITH ME!!??

**crickets chrip**

They are stockpilling Weapons of Mass Destruction and pose a threat to America, and her allies. WHOS WITH ME?!!!??

**Millions of brave and militaristic Americans march behind me**

Haha, just kidding Dubya, love ya:p

I knew that was beauty that only Canada could produce.

Those mountains look oddly familiar... where was that taken (if you can remember).
*smack*

Washington state!

The netherlands are not what I would call "northern". Admittedly, they have a little bit more of the coastline towards the north sea in relation to their size then Germany has ... ;)

But if you think they drink hot chocolate ... well ... there is curly-cale-harvest at the moment in north germany. Just associate yourself to some of the Grünkohl-Wanderungen and look if they drink hot chocolate :cool:
Fair enough on the geography point, I wasn't 100% sure myself.
And hot chocolate is just what I'd drink. Well, in the non-alcoholic department anyway. (I'd imagine there'd be lots of beer consumed too :D)

And what's curly cale? o0

I'm staying right here in Atlanta, thanks.

I'm staying right here in Atlanta, thanks.
Have you ever left your general area then?

I want to go back to China but it's not politically my cup of tea. :(

If I could live anywhere, I'd live in Okinawa.

Fair enough on the geography point, I wasn't 100% sure myself.
And hot chocolate is just what I'd drink. Well, in the non-alcoholic department anyway. (I'd imagine there'd be lots of beer consumed too :D)

And what's curly cale? o0

Weelllll. Beer is for in between on such wanderings. But no, passing out does not count as arriving, nor does puking :)

Curly kale (oops) is a kale/cabbage, that is harvested after the first freeze. Very hearty dish, if mixed with onions, bacon, spices and thoroughly minced. Often served with a very spicy sausage.

I'm tied to North America - the northeast, anyway. The area I was born and raised in is geologically very similar to the part of Europe my European ancestors were native to. Same rock strata, same forests, same types of animals - give or take. The Precambrian Shield dominates much of the landscape, and those portions of Northwestern Europe are splintered shards of that shield.

On the other hand, my native North American forebears lived nearby along the coast of the northern Appalachians, in what is now New Brunswick. Slightly younger mountains, slightly different landscape - but close enough for jazz.

I can't honestly see myself living anywhere else. I'm a part of these lands. Always have been. Even if the majority of my ancestors, on either side of the Atlantic, spent more time on the open sea than on dry land.

I'm fine here in the great garden state of New Jersey.

Which exit?

For now Im fine in humid south-eastern PA. Right outside of Philly. But Colorado is nice, so is Virginia. Id like to live everywhere in this country for awhile (excluding LA.)

Europe!

Pff, you know there's nothing available in Tuscany.

Haha, it had to be said.

Greetings from Old Europe!

Spacifically, I am going to move to the states as I am an American living in Canada right now. I specifically want to move to Texas.

Spacifically, I am going to move to the states as I am an American living in Canada right now. I specifically want to move to Texas.

I have to ask: WHY?

North America...specifically Canada. What can I say except that I absolutely love it there. Lots of good people there. And I know this'll sound corny and stupid, but I felt I belonged there. ^^;

-Asylum Nova

I'm pretty happy with where I live now. Second choice would be Western Canada, but I don't know if I could handle the winters. It almost never gets below 0 C (freezing point) in Melbourne. Third choice would be France.

At some point later in life, I want to go back to my native country Poland (preferably Krakow or Kielce).

I will for sure go to Amsterdam (in fact, most of Holland), something about the Dutch fascinates me...

I will also go to Madrid... to see a Real match... that they actually win...

Out of the places I've visited, I'd want to live in Chicago. I've been there about three times and I love the place. The only major city near me is Detroit... ugh. Ann Arbor, Michigan is pretty cool though. I could definitly live there.

Someplace I haven't been... Hmm, maybe New York, Boston, or one of the other Northeastern U.S. cities. I've heard good things about Toronto in Canada. My girlfriend was in love with New Orleans, but I doubt I will move there in the near-future unless she still wants to move there at some point. Outside of the U.S., I've only been to Italy and Greece and I can't say I saw anyplace I would want to live. I don't think the Old World is for me. It's too... old. The far east though, I might be able to live there, if I could learn the language.

I'm fine right here in Ireland. Although it might just happen that I feel like moving again (who knows) and if that should happen... well, I always wanted to see New Zealand.

I always wanted to see New Zealand.

Mee too.... I wanna see, where Frodo and Sam were laying, as the Ollifant appeas....

I have to ask: WHY?

I have been to Texas and really enjoyed it there.

EDIT: It's too damn cold up here in Canada.

How could anyone want to live anywhere but dear old Blighty?

I have been to Texas and really enjoyed it there.

EDIT: It's too damn cold up here in Canada.

Heh, I guess it really depends on the area... It can get thoroughly annoying, what with all the rightist nutters.

Now, I would find it interesting to know how many people selected the continent they actually already live on...

I live in Europe, and I selected Europe. I've been to Canada and liked it, and I've been to the US and didn't like it that much. At the moment, I'm happy in Europe.

I've been to the US and didn't like it that much.

I've lived here all my life, and I hate it. :p

Europe. Specifically, England. Specifically, Derbyshire.

I've been round quite a bit of Europe: Florence comes second on my list and Salzburg comes third. I've been to Canada too (Orangeville, near Toronto) but didn't like it much.

I love England for the sense of depth of history - it just seeps out everywhere. And being raised in the Peak District in Derbyshire, nowhere else ever feels like home.

I've lived here all my life, and I hate it. :p

Argh... don't quote just that one sentence. I'll be accused of bashing the place again :eek:

Argh... don't quote just that one sentence. I'll be accused of bashing the place again :eek:

You'd probably be bashed regardless...

You'd probably be bashed regardless...

*lol

True... how long do you think until one of them shows up and points a finger at me telling me that if it weren't for them, I'd be speaking German now? ;)

I'll stay here thanks.

Norway. Somewhere with mountains and snow. :cool:

Norway. Somewhere with mountains and snow. :cool:
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Well, I was going to wait until the continental drift brought Norway to me, but this 3 hour flight sounds less time consuming.

I grew up for the most part in Atlanta, and I'd absolutely love to live there again. Life was wonderful. Chicago is nice, too. Dallas wouldn't be too bad, I suppose (I don't know about Texas culture, though). Just give me a large, prosperous, roomy, expansive city with a good mix of people and a very nice fairly wealthy and diverse suburban district to live in, and I will be right at home :)

I wouldn't want to live long-term anywhere but America. Partially because I would like to keep what I earn, thank you very much. However, I would like to spend a good deal of time in east Asia. Still, that would probably prove too crowded for my tastes to enjoy for a long stay.

True... how long do you think until one of them shows up and points a finger at me telling me that if it weren't for them, I'd be speaking German now?

You'd be speaking Russian, silly. We scared the commies away from your worthless countries :p :p

On snow - snow in Atlanta is awesome. Why? Because it snows and sticks perhaps once a year, but when it does and it puts a couple of inches on the ground, everyone seems to appreciate it. Unlike what I've heard from northern states people, who don't think snow is anything too special.

I have to ask: WHY?

Jesusland baby! Jesusland!

I'll probably will stay in Belgium (we got the best food, beer & chocolate!) but Japan does fascinate me

Where in the world would you love to live, beyond anywhere else?

I have to be rather general about it, so if you pick an option, please select the exact country in that area, or if you really want to get into it, the exact area in that country, you would like to live in and why. Thank you.

Somewhere in North America where the low temp never goes below 65f, no severe weather and a rural area.

From experience, its no fun to live in a place loaded with a bunch of people that all have the same ideology. Be it Southern Baptists, Catholics, Athiests, or what have you - only good things can come of no dominance by one group. Thankfully, I have lived for most of my life in such a place. However, I am currently in a much more homogenous religious conservative environment. Heck, I'm a conservative myself, but this is really boring unless I meet someone else like me who has been out and about in the world and has a little different perspective on things as well.

Honestly, I miss my liberal and athiest friends ;)

Somewhere in North America where the low temp never goes below 65f, no severe weather and a rural area.

The middle of nowhere in New Mexico, even?

Where in the world would you love to live, beyond anywhere else?
Paradise - St Gallen, Switzerland. (http://consultant.ur.ru/sunstranger/St.%20Gallen,%20Switzerland.jpg)
Wouldn't want to live in Germany, but this picture is eerie and fascinating... (http://consultant.ur.ru/sunstranger/Ratzeburg,%20Germany.jpg)
Pity it's such low res - New Zealand. (http://www.hirecar.co.nz/new-zealand/photos/small/lg-white-island.jpg)
Better keep working on learning German, I guess.

Somewhere in North America where the low temp never goes below 65f, no severe weather and a rural area.
Guanajuato?

I'd like to live at the center of the Earth. I would have fun causing earthquakes and stuff.

If I could land a decent job in Chile, I'd move there in a second. Unfortunately, teachers make shit wages unless you're in a high academy, and there are plenty of people vyying for those jobs. Plus, my husband would have to be employed as well.

Singapore

No offence but Europe is a centre of centuries old culture and traditions, New York is great but the atmosphere on the old city streets of Paris and Rome or the canals of Venice is way better.

"Where in the world would you wanna live?"

Right where I am right now! The countryside is beautiful, the towns are almost all clean and kept up, the people are kind and considerate and have MANNERS!

I can drive three hours West and be in some of the most beautiful mountainous terrain you can imagine, or drive East for three hours and be on the beach.

Plus, all my children and grandchildren live here. :p

*lol

True... how long do you think until one of them shows up and points a finger at me telling me that if it weren't for them, I'd be speaking German now? ;)
Hehe. Like them showing up prevented that I do speak German most of the time anyway. :p

Paradise - St Gallen, Switzerland. (http://consultant.ur.ru/sunstranger/St.%20Gallen,%20Switzerland.jpg)
Wouldn't want to live in Germany, but this picture is eerie and fascinating... (http://consultant.ur.ru/sunstranger/Ratzeburg,%20Germany.jpg)
Pity it's such low res - New Zealand. (http://www.hirecar.co.nz/new-zealand/photos/small/lg-white-island.jpg)
Better keep working on learning German, I guess.
2nd one is a very nice picture - thanx for the new desktop pic :D

I'd rather live at home (Great Britain) because UK girls are sexy (I'm personally looking for a 5-some with a girl from each Kingdom :D)

also its a great place to be lazy and drink tea all day (Irished up of course;) )

2nd one is a very nice picture - thanx for the new desktop pic :D
Gorgeous, isn't it? I have the first one as mine. Doesn't the second one have almost an eerie feeling to it?