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Poll to follow... i'm not giving easy choices (at least i don't figure they're easy).

If you heard news that, oh, if you stayed in your present country you'd be contaminated by radiation and dead within a few months...

Of these places, where would you go?

if you live in one of these countries, let us know what's cool about your place.

I chose Albania

I choose Cuba. Great health system. Plus, after Castro dies, I don't think 'communism' will last very long there. And that'll be fairly soon. It'll probably become capitalist after that.

Trondheim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trondheim)
or
Philadelphia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania)

Van Couver.

I choose Cuba. Great health system. Plus, after Castro dies, I don't think 'communism' will last very long there. And that'll be fairly soon. It'll probably become capitalist after that.

when his death is imminent, will we start dropping free-enterprise/democracy pamphlets on the populace? hehe

Fucking Sweden.

cuba, because though communism is faulty, Castro's leadership has provided decent stability in the country, esp. if you compare Cuba to Sudan or Iraq. also, i know alittle spanish, and arabic, pharsee, and korean are hard to learn.

Albania, then I woul sneak into greece.

Mmm, Cuba I think.. Yea.

eeeeer did'nt read the whole post.. i pick cuba. smoke some cigars with castro

I chose Venezuela, because even if social conditions are better in Cuba, I prefer a more democratic country.

East Timor. It's desperately poor right now, but there are plans to start pumping oil and gas from under Timorese waters. Also I dig Indonesian martial arts and what few parts of Indonesian culture I've been exposed to. While East Timor is now independent from Indonesia, there are still some cultural similarities, and it's close enough to visit Indonesia now and then.

Cuba!!!:d

when his death is imminent, will we start dropping free-enterprise/democracy pamphlets on the populace? hehe
Considering other schemes the CIA have tried, I imagine dropping tied-up bundles of them in the hope one of them hits him and kills him may be used as an assassination technique.

cuba, because though communism is faulty, Castro's leadership has provided decent stability in the country, esp. if you compare Cuba to Sudan or Iraq. also, i know alittle spanish, and arabic, pharsee, and korean are hard to learn.

yeah, knowing some Spanish would make the move to Vennie, Cuba or Nicaragua easier than the other places...

I chose Albania because it's technically part of Europe.... and it's close to some pretty nice places, like M3rcenaries' port of choice, Greece.

Since you didn't give a reasonable option like Switzerland, Siberia, Alaska, Argentina, Upper Mongolia or Chile, Of that lot, only Albania.

Fucking Sweden.
Seconded. Norway, Switzerland, Monaco and Canada are also nice alternatives. None of the above options are attractive to me. In fact, they are repellent. I would only mildly consider Albania.

Mmm, Cuba I think.. Yea.
I agree, Cuba.

Since you didn't give a reasonable option like Switzerland, Siberia, Alaska, Argentina, Upper Mongolia or Chile, Of that lot, only Albania.

I wasn't going to give a reasonable option.

To probably most of us who post here, each country would pose some big problems or at least big changes, maybe the types with which we've never had to deal.

Seconded. Norway, Switzerland, Monaco and Canada are also nice alternatives. None of the above options are attractive to me. In fact, they are repellent. I would only mildly consider Albania.

that was the point -- you're given a bunch of options that (probably, at least in some respects) are revolting. And you're asked to choose the one that's the least revolting.

that was the point -- you're given a bunch of options that (probably, at least in some respects) are revolting. And you're asked to choose the one that's the least revolting.
I realised that. I'd rather kill myself than move to any of those countries. Although Albania isn't that bad.

My choicez:

Australia

The Marshall Islands

New York City

Heaven;)

Or Alaska.

I realised that. I'd rather kill myself than move to any of those countries. Although Albania isn't that bad.

lol, i apologize for causing such troubling thoughts.

:)

My choicez:

Australia

The Marshall Islands

New York City

Heaven;)

Or Alaska.

then create your own damn poll topic.

I chose Venezuela, because even if social conditions are better in Cuba, I prefer a more democratic country.
Ditto.

looks like Cuba'd be a fair option...


(kicks self)

looks like I should have offered Bangladesh instead.

lol, i apologize for causing such troubling thoughts.

:)
Karma will avenge me. :)

Seconded. Norway, Switzerland, Monaco and Canada are also nice alternatives. None of the above options are attractive to me. In fact, they are repellent. I would only mildly consider Albania.
I think he was purposely trying to make all the choice repellant. Kind of a "Which bad place is the least bad?" thing. Which leads to my question: "Why can't an oppressive regime take over in a country with a decent (by that I mean cool/cold) climate?"

I think he was purposely trying to make all the choice repellant. Kind of a "Which bad place is the least bad?" thing. Which leads to my question: "Why can't an oppressive regime take over in a country with a decent (by that I mean cool/cold) climate?"
Russia? :rolleyes:

Russia? :rolleyes:
One that is still oppresive.

I wouldn't mind moving to Cuba and being a fisherman in some small beach town in fact I feel like retiring there now especially since to my best knowledge British money is worth quite allot in Cuba.

So who wouldn’t want to spend there days watching the sunset on some tropical beach with more money than you can shake a Cuban cigar at?

East Timor. It's democratic, has oil & natural gas reserves, coffee is grown there & it's close to Aus.

East Timor. At least I already speak the official language.

The hills.

Its warm, the people are friendly, unspoiled beaches.

As for the retards who voted for Cuba, I would reconsider if I were you. Check it out:


http://therealcuba.com/index.htm

Of the options: Iraq.

What? I like living on the edge.

I would go to Afghanistan only because I have some friends there.

Cuba. I would go straight to Guantanamo Bay, a little bit of America in Cuba. There I would fight of rats the size of German Shephards and mosquitos the size of rats, enjoy sub-tropical beaches and unparalleled sunsets all in the company of the American navy. What more can a woman ask?

I pick sepuku. Even though I can't spell it.

Venezuela.

Right here to be exact:
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5qyGp0lEOLIAMnpXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB2bTU4Zm85BGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDOARzZWMDc3IEdnRpZAM-/SIG=11i6nm38t/EXP=1145764102/**http%3a//www.viviun.com/AD-28389

Nicaragua.

I could get a job fighting Honduras-based facist guerillas!

Its warm, the people are friendly, unspoiled beaches.

As for the retards who voted for Cuba, I would reconsider if I were you. Check it out:


http://therealcuba.com/index.htm
The only reason why Castro won was because he lied and was able to fool the

millions of people who trusted him.

Huh, sounds familiar. *ahemAMERCIAahem*

That site is a load of shit. Don't call me a retard,t hats propogandarish shit.

A helluva alot of America is like that too in the poor black communites.:(

I think he was purposely trying to make all the choice repellant. Kind of a "Which bad place is the least bad?" thing. Which leads to my question: "Why can't an oppressive regime take over in a country with a decent (by that I mean cool/cold) climate?"

Mhhmmm...

:::looks at the poll:::

Say what? Is North Korea's average January temp. of -7 C, and much colder on some occassions (the temperature is supposed to have hit -20 C during the battle of the Chosin Reservoir) not cold enough for you?
http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/north-korea/celsius/pyonggang.htm


Albania's not quite as cold, but should qualify as cool.
http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/albania/fahrenheit/tirana.htm

And the mountainous areas of some of the others can be damnably cold. Afghanistan can see as low as -21 C. http://www.country-studies.com/afghanistan/climate.html

And Russia's already ben mentioned. There's also China, Argentina, the Cental Asian "Stans", and several others that have temperate climates (BTW, that's the phrase you want instead of decewnt or cool/cold).


As for the OP, mark me down as taking my chances where I live now.

Albania. It's closer to home than the other countries.

Mhhmmm...

:::looks at the poll:::

Say what? Is North Korea's average January temp. of -7 C, and much colder on some occassions (the temperature is supposed to have hit -20 C during the battle of the Chosin Reservoir) not cold enough for you?
http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/north-korea/celsius/pyonggang.htm


Albania's not quite as cold, but should qualify as cool.
http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/albania/fahrenheit/tirana.htm

And the mountainous areas of some of the others can be damnably cold. Afghanistan can see as low as -21 C. http://www.country-studies.com/afghanistan/climate.html

And Russia's already ben mentioned. There's also China, Argentina, the Cental Asian "Stans", and several others that have temperate climates (BTW, that's the phrase you want instead of decewnt or cool/cold).


As for the OP, mark me down as taking my chances where I live now.
Fine, I didn't do my research. I guess I'd pick North Korea and start a farm under the ten lane highway.

IRAQ so i can get a tan and hang out with the hot US army babes and shop at walmart in baghdad

Venezuela, probably.

East Timor'd be okay, too, considering it's pretty close by and is stable at the moment.

I would say Cuba, despite the fact that when Castro dies there's going to be a horrible civil war (hurray for the USA doubtless helping the capitalists to get some kind of dictator into power!) and the country will probably end up like Haïti.

And that will not be great.

But as it stands at the moment, it's got some of the world's best healthcare, for free! Woohoo! Much better than the NHS!

And it's got stability and places to go out and enjoy yourself.

Fucking Sweden.
Same here! Yay for Sweden! :D
The poll options are all disgusting.

Venezuela or Cuba, Venezuela or Cuba... Hmm, what to choose, what to choose...

I think I'd go with Venezuela. :fluffle:

Same here! Yay for Sweden! :D
The poll options are all disgusting.

That's the whole point. It's one of those (IMO lame) "choose among the worst possible answers" kind of questions.

I live in Barbados so Havana sounds nice.

of the options offered, those are indeed not easy choices. but i happen to be of the opinion, not having any real factual personal experience, but just based on what i'm hearing through the various grape vines i monitor, that hugo chavez if i've even got the right name, sounds pretty cool to me. so i'll go with venizuala.

i'm really not fond of tropical climates, though i might otherwise consider cuba or east timore.

nepal, which isn't on your list, with all it's current problems and risks i'd also consider, and would probably be a valid addition to your list at the moment. as would perhapse bhutan for any nonbudhists.

but then i LIKE mountains and mountain climates.

nepal doesn't really encourage immegration, they've got more people then the can in a sense deal with as it is, so it would almost certainly be a dificulty to get in other then on a very limited short time tourist visa.

well venezuala's got some places with high enough elevations for the near tropical location not to be a total problem in all parts of it.

politicly all of those places my main concern is the u.s.'s interests in them and what that would be likely to screw up, already have, and be in the proccess of doing.

=^^=
.../\...

cuba. i want a hot climate and cigars!!

We are taking this thread to Cuba!

That was an easy choice, my bf is from Albania, and its a country i've never been to. So, my choice was albania

Albania, Cuba or Venezuela. In that order.

Of course, I'd have to learn a new language or two, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Probably Cuba ...

id move to nicaragua.

islands are nice but i dont want to live on one, so cuba is out. nicaraqua is closer to home. the people are friendly. i think i could find a space for myself there.

id move to nicaragua.

islands are nice but i dont want to live on one, so cuba is out. nicaraqua is closer to home. the people are friendly. i think i could find a space for myself there.


Given only these choices, I probably agree with you.

Maybe we could be room mates.

I think he was purposely trying to make all the choice repellant. Kind of a "Which bad place is the least bad?" thing. Which leads to my question: "Why can't an oppressive regime take over in a country with a decent (by that I mean cool/cold) climate?"
That's why I would have even taken Siberia or Upper Mongolia before Albania.

...or maybe Cuba.

A the tropics, rum and Cohibas would agree with me.

id have to go to iraq. this way i can die happy, holding some poor souls beating hart in my blood drencht hands, and try and stop the war.
and i d be in on the action, the killing, the spying, the protecting. itll be cool.

O and this is off topic but i need help contacting an old thread poster, his User name was Man in black so if u can help me, plz share the welth
def.
Killing- id kill people trying to kill other people.
Spying- Just puting a tap on the phones
Protecting- stoping the death of some lucky person for that moment

can you guess what side im on.

copy this- :rolleyes: - for USA in the next post you have.
copy this-:upyours: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: - for The 911 ers(i cant remember there name).
copy this-:sniper: - for both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and if this makes you angry post this-:fluffle: :fluffle: :upyours: :headbang: .

id have to go to iraq. this way i can die happy, holding some poor souls beating hart in my blood drencht hands, and try and stop the war.
and i d be in on the action, the killing, the spying, the protecting. itll be cool.

O and this is off topic but i need help contacting an old thread poster, his User name was Man in black so if u can help me, plz share the welth
def.
Killing- id kill people trying to kill other people.
Spying- Just puting a tap on the phones
Protecting- stoping the death of some lucky person for that moment

can you guess what side im on.

copy this- :rolleyes: - for USA in the next post you have.
copy this-:upyours: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: - for The 911 ers(i cant remember there name).
copy this-:sniper: - for both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and if this makes you angry post this-:fluffle: :fluffle: :upyours: :headbang: .


Ok..... then....

North Korea, my good man.

North Korea, my good man.

Try not to starve once you get there. Least in Cuba there could be a good government once Castro dies and is quite warm. Props to Cuba. :)

Same here! Yay for Sweden! :D
The poll options are all disgusting.
Wh... Where am I gonna go? If we're talking radiation, I very much doubt Norway would be safe either...
Fuck it, I'd just hide in a mine. Sala has a nice one, and it's close to my home... *ponders*

For the poll though: Sign me up for all of them. I like to move around a bit.