What country would you live in for a few years?

steddyeddy

I'd love to live in Norway for a few years. Some great industries there and it seems like a good quality of life.

I'd love to have a holiday home in Sumatra. A really amazing country with stunning vistas and wildlife.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Canada is on the cards for myself and luckiest man, not forever though.

BabyE

Depends on my wealth, if I had money, southern California(no where more northern than Santa Barbara)

steddyeddy

For the purposes of this chat everyone has wealth!

BabyE

Madrid would appeal to me as well but don't think I could deal with being so landlocked, Nice would be another good spot to spend a few years in your 20's(I actually might go for 6 months or so in January)

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

And visa isn't an issue? I'm stealing the poster above a suggestion then. California. It's my favourite place in the whole world.

PaddyWilliams

I think I would live almost anywhere in the US

BabyE

LexieOnRale wrote: »

And visa isn't an issue? I'm stealing the poster above a suggestion then. California. It's my favourite place in the whole world.

We have what they have much closer to us in Spain for instance but its just the English speaking hot weather and the movies that make it seem so appealing. TBH when you think about it Cali should be a lot better. They have miles of beaches but the closest they come to the European style beach resort with cafes and restauraunts dotting the coast is somewhere like Santa Cruz.

jacksie66

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SarahS2013

Dubai....any day!

maudgonner

New Zealand.

Oi've evun stertud prictisung the iccunt.

Good, eh?

H3llR4iser

Plenty. Being non-Irish, Ireland is also a candidate - but I've been here nearly a decade

The US, definitely, but maybe avoiding some "inland" areas, I don't get along with the types who love guns; And they have guns, so...

Japan, if I could magically learn the language overnight; Same concept for Hong Kong.

If you have an absolute ridiculous amount of money, Italy. It's the western country where everything and everyone is for sale, for the right price.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

BabyE wrote: »

We have what they have much closer to us in Spain for instance but its just the English speaking hot weather and the movies that make it seem so appealing. TBH when you think about it Cali should be a lot better. They have miles of beaches but the closest they come to the European style beach resort with cafes and restauraunts dotting the coast is somewhere like Santa Cruz.

I like it because beauty treatments aren't luxury, they're standard. Nobody tries to make you feel like being vain is a bad thing. You can go have your manicures and pedicures once a week for about 30 dollars. It's just a different lifestyle.

BabyE

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Plenty. Being non-Irish, Ireland is also a candidate - but I've been here nearly a decade

The US, definitely, but maybe avoiding some "inland" areas, I don't get along with the types who love guns; And they have guns, so...

Japan, if I could magically learn the language overnight; Same concept for Hong Kong.

If you have an absolute ridiculous amount of money, Italy. It's the western country where everything and everyone is for sale, for the right price.

Only European countries I would live in are Spain and France.

Britain seems to similar and too ****, even though I like the south of the country but only in the summer.
Netherlands, no point, move there and nobody would even bother speaking to you in Dutch even if you tried, they are too good at English and not exotic enough to move to.

I'll probably end up in Brussels out of neccesity now that I think about it.

biko

Côte d'Azur

The Backwards Man

I'm hoping to live out the final years of my life in a free and independent Boreal Republic of Donegal.

BabyE

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I like it because beauty treatments aren't luxury, they're standard. Nobody tries to make you feel like being vain is a bad thing. You can go have your manicures and pedicures once a week for about 30 dollars. It's just a different lifestyle.

Same with France. Ireland's attitude to this kinda thing is pecuilar.

Your Face

Europe.
It will be a country by then.

theteal

Ireland most likely. Baby number one is on the way and it would be good to have the grandparents around.

Also, I miss the wesht coast

I would love to live in Japan for a few years

MillField

Leitrim.

daithi7

France
Switzerland
Italy
Canada
Australia
Oh yes, and a little gem of a country off western Europe called Ireland )

Considering everything I think I'll stay put for now

Ush1

New York would be a dream.

failinis

I was considering mainland UK but this Brexit is making me now consider Germany, Switzerland or Netherlands for short term.
But I likely will be back in Ireland to save for a year or two first regardless.
But in a romantic "anything goes" I would like to be in N.France or Spain.

Morris Moss

Argentina and Kenya

Conall Cernach

Switzerland without a doubt, preferably in an Alpine region.

Wanderer78

Ireland

DontThankMe

North Korea for the bantz!

BabyE

failinis wrote: »

I was considering mainland UK but this Brexit is making me now consider Germany, Switzerland or Netherlands for short term.
But I likely will be back in Ireland to save for a year or two first regardless.
But in a romantic "anything goes" I would like to be in N.France or Spain.

I wouldn't wish the north of france on my worst enemy! Haha

I just associate it and Brittany with these group of islands, just not different or exotic enough to warrant a move. I couldn't get excited moving there. Just a personal thing though.

Shenshen

I always wanted to return to Canada for a while, Montreal to be specific.
But I'm not sure I would really like it all that much in summer.

Other than that, I'm quite happy with Ireland right now. Weather suits me, I can get most things I need or want, nothing's really awfully far away, and I'm getting used to the language.

Yellow pack crisps

Cayman Islands! Spent time there before and would love to Potter around it for a few years taking life easy!

BabyE

Shenshen wrote: »

I always wanted to return to Canada for a while, Montreal to be specific.
But I'm not sure I would really like it all that much in summer.

Other than that, I'm quite happy with Ireland right now. Weather suits me, I can get most things I need or want, nothing's really awfully far away, and I'm getting used to the language.

Is Montreal cool? It seems awfully far to move to a French speaking country/region when we have one a short hop away. But of course the vibes be totally different to France.

Its dead Jim

Planning on heading to US or Canada once I graduate. Depends on how things go in November.

Would also like to spend some time in Korea or Japan. I doubt I would stay long term.

gigantic09

SarahS2013 wrote: »

Dubai....any day!

Tuesday?.

Antar Bolaeisk

Czech Republic, just back from a holiday there and, yeah, I could definitely live there.

jacksie66

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Shenshen

BabyE wrote: »

Is Montreal cool? It seems awfully far to move to a French speaking country/region when we have one a short hop away. But of course the vibes be totally different to France.

I was there for 6 months in 2000 and absolutely loved the place. The atmosphere is very different from France, and I think the fact that the city is essentially bilingual (to the point of people mixing up both languages when talking to each other occasionally) gave it a very lively and creative buzz. It's not a place you'd want to go as a tourist - there are some things to see, but not all that much compared to other places. But to live it was fantastic.
It somehow manages to balance being entirely urban with being relaxing and laid-back all at once.

Kobe248

San Francisco is next on my list of places to live

Done Canada and Australia which I loved

Once I finish my degree San Fran is where weve decided

BabyE

Shenshen wrote: »

I was there for 6 months in 2000 and absolutely loved the place. The atmosphere is very different from France, and I think the fact that the city is essentially bilingual (to the point of people mixing up both languages when talking to each other occasionally) gave it a very lively and creative buzz. It's not a place you'd want to go as a tourist - there are some things to see, but not all that much compared to other places. But to live it was fantastic.
It somehow manages to balance being entirely urban with being relaxing and laid-back all at once.

Would there be much opportunities for someone with French and English there? Come to think of it if I was to go to Canada, Montréal seems like where I would go.

BabyE

BabyE wrote: »

They have miles of beaches but the closest they come to the European style beach resort with cafes and restauraunts dotting the coast is somewhere like Santa Cruz.

I don't live too far from SC at all, had dinner by the beach there last week. I'd take it over SB a million times over, even though I love SB and have taken a few long weekends there. I much prefer the local culture in Northern Cali to SoCal.

BabyE

If you look at SB for example, they have a lovely ocean road, but all it has is a bike rental shop, and maybe a couple of restauraunts at most. The town is dead until you pass the train station, I don't get why its not like in Europe where everything developed by the sea. Tsunami threat perhaps?

BabyE

I was actually born and spent first years in the Bay Area, I can see what you mean, north california probably has a bit more depth to it.

BabyE

BabyE wrote: »

If you look at SB for example, they have a lovely ocean road, but all it has is a bike rental shop, and maybe a couple of restauraunts at most. The town is dead until you pass the train station, I don't get why its not like in Europe where everything developed by the sea. Tsunami threat perhaps?

I guess it's the cost of oceanfront property, I'd say that's why the main shopping and leisure area is perpendicular to the ocean and not along it.

The return would be much higher for accommodation with sea views than shops, where the rental would be astronomical. I wouldn't say it'd be easy to get permission for development either, as they'd want to keep the style as it is and not over modernize or develop it.

r93kaey5p2izun

I don't know tbh, nowhere jumps out at me. The only places I've ever visited and thought to myself "I wouldn't mind living here" are London, Bath and Edinburgh. But I don't think they're different enough from Ireland that I'd bother moving if I didn't have to. Lots of European cities are beautiful and I love the culture and atmosphere (Rome, Lisbon) but I absolutely hate heat so would be miserable. Same with North East US (Boston, New York) but I also seriously dislike too much of American society to be happy there.

I think ideally I'd like a city near the coast or lakes with mild enough summers and lots of snow in a freezing cold winter. Plenty of history and culture and a fairly safe, socioeconomically equal as far as possible, society. Perhaps I should check out Scandinavia.

TheBiz

I've wanted to live in Canada in particular Calgary, no idea why but I always seen myself there.
Minnesota, Seattle and London are places I'd love to live too, maybe somewhere in California even though I usually prefer cooler climates.

Shenshen

BabyE wrote: »

Would there be much opportunities for someone with French and English there? Come to think of it if I was to go to Canada, Montréal seems like where I would go.

It's a big enough place, I don't see why not. I was doing an internship at the time, but as I speak German on top of English and French I was able to earn a little on the side doing translations.
It depends on what your area is - there's a good-sized publishing industry along a thriving literary community, but I wouldn't really know what other industries there are.

andekwarhola

Norway, Netherlands or Japan.

Of all of them, I only lived in Norway briefly before.

Fox_In_Socks

Sweden or Norway. Nice countries and nice looking people.

Nomis21

I have lived and worked in UK, US, Australia, Norway, Netherlands, France and finally moved to Ireland where I have been here now for 8 years.

I won't be going anywhere...

Sh1tbag OToole

BabyE wrote: »

Madrid would appeal to me as well but don't think I could deal with being so landlocked, Nice would be another good spot to spend a few years in your 20's(I actually might go for 6 months or so in January)

Dull. European, unexciting

LexieOnRale wrote: »

And visa isn't an issue? I'm stealing the poster above a suggestion then. California. It's my favourite place in the whole world.

*yawn*

PaddyWilliams wrote: »

I think I would live almost anywhere in the US

7-11, trailer park, another 7-11, couple of fast food joints, few drunk homeless people, another few of the same fast food joints and another 7-11. You enjoy that

SarahS2013 wrote: »

Dubai....any day!

Bleh

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Plenty. Being non-Irish, Ireland is also a candidate - but I've been here nearly a decade

The US, definitely, but maybe avoiding some "inland" areas, I don't get along with the types who love guns; And they have guns, so...

Can't bate a few guns

BabyE wrote: »

Only European countries I would live in are Spain and France.

Not really bastions of excitement either

Your Face wrote: »

Europe.
It will be a country by then.

*shudder*

Ush1 wrote: »

New York would be a dream.

Yech.. Disgusting, horrible overpriced overrated dump

failinis wrote: »

I was considering mainland UK but this Brexit is making me now consider Germany, Switzerland or Netherlands for short term.
But I likely will be back in Ireland to save for a year or two first regardless.
But in a romantic "anything goes" I would like to be in N.France or Spain.

If the Brexit is putting you off the Netherlands would be perfect for you

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Ireland

You could do worse

Yellow pack crisps wrote: »

Cayman Islands! Spent time there before and would love to Potter around it for a few years taking life easy!

Wahey! A slightly more unusual choice. I think I might head there as well

Kobe248 wrote: »

San Francisco is next on my list of places to live

Done Canada and Australia which I loved

Once I finish my degree San Fran is where weve decided

*Yawn*tastic

TheBiz wrote: »

I've wanted to live in Canada in particular Calgary, no idea why but I always seen myself there.
Minnesota, Seattle and London are places I'd love to live too, maybe somewhere in California even though I usually prefer cooler climates.

More same-ish mundane Westernised cities. Gah!

failinis

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

If the Brexit is putting you off the Netherlands would be perfect for you

Only reason I am considering those places is that they are good countries for the industry I am getting into - all of them have pros and cons and I would only plan to be in which ever short term for experience.
From people I know in Netherlands and also heard online its not really the best place to be, long term.