Where else in the world would u live ...

JOOROWNED · 09-04-2002 4:12pm #1

given the chance and money being no barrier ... where in the world would you like to live apart from ireland .

I would have to say florida.. been there three times and loved it ... miami beach is unreal and Jacksonville kicks ass . If not florida somewhere in the Deep south like louisiana or Kentucky for that lil owl accent..

azezil · 09-04-2002 4:28pm

Although I love Ireland and will most likely live here 4ever, the scantly clad women of Moi certainly are appealing

Khynareth · 09-04-2002 4:28pm

In Order:

India
Finland
Nepal
Canada
Germany
Viet Nam

swiss · 09-04-2002 4:32pm

Difficult to say. I haven't really travelled much in the past, so I don't have a great deal of experience to fall back upon.

I think however, I would give the Middle East a miss for the moment, there just seems to be too much agro over there (but then again, when is it ever anyway different). Similarly, Eastern Europe doesn't hold a great degree of promise to me.

To a certain degree, I would be torn between the culture and climate of a region

. However, from what I hear, Crete has a good blend of culture and a warm climate, and hopefully has not become too commercial as Spain and Greece have become.

I'm a would be a little to restless to stay in one place though, I would like to travel around a bit. I want to travel around Austrailia before I reach 30.

JOOROWNED · 09-04-2002 4:37pm

Originally posted by azezil
Although I love Ireland and will most likely live here 4ever, the scantly clad women of Moi certainly are appealing

scatily clad women of anywhere are appealing

SantaHoe · 09-04-2002 4:40pm

Originally posted by JOOROWNED
given the chance and money being no barrier ... where in the world would you like to live apart from ireland

ANYWHERE!

Seriously though, I haven't been anywhere I'd consider emigrating to yet.
There again, if money was no object, I'd probably move to some stupidly rich part of America, just for the laugh.

JOOROWNED · 09-04-2002 4:48pm

so far ive been to spain . italy . france . england . scotland . arfica . cuba and several times to america and prefered america over them all ....

Baz_ · 09-04-2002 4:55pm

hahah of the places ive been, america is bottom of my list, funny that

IRISHLILY24 · 09-04-2002 7:56pm

I wonder...am I exempt from answering this question since the other place in the world I wanted to live was Ireland lol
I did have other choices of hawaii, puerto rico, scotland, Italy, and cancun mexico...but decided on Ireland

ahh well, thats just me;)

DrunkLeprachaun · 09-04-2002 8:09pm

Japan, without a shadow of a doubt. I love the culture.
Failing that, Australia. It's the same as Ireland, except hotter.

Terminator · 09-04-2002 8:17pm

Somewhere warm, sunny n clean, maybe Australia, NZ

Cake Fiend · 09-04-2002 8:26pm

London
Japan (Tokyo for preference)
Amsterdam for a bit
NYC for a bit

Karl Hungus · 09-04-2002 8:29pm

London.
Or possibly Sweden, Finland or Norway.

Chowmein · 09-04-2002 8:35pm

Italy Florance (prob not spelt right). Such a lovely city

[CALIBUR] · 09-04-2002 8:36pm

japan: tokyo

usa: new york, Jacksonville,

any of them 3 well do for me

Mills · 09-04-2002 9:07pm

I'd like to try living in a few different places myself before I "settle down". Japan would be pretty high on my list at the minute, but there are a lot of other places I'd consider as well. I'll probably leave it a few years though, maybe get a college course of some description done first.

yellum · 10-04-2002 12:57am

Japan
Iceland
China
New York
St Petersbugh (Russia) if the place wasn't so riddled in crime and violence. I was there last when it was Leningrad and the nearest McDonalds was in Moscow and cost 20 rubles ( 20 dollars if you didn't exchange your dollars on the blackmarket, 1 dollar if you did )

I've been to Florida and I thought it was a right hole. Down South in America is nice. I stayed in Charlottesville Virginia for a few weeks and it was great. Great relaxed way of life and everyones so mannerly. Its grand and warm too but it does get rain so its still green.

Theres some beautiful scenery down around there. Theres also some amazing rednecks, straight out of deliverance or the simpsons pisstake of em.

Swiss: Cretes beautiful if you stay away from the tourist trap towns which are so tacky. I found the people to be really nice there. Amazing culture for such a small rock in the middle of the Med.

wiredtothemoon · 10-04-2002 3:17am

no contest - berlin

Dr. Loon · 10-04-2002 8:00am

New York or London - two exciting cities.

Beruthiel · 10-04-2002 8:04am

so far it would have to be France, down south (but away from the tourist places) for the food, wine and weather

a villa in The Var perhaps *sigh*

Ser · 10-04-2002 8:17am

London is the daddy, everyone knows that, so many different cultures:>

but after this, Berlin i guess, then Aussie.

Ser · 10-04-2002 8:21am

france? i hate french:> and i hated them befor they hated me dammit! oh also, for those of you comin to London on 'vacation' some things you might want to remember.

TOURIST INFORMATION

To survive, all visitors to London should follow the following advice:

On London Underground escalators, always stand on the right. You are liable to be knocked down by busy Londoners if you don't.

Don't dawdle on the street - especially busy pedestrian streets such as Oxford Street and Regent Street. We will push you into the path of moving traffic if you do.

Don't arrange to meet your fifty fellow language students at the entrance to Oxford Circus tube, or any other busy tube station. You will block our access/egress and be forced out of the way with our shopping bags and brief cases.

Don't constantly repeat "Mind the Gap" when pulling in to tube stations. This behavior identifies you as a tourist to muggers and pick-pockets. Tourist muggers are always treated very leniantly by the Courts.

Don't visit any pubs you are taken to by a tour guide - they are all ****.

Don't buy or wear 'Hard Rock cafe' or 'Planet Hollywood' t-shirts, jackets or badges (unless you want to look like a complete wanker).

Don't visit the 'Hippodrome', 'Stringfellows' or the 'Empire'. They all play **** music, and charge you a fortune for it. Londoners would never be seen dead in any of them (except under-age girlie wanna-be's and middle-aged nonce-cases at Stringfellows).

Oh, and finally, have a nice time.

now dont forget to enjoy yourself!

ToxicPaddy · 10-04-2002 9:10am

My travel has been limited... but of the places I've been to so far the one I would love to settle down is in the South of France, just outside Montpellier... a lovely little village, no tourists, nice warm weather without being too hot and such a nice relaxed laid back lifestyle..

I love French food, the people are friendly and their way of life.. except those in big cities of course, who tend to be arrogant and ignorant assh*les...

So Beruthiel, I have to agree with you there... France is for me.. a nice villa in the sun..

bucks73 · 10-04-2002 9:51am

New York, Sydney, Florida in that order.

Sydney comes a very close second to being the livliest place on the planet after NYC.

While NYC is cool, modern and awake 24 hours a day the pace of life is very fast. In Sydney everybody seems relaxed. And the weather is fantastic.

If we had the weather I would never leave Ireland though.

bombidol · 10-04-2002 11:08am

Im moving to Boston in the next year or two, i cant wait to go, i have always said that i feel like i was born in the wrong country.

bomb

Ser · 10-04-2002 11:13am

an irish person moving to boston? never!

i think London has more than NYC tbh, but NYC has more dirt

Dr. Loon · 10-04-2002 11:20am

Originally posted by [sk.Ser]
an irish person moving to boston? never!

i think London has more than NYC tbh, but NYC has more dirt

I've lived in London and had a two week holiday in NYC, and I found NYC alot more interesting, and exciting. They are both great cities though. I'm a city bway!

Ser · 10-04-2002 11:38am

where did u go in london, pls tell me you didnt stay in irish-london

bombidol · 10-04-2002 11:49am

im moving to boston because im going to wrestling school in malden

bomb

Dr. Loon · 10-04-2002 11:58am

Originally posted by [sk.Ser]
where did u go in london, pls tell me you didnt stay in irish-london

If you're talking to me, I stayed in Dulwich, Tooting and then I moved to Croydon for the rest of my stay. Don't like Croydon that much. It was all a great experience though.

PiE · 10-04-2002 12:09pm

Scandinavia, for sure. Particularly Finland.

Ser · 10-04-2002 12:15pm

dulwich village is nice:> anyone who is born in ireland tho, would hate croyden and tooting, i was born in tootin bec.

where would u go out tho?

Dr. Loon · 10-04-2002 12:46pm

Originally posted by [sk.Ser]
dulwich village is nice:> anyone who is born in ireland tho, would hate croyden and tooting, i was born in tootin bec.

where would u go out tho?

Tooting was fine. The place I was staying in Dulwich was a nightmare. Forgot to mention I actually did stay near Queens Park as well.
I was out all over the shop.... from the West End to more local places, Camden, Croydon a couple of times. Most times I was out around London I was with my brother, and the two of us together are dangerous, so I don't remember alot.

Why do you ask?

seamus · 10-04-2002 1:00pm

I thought London was cool when I was there. Haven't been to America yet though so..... I'm a bit of a homebird though. If I went to live somewhere else, I'd either have to go with 4/5 of mates or else have enough money to fly home every 2nd weekend.

IRISHLILY24 · 10-04-2002 1:46pm

Originally posted by [sk.Ser]
an irish person moving to boston? never!

i think London has more than NYC tbh, but NYC has more dirt

wow, thats strange that you say that...Boston is the third most highly populated city in all of the united states by irish emigrants...
#1 city is philadelphia, #2 is chicago. The communities are wonderful and if I were not moving to Ireland I probably would move to Boston myself

colinsky · 10-04-2002 1:52pm

#1 - Hong Kong
#2 - Osaka (or therebouts)
#3 - Shanghai

Somehow I'm in Dublin

stu_69 · 10-04-2002 2:50pm

Sydney or NYC no contest to either

Bard · 10-04-2002 3:04pm

San Francisco,
Paris,
Hersonnisos,
New York,
Bangkok,
London.

... and probably in that order.

*shrug*

Kalina · 10-04-2002 3:58pm

Somewhere in the United States, most likely Colorado, Kentucky, Montana... somewhere where they have cattle ranches and loads of mountains and gorgeous scenery where you can go horseback riding on the trails

Hobbes · 10-04-2002 4:29pm

Originally posted by bombidol
im moving to boston because im going to wrestling school in malden

bomb

Heh, I lived in Malden. There's nothing there, although plenty around it. The Chinese takeaway on Salem Street is nice though (one on an intersection, where 106 turns off?).

lazer · 10-04-2002 5:07pm

Thailand

fi · 10-04-2002 5:55pm

I dount think i would ever leave Ireland, there is nowhere like here, we dont ahve extremem weather conditions, we dont ahve earthquakes or hurricanes or tidal waves, we dont have avalanches or desperatly hot summers [even thought this would be a great plus

]

the closest i will get to leaving wil be to maybe visit a warmer climate for a few months, but this is my home and where my heart is

Neil3030 · 10-04-2002 6:29pm

emmmm, either Australia or Canada. Havnt given it a lot of thought really. I will look into the options when i am that bit older but for now i'm grand here. (dublin)

Victor · 10-04-2002 7:22pm

The Canary Islands for 6 months of the year would be good.

The Corinthian · 10-04-2002 7:32pm

Rome, Florence, Malaga, Sydney, Munich, perhaps even Buenos Ares.

After my life, well that was decided a long time ago; family crypt just outside Florence. I even got to see which alcove.

A comfortable kind of creepy, that.

stu_69 · 11-04-2002 12:29pm

The backseat of a bike made for 2

purpleWurple · 11-04-2002 1:42pm

Who was it didn't want to live in hawaii?
Maui is perfect. That is where I would live if I couldn't live here.

I lived on the east coast of the US for a while, years ago.... in New York and Boston.... Hated every second of boston I'm sorry to say. NYC, now that was a good place to live. Haven't been to see it recently.

I doubt it's much fun now.

I wonder has it changed much?

Ronan|Raven · 11-04-2002 2:00pm

Id love to live and work over in holland for a while, either that or belgium.

deejay · 11-04-2002 5:56pm

I like living in Glasgow it's pretty cool, but wouldn't mind moving to Ireland one day...oh and don't forget I want a place in New York City baby oh yeah!!

timod · 12-04-2002 2:50am

Either Paris or Toronto probably.

Only visited Paris, but I loved the place. Lived in Toronto for a while. Brilliant.

But to be honest, I haven't been to enough places to make up my mind. I've only been in North America and Europe, and there's a lot more out there.

But I'm quite happy here in Cork...

Lolo · 12-04-2002 10:18am

Originally posted by [sk.Ser]
an irish person moving to boston? never!

i think London has more than NYC tbh, but NYC has more dirt

Having lived in both, I prefer Noo Yawk - just a nicer atmosphere, easier to make new friends, less splintered geographically than London therefore easier to navigate your way around. Having said that I only lived there for a J1 summer, and I've never had to endure a winter there.

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