Best European countries to live in?

Affable · 30-06-2009 05:48PM #1

I'd say, Britain, Ireland, France, Holland, Denmark, Sweden.

Bluefoam · 30-06-2009 05:59PM

Italy, Germany, Portugal, Luxemburg, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey....

JimmyFloyd · 30-06-2009 06:00PM

Spain is cool too if you can put up with the odd bit of blatant racism

devereaux17 · 30-06-2009 06:04PM

there all great

having said that if i was rich i would like to live in spain or south of france.

O.A.P · 30-06-2009 06:05PM

Iv lived in Germany, Ireland, England and Holland. Thats how Id rate them to live in, as there listed.

asmobhosca · 30-06-2009 06:09PM

If I could pick anywhere in the world to be born well off it would be France, they have pretty much everything, amazing beaches and coastline, rivers, lakes, mountains, great summers, and great winters for skiing....beautiful countryside and amazing cities like Paris...
And the women arent bad either....:p

devereaux17 · 30-06-2009 07:46PM

O.A.P wrote: »

Iv lived in Germany, Ireland, England and Holland. Thats how Id rate them to live in, as there listed.

Me too(lived in Germany) its pretty cool. It was a few years ago now when I was 13.

irish_bob · 30-06-2009 08:34PM

Bluefoam wrote: »

Italy, Germany, Portugal, Luxemburg, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey....

hungary is an absolute dump in every way possible , dirty , absolute contempt for foreigners , a crap work ethic , no regard whatsoever for the customer beit at its more basic level or in serious business and without doubt the rudest and least friendly people you could ever meet , the one upside to the **** hole is they have an excellent public transport system but they have the russians to thank for that

devereaux17 · 30-06-2009 08:40PM

harsh, yeah wasn't a fan of the old Budapest tbh.

Lockstep · 30-06-2009 09:26PM

I've lived in;
Britain, Ireland, Belgium, France.

been to;
Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Denmark, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Vatican

I think Ireland is the best although I'd take the German economic model and Belgian or British welfare.

Blue_Wolf · 01-07-2009 12:35AM

I think Poland is great. Beer and food nice and cheap.

Although their income reflects that. You think we have poor customer service in Ireland?? Ha well I think it's probably the best in Europe. I think the Irish are too up their own hole and moan the most

Ireland: Best Customer Service
Poland: Nice Beer, food and architecture/landscapes, SEXIEST Women in Europe
France: Nice food and Bakery
England: Eh all rude and think they are great.

I would love to live in Poland.

irish_bob · 01-07-2009 11:14AM

Blue_Wolf wrote: »

I think Poland is great. Beer and food nice and cheap.

Although their income reflects that. You think we have poor customer service in Ireland?? Ha well I think it's probably the best in Europe. I think the Irish are too up their own hole and moan the most

Ireland: Best Customer Service
Poland: Nice Beer, food and architecture/landscapes, SEXIEST Women in Europe
France: Nice food and Bakery
England: Eh all rude and think they are great.

I would love to live in Poland.

compared to eastern europe , customer service in ireland is great , on a global scale , its decidedly average and thats being generous

ps , the english are the least rude people on earth

devereaux17 · 01-07-2009 11:20AM

customer service in ireland is grand, i'd hate it to be like the usa.

irish_bob · 01-07-2009 12:35PM

devereaux17 wrote: »

customer service in ireland is grand, i'd hate it to be like the usa.

where its excellent and originally defined

getz · 01-07-2009 12:49PM

on a EU referendum it seems that the UK is the most preferred country of residence for all EU migrants.

Aard · 01-07-2009 10:19PM

I want to move to a Scandinavian country, preferably Denmark. The Scandinavian way of thinking is similar to my own: they're direct, honest, and don't bullshıt. You always know where you stand with them. I've been to Norway and Iceland (loved them), and have friends from Sweden and Denmark. Their whole mindset and social attitutes are what I hope Irish people develope over the next few years.

Ireland isn't that bad. Average customer service, poor drivers, but generally nice people. Good social welfare. I love young Irish people (say, under 40), but the older Irish people are very set in their old-fashioned ways. There's a real guilt culture here (again, mainly from the older people) that I don't buy into, which tends to pıss people off. Other than that though, a nice place to live.

I lived in France for 6 months in '08, and tbh never again. I was in Nice, so it's not representative of the entire country. To make a sweeping generalisation: they're rude, stuck up their own arses, lazy, and difficult to integrate with. (To the guy who said above that he'd love to live in the south of France, it's not all as rosy as it seems.) Paris is different, however; I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And I'm told that the rest of France, ie not the south-east, is lovely too. Although once bitten, twice shy and all that.

mateo · 01-07-2009 10:54PM

Aard wrote: »

I want to move to a Scandinavian country, preferably Denmark. The Scandinavian way of thinking is similar to my own: they're direct, honest, and don't bullshıt. You always know where you stand with them. I've been to Norway and Iceland (loved them), and have friends from Sweden and Denmark. Their whole mindset and social attitutes are what I hope Irish people develope over the next few years.

Ireland isn't that bad. Average customer service, poor drivers, but generally nice people. Good social welfare. I love young Irish people (say, under 40), but the older Irish people are very set in their old-fashioned ways. There's a real guilt culture here (again, mainly from the older people) that I don't buy into, which tends to pıss people off. Other than that though, a nice place to live.

I lived in France for 6 months in '08, and tbh never again. I was in Nice, so it's not representative of the entire country. To make a sweeping generalisation: they're rude, stuck up their own arses, lazy, and difficult to integrate with. (To the guy who said above that he'd love to live in the south of France, it's not all as rosy as it seems.) Paris is different, however; I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And I'm told that the rest of France, ie not the south-east, is lovely too. Although once bitten, twice shy and all that.

Yeh I'd definitely say a Scandinavian country.

ChocolateSauce · 01-07-2009 11:43PM

Matter of preference really. I'm planning on living in Britain and then France for several years, maybe starting 2012.

Euro_Kraut · 01-07-2009 11:47PM

I've lived in both Germany and Austria. Good spots. Austria is a really beautiful country and the people are more relaxed than the Germans. Tad racist though...

devereaux17 · 01-07-2009 11:55PM

getz wrote: »

on a EU referendum it seems that the UK is the most preferred country of residence for all EU migrants.

what does that mean?

Affable · 02-07-2009 12:29AM

Aard wrote: »

I want to move to a Scandinavian country, preferably Denmark. The Scandinavian way of thinking is similar to my own: they're direct, honest, and don't bullshıt. You always know where you stand with them. I've been to Norway and Iceland (loved them), and have friends from Sweden and Denmark. Their whole mindset and social attitutes are what I hope Irish people develope over the next few years.

I lived in France for 6 months in '08, and tbh never again. I was in Nice, so it's not representative of the entire country. To make a sweeping generalisation: they're rude, stuck up their own arses, lazy, and difficult to integrate with. (To the guy who said above that he'd love to live in the south of France, it's not all as rosy as it seems.) Paris is different, however; I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And I'm told that the rest of France, ie not the south-east, is lovely too. Although once bitten, twice shy and all that.

I'm with you on a lot of that. I think what's really appealing about Scandinavia and Holland also is that they are forward thinking politically, not too judgemental, socially liberal, not too religious. Pretty well organised politically is the impression I get, stable, low crime, high living standards, low corruption etc. Some great cities too, especially Holland IMO. I think they'd be really cool to live in. I don't know much about French people in France, but they seem OK here. It's a beautiful country and Paris is just fantastic.

irish_bob · 02-07-2009 11:37AM

id choose the netherlands as they all speak english and i couldnt live in a country where they dont speak english , tried learning foreign langueages , cant be done in your twenties

the dutch are a very cool people , liberal socially but supporters of free enterprise and individualism , thier not as into the nanny state as the scandanavians which would drive me mad , i also wouldnt mind living in the south west of england

getz · 02-07-2009 12:23PM

devereaux17 wrote: »

what does that mean?

it must be because peoply believe they are better looked after in the UK,free housing,health service,education, [and believe it or not] its is the the biggest melting pot of cultures in the EU.

devereaux17 · 02-07-2009 12:46PM

oh yeah i know it is, just wan't so sure what u meant, but france would be as big a melting pot as well tho right?

getz · 02-07-2009 01:39PM

devereaux17 wrote: »

oh yeah i know it is, just wan't so sure what u meant, but france would be as big a melting pot as well tho right?

not as much as the UK remember with it passed colonial heritage people have been comming to the UK from over the third of the world,france dident have very many overseas colonies,nearly every language you can think of is spoken in every city in the uk,

irish_bob · 02-07-2009 05:31PM

getz wrote: »

it must be because peoply believe they are better looked after in the UK,free housing,health service,education, [and believe it or not] its is the the biggest melting pot of cultures in the EU.

wellfare in ireland is much more generous than in the uk , education is free over here and if your unemployed , so is healthcare , add to that , the dole is trebble in ireland what it is in the uk

Affable · 02-07-2009 05:46PM

irish_bob wrote: »

id choose the netherlands as they all speak english and i couldnt live in a country where they dont speak english , tried learning foreign langueages , cant be done in your twenties

the dutch are a very cool people , liberal socially but supporters of free enterprise and individualism , thier not as into the nanny state as the scandanavians which would drive me mad , i also wouldnt mind living in the south west of england

Bristol and Wales are cool.

Húrin · 02-07-2009 05:58PM

getz wrote: »

on a EU referendum it seems that the UK is the most preferred country of residence for all EU migrants.

They weren't allowed to go to many other places!

devereaux17 · 02-07-2009 06:19PM

Aard wrote: »

I want to move to a Scandinavian country, preferably Denmark. The Scandinavian way of thinking is similar to my own: they're direct, honest, and don't bullshıt. You always know where you stand with them. I've been to Norway and Iceland (loved them), and have friends from Sweden and Denmark. Their whole mindset and social attitutes are what I hope Irish people develope over the next few years.

Ireland isn't that bad. Average customer service, poor drivers, but generally nice people. Good social welfare. I love young Irish people (say, under 40), but the older Irish people are very set in their old-fashioned ways. There's a real guilt culture here (again, mainly from the older people) that I don't buy into, which tends to pıss people off. Other than that though, a nice place to live.

I lived in France for 6 months in '08, and tbh never again. I was in Nice, so it's not representative of the entire country. To make a sweeping generalisation: they're rude, stuck up their own arses, lazy, and difficult to integrate with. (To the guy who said above that he'd love to live in the south of France, it's not all as rosy as it seems.) Paris is different, however; I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And I'm told that the rest of France, ie not the south-east, is lovely too. Although once bitten, twice shy and all that.

Nice post

By the way what u mean by 'guilt culture'?

Affable · 02-07-2009 08:12PM

Aard wrote: »

I lived in France for 6 months in '08, and tbh never again. I was in Nice, so it's not representative of the entire country. To make a sweeping generalisation: they're rude, stuck up their own arses, lazy, and difficult to integrate with. (To the guy who said above that he'd love to live in the south of France, it's not all as rosy as it seems.) Paris is different, however; I'd love to live in Paris for a while. And I'm told that the rest of France, ie not the south-east, is lovely too. Although once bitten, twice shy and all that.

Tbh I don't think southern Europe in general is great. I know I might not win fans on this board for saying it but sometimes I think the English are too much into fair play. I notice it relative to other Europeans. Dunno how you Irish feel as reckon you are somehwta similar to us.

devereaux17 · 02-07-2009 09:09PM

what do u mean 'fair play'?

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