if you could live anywhere

[sweerty1]

Not sure but I guess I would choose australia, canada or any other scandinavian country.

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[pandher]

Australia, Canada

[alope]

I wish i could live in canada.

[WEB slicer]

canada has been coming up alot. both in this post and in the annual lists of best places to live.

[WEB slicer]

https://lifestyle9.org/worlds-best-country-to-live-in-2013/

something to read for those of you that wish to relocate. out of all of that data collected the one that stuck with me the most was new zealands population is 5% human and 95% animal. when i hear this combined with their pristine environment the first think that comes to mind is getting back in touch with nature. which is what i need. it's so close to australia too.


new zealand

[ThirstyMoon]

https://lifestyle9.org/worlds-best-country-to-live-in-2013/

something to read for those of you that wish to relocate. out of all of that data collected the one that stuck with me the most was new zealands population is 5% human and 95% animal. when i hear this combined with their pristine environment the first think that comes to mind is getting back in touch with nature. which is what i need. it's so close to australia too.


new zealand

I'm sold for NZ.

[WEB slicer]

I'm sold for NZ.

ya, i'm keeping an open mind but i think NZ is my pick too. another thing that caught my attention was they recently passed laws that recognize animals as sentient beings. when you compare this to countries that abuse live stock destroy forests and kill animals for skins or sport it's clear to me that the people in NZ have much more respect for life than most countries.

http://www.animalequality.net/node/703

[arlene05973]

@WEB slicer, i'm asking this out of curiosity.

Why do you want to live United states to another country?

i'm not happy in the US. our values are misplaced. we care more about bling than each other. too many are hateful and destructive. the police and politicians are out of control. our rights are being violated and taken away at an alarming rate. too many things are wrong. we are on a downward spiral and i don't believe we can recover. it's only gonna get worse.

Ok,i will not suggest you coming to italy because immigrant are going out from the country. Rome & Milan are 2 beautiful places for those who intend to visit not those who want to LIVE.

I'll suggest you do more research on these countries:
☞sweden
☞Australia as mentioned earlier by some other member.

☞Swiss will also be a cool place to [ready/b] but, be prepare to abide by their rules

[davis196]

New Zealand is really the best place in the world to live.

[arlene05973]

https://lifestyle9.org/worlds-best-country-to-live-in-2013/

something to read for those of you that wish to relocate. out of all of that data collected the one that stuck with me the most was new zealands population is 5% human and 95% animal. when i hear this combined with their pristine environment the first think that comes to mind is getting back in touch with nature. which is what i need. it's so close to australia too.


new zealand

I'm sold for NZ.

Great list . I just took a glapse of some of the top countries therein.
I must say the list are good but, not perfect so, you need to do your own research. It's not wise to reloate to another country base on a single list or research.

The research on the list are based on generic perspective not personal perspective.
Infact, if, i should rate lifestyle9 based on the list in regard's to their report about italy they'll be rated 3.5 of 10. So, you see why we should not relocate to another country based on a single research from one source

The list are useful as starting point for us to can expand research, majority of us have friend's and relatives from all around the world. Facebook/twitter  are good social site to connect.


Thanks
Arlene

[WEB slicer]

i agree, just cause a country is on the list does not mean it's right for you. the US is on the list and that's exactly where i don't want to be. no one source should determine where you go. these lists just provide bits and pieces of information. but if you look at them for the last 5 years you will see certain countries in the top 10 over and over.

[BitcoinBlackjack]

So many amazing places in the world! So much to do and so much to see.

I wish life let us move to a new city every 5 years or so. That would be incredible!

[culuuton]

I would live in Rome - love the architecture, love the shoes, love the gelato, and ofcourse the men!  Second would be London - really like the gray weather and bustle of the city.

[begau]

Somewhere non-English speaking. I want the challenge of being an immigrant again. I love having to learn a new language, a new culture, new traffic flow, new bureaucracy even.  I've been far too stagnant living in the states for so long now. I must move on...

That said, I'm going to scout Spain and the Netherlands again this winter (only been in the tourist-packed summers) and then figure out how the hell I'm going to market myself to places that do NOT give out work visas to Americans without serious coercion.

[BreakPOINT]

I would hate to have to choose only one place "anywhere in the world" and live there forever. Here is a partial list of places I'd like to live for at least a year or two, in no particular order:
London , paris , amsterdam , shanghai , Hong Kong , sydney , melbourne , Tokyo , Barcelona , New york , San Francisco , Returning, at the end, to portland, of course !

[shanerc563]

I have been entertaining the idea of moving out of the country.  I am thinking of moving over to Europe.  I have no real reasons for leaving other than looking for some move fun and to learn about other cultures. 

[DishwashingUnit]

I'm also an American who feels the way OP does. I've researched and thought long and hard about it. Here is my criteria and highly depressing conclusions:

My criteria:

1) Developed enough to have alright Internet access. Not so developed that it feels like a modern country. I miss the way the early nineties felt, and I suspect I would have been much happier if I'd been an adult in the eighties. I want a slower pace of life. I want to drop out of the rat race and appreciate the smaller things in life. I want to be a part of a community, not a competition. I want to be somewhere that still has lines (for things other than voting) and predominately still pays for things with cash (or crypto, heh). I feel like there's something incomplete about the way we're currently living, and it's hard to articulate.

2) Marijuana friendliness. I absolutely do not want to live anywhere with laws that are harsher than decriminalization. I would prefer complete legality, but that's still a rarity. I'm tired of paying obscene amounts of money for a plant that grows freely anywhere, and it should be my right as a human being born on Earth to consume it.

3) Warm weather. I live in an area that sees both winter and summer, and I've concluded that I tolerate heat much, much better than I tolerate cold. Unfortunately it seems like the closer to the equator one gets, the more third world it gets.

4) Progressive values in general: I want to experience the other side of the spectrum after living in a right winger paradise for so long. Please note, countries that claim progressive values, but then allow them to be undermined by fascist regimes don't count for this one.

5) Rural areas are livable: For economic reasons, I've tried living in two major metropolises in my life for a period of one year each. I fucking hated it both times. I need to live in the sticks. But I don't want to sacrifice internet access to achieve this, or be bumped back to a pre-industrial standard of living for it. For this reason I feel like there's a goldilocks zone as far as how well developed a country is. Too developed and it becomes what I dislike about America. Underdeveloped and you're just plain not living a modern lifestyle. In spite of this, I need to be within a couple hours distance from a small sized city (thinking like 20000 to 30000 population), at least.

6) General happiness and work life balance. The mood in just about everybody I meet is cynical and bitter. There's no sense of pride anymore. I want to live somewhere that everybody doesn't feel generally defeated. i don't want to live somewhere that values 80 hour work weeks. I want to live somewhere that people value life.

7) Political stability: I don't want to live someplace where a new government may be installed at the bat of an eyelash, and may bring with it an entirely new set of values by which to govern under. I want to live somewhere established.

I would include cost of living and availability of jobs in this list, but then the entire world is discounted. So instead, this is basically a fantasy about what I'll do if crypto blows up and I can afford to live how I want to.

Highly depressing conclusions:

After spending way too much time thinking about this, the best bet as far as a balance of my criteria above is Uruguay. It's definitely not everything on the last. I worry that it's progressive values aren't necessarily how to population feels, just the government, and it's not exactly the most politically stable place on Earth so it would definitely be a compromise as far point 7 because the politics could change at the drop of a hat. But it's warm enough, has beaches, not too developed but still comfortable, and marijuana friendly.

The second best bet in the world as far as my criteria above is the state of Colorado. Unfortunately it sounds like it's pretty cold over there due to elevation, and it's way too modernized for what I'm daydreaming about. Every progressive in the US seems to be working their way over there for lack of any other viable options, so housing prices are about to skyrocket. It would also deprive me of the experiences of learning a new language and adopting a new culture, something I would look forward to.

If I didn't fucking hate winter Canada would probably be my first choice, but weather really does weigh into my criteria that heavily.

My highly depressing conclusion is that there is no place on Earth where I can live that ideally suits the lifestyle I'd like to pursue. Even if there were, I wouldn't be able to afford to move there anyway so it's all just a daydream.

[number2]

America is a place where you can select to pursue a lifestyle of your choosing. Want a college education? Want a graduate degree? Want to live in a small town, a big city, or the sea shore? All is possible. Not easy, maybe, but possible. And some even make the decision to live a downsized lifestyle. You know, just because you can afford a new car, you are not required to buy one. No one says you have to buy as big a home as you can afford.

I am going to retire in a year or so, so am very much thinking about a geographic change. Someplace warmer. With a good farmers market.

[BitcoinPaw]

Don't really like my native country and i really want to move in Europe, any country but not France. I don't like France 

[btcbunny]

I would live in some colder places like canada england etc i love winter