If you had to leave your country for another ...
 

If you had to leave your country for another , where would you go , and why ?


Because we are speaking about a hypothesis , we shall allow ourselves a little magic . There are no language barriers . You would be able to speak the language of your chosen country .

I chose Australia because Kagen is there.

Second choice...Italy. Tuscany. Great lovers, great food, great landscapes and a great lifestyle!

Most of the countries that I would want to live in have fucked up their firearms laws to the point that I now don't want to go.

I would like to try different bits of the United States.

That's funny Wolf. Let me make a recommendation for you though - Stay AWAY from Kansas! :) or just the midwest in general. The people are nice, but the atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired.

...where the skies are not cloudy all day... (Home on the Range -- Kansas anthem)

whuddya talkin' 'bout?:eyebrow:

I would go to Australia. It just seems like they know how to have a good time. ;)

Do I have to get a job there, or can I just be on vacation?

Canada. The part not in Quebec.

Australia. Or Tasmania, the southern part.

I've always wanted to go to Italy...fast cars, beautiful women, great food...can't go wrong with that ;)

Spain, Germany, Canada, Australia, Enzedd, Brazil, Hungary, Greece, Norway, Taiwan...

Hmm... Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia, New Zealand or USA.

Does it show I have a thing for English languaged countries?

'your country' as in Taiwan? Definitely back to the states. Maryland. Cause that's where my love lies waiting silently for me...

...well, maybe not silently...

'your country' as in the US? Sweden or the UK. Or Austrailia.

this is great that so many people have said australia. and you just gorgeous bri ;)

i still have to see new york. but in terms of having to live somewhere. if i didnt have to worry about language or cost of living id say florence italy. or if i didnt have to worry about alcohol poisoning, it would be queenstown NZ.

Now cut that out. :lol:

Everyone can come and play at my house, I'm a good host :)

The logical and practical side of me says Canada. Some beautiful places...... universal healthcare...low crime...

The romantic in me says italy...

The lover of illegal substances in me says The Netherlands

Could I defer my answer until after I know where UG is going?

Does anyone actually live in Queenstown? Actually, I know they do. I suppose it's like asking if anyone actually lives in Las Vegas.

Canada actually would be nice... Or New Zealand, my girlfriend keeps telling me she wants to go there.

Seeing as I don't really mind living in England I'd say Australia, which seems to be basically the same as England... only on Prozac...

That's probably just because they don't have bad weather to complain about like we do.

Canada, including, and maybe preferring Montreal. I may go even if I dont have to.

I wouldn't leave my country...I know, I know, it's all hypothetical "what if you had to" etc, etc...I don't have to...and I won't have to. I'm staying put.

C'mon Barefoot, you're from Lawrence. You know exactly what I'm talking about! How's life treating you up there?

Make a right at the second star and on till morning. ;)

I Tend to think about a coast town in central america ( any country will do , as long as the cops are EASY to PAY OFF ) , Crasy Senyor Zip , liveing in the jungle , near the coast , owning the land from the jungle to the beach , just don't bother him , all is good unless you mess with him !!! ;)

Just about any-where, right? I couldn't agree more. But if I could adopt a new country, or have it adopt me, it would be (anywhere in) Great Britain.

Reason: I love history, particularly western, post-Roman Empire. And I have an affinity for GB because of my heritage...I'm about as Anglo-Saxon as an American can be (and some of my bloodlines have been here almost 400 years). There is NO bloodline that goes outside that category, which might explain the troublesome gene pool.

So I wouldn't mind getting back to the scene of the crime...particularly Wales. Only problem there is the rain..........I'd be a perpetual prune suffering from seasonal affective disorder. Not a pretty picture. Ok, so maybe the Italian Alps...at least I could get to GB for frequent visits.

Ugh my last name is Cockerham , there is a Cockerham England http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...F&scale=200000
And my Mothers Maiden name was Stephenson , I am Kin to Robert Luis Stevenson

Don't get me started...genealogy is a hook and I'll never shut up. But do tell...anymore on the Stevenson history?

Norge! For I know a bit of language and could live in the hills far away from everybody.

Italy

Rural southern Russia - the people are lovely, the climate similar to Italy or Greece, but I'd have to have a good internet connection!

Really ? rural southern Russia isn't cold?

The cold factor has ruled out about three other places I like. ( like Scotland, Ireland, which is probably wet ?)

It does'nt only rain in Scotland,it sometimes snows as well :D Sometimes both at once....

I'll stay here but I want a place that doesn't get the extreme temps, whether it be winter or summer. Today was 95 and humid. Wipes me out, fast.
The rest of y'all, just send me a postcard, willya? Thanks.

Yeah.... me too.

Stayed in the pool most of the day.

Cayman Islands. If you don't know... ya' need help.
http://away.com/images/stores/luxury...and-cayman.jpg

Southern Russia reaches down to 45 degrees north of the equator, it gets hot enough to grow walnuts, peaches, grapes, olives ... that's hot enough for me!

Ah, yes, but does it rain, snow and THUNDER all at once? ;) Lewis Black (comedian) says that happened to him in Boston once.

Well, you might have guessed, but it would be 'La Belle France' for me - reason, (food, wine, scenery and transport network aside) the French just won't let anyone piss around with their way of living, so, allowing for the few hiccups resulting from those newcomers who think otherwise, the country manages to retain its historic culture and traditions.

For a slightly eccentric example, where else could you travel several miles along a country lane with no turnings to right or left and then come across a 'rue barre' (road closed) sign, simply because the next village is holding it's annual fete (it happens all the time)- so you just have to turn round (possibly reverse) all that distance you have travelled - magic! and it just wouldn't happen here, ever. I once tried to close a 100 yard stretch of residential road near Hampton Court, between two junctions for the Golden Jubilee celebrations and was turned down flat by the local council concerned 'for safety reasons'.

Where would I go - my favourite location is the foothills of the Pyrenees around Prades - mountain scenery, summer sun, clean air - but there are plenty of contenders as every region has its own charm and character.

We had that here a year ago. :eek:

We close roads too, cf.

DC has thundersnow every few years.

I could see myself there as well. I took French at the US Defense Language Institute (Presidio of Monterey, CA), spent time backpacking through the Normandy region (not exactly tourist class), got a birds eye view of the countryside from under canopy (awarded the French military parachutist badge), and I appreciate their wines (I'm still drinking '82 Chateau Margaux that I bought on release in the mid '80s in addition to various great '89 & '90 Bordeaux classified growths.) While I was there, several French households received me warmly. On an individual basis, they don't forget their allies. I certainly wouldn't mind pedaling my vintage Raleigh Competition out to the airfield/drop zone on weekends. Yes, despite the difference in ideologies, I could live with that.

@cyclefrance.

yes! I forgot about France! :headsmack:


France would definatly be in the running but where? *humm*

*googles 'la belle*

http://www.kadlecimages.com/portfoli...taly/index.htm



according to the atlas. I think Europe has it all but Italy has something for everyone.

im glad a lot of people said Australia. I too would like to see all of my country - if anyone is into lounge surfing just PM me -

i havent seen enough of this globe to settle on a place yet. i would LOVE to see the states and i think i would have an absolute ball there. Europe may beok when i am a little older and want to do the whole expensive luxury trip. i have been around the pacific islands and i really like mystery island. i could sleep in a hammock and eat lobster the rest of my life.

I think some place different, strange, you know, exotic. Maybe Arkansas. :bolt:

Maybe Arkansas

You would be welcome ANY time Bruce , and if'n you need to hide , well that could be arranged as well , but you would HAVE to get you some BUBBA teeth to fit in

Iceland or Japan.

Canada or South Africa

I left my country. I came to America.

Choice? what does that mean? ;)

I'd love to see Aus, I want to see everywhere -I was thrilled to get the opportunity to move here, I love it here, but I'd move away again in a shot. So far I've holidayed/vacationed in/through about half of the states. Road trip to Grand Canyon planned this year. Nothing is forever -take every opportunity you get and squeeze every drop out of it.

Iceland or Japan.
I have been to both , IceLand is different , cool but different , I would go back and travel more ,
Japan , well I was in the USMC and the folks in OKI didn't much care for us , no matter how nice you were , they still hated us , you could see it in their eyes ( sept the laundry lady in a barrecks , she would peep at us takeing showers , Funny when you busted Momasan she would get all embarresed and the such )
what country for me , well some place warm with beaches and jungle , may be the PI or Tiland , but AUS was nice as well , but they have TOOOOOO many dangerous critters in the water and the brush , but then again I DID like the AUS folks , sorta like Texans with a semi Brit accent .

My previous post disappeared :mecry:
Will try to recapture its wisdom.

Originally I thought perhaps I would get away with saying another country in the British Isles, but I fear that is cheating. I could easily live in Scotland, Wales or even the Republic of Ireland....

SO - further afield.

I am the only Brit I know who doesn't seem to dream of relocating to the antipodes. Australia and New Zealand are too hot, too full of dangerous creatures and too far from home for me. My Uncle seems to love it there though (Brisbane)

Europe is just too foreign for me. Great to visit for holidays or travel, but I couldn't see myself living there.

I would consider America - I would just have to choose the right are with regard to climate, politics and guns. Politics can change, but I think areas do have trends. I'd need to be somewhere with a fairly liberal heritage. I do come from a Socialist country after all.

And guns. I know it's a right and all that, but if everyone around me was routinely armed it would freak me out. I'd take my chances with German breakfasts of meat, meat and more meat rather than be the only person in a room without a gun.

I think the gun threads create the impression that Americans generally pack. It just isn't true. You will find a lot more armed homeowners though. The atmosphere is different, though, since if someone is armed in the UK its a cop or a criminal.

If I were to live somewhere else it would have to be lightly governed and have an inoffensive foreign policy. The US is streaking toward heavy handed government now that the GOP has completely lost its way. Maybe a remote enough place in Canada. I really liked Ireland and Costa Rica as a visitor. If my Spanish were better...

Don't worry, if anything the gun threads made me aware of how few Americans carry guns. Something I am able to amaze my film-watching co-workers with.

That and the fact that Americans know how to cook.

BTW Griff - language isn't a barrier in this thread - wherever you move you can speak the language. Unless you are considering it in real life (people don't tend to accept arbitrary Cellar rules then)

Dang, that explains everything.:)

Like I said , some place with beaches and Jungle ,
http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Thailand-20070307

Sorry about the pop up add

you should come to australia then zippy. Either right up the top, or right down the bottom. Problem is, neither place is really great for swimming. Crocs and stingers up north, and arctic temperatures down south. The rainforests are awesome though. ;)

Problem is, neither place is really great for swimming. Crocs and stingers up north, and arctic temperatures down south.

I have been to AUS ( Perth ) , I liked it , but if I was going to move THAT far away I would rather not have to deal with the stingers , crocs and freezing my Boys off !!!

I see your point. ;)