What country would you live in...

irishpipes · #1 10-28-2005, 06:10 PM

To what countries have you traveled, and of those, which could you see yourself living in if for some reason you had to leave the U.S. (or Canada, if that is where you live)?

I've been to:
United States
Canada
Mexico
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Iceland
Ireland

Of those, I would choose Ireland. Nothing beats the good old U.S.A., but if I had to leave, that's where I'd go.

AchtungBaby80 · #2 10-28-2005, 06:57 PM

I've been to:

England
N. Ireland
Scotland
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
Mexico

I don't know where I'd pick of those, but it'd definitely be one with national health care. Probably England.

#3 10-28-2005, 07:20 PM

Aotearoa...the land of the clouds...New Zealand. For some reason I feel like my entire being has its origins in Aotearoa.

Even if I didn't have to leave, I'd live there. I remember standing on a cliff overlooking the marae and thinking that I'd take this over the U.S. any day. For real.

aephi alum · #4 10-28-2005, 09:39 PM

Settle in for a long list.

I've been to:

United States (duh)
Canada
Mexico
Venezuela
Brazil
Argentina
United Kingdom (specifically, England and Scotland)
France
Germany
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Switzerland
Hong Kong *
China
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
and probably a few more countries that I'm forgetting...

* I've visited Hong Kong twice, once when it was still part of the UK, and again, a couple of years ago, after it had reverted to China. I have visited China outside of HK as well (Guangzhou).

If I had to leave the US, I'd choose either Canada, the UK, or Singapore.

LightBulb · #5 10-28-2005, 10:02 PM

I would also live in Ireland.

ETA: I live in the USA and have visited Canada.

navane · #6 10-28-2005, 10:04 PM

I have traveled to:

Mexico
Hong Kong/China
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales)
South Korea
Belgium
Germany
Poland

If I had to live somewhere else other than the US, I would chose England. Of course, since I used to live there, my answer should come as no big surprise. It's as if a piece of my heart is especially drawn to Somerset (a county in southwest England). I don't understand why; but I sometimes feel compelled to return. I must say, it's a strange feeling. I wonder if it's similar to what OTW described....

.....Kelly

_Lisa_ · #7 10-28-2005, 10:12 PM

Here is a similar link about countries other GCers have traveled to...

I've been to:

Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
India

And I'm going to Ireland next month.

I plan on living in another country eventually, if I ever raise a family I'd like to settle down in Austria. I think I'll do more traveling throughout India if I get a chance though-maybe get a job & stay there for a few years.

afboiler · #8 10-28-2005, 10:44 PM

I have been

All over Europe (to many places to list) I lived in Germany for 8 yrs as a kid.

and I have been to CUBA for 5 months

I am active duty AF so right now I am trying to the "sandbox" for a year or honderous or Turkey

Who knows what will happen

HBADPi · #9 10-28-2005, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by afboiler

I am active duty AF so right now I am trying to the "sandbox" for a year or honderous or Turkey

And by the "sandbox" I really hope you werent referring to the middle east...

afboiler · #10 10-28-2005, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HBADPi
And by the "sandbox" I really hope you werent referring to the middle east...

I call the middle east the sandbox b/c I can't say where. Its just easier that way.

_Opi_ · #11 10-29-2005, 01:44 AM

^ hmmm, interesting name for the middle east..that is, if we were to overgeneralize the entire region as being a "sandbox"

Anyway, places where I've lived for more than 3 yrs:

Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Canada
United States

visited:
Italy

I would live in Canada, just because that's more "home" to me..

moe.ron · #12 10-29-2005, 06:50 AM

mmm:

Asia:
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Japan
China (Hong Kong and Maccau)
Taiwan

North America:
USA
Canada

Middle East:
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirate

Europe:
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
UK
Greece

Africa:
South Africa
Nambimia
Mozambique
Lesotho
Swaziland
Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo

Where I want to live: South Africa, Indonesia and the US

RedRoseSAI · #13 10-29-2005, 08:51 AM

Based on my travels, I think I could easily live in France or England.

AlphaSigOU · #14 10-29-2005, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by afboiler
I call the middle east the sandbox b/c I can't say where. Its just easier that way.

'Cause it's a whole lot easier to say than 'an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia'!

Been to (other than the US of A):

Germany (courtesy of the USAF)
Luxembourg
Venezuela
Mexico

KillarneyRose · #15 10-29-2005, 11:14 AM

I haven't been to many places outside of the US but from what I have seen Grand Cayman looks like a pretty awesome (if expensive) place to live.

I will open up a tiki bar on Seven Mile Beach and invite all the GreekChatters to drink for free (which will no doubt bankrupt me)