Choose one of these countries to live in.
Italy
France
Britain
America
Germany
America then Italy.
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I’m in America, going on some years now. It’s worked out very well, there is money to be made here if you have some ambitions.
Italy sounds wonderful and I’d bet the seafood is fantastic. I’d like to see some of those old Roman ruins someday, Old Rome is fascinating, it was a cruel empire but the architecture and culture (a lot of it stolen from the ancient Greeks!) sure is interesting.
According to every movie I’ve ever seen all of the apartments in Paris have a perfect view of The Eiffel Tower, so France would be a cool place to live, but perhaps we shouldn’t believe everything we see in the movies… I’ve heard that the French are quite rude but I’d probably fit right in. They call Paris ‘The City Of Lights’ because they were amongst the first major European cities to have gas streetlights. That’s a pretty cool bit of historical trivia.
Britain…I always think of their enormous strength and unshakable faith in each other when the Nazis were dropping bombs on them for months during The Big One. Also, I think of a great book called Watership Down. It was a kid’s novel but I’ve read it 3 or 4 times now and will certainly read it again, probably very soon. Much like The Lord Of The Rings it’s a fine, epic story about friendship between fellows that care a great deal about each other and will fight to the death to defend their Pals…except they are all rabbits.
You all should read that book, I’m not your boss but seriously, read Watership Down.
The farmlands and forests of Germany seem magical. I’ve never been there but it’s a country I’d like to visit. The Germans have a reputation for being tidy and they supposedly keep everything stored away and orderly and I appreciate that a hell of a lot. They say you can’t find any grime on a German subway line, we should hire some of those Germain train guys over here in New York City, it’s nothing but stale piss stink and bums down in the tunnels here.
Italy is one of our favourite European destinations, France is nice too, Germany is worth a visit (Britain is obviously brilliant, lol).
shareI’m from a very large Irish Catholic family from New York, this area knows our name and we know theirs, we sure do, we know all about them. Our people are involved mostly in construction and law enforcement…typical Irish work.
My Little Sis and most of my friends and family have gone to Ireland but I think Italy is first on the list for me if I ever get over there.
I admire your traveling spirit Andy. I won’t leave my yard on a day off unless I’m out of smokes or booze.
No place on earth where I would permanently want to live than the US, but it would be fun to have a long extended stay in any of those countries.
shareYep, I’ll be buried here on U.S. soil as well (Let’s both figure on putting up one hell of a fight though!)
But Europe does have a certain attraction. I’d like to spend a few weeks touring as much as I can of it when I retire from my main gig and before I get the next gig. My Little Sis went to Ireland and loved it, she said the Irish were quite kind and hospitable. My Wife toured Europe twice before I met her. Lucky girls, I hardly ever leave New York, this is where I belong…I’ll see Rome and Paris someday I think.
I'm lousy with foreign languages so America or Britain for me.
sharePeople speak English in many many places in Europe. The British are tourists too, and they've always had lots of money. Big tourist cities, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, definitely not a problem. Paris can be challenging, but it isn't as a lot of people make it out to be. A lot of places in Spain also very easy, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville... Everyone wants you to spend money and tell your friends to visit too...
still America
shareBritain, Scotland in particular.
USA - Vermont or New Hampshire
ALWAYS AMERICA...FUCK ALL THEM OTHERS. NOEMOJI
shareBritain, but honestly, I prefer my home of Australia over all these.
shareAustralia sounds great. I read a terrific book about the English colonization of Australia, it was called The Fatal Shore, I read it twice, if you’ve never heard of it it’s well worth a read.
The English didn’t seem to know what to make of all that land that they claimed, so they used it as a penal colony for many years. Every other Irish outlaw and every British debtor got sent there at first but it turned out that Australia was a fine land for livestock and agriculture…it is a bit dry from what I hear yet they raise sheep, cattle and major crops there to compete with the most powerful of countries.
I should add that the Aussies are tough fighters and very brave, they have been major U.S. Allies for generations and hopefully always will be.
I had a girlfriend that toured Australia a long time ago. She smuggled me home some seeds and a really cool boomerang which I still have down in the Cellar. The seeds didn’t take well to this New York soil and climate, wrong side of the planet I guess.
Australia was one of the nicest places we visited.
shareThat's a nice compliment, I guess thanks on behalf of my country. Did you get to see any of our wildlife - it's one of the best bits of visiting, I'd say. See any native animals, like quokkas? Wombats? Koalas? I think our animals are pretty fun, if not deadly haha.
The U.K is probably my favourite place after Australia, leaving there was the first time I ever experienced hiraeth, it's like a second home to me despite being nothing like Australia.
We landed in Brisbane, picked up a car and drove round the coast staying in lots of places like Gold Coast, Byron Bay etc before ending up in Sydney (3 glorious weeks in total).
We saw loads of weird looking birds and visited a koala sanctuary in Port McQuarie.
Everything either wants to kill you or eat you (or kill you and eat you, lol).
Sounds brilliant, you're such a worldly gentleman. Where haven't you been haha
shareI’ve been lucky enough to have visited about 60 countries so far, but there’s still loads of places that I still haven’t been to yet. I reckon I’ve got about another good 20 years in me.
shareI hope so, looking forward to hearing about it and living vicariously through you until I go abroad again
shareMrs K has suggested Japan and South Korea next July and August. We were in Japan about 15 years ago and had the most amazing time.
shareWhat season were you there for? I've heard Japanese winters can be brutal, but lovely. Did you develop an affinity for sushi and katsu curry?
South Korea, the land of Kpop, I dig that.
We were there for December. We had coats and scarfs so we were fine. I developed an affinity for Asahi and Kirin lager, lol.
I think my wife is a closet K-pop fan.
That's cool, sorry to hear about the seeds. Did you ever try out the boomerang? I've not read The Fatal Shore, but Australian literature is part of our school curriculum so I've read countless books over the years on the country.
I think most people love their own home country best, and every country has a story. Australia isn't a perfect place and we have plenty of soft, cowardly people here, just like everywhere, but it is a fine place to live. I've been to NY and it was an interesting time, I'm sure you could tell loads of stories about the place. Definitely not as hostile as advertised, in fact the people were the best part from my experience.
Funny thing about the boomerang, it’s very nicely carved and painted with Aboriginal designs, it’s too pretty to throw, I’d hate to damage it😆
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