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The pizza crazed Anarchist
12th March 2010, 11:08
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you like to live? Also, where in the world would you never want to live?
I know this might be too much to ask (as it is Revleft) but please, do not turn into a thread about certain counties being socialist or not.
los.barbaros.ganan
12th March 2010, 11:16
Cuba
bcbm
12th March 2010, 12:45
i think there are very few places i wouldn't like to live, at least for a little bit. bhutan seems like it would be interesting to live in for awhile, as would the dprk.
Il Medico
12th March 2010, 19:29
Europe. Don't ask me to get more specific than that, cause I can't decide.
Physicist
12th March 2010, 19:35
New Zealand or South Korea. Or both, of course.
Never live? Australia and North Korea. Sorry Aussie friends. :p
Invincible Summer
13th March 2010, 01:11
Live for how long? To be honest, I really like living where I am now, as it's a medium-sized city with a decent climate.
I wouldn't mind living in Berlin or Montreal though. Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto seem like interesting places too, but I've never been. Like bcbm said, the DPRK would be very interesting to say the least.
I would not like to live in the United States or Israel.
Tablo
13th March 2010, 02:36
Canada, France, or South Korea.
Os Cangaceiros
13th March 2010, 07:08
Dunno about where I'd like to live, but I know where I don't want to live, and that's on any island. I'm fucking done living on goddamn islands.
Os Cangaceiros
13th March 2010, 07:18
Live for how long? To be honest, I really like living where I am now, as it's a medium-sized city with a decent climate.
I wouldn't mind living in Berlin or Montreal though. Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto seem like interesting places too, but I've never been. Like bcbm said, the DPRK would be very interesting to say the least.
I would not like to live in the United States or Israel.
The U.S. isn't all that bad to live in.
Tablo
13th March 2010, 07:36
The U.S. isn't all that bad to live in.
I agree. The United States has a relatively good standard of living, but the Southern states, such as the one I live in, have large hate groups, a large Christian fundamentalist population, and a strong desire to kill all progressive movements.
Physicist
13th March 2010, 07:48
It depends on which area of the South. People tend to view regions as monolithic entities with no significant variety.
Os Cangaceiros
13th March 2010, 07:54
Austin TX (where I live now) is another cool place "down South".
I'm from Alaska, though, and the culture of Alaska is completely different from anywhere else I've been in the U.S. I think that non-Americans sometimes forget that the U.S. has a very large and varied cultural landscape.
London or Belgium. Don't ask, idk why.
Never live? Australia and North Korea. Sorry Aussie friends. :p
I resent that.
Tablo
13th March 2010, 08:24
It depends on which area of the South. People tend to view regions as monolithic entities with no significant variety.
True. Some parts of the South have a grasp on reality, but the vast majority of the South still holds relatively backwards views.
It is my understanding that Southern Florida and Atlanta are a lot better than most.
Invincible Summer
13th March 2010, 09:47
Canada, France, or South Korea.
Which part of Canada are you interested in?
The U.S. isn't all that bad to live in.
Eh, I guess to be fair I haven't really visited too many cities in the US. Tbh I did like Seattle. But there's just something really bland about most N American cities... don't know how to explain it.
But there's just something really bland about most N American cities... don't know how to explain it.
Maybe it's got something to do with the fact that from above, they all look like massive car parks and slabs of concrete? And that they're all in perfect grid patterns?
Columbia is a nice example... http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.95105,-92.327933&z=15&t=h&hl=en
I'd kill myself if I stayed in Garden City for more than a few hours... everything is just so depressing... http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.966601,-100.87305&z=14&t=h&hl=en
Tablo
13th March 2010, 10:15
Which part of Canada are you interested in?
Mainly British Columbia. I know a couple people in Vancouver.
I wouldn't mind Quebec either as I have met a few lovely individuals up there and would thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to learn French as I see it as a very interesting language. :)
Kamerat
13th March 2010, 10:54
Cuba because of the climate, and because of the economic and social progressiveness, more specific in the Sierra Maestra with a milder climate.
Norway not because of the climate but because of the social progressiveness and economic safety net, more specific along the coast with milder climate and less snow.
Dr Mindbender
13th March 2010, 13:35
Japan. Fascinating culture and they get all the latest gadgets before anywhere else.
I would never live in the American bible belt or Antarctica.
I would never live in the American bible belt.
Aww, c'mon. Religious lunatics never hurt nobody.
Vendetta
13th March 2010, 14:30
Somewhere in the Caribbean.:thumbup1:
the last donut of the night
13th March 2010, 16:18
Cuba
Invincible Summer
13th March 2010, 21:22
Mainly British Columbia. I know a couple people in Vancouver.
I wouldn't mind Quebec either as I have met a few lovely individuals up there and would thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to learn French as I see it as a very interesting language. :)
I live in BC :thumbup1: But really the only parts of BC that are worth visiting are Vancouver and some assorted wilderness. Tofino (on Vancouver Island) is really nice too.
Tower of Bebel
13th March 2010, 21:34
Hungary
Tifosi
13th March 2010, 22:49
Firenze, best city in Italy
Raúl Duke
14th March 2010, 01:15
North-East of North America (NYC, NJ, Philadelphia, Boston, Quebec, Toronto, maybe Vermont)
Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Dublin or Cork, or maybe certain Italian cities (Firenze, Torino, Napoli)
Maybe San Fran, Vancouver, Oregon
In terms of "exotic" places I would say...Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo.
Mindtoaster
14th March 2010, 03:46
I'm desperately trying to claw my way out of the bible-belt I've been stuck in my entire life. Unfortunately it's very hard to escape unless you are wealthy
Anywhere in Europe would be nice, Ireland is the only place outside of America that I've been too and I would love to live there
Weezer
14th March 2010, 04:09
I don't know about you lot-but I plan on moving to the shores of Antarctica.
Second choices:
Cuba, the UK(Probably around Swansea, maybe more up north in Wales), Sweden, Denmark, France, Nepal, or Japan.
The Red Next Door
14th March 2010, 04:13
I would like to live in Berlin, Tokyo, or New York city, NYC have many different cultures of the world there.
The Ben G
14th March 2010, 04:51
Somewhere in the woods where the temperture remains about 79 degrees with fertile soil, a lake with water safe to drink and swim in, electricity, and where its overcast all the time with lots of trees surrounded by my comrades.
Or in Southern Canada.
The pizza crazed Anarchist
14th March 2010, 08:21
I guess, I should put my two cents in as well. I want to live in NYC (one of the outer boroughs). I am hopefully moving to NYC in about 3 to 4 weeks and get away(again) from this hell hole know as Greenville,SC.
I never would want to live in any desert or really hot areas.
Tablo
14th March 2010, 08:42
I live in BC :thumbup1: But really the only parts of BC that are worth visiting are Vancouver and some assorted wilderness. Tofino (on Vancouver Island) is really nice too.
Very interesting. Please pm me some info on the area if you have the time. I have a great deal of interesting the the working class activity in the area. :)
Il Medico
14th March 2010, 14:00
It is my understanding that Southern Florida and Atlanta are a lot better than most.
Big cities in Florida are okay, but the rest is utter shit. Atlanta is fantastic, wish I still lived there.
Jazzratt
14th March 2010, 14:50
Anywhere warm, really. Although it woulkd be a plus if I'm unlikely to be hanged or stoned to death (ruling out places like Iran). There's a whole host of places I wouldn't want to live, so excluding the obvious (Somalia and other such hellholes) I think I'll say the Channel Islands because they're pointless, windy and full of tax dodging wankers with a massive amount of completely unwarranted national pride. For similar reasons I'd also not want to live on the isle of man.
Hungary
I was born there; shitty place at the time apparently.
jake williams
16th March 2010, 06:03
Realistically? Montreal or Paris.
Honestly though? I wouldn't dislike having a private island in the Mediterranean.
Realistically? Montreal or Paris.
Honestly though? I wouldn't dislike having a private island in the Mediterranean.
Capitalist...
jake williams
16th March 2010, 09:17
Capitalist...
Just sayin'. Would you?
Just sayin'. Would you?
Actually yeah I guess. Because if I were Bourgeois then I obviously wouldn't be a Communist...
alfred j. kwak
16th March 2010, 11:54
I'll have to live in Syria for a few months next year :blink:
mykittyhasaboner
16th March 2010, 17:03
British Columbia (climate and natural surroundings is amazing imo, and Vancouver seems pretty cool). I've never been there though.
Cuba, obvious reasons. I plan on visiting for the first time next year.
Berlin, its a big ass city but so easy to get around, and it seems like there is a hell of a lot to do.
Basel is an awesome city, cause it's kind of big but not overly noisy or crowded.
I'm sure there are other places I would like to live but these are definitely on the top of the list.
Tablo
17th March 2010, 06:07
I'll have to live in Syria for a few months next year :blink:
I would love that type of experience! It sounds very educational! Maybe I'm weird to like that....
which doctor
17th March 2010, 06:30
I'm happy where I live now, in a large, cosmopolitan American city, with a rich Left history and a slew of interesting political characters. Paris may very well be the 'beating, bleeding heart of the European working-class,' but I think Marx was correct in his belief that the United States was at the forefront of history. But to experience all the great things the US has to offer, you need to live in one of the major cities. Though I do envy the social democracies of Northern Europe.
I'll have to live in Syria for a few months next year :blink:
Why?
Os Cangaceiros
17th March 2010, 09:19
I'll have to live in Syria for a few months next year :blink:
Just don't go to prison there.
Os Cangaceiros
17th March 2010, 09:21
I'm happy where I live now, in a large, cosmopolitan American city, with a rich Left history and a slew of interesting political characters. Paris may very well be the 'beating, bleeding heart of the European working-class,' but I think Marx was correct in his belief that the United States was at the forefront of history. But to experience all the great things the US has to offer, you need to live in one of the major cities. Though I do envy the social democracies of Northern Europe.
Chicago was nicknamed "Little Paris" at one point, I read somewhere...
Oh yeah, I remember now. I read that in Taking Care of Business by Paul Buhle. That book was a really sloppy piece of work, but I thought that was interesting.
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