Where else would you like to live?

[Mercator]

Definitely not the Netherlands (anywhere but here)!

Possibly the UK, Australia or Canada, or better yet, Japan, China, Brazil, the South Pacific and best of all... Mongolia! Someplace quiet in any case.

But until I get the money to actually see what those places look like and see whether these places live up to my expectations, I'll have to make do with Holland.

[Spiffor]

Stefan Härtel:
What exactly is wrong with Southern Germany? I enjoyed my two years long stay in Stuttgart immensely, and I find the area to be a very nice place toliveand visit (Tübingen )

I'm amused by althose people saying "anywhere but here" because I was like this before leaving Paris for the first time. "Anywhere but Paris" was my motto.
Ever since I left Paris, I understand what is great about this place that I took for granted when I still haven't seen how it looked like elsewhere...

[Stefan Härtel]

Well, I don't know Stuttgart (though I know people from Stuttgart), and I don't know Baden-Württemberg (again, the same as before), but from all I know of both, I wouldn't choose to live there. But that is a prejudice, and I'd be delighted to be proven otherwise.
I'm currently living in the rural Erlangen/Nuremberg region. There is absolutely no joy for me here. I hate the people here (OK, not my friends, but the general population), there is no entertainment of any sort (the local cinema is the only possibility, but I've had it with all the things that went wrong there), and no perspective. This is a dead-end to me.

[Spiffor]

Then, your problem comes from the fact that you don't like the small-townish way of life. It'd be exactly the same if you lived in a small town anywhere else (and it would be probably worse if you were living in a smal town in China or something)

Stuttgart is not the best if you're looking for the excitement of a big city, but it's quite good already. There are quite a few Kinos, any museums, and a very active Königstraßewith plenty of shops and plenty of shoppers. The city is brand-new (only a tiny quarter has survived WW2), so you may find it uly.
There are many bars, for geezers as well as for young'uns, and several clubs. But most importantly, there are weekly student's parties both in city center and in the campus.
The city is well connected to the internet, has great public transportation , and has all travel possibilities with a good airport and a well connected central station.

In Stuttgart, you won't find the endless breathe of life you could find in Paris or NewYork, but there is already more than enough to keep your days and nights busy

[Flip McWho]

Hey Spiffor,

You work for one of those travel agents doing advertisements for different places? By the sounds of it you'll make a bloody good one. I want to go visit Stuttgart now.

[Spiffor]

It's definitely notworth the trip from New Zealand
The city is quite ugly, and has nothing exceptional compared to any other big city. I was just advertising the big-city lifestyle to poor Stefan, who spent his life in a village IIUC.

But if you come in the area, there are plenty of places to visit as atourist Tübingen, Heidelberg, the Constance Lake afoot the Austrian Alps, Mainz etc. are beautiful cities an beautifulsceneries,lessthan 2 hours away from Stuttgart

[Brent]

I'm interested in Lancashire for genealogical and religious reasons. I have ancestors by the name of Ratcliff who came from there to Maryland around 1660. Lancashire is also important in the history of the church I belong to, and it has a temple in Preston (actually, I guess, Chorley). The only other temple it has in the British Isles is in London.

[Stefan Härtel]

Actually, I've lived in many big cities (Berlin, Karachi, London/Ontario), so I'm used to life in big cities; Erlangen, which is the city I live next to, has its 100,000 residents too, and a huge array of pubs (I think it's the second-highest pub-density in Germany), but this is really where the region strikes in. It's too conservative for me, I think.

[Fake Boris]

Here's what I'd like to try:

Paris, Dublin, Tunis, Shanghai, St. Petersburg.

Where I DON'T want to live:

America. Most anywhere except perhaps New York or Boston.

And for those who mentioned Quebec city: the weather is cold, but the worst part is the wind. Russia is worse though.
Montreal is much larger than Quebec and is milder to boot.

Pekka:

Move to Minneasota (how that's spelled anyway?). Then you'll regret your 'tastes'.

[Japher]

Then you'll regret your 'tastes'

Ya, you betch-ya. The one thing the do right in [b]Minnesooooo-ta[b] is deep fry cheese and meats, and everything in between... gotta love that!

Oncle; there are some places in America I would not like to live. Fresno for example or even worse Bakersfield!

I am sure there are a lot of other sheity towns around too, mostly in the South though.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Brent
I'm interested in Lancashire for genealogical and religious reasons. I have ancestors by the name of Ratcliff who came from there to Maryland around 1660. Lancashire is also important in the history of the church I belong to, and it has a temple in Preston (actually, I guess, Chorley). The only other temple it has in the British Isles is in London.

Oh fair enough, it is just unusual to see an American be that specific about where in the UK they want to live.