Where would you live if money and/or visa requirements weren't an issue?
Where would you live if money and/or visa requirements weren't an issue?
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Well if money is no object, I'm guessing I'm a sociopathic billionaire in this scenario. With that in mind, I'm going to live in Manhattan. Specifically, in a home that flaunts wealth in the greatest act of poor taste imaginable. I will buy up and bulldoze an entire block of dense Manhattan real estate. Then, surrounded by skyscrapers on all sides, I'll live in a mobile home with a block-wide chain link fence around the property. There will be at least three cars on blocks in the yard.
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This did not go where I thought it would.
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Hey neighbor, can I temporarily store some old tires and propane tanks at your place for a couple decades?
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Of course!
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I'm just picturing a bugatti on blocks in front of the snazziest mobile home you ever did see
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Nah I'll buy the mobile home used off Craigslist. The car will be of similar quality. I'm committing to the bit!
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There are more issues like language and culture which might be bigger issues, but yeah money can fix some of them.
I think I would like to live in a different country every couple of years, to experience many different ones.
For now I lived in:
- Poland 11 years
- Germany 15 years
- Sweden 15 years
- South Korea 5 years
And the most surprising thing is how little real difference there is between them.
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- Poland 11 years
Not a car-culture country.
- Germany 15 years
Not a car-culture country.
- Sweden 15 years
Not a car-culture country.
- South Korea 5 years
Not a car-culture country.
Þese are all countries where most people can walk to do basic shopping. I suspect þis plays a huge part in þe similarities.
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Ireland, hands down. I've been twice, and both times I've been absolutely enamored with the country. I'm from the Midwest, so a lot of it is probabky just the differences and the fact I'm on vacation. But the castles and walkabke cities, and rolling hills, and so much green instead of brown or yellow! I'm also a fantasy nerd, so I'm a sucker for anything that can have a medieval spin.
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I'm a big fan of how deeply anticolonial they are.
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If money was no issue, I'd choose to live close to where I live now, but in an actual house that I could call my own.
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New Zealand
Edit; although there's a strong case that has been made for Canada recently, proximity to my own powder keg of a country scares.
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New Zealand has a right wing extremist government too nowadays. They've started digging mines in those gorgeous areas everyone loves so much.
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Probably Finland, Iceland, or Norway.
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The middle of the woods.
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In a bad case of "grass is always greener" I currently live in the woods and would like to move to be near or in a small town.
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just as a counterpoint, I live in the forest and it would take a very, very serious problem for me to even consider moving to a small town. nonetheless a city.
we lived in a bunch of different countries and a bunch of different cities over the last 15 years and I intended to never live in another city again.
having the forest friends follow me around as I do morning chores is how life was meant to be. if I could just find a way to stretch that into my whole day I'd be the happiest man on Earth.
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Somewhere in Scandinavia
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My own country (the UK).
That's a weird response to the question, given that I do currently reside here. However, I don't feel like I'm doing much living. There's so much more that I could be doing if I wasn't constantly struggling for money
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I'd choose uk but cos I like it and I'm old and don't like change
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TLDR, most likely Canada, but honestly, I wanna travel around a bit first before actually settling down.
Hmm honestly I wanna just live in Taiwan for like maybe a year or two just to see how different it is from mainland China. Relearn Mandarin (Traditional writing systen is probably gonna be a pain in the ass tho).
Then um...
See, if money wasn't an issue, I'm probably gonna try get some sort of Diplomatic Immunity thing from a western country (so I don't get arrested in case PRC government found out about my political views) and then visit mainland China, I'll visit Guangzhou and visit where I used to live to see if that helps with the childhood trauma I've endured there. (or it might backfire, but it's worth a try if I can safely enter the country). Probably visit my parents villages, see if it bring up any memories from when I was a kid. Then leave quickly before anyone recognize me (because I hate the idea of them being like "Oh is that [father/mother]'s Second Son? You came back to visit from America? How are you?... etc...." nah fam, sorry don't wanna talk lol, too much social anxiety, I'm just here for nostalgia, I'm gonna gtfo soon after.)
Then I'll go to Hong Kong, I have very faint memories of being there as a kid, I have seen photos me being there, but I can't really remember much. I'll see if I could bring up some memories.
Then I'll probably wanna live in like Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Norway, Finland, UK, each for like maybe 6 months to a year. These are countries I just always had in the back of my mind for some reason.
Then after this sort of "world tour", I'll just chill in Canada, get a bunker and suvivak supplies in case. But since money isn't an issue, I'd be doing a lot of lobbying. I'm probably being hypocritical if I had a lot of money then funding progressive policies, but whatever.
See, Canada is very multicultural just like America, a lot of ethnic Chinese, so I'd fit in fine. But the most important thing is, no guns for most people. And as I rich dude, I could just get an exemption very easily (yes I know, peak hypocrisy lolol). Canadians seem much less crazy with the mass shootings. Europe seems fine too, much they seem less diverse because they aren't much of immigration countries, I mean I wouldn't really call myself a "German" or a "French" even if I get citizenshop there, because those are actual ethnicities, but I could call myself Canadian if I got citizenship. As for the US wealth tax thing... bro I'm still keeping the Citizenship, I'll just do what rich people do, not pay the taxes lolol.
To summarize: Canada, very maple syrup, very cool.
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A bunker and guns? I don’t think you’d fit in in most parts of Canada. Alberta maybe.
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Sorry, but I don't trust the police. ACAB
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Belgium or The Netherlands
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Uranus
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If money was no object, I'd stay here in Sweden, and I would probably buy a farm mannor in need of renovation.
I'd have the main building carefully renovated to preserve the herritage but modernize it, I imagine the property having a stable or other large old storage barn, I'd gut as much of the interior as possible, keeping the exterior look and build a "man barn", basically make it an entire man cave, I mean a combined area for hobbies, a small LAN party corner, air rifle sooting range, full racing sim, full flight sim, electronics workbench, a separate room for dirtier hobbies like wood/metal working with separate ventilation, but with a glass wall between the areas, top floor of the barn would jave several guest rooms with a separate external access, I would also dig an underground tunnel between the mannor house and the barn, with a deep cellar for extra storage
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I'd give New Zealand a go. I lived in Australia for a while and liked it for the most part but what I heard of NZ made me think I'd like it even better.
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Visa requirements seem to be less of an issue the more money you have. That being said, I'm going to space
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Money is no issue?
Mars.
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On a similar train of thought, K2-18b
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Not worrying about money or visa?
.... Like. Tierra del Fuego. Or one of those remote areas of Canada/Alaska
Basically a cold, cold place that rarely sees heat. I detest heat.
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I would be your neighbor but I would be gone here and there to visit my wife who would be living somewhere among the world's hottest beach places.
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Buenos Aires. But its not visas or money that's stopping me, it's their mini Trump president.
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Estonia – yes, I’d have a hell of a time with the language, but EU citizenship and politics that don’t sound completely fucked are really appealing
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If I am being realistic, probably Berlin, Brussels, or Paris (maybe also Frankfurt). Specifically these cities, not anywhere else in the associated countries
I'm using the following metrics (and possibly some personal bias):
- A highly developed region that is internationally well-connected and has a strong passport... which leaves us with parts of Europe and some Asian countries. I'm personally excluding UK because of Brexit
- OP didn't mention that "culture weren't an issue", so sadly most of Asia/Scandinavia/Central Europe are out due to difficulty for outsiders to integrate... and among the rest, choices are limited to large, diverse cities that are easy to integrate
- A place that is resilient to climate change, so the entirety of the Netherlands is out (or maybe I just hate NL)
The conclusion is that I should really get aggressive at learning French and German now just in case
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That's interesting because in my limited experience, Berlin and Frankfurt are verrry different cities within the context of Germany. Personally, as a foreigner looking to integrate, I would pick Berlin 100%, but maybe that's just me.
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I'd pick Berlin too. Frankfurt was mostly an afterthought and the only advantage it has for me is that it is interconnected so...
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Kinda boring, but I'd stay in my country. (Switzerland) But I'd move to the Thunersee or Lago di Lugano area.
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Estonia. Nearly all government services are done online and people there are in control of their data.
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If we're including borderline fantasy options, a private Zeppelin might be neat...
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Switzerland and Germany are among the top 5 for me.
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Likely stay in my own country (Latvia)
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Switzerland (Fribourg) or Norway, I'd try each before making a final decision.
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Haha why specifically Fribourg? I was there a whiles, it's cute and livable I suppose, but got dull very fast.
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Politically the area leans pretty left, as opposed to the majority of Switzerland which is rather right-leaning. I've never lived there of course, so maybe I'd end up hating it, but with how things are going in Europe generally, the list of places where people share the same general ideas is getting smaller and smaller. Also, I speak French, so there's that aha.
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Scotland. Preferably Highlands but really anywhere in Scotland
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German north sea coast seems nice. I don't even live that far away from it, but because it's rather popular, the prices for traveling there are too high for my budget. Buying or renting a space to live is obviously also expensive.
If we're talking "which country is the least likely to get a far right government", not sure. Norway seems like it's doing pretty well overall, but I don't really have much experience with Scandinavians. Also they're pretty tall, which is kind of a pain if you aren't tall, too.
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I'd stay in Canada as long as I could travel someplace warm for a couple of months in the winter.
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Sicily, south eastern parts.
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I don't know if I'd want to stay there forever, but a house in a settlement or very much in the wild would be great. Nobody around you, but nature. Somewhere close enough to the poles for it to snow in winter.
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Damn, you're describing my literal worst nightmare. Humans are delightfuly diverse in their tastes
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Somewhere close enough to the equator do have a decent amount of sun all year. But also close enough to mountains with snow and lakes and oceans. Then I would build a massive climate controlled dome. From that dome I would build high speed trains forme to get to the other places in about 15 minutes. I don’t like humidity or too much heat, but I do like a lot of sun and water. Snow is great for hot tubbing.
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Italy! I like that they have kept their culture and their mentality which is so rich, diverse, profound and just overall positive. Italians are also so open and friendly!
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Ireland is looking nice, or Scotland if they ever decide to free themselves from the Empire.
Spain is also near the top.
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Ive heard nice things about Amsterdam, though there's the obvious caveat that the impression the internet gives of a place is rarely an accurate picture of how a place actually is.
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Nah it's a pretty cool place, most of the food is meh, but there's some good foodie spots. Overall very cool city though
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Nowhere, I'd travel. If money was endless I would be happily homeless because we could travel in style.
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Canada would be nice, more specifically the Vancouver area since I have friends out there. Maybe some European country like the UK.
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If language was also not a problem, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, Australia, Norway, Brazil, maybe Hong Kong.
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My current house. The problem is moreso about distance to friends and family than money and visa.
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Somewhere in the pacific. I love coral reefs and sailing
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If money is no object then I wouldn't stay put in one place, and I would probably also get an yash and stay in the high seas from time to time
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I'd stay where I am. Nothing that's wrong in my life is because of where I live so I wouldn't expect things to be different elsewhere. Only thing that I don't like here is the long and cold winter but I don't think I'd appreciate summer the same way without it. Life needs contrast.
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I like it here where I live. But if i had to go somewhere else I'd probably be Switzerland. Why you ask? Cuckoo clocks.
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iceland
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About three quarters of a mile northeast of where I live now.
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Jamaica.
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In a different part of this same city. I have children who have lives that I cannot break by moving away from here just now.
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Portugal highlands, digital government services like Estonia, great food, wine and weather. Would be away from the coast to avoid tourists.
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If money & visa requirements weren't an issue, I'd never live in ONE place. I'd be traveling the world all the time.
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Norway. No question.
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I'd have to spend a long time travelling just to find the answer to this question.
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Where I live now, Uppsala in Sweden, but in a fancier apartment, closer to downtown, with a proper garage.
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Where I do now, in Catalunya.
However at the moment I have a big house halfway up a mountain, in a national park, surrounded by woods, and I'd rather live close to or in a small-ish town instead ... we're hoping to put the house on the market in a couple of years, once all the outstanding renovations are finished.
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I'd start thinking about which country to move to if racism wasn't also an issue.
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The South Pacific on a true blue water catamaran.
Bounce around as many islands as I possibly could.
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Thats been my dream for the past decade
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Just outside Inverness Scotland. Sadly. It will never happen.
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Buy decently sized boat just sail every wich way . Tꝏ much world out there to stay 1️⃣ place
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Here. And they are not.
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Canadian here, I’d stay in my country. But with that being said, not where I currently am for sure. If by money not being an issue you mean I don’t need to look for a job, then I’d build a house in rural Newfoundland right on the ocean. If I have to look for a job but just don’t need to worry about housing expenses, then a nice house, oceanfront, probably BC. Not a major city, I hate big cities, but if I need work then I’d go somewhere close to a big enough city that I could find work no problem. Being able to see the water when I wake up in the mornings would be a necessity in this hypothetical scenario. I’d prefer the ocean but could do a Great Lake too if need be.
I don’t work in a field where it’s possible to work from home but if I did then I guess the same situation as not needing a job, as I can remote work in that case.
That’s just what I’d want though. Realistically, I have my wife and daughter to think about too. Raising a child isn’t easy and having support from my parents and hers has been very helpful, so I’d probably stay where I am, just in a nice house. There’s some smaller bodies of water near me, or larger bodies of water not too far away, so lakefront in my general area probably.
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In the same part of the world, but closer to the heart of the city
I love how peaceful and quiet it is where I live, but if money was no object I could have the same thing but with all the fun things to do on my doorstep
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Switzerland. It's got enough bunkers to protect the population during WW3, for starters.
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Scandinavia sounds really nice
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I haven't been to many countries/cities, but from where I was, I think London. I was truly enamored by it, it's a beautiful, walkable city with so much greenery, good public transport, and isn't too high up north.
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Where I live now. Imperial Beach, California.
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Probably Jamaica, but I'm open to suggestions.
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If you're American, no visa issue if you do the US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico.
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toronto. im a city boy and I like its setup so this is not a canada thing even though canada would be a big step up. I also do like having four seasons. Money wise the big thing would be to live in a hirise connected to a transit station in the heart.
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Barcelona was pretty awesome. I think I'd start there, maybe with a ski cabin right on a swiss mountain.
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Russia. Fascinating place.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray_visual_phenomena
There are a lot of not-immediately-obvious benefits to being on Earth.
Drug-free hallucinations for no additional charge? Hell yeah! 😃