If you could live anywhere in the world.... - The Bear and Badger

Moot_Geeza

I reckon I'd quite like Canada. Warm weather tends to irritate me unless I'm on holiday and I bet the fishing would be good.

I'm not exactly a jet setter though, having only been to the same part of Malta twice and Belgium on school trips, so given the choice I'd probably just stay in South East London.

LivDiv

Canada can get bloody warm depending where you are.
When I was in Toronto we had a fortnight of temperatures over 40c.

davyK

Anywhere it doesn't fucking rain all the time.

cockbeard

Dinostar77 wrote:

I never want to drive in martitius again. Everyone thinks they are bloody nigel mansell chasing down aryton senna at the monaco gp. Its insane and dangerous. Worse driving of anywhere in the world ive been. Lovely beaches though.

also gatueax piment

nick_md

LivDiv wrote:

Canada can get bloody warm depending where you are.
When I was in Toronto we had a fortnight of temperatures over 40c.

I went to Toronto about, oh must've been about '97 or so and yeah, thick snow at night then hot as fuck with clear blue skies and pristine snow the next day.

superflyninja

I cant decide. Im affected a bit by SADS, (less so these days thankfully) so Id like somewhere thats sunny all year. But Im starting to really dig the idea of a house by a lake, a forest but also a little bit of a village for the cosy feels.
I currently work from home so the idea of a wood paneled office/study with a huge window overlooking the lake sounds amazing. Ive not really traveled that much outside of Europe but would love to visit Murica.Ive lived in Cork and Dublin city centres so there would be a certain attraction to having an amazing large penthouse but...I dont know. Tough question!

Nina

davyK wrote:

Anywhere it doesn't fucking rain all the time.

we get rain about 10 times a year I think. forecasted more often, but that's not really rain. always takes me a while to figure out how the windshield wipers work if I happen to be driving.

Escape

One of my uncles emigrated to Vancouver when he was quite young, but after visiting Australia some years back, both he and my aunt reckon, time again, they'd go there. Grass is always greener. Unless it's brown.

Weather aside, I've always said I love my bit of England, I just hate most of our people. But as I get older I am starting to crave somewhere warmer for my ageing bones. If I were rich I'd live here from April to September.

Moot_Geeza

LivDiv wrote:

Canada can get bloody warm depending where you are.
When I was in Toronto we had a fortnight of temperatures over 40c.

Toronto is out, that's far too hot for me. I think I'll relegate Canada to holiday destination status. Realistically I don't want somewhere that's so cold my family wonder if I'm dead if I've spent too long at the shops anyway.

Portugal appeals, apart from the heat.

Edit: I'm talking holibobs now though. I'll stay where I am thanks, final answer.

Wookienopants

40 degrees in Toronto?? Fuck that. Perhaps Alaska would work for me

Armitage_Shankburn

I love how wookie hates the hot. I just love it. He's a proper man of the north. Me.and him would not get on. I'd be baking in the sun, sweat on my brow, smiling as I tan, him with his hat under the parasol, stealing ice cubes off the box and sticking them in his groin, murder in his eyes as I blow him sum.kisses.

Wookienopants

That's exactly what would happen

Wookienopants

When I work in the office upstairs I have all windows open and heating off. My wife hates it because she then comes upstairs and starts shivering.
I can't function correctly in a warm environment

Moot_Geeza

Same. Shorts weather in England stretches from March to October, with leeway either side. If I get too hot I start foaming at the mouth.

Minnesänger

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Same. Shorts weather in England stretches from March to October, with leeway either side. If I get too hot I start foaming at the mouth.

That’s drool and you’re supposed to swallow ice cream.

Dinostar77

Ask the missus this question, and she reminded me of how besotted i was with Big Island in Hawaii. Forgot about that. Though Hawaii is very very far from uk, if i ever wanted to pop back.

hylian_elf

Hmmm. Singapore maybe.

Blue Swirl

Working? Singapore.

Retired? New Zealand. (But preferably near a population centre like Wellington or Auckland.)

Blue Swirl

Also, given I'm staring down the barrel of my 40th and haven't paid off my student debts yet, retirement lol. #okboomer

Wookienopants

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Same. Shorts weather in England stretches from March to October, with leeway either side. If I get too hot I start foaming at the mouth.

Before lockdown and Christmas I dropped the kids off every morning in just a pair of shorts and Hawaiian shirt. The other mums were all wrapped up in thick coats and scarves, shivering and complaining and looking at me like I'm an absolute nutter.

Brooks

I stand or possibly crawl exhausted with the heat hat0rz.

FranticPea

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Same. Shorts weather in England stretches from March to October, with leeway either side. If I get too hot I start foaming at the mouth.

Only October?

Although Andy told me off for wearing shorts outside of the designated times so I best keep quiet.

I don't mind a bit of heat when I'm on holiday but....sitting in the sun? Fuck that. I'd melt.

Moot_Geeza

Heh, I think I was part of the same ticking off.

mk64

Work
London (I love it here)
Sau Paulo
Lisbon
Hong Kong

Retire
Guia in Portugal
One of the islands in phillippines or thailand
Bali
Madrid

For those that choose a different place for work than where you are now, why not move?

Time_on_my_hands

For cities I'd love to give Berlin another visit. I spent a weekend there a few years back. Loved the galleries, but not the architecture - though obviously this was down to the city being fucked by the war. Seemed to have some great nightlife and culture.

With unlimited funds I'd like places in Paris and NY (cliche I know), but I'd go for the countryside in Italy every time. Italian cities just didn't appeal to me for some reason.

Someone mentioned Budapest. If you like hot spas, this is definitely for you! Most places in Europe, though, I'd still feel out of place if I lived there full time, though. There'd always be a culture gap. I've never visited the nordic countries, though.

Brooks

Places I've not been and would like to:

- Moscow
- Liverpool
- Istanbul
- Israel
- Sapporo

Blue Swirl

mk64 wrote:

Work London (I love it here) Sau Paulo Lisbon Hong Kong

Ooh, good call on Lisbon. Fabulous place.

I recently went to Hong Kong, it went straight in at number one on my favourite places list. Then the CCP imposed the "security" law and I'm nervous about going back (once the Viruspocalypse is over).

afgavinstan

Wait, how can you not like Berlin architecture??

I'm no buff but it's a bloody gorgeous city with stuff round every corner, imo.

Lord_Griff

afgavinstan wrote:

Wait, how can you not like Berlin architecture??.

Because some twats have drawn all over it.

poprock

That’s a fair point.

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