Fellow heat lovers of CD (climate, hot, days, cities)

[theunbrainwashed]

Would any of you actually live in most of the places that you guys bring up? I've seen a lot of topics the past year about places where there's a low chance any of us would actually live there for various reasons not due to climate. I guess this question mostly goes to everyone except Americans and Australians. Me, personally, I'd like a climate in northeast Brazil, but I wouldn't actually ever live there

[deneb78]

There are many places with my close to my ideal climate that I'd live if I ever had the chance. In my case, it's more to do with finances and immigration restrictions more than anything else as to why I don't leave Canada. Some of the places I'd move in a heartbeat if I had the chance include:
Singapore
Hawaii
Southern Florida
Queensland, Australia
Northern Territory, Australia
Northern part of Western Australia
Costa Rica
Many Caribbean islands such as Puerto Rico, Barbados, Bahamas, Aruba etc.

Of course there are many hot places I'd never move for a variety of reasons and they include:
Most of Africa
India
China
Middle East
Mexico

[nei]

@deneb78

Haven't you lived in China?

[dhdh]

Spent 6 months in Singapore, loved every day of it, and I'm planning to immigrate there when I have the chance, which, if everything goes well, should be in less than 5 years.

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by nei

@deneb78

Haven't you lived in China?

Yes I did for a year a number of years ago and while I really enjoyed the climate there, the quality of life there was appalling for a variety of reasons IMO. I still have a few friends there that I could visit but I would never ever move back there no matter what.

[dhdh]

Originally Posted by deneb78

Yes I did for a year a number of years ago and while I really enjoyed the climate there, the quality of life there was appalling for a variety of reasons IMO. I still have a few friends there that I could visit but I would never ever move back there no matter what.

What did you dislike so strongly there? Although that's off-topic...

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by dhdh

What did you dislike so strongly there? Although that's off-topic...

-severe pollution on many days to the point that a "clear" day, the sky was hazy and you could look directly at the sun.
-couldn't trust anyone, people were always trying to take advantage and scam/con you. It seemed few people had morals there.
-simple things like paying bills were a bureaucratic nightmare
-poor hygiene, many people spitting and going to the washroom in public shamelessly
-poor work environment. I worked as a teacher and if the boss called, I'd have to stop what I was doing and go into work even if there were no students to teach
-extreme censorship. A few times I had books like lonely planet confiscated even. I always felt watched.

These were my main complaints.. enough that I wouldn't go back there for any climate...

[Bottletree]

Of the rate the climates I put up, quite a few I would love to live in. Some of them, no way!

When you factor out the climate, and look at the other aspects, like the quality of life/ economy.

Of those I would live in one of the Australian cities I put up.

[ColdCanadian]

Coastal Jamaica is hard to beat,
but their bad economy and politics keep me from planning to live there.

[ChesterNZ]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Coastal Jamaica is hard to beat,
but their bad economy and politics keep me from planning to live there.

Not to mention it being one of the most dangerous countries in the world: List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I have the same reservation with South Africa. In my view there are very few (if any) countries that can beat South Africa for climate, but it's just too dangerous for me to consider moving there.

Other than that, my main problem seems to be that my favourite climates are in very remote places like Easter Island and Pitcairn Islands or housing / cost of living is too expensive like Hawaii and Australia.