My Ideal Place to Live

[effie g-tad]

^^

i41 would actually not ever link a "laid-back" attitude to anything asian. yet a fascination with different cultures could still be great.

[pigeonhole]

Holywood, sta barbara, Redondo or Venice Beach, but I'm much too broke to realize that dream one day...

[Dark Khan]

no love for the pacific northwest itt? I was thinking Oregon/Washington would be perfect for me. Cali is out b/c of cost of living.

[vantexan]

Any number of places in Argentina. One in particular, San Rafael, is where I'm heading. 120,000 population, whole town shuts down for siesta from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. Due to it's flat, shady streets, and low humidity most people use bikes to get around. Only an hour from some of the world's best skiing in Las Lenas. And there's whitewater rafting nearby. It's a major wine producing area.

Arica, Chile is on the coast just south of Peru. Due to an offshore current it has a moderate climate that's warm but doesn't get too hot. It's very laid back with the local "uniform" being shorts and t-shirt. It's a popular summer resort with a great beach and international surfing competitions. Winter requires just a few days of jeans and a sweater. Due to a couple of rivers out of the Andes there's alot of produce grown locally. How much for a couple to get by decently? About $700 USD a month. Chile has excellent internet and you can get DirecTV Latin America which has most of the American channels.

[ChrisC]

Originally Posted by Dark Khan

no love for the pacific northwest itt? I was thinking Oregon/Washington would be perfect for me. Cali is out b/c of cost of living.

Within the US, the Pacific Northwest is one of my top choices because it tends to be cool and cloudy (in the areas I'd be interested in), but sunny in the summer (without being boiling hot). I think coastal Oregon would be very nice.

[RobE]

I would love to be able to live in Tokyo again. Part of it is that Japan is the land that zoning forgot, so it's been built up in a real chaotic way (which caused a Japanese-American acquaintance of mine, whose parents originally hailed from Osaka, to remark that since Tokyo was flattened during WWII they could have rebuilt it on a more human scaled and controlled manner, but, and this is a quote, "I guess they just had to be Japanese and do it this way." Weird, huh?), but it is also the safest big city in the world and clean to boot while also possessing a great rail system. Plus you can find stores for just about any niche interest you can think of there and the food is outstanding.

The unfortunate aspect is that it is overdue for another Great Kanto (Tokyo,. Chiba, Saitama, Yokohama/Kanagawa, etc) Earthquake. Wouldn't want to be there when it happens. I would actually probably choose to live in Chiba Prefecture and then go to Tokyo when I was in the mood like I used to live in Orange County and would go to L.A. for cultural stuff.

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by RobE

I would love to be able to live in Tokyo again. Part of it is that Japan is the land that zoning forgot, so it's been built up in a real chaotic way (which caused a Japanese-American acquaintance of mine, whose parents originally hailed from Osaka, to remark that since Tokyo was flattened during WWII they could have rebuilt it on a more human scaled and controlled manner, but, and this is a quote, "I guess they just had to be Japanese and do it this way." Weird, huh?), but it is also the safest big city in the world and clean to boot while also possessing a great rail system. Plus you can find stores for just about any niche interest you can think of there and the food is outstanding.

The unfortunate aspect is that it is overdue for another Great Kanto (Tokyo,. Chiba, Saitama, Yokohama/Kanagawa, etc) Earthquake. Wouldn't want to be there when it happens. I would actually probably choose to live in Chiba Prefecture and then go to Tokyo when I was in the mood like I used to live in Orange County and would go to L.A. for cultural stuff.

Tokyo's a great town, one of my favorite in the world, but laid-back and slow-paced it is definitely not...............

[jaytr]

Maybe Athens, Georgia?

Overseas, maybe Portugal?

Anywhere you move, you have to adapt to their ways and integrate--you'll enjoy it much, much more.

[DBCC]

Punta del Este Uruguay............Switzerland of South America.