I vote for:

1) France if cost of living is not a concern. Great culture and lifestyle. At the center of Europe and not cold like in England (where the food is bad).

I agree with 34f3f3f who posted on the other thread:

I can understand the appeal of Australia for southern Californians, but the world is much bigger than the Anglo-sphere, which is a relative new-comer to the ‘life-style’ culture, often misrepresenting ‘life quality’ by material trappings, and now of course the the harbinger of debt. If you want to know living at its best, then somewhere like France probably has no equal. The French, Italians, Spanish, Greeks etc have been nurturing the essence of ‘how to live?’, and are a lot better at it. Moreover, property prices have also been traditionally lower. This paradox would make an interesting subject for a book.

http://piggington.com/buy_in_sydney_australia#comment-106189

2) Thailand for the friendly people and the low costs of living. The best Western and Asian food and everything the globalized consumer economy produces are available in Bangkok.

I vote for:

1) France if cost of living is not a concern. Great culture and lifestyle. At the center of Europe and not cold like in England (where the food is bad).

I agree with 34f3f3f who posted on the other thread:

I can understand the appeal of Australia for southern Californians, but the world is much bigger than the Anglo-sphere, which is a relative new-comer to the ‘life-style’ culture, often misrepresenting ‘life quality’ by material trappings, and now of course the the harbinger of debt. If you want to know living at its best, then somewhere like France probably has no equal. The French, Italians, Spanish, Greeks etc have been nurturing the essence of ‘how to live?’, and are a lot better at it. Moreover, property prices have also been traditionally lower. This paradox would make an interesting subject for a book.

http://piggington.com/buy_in_sydney_australia#comment-106189

2) Thailand for the friendly people and the low costs of living. The best Western and Asian food and everything the globalized consumer economy produces are available in Bangkok.

I vote for:

1) France if cost of living is not a concern. Great culture and lifestyle. At the center of Europe and not cold like in England (where the food is bad).

I agree with 34f3f3f who posted on the other thread:

I can understand the appeal of Australia for southern Californians, but the world is much bigger than the Anglo-sphere, which is a relative new-comer to the ‘life-style’ culture, often misrepresenting ‘life quality’ by material trappings, and now of course the the harbinger of debt. If you want to know living at its best, then somewhere like France probably has no equal. The French, Italians, Spanish, Greeks etc have been nurturing the essence of ‘how to live?’, and are a lot better at it. Moreover, property prices have also been traditionally lower. This paradox would make an interesting subject for a book.

http://piggington.com/buy_in_sydney_australia#comment-106189

2) Thailand for the friendly people and the low costs of living. The best Western and Asian food and everything the globalized consumer economy produces are available in Bangkok.

Greece.

Greece.

[quote=Ren]Greece.[/quote]

I’ve not been to Greece yet. But I know a Greek-American guy who moved there, got married, and lives there part of the year.

I understand that people over there don’t like to (or can’t) take on mortgages. They build onto their houses as they have money. So there are lots of houses in perpetual construction.

The people are not mortgaging the future. But too bad the government took on too much debt.

[quote=Ren]Greece.[/quote]

I’ve not been to Greece yet. But I know a Greek-American guy who moved there, got married, and lives there part of the year.

I understand that people over there don’t like to (or can’t) take on mortgages. They build onto their houses as they have money. So there are lots of houses in perpetual construction.

The people are not mortgaging the future. But too bad the government took on too much debt.