Where are you all from?

Pon

IRL that is! Where are you posting from right now? Did you use to live someplace else and have had to move? How is it like where you live, do you enjoy it or would you like to move someplace else in the future for a change of scenery or hope for a better life? General locations are ok too if you dont feel like giving too much information.

I'm from Sweden myself, dark and cold nation in northern Europe. But spring is rolling around, and things are starting to bloom. Soon enough there will be summer and we will become the land of the midnight sun where it never truly gets dark. I love this country and its natural beauty and good living standards, so I think I'll live and die in these meadows green, as our anthem goes. I've also been extensively to Finland where I have family, which is a very similar nation in climate and culture. When I was younger I always wanted to move to another nation, mostly the US as I found it to be exotic and exciting. But when I got older I grew to appreciate what I had more and thankfully I never did make the decision to permanently uproot myself.

Though I think I could try moving someplace else for a while, perhaps for a job or relationship. Though I suspect I would quickly get homesick.

magicrabbit

Pon General locations are ok too

I live down south from you.
I don't like it here, I hope to move one day. There's not much here for me and my family's a bit of a settled-in diaspora anyway, leaving is not so complicated as it is for you, most of my family including myself do not identify with the culture, and we are hilariously isolated from the rest of the country despite inhabiting it for decades at this point. Those that do have connections do so in the rural countryside, a very distinct place from the Urban landscape.

My family probably have better replies to this thread, my mom is always saying she wants to live in Japan, for whatever reason. It sounds like a comfortabe place to live but I'm not sure I get her obsession with it, and I'm a far bigger weeb than her; that is to say she's watched a show or two and Ghibli movies.
My dad also wants to leave, but he's more cynical about it than I am, as mentioned we're somewhat of a diaspora, and we're not the only ones. There's a lot of different groups of people here, some even self-proclaimed refugees from Europe, fleeing from what they call an increasingly oppressive government that they no longer feel safe under. I've met a couple of these myself. It hasn't stopped me from wanting to move - probably to Europe still - same as my dad, but we've begun looking at things with more suspicion.

sonoko

Pon Near London. I would very very much like to visit Sweden. When I visited Germany, I had all of the fun of an exotic new place and new language but still felt at home and that Germans were pretty much the same as English people. I imagine Sweden would be similiar,

Kaper

Nice try glowie, you won't take me alive

frijole del alta

Kaper
I second this lol. I graduated from chan college!

Gigachad

American. Kansas.

Pon

magicrabbit Sounds warm, I would melt in no time. 10-20C is my preferred temperature range, any higher and I'm liable to start melting. We only get a few weeks during summer at those highs. I'm very curious about those European refugees, there are certainly countries here that are more controlling and oppressive than others, though by the standards of most of the world its probably pretty tame. Though in a lot of European nations I would say there is a good streak of cultural collectivism, as in you are kind of expected to go along with the general flow, especially here in the Nordics and I think the same holds true for Germany. If you start expressing too individualistic tendencies(outside of culturally acceptable induvidualism) or socially unacceptable ideas, you tend to get slapped down, which can lead to social ostracization and sometimes depending on the country, legal actions.

warmcharm
That'st true, one will always be a bit of an outsider if you move, but I think as long as people make a good effort to learn the language and culture of the place you move to and follow rules both implicit and explicit, there should be no problems. Some languages can be very hard to learn though!

warmcharm

Western hemisphere s'all I'll say. I guess where I live life is ok. Have thought of moving somewhere else but you know... You'll never really be "one of them".

magicrabbit

Pon Sounds warm

Definitely warm. 20C is Winter Temperature. I'm not a fan of that either, though I was fortunate to be born in the mountains, so I was raised with more reasonable temperatures. The whole problem comes when you leave the cover of the mountains and realize temperatures can reach over 30C, which, if you'll check, you'll realize it is around the temperature humans can handle normally. So merely standing around, existing, will get very sweaty. I hear it's even worse for you Euros who aren't accustomed to these highs, especially if they come in your home field where everything conspires to keep the temperatures as high as possible because of how cold it normally is.

Pon I'm very curious about those European refugees, there are certainly countries here that are more controlling and oppressive than others, though by the standards of most of the world its probably pretty tame.

The word "refugee" is doing a lot of work here, I'd classify them as early preppers of some kind, personally. Their main issues when I talked to them about it were property rights and the changing culture, seems some countries in Europe are getting very strict about property ownership, to around the point where you "own" the house but the Government will take what's theirs. What I believe is the trouble is that these people are seeing the changes and deciding that they don't like the odds for their family, and moving somewhere calmer. We here have a lot of diaspora as mentioned because of how easy it is to move here, you just need money and some patience. If you're feeling worried about the future, I can see why it makes sense you to move here. Otherwise, I'll agree that, at least for now, things are still much better in Europe than in the rest of the world. I'd still rather move there than the US, but I understand the worries.
I remember wanting to visit the UK in the past for example, but with recent events showing they're increasingly anti-privacy, anti-expression, and incompetent when it comes to real crime, I've decided to avoid it if I ever move to Europe.

Ross_R

I'm from Russia.
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Pedestrian

i live in the most meaningless spot on earth

Fantasy

I live in my house near where I work.
It's not where I want to live and not where I want to work but you make due. Ideally I'd live in rural China or northern Michigan. The former is just a dream I've had since a kid and I could never explain why. The latter is just a place I used to go vacationing at and I like the people and towns.

Pon

sonoko We are very used to English people, and English language in general, unless you meet someone 70+ you'll be able to communicate with everyone without much problem. Anyway I highly suggest the Vasa museum in Stockholm for an excellent preserved 17th century ship(and funny naval failure), or just stroll around old town for that medieval-ish city. Although if you want a true medieval city you should visit Gotland in the summer, particularly when they hold the medieval week faire.

I was in London last year, and I went around a little all over the place. Very mixed city with modern neighborhoods wall to wall with old brick houses that looked like they were from the industrial revolution(probably were), intermingled with 60s brutalism. Kinda comfy, but a mixed bag. The Thames is much bigger than I expected it to be looking at a map! It's a real landmark/obstacle in the city.

Frog

i'm from the greatest and most civilised country in the world (Turkey)

Baloney Pony

I am but a rural Mongolian Basket Weaver living in the steppes of Afghanistan! : ^ )

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