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Paperboy  Posts: 25 Joined: 7 May 2008     | |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 398 Joined: 8 Oct 2007    | uh...not sure where your going with your rant but as for the title I'd have to say I'd love to live in Ireland. I'd like to go to many other places but Ireland is the one place I'd do just about anything to be able to live there. ^_^ |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3849 Joined: 26 Feb 2008     | So you wish the world to know that you were born in England rather than.... Wales? Get over yourself. It is ONE ISLAND! That is like distinguishing betweenThe Dominican Republic and Haiti! Who cares? It is a tropical island! So you live on an island in the North Atlantic, one of the few remaining legitimate empires, and you want to complain about that? You sir, have no sense of Glorious History. Take at least two History classes in your University.... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1549 Joined: 5 Dec 2007   | South Africa, now thats where you want to go. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 558 Joined: 13 Dec 2007   |
You want to be able to select the you come from England? Can anyone here translate that? Regardless, I'll try to answer what I think is the question being posed in the topic title. I've briefly thought that it might be nice to live in Japan, for the simple fact that I'm looking to get a career as a voice actor, and voice acting is a pretty big thing in Japan. Then again, there's the whole language barrier thing, and I generally don't like being in countries where I can't speak the language. |
Paperboy Posts: 25 Joined: 7 May 2008 | if i could anywhereeeee ... *thinks* it'd probably somewhere like califorinia, new zealand/australia, or japan (egypt maybe) holland is cool but i dont want my eventual children being able to legally consent to sex at 14 lol and just for Darth Mobius i DO have a sense of our glorious history! you see, we sir, are responsible for deciding what time it is everywhere else in the world. this is mostly because we only want the germans sitting down for their lunch when WE say it's 1 o'clock. we decide this for the same reason we are twice undefeated world war champions of earth and thats because ENGLAND is so great that it unified itself with those other 'countys' of our wonderful little island that mascarade as countries (you know who you are), took over a 3rd of the world, got bored and gave it back again so we could have another crack sometime in the future - that and we wanted our own olympics disclaimer: this is written purely for myown amusement and does not reflect any of my real views or that of anyone english... exect perhaps the BNP :) |
Paperboy Posts: 25 Joined: 7 May 2008 | lol the topic is pretty much just that i wanted something to post about and while inputting my profile information it stuck me that i always have to select 'uk' and theres never an england option. however the question of what country you would ideal'y like to live in is a pretty good one too =] |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4276 Joined: 23 Dec 2007  | Thailand. The baht is so totally worth it. A gigantic meal costs 30 cents Canadian, including tip and valet parking. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2020 Joined: 7 Mar 2008   |
the massage is good and cheap too for me, i like canada but if i had to pick other places england or japan tons of places i'd love to visit but most i wouldn't want to live in because of the crap going on there or living conditions |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3849 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 |
Um, California is a big state. Most of it isn't like my Glorious home town of Los Angeles. Most of it is country, sparsely populated and either unbearably hot or cold, with few temperate days in between. It is a desert. I love L.A! Okay, just had to say that... Seriously though, I miss Los Angeles. When my ex-wife told me to leave, I just should have signed the damn paperwork and been happy with one facet of my life. Jallil would probably still have left me at that time, but I would never have left the one place I have truly felt at home, and by extension, been much happier anyway... Back on Topic... California isn't a country, it is a state. So you couldn't select California anyway. Believe me, there are times ALL I want from life is to distance myself from those redneck cow-rapists in the mid-west or the pig-rapists in the deep south... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4207 Joined: 2 Dec 2007    |
Australia is so much better the NZ. They do thing over there... with sheep. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 708 Joined: 8 May 2008 | pff coming from a country thats national song is "tie me kangaroo down sport tie me kangaroo down" Anyway back on topic Im happy where I am however I would like to visit california and arkansas... for various reasons <.<;;; |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 7 Joined: 8 May 2008 | Ah geez, Japan (either Kyoto or Tokyo 2 best cities over there), or Ireland cuz that country is so damned beautiful and green |
Anonymous Source Posts: 7 Joined: 8 May 2008 | for the record California is great to visit but I wouldn't want to live there AGAIN. Too screwed up these days |
Beat Writer  Posts: 167 Joined: 30 Apr 2008  | It's gotta be Canada for me. 30 million people, 10 million of them have guns But rant aside Canada has a good economy, good healthcare and a low crimerate so that's good enough for me. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 90 Joined: 1 May 2008   | The USA purely because of their college sporting programs and such. Australia just doesn't have enough emphasis on sports development, except for AFL. Other then that Australia is awesome. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 391 Joined: 31 Oct 2007 | I'm English and proud but if I could live anywhere then it wouldn't be here, I'm too laid back and relaxed for this country, I'd ideally live somewhere in the med, Spain maybe or one of the Greek islands, somewhere with siestas and the culture on maņana. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 190 Joined: 23 Apr 2008  |
*Slow burn...* Speaking on behalf of the redneck cow rapists of the Midwest, it may interest you to know we regard California as a state where cults are widely accepted, immigration runs rampant, celebrity status is given freely to anyone no matter how terminally uninteresting, and not a single original idea for television or movies has been had since 1986. As such we wish all the smog, mudslides, and forest fires you can handle. Plus the occasional 9.6 earthquake. Any deep south pig rapists wishing to chime in, feel free to do so. Also, anyone from areas spared from bestial rapists (the entire eastern seaboard, the Rockies, Alaska & Hawai'i), horn in on this too. *...and cool down... maybe* But if I were to actually answer the question instead of lashing out at those who deserve it, I'd have to pick from the seeming erratic list of: Sweden (I like blondes, real blondes, unlike the vast majority of a state which shall remain nameless) or... Hawai'i (temperate climate, beaches abound, the perfect place for a convertible) I would've said Australia, because rear wheel drive performance cars also appeal to me, but I see the Northern Territory has speed limits on it's highways now, so forget it. And forget Germany, the Autobahn has too many people on it, plus speed limits are popping up on all the fun sections. BONUS POINTS FOR HAWAI'I: A state correctly spelled with an apostrophe in it's name? Sweet! ALSO: There are differences between the countries of the U.K: The Scots invented golf, the Irish raised drinking to an art form (that's a compliment), and the English somehow made themselves keepers of the world's time. There are other differences, to be sure, but that would require research or thinking on my part, and that's not happening at 3:30 in the morning. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 377 Joined: 7 Nov 2007 | @ original post You sound pretty right wing. All this 'I want to be England' no exceptions including the first sentence of point 2 under 'making this topic'.
You sound like your a mouthpiece for the idiots that are the BNP. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 377 Joined: 7 Nov 2007 |
I want to get out. You can have my house if I can live where you are - deal? :D |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2107 Joined: 4 Nov 2007  |
I've never heard that song. What is it? |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 5 Joined: 3 Apr 2008 | Very few internet sites actually care where you come from, and if they did they could just find out without your input anyway. I recommend finding your actual country of origin on the dropdown menu, then selecting the one directly above or below it. It's stress-relieving and mildly educational. For example it's the only reason I know where Nicuragua is. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3849 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 |
Okay, I think you missed my point... I was BORN in Minnesota, my GIRLFRIEND is from Iowa, and I lived in Indiana for the last year... Not everyone is a cow rapist in the mid west, as I am sure there are people in Indiana that don't fuck their cousins, or the deep south for that matter. I was saying that I want to distance myself from THOSE people. And you have just proven that you agree with me by arguing so vehemently against me. So why are you arguing against me? Because you misunderstood? Sorry, I did not mean to imply that everyone from these regions is the stereotype. I was just saying that in Identifying with ANY nation, there are negative connotations. I gladly specify that I come from Southern Los Angeles when people ask me where I am from. I lived in the Ghetto, not hollywood. So back off your defensiveness. Secondly, I happen to like parts of the Mid-west, just not as a whole, because I have met too many people that were fucked up in the head and said I was abnormal... My ex-wife and in-laws come to mind... I have family there, including but not limited to my Daughter in Indiana, my Father, Step-mother, and two half brothers, as well as my Future in-laws who still live in Iowa. No offense was intended, it was supposed to be a joke. Just laugh and it will be better! If it wasn't funny to you, sorry. I know my Girlfriend would laugh at it... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4636 Joined: 13 Feb 2008    | I live in England, and I wouldn't swap it for the World. I would agree with espics though that the English culture is eroding at a rapid rate, and it's tools like the BMP that are using it for their own end. On the World scale, England has a LOT to be proud of. Scotland, Wales, Eire and Ireland too, but they get to be celebrate theirs. I put up a St. George flag and I'm condemned. :( Baseball, Virtual Reality, Genetic Fingerprinting are all as English as Chicken Tikka Masala. (Edit: THough Eire has the best countryside in the World) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2660 Joined: 18 Dec 2007 | I would have to choose Australia. If you lived here I think you'll understand. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 377 Joined: 7 Nov 2007 |
you mean large areas of desert, rampant censorship, droughts and discrimination against the native populace? |
Beat Writer  Posts: 181 Joined: 13 Dec 2007 |
I do (live here), and believe me, I don't (understand). Then again, I want to live in Wales. I don't really know why, but it's always struck as a place I'd really enjoy living.
Hey mate, what's ya phone number? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4636 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 |
Now now, that's not the only country that can claim that, is it? |
Press Junketeer Posts: 377 Joined: 7 Nov 2007 |
i know its a nice place to live but I was in a particularly weird mood for a comeback. but do tell - what is good about Australia? (not sarcastic) |
Beat Writer Posts: 181 Joined: 13 Dec 2007 |
Our legal drinking age is 18. You decide whether that's good or bad. Oh yes, and we don't need cars because we all ride kangaroos everywhere. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 64 Joined: 23 Apr 2008 |
Its a childrens song written in 1957 about a dying stockman telling people to take care of his affairs when he's dead. It was a hit at the time but I don't where avykins got the national anthem idea from. On topic, I live in Australia and I love it here. Granted I've only been to two other countries (England and France 6 weeks total) but given a choice I'd stay here. The weather is never really that cold, at least where I live, nice people and our Government isn't AS pansy as before. Also we have great beaches. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2660 Joined: 18 Dec 2007 |
It is a relaxed place, the weather is nice most of the time, pollution is minimal (when compared to other countries), the dollar is relatively good, plenty of job choices and wonderful beaches. Need I say everything I like about my home nation. There are lots of places I would like to live (Cairo being one of them) but I would rather stay here. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 494 Joined: 8 May 2008 | The country I want to live in? Don't just pass this off as some uninformed person who thinks the U.S. is perfect. Far from it, but I live in China right now, I've also lived in Panama in the past. Those places might be an interesting adventure or vacation, but they lack government stability. I could get a beatdown from the local police, just to have it covered up so nobody knows about it. There are still many beautiful places I want to visit, but I wouldn't give up my U.S. citizenship for permanent residence in a private villa in Italy if you begged me. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 164 Joined: 21 Apr 2008 | I wouldn't say a specific country as much as a city, since when you get to the countryside, things often go a bit downhill. I'm quite content in Copenhagen, but i'd love to live in Istanbul for some time, or maybe Barcelona. Some places in Canada sound interesting too, but haven't been there so can't really tell. |
EDIT: so this topic is regarding the following things:
1) if you could choose any country to live in where would it be and why?
2) i hate that when your filling in profile information you have to select 'uk' and cant select your actually country. duno about anyone else but i come from england and as much as i love the united kingdom i wanna be able to select my country - i mean there are some countries on that list that havent yet been blessed with running water let alone the internet and yet they get representation.
and im making this topic why?:
1) this is a pointless rant im using to avoid doing anything that might assist my entry into university
2) vaguly part of my frustration at the grudual loss of english national identity through both political correctness and the 'united kingdom' tag. i mean yeh its great to have different countries and people united togeather but does that mean that my actual country of birth, despite all of its historic and global significance, doesnt matter to the point where it doesnt even more a list that, for the sake of argument, El Salvador does?