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just curious as to what countries or states everyone would like to:

live in permanently
hate to live in
visit (2 or 3 weeks)
extended visit (6 months - 1 year+)

you don't have to answer all of them, just a general list and an explanation. I will post mine later.

I would love to do an extended stay in France, and possibly live in the southern part down by the Mediterranean. I've also wanted to visit Australia for a 2 to 3 week type of vacation.

i'm getting really sick of winter. so i'd like to live somewhere more temperate.

that's about all i know. i wouldn't mind trying to live in places that i think i'd hate, because i might be surprised.

live in permanently - crete, greece (i've been here and it rules.)
hate to live in - russia (cold, depressing, don't speak russian, don't want to become an alcoholic)
visit - france (wine, food, ski, happy)
extended visit - chile/argentina (same as above, except people are friendlier and i can afford it)

Permanently: Hawaii or Fiji
Hate to live in: Alaska or Russia (I'm with nestor on that one)
Visit: New York or Sweden (see great-grandmother's house)
Extended Visit: Maine or Australia

Permanently: i wouldn't mind living in a warmer place.. winter does get old. Going to try oregon out. It seems like a nice middle ground. california would be too hot for me i think. Out of the 3 foreign countries i've visited, i could not see myself living in any of them permanently (mexico, vietnam, cambodia).

Hate to live in: pretty much any Eastern State. i've never been there, but i dont really have the desire to live there. I plan on visiting new york some time just to experience it. Yeah russia sounds pretty shitty, will agree with that. I'd also pass on living in Canada, cuba, and most gigantic cities Paris, NY, LA etc.. and i'd especially hate florida probably.

Visit: Iceland, Norway, Egypt, japan, new zealand, Uruguay, Italy, Spain. I think Iceland is #1 on my list. I've been captivated by images of that country. the landscape varies greatly and the people are extremely nice. Plus i'd get a chance to see Sigur ros and Bjork :) I feel drawn to this place.

Extended visit: I've been considering teaching english abroad. I'd love to try this in Thailand or India.

Perm: I'm not really the permanent type of person, but I like the west coast. I think I'll end up living most of my life on this side of the continent.
Hate life: Clearwater, Florida.
Visit: Madagascar. I really want to go shoot macros of all the awesome insects there. Or the Peruvian Amazon!
Extended: Thailand

andyp, have you seen heima the movie? If not I think you'll really like the scenery :)

yup i bought it for a friend, and i wish i didnt give it to him! ha

permanently: like most everyone else, I might like to live somewhere warmer. I'm in New England now and the winters are kind of miserable. ideally I'd like to be somewhere where I can swim in a lake year-round :). I've heard good things about San Francisco, but I've never been to California so I don't know. I need to visit more places!

hate: most suburban areas. Pennsylvania seems pretty miserable. at least most of it.

visit: everywhere (pretty much)! in particular though, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Iran, China, Mexico, Haiti, Brazil, Nigeria, and Egypt.

extended visit: any of the places above if I liked them enough :).

hate Pennsylvania?! I actually really like Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh at least.

yeah, I'm talking more the not-urban areas. I've never really been to Philly or Pittsburgh. Harrisburgh was fucking miserable though.

live in permanently

pantanal in brazil. (been there once before... favorite place on earth)
new york city. (live there now... awesome)
probably most of austria or zurich... new zealand... galway...

hate to live in

mexico city, mexico
sao paulo, brazil
tokyo, japan
hong kong china
beijing china
seoul
all of the middle east
all of africa except south africa
most ex-soviet block countries
india

visit (2 or 3 weeks)
most of europe
most of asia
south africa
most of south america

extended visit (6 months - 1 year+)
south africa
ireland
austria
germany
finland
thailand
costa rica
brazil

I can visit anywhere ... so that's not a problem.

Live in perm.: Southern US.

Hate to live in: anywhere where winter drops the thermometer down below 30F, and Malaysia.

i think i want to move to sf when i graduate, if there are any i-banking jobs left over there

or london (uk). i don't know if i can do ny.

Permanently: I'm not interested in living anywhere permanently

Hate to live in: Places with long, harsh winters (Northern US, Canada, Russia, etc.)

Shorter visit: (This list would continue indefinitely, so I'll list my top 5) Nepal, Morocco, Portugal, Greece, Italy

Extended visit: India, France, South Africa, New Zealand

> Hate to live in: Canada

Ouch.

Haha
At least I specified why! :-D