NDRU said:

luck being a mix of opportunity and preparedness

I go to the doc if my kid is sick, usually same day appointment if needed, and nothing to pay. Medicine is affordable, I wouldn't even think twice about the cost of it - $20 for antibiotics?
I find government agencies approachable and reasonable - family assistance office, medicare, centrelink, taxation department etc, immigration dept, police - I could ring up any of them and have a pleasant conversation with them and be confident they are here to help me.
We have drinking water so good they bottle it to sell.
our council is putting in money to give us new libraries and recreational complexes (indoor swimming pool )
my experience with schools is great so far

NDRU said:

there is fine print

"you gotta be in it to win it"

ZombieKitten said:

See, I'm in the wrong hemisphere. All I've ever won, in my whole life, is a double album of Scottish Music, featuring Fran and Anna, and a 2litre bottle of Coke.

IIRC I drank the whole bottle of coke and pee'd the bed.

Fran and Anna:

mcmeekle said:

and I thought you guys up in the northern hemisphere were so lucky because you had the nolan sisters!

ZombieKitten said:

i'm in the mood for dancing...

http://www.youtube.com/wa...20Oz9Yr_So

do the Manta Ray

Cx

2freaky4church1 said:

I am tha fuck up out this bitch as soon as I can.

also, with Clarity, Europe has the best Tennis Players and Particle Accelerators. I'ts a Win Win situation.

Cx

2freaky4church1 said:

Yes, Europe is awesome and Iceland is of course the most awesome country in Europe :

i want to be roomies with rushing

purplehippieonthe1 said:

of course. you are attempting to lead me into a multicultural isolationist trap which i am not going to fall for but it did make me chuckle. just slightly.

Cx

I'm happy where I am. Many things are worse here, or don't function the way they should, compared to the US and Europe, but all in all it's simply just more fun.

Fauxie said:

RenHoek said:

Really, things can be so messy here, so disorganized and confounding, and it does cause frustration at times. When you're used to it, the faults become charming or hilarious and you miss such idiosyncrasies when you're away. Thailand's a riot!

Dewrede said:

omg it's disgraceful. Dog shit and spit every five feet!

2freaky4church1 said:

Those cars are friggin' toys!
I live in Liverpool, England & it is great. Some skanky areas here & there, but it's the same in any city no matter where it!

minneapolisgenius said:

ok
actually i was referring to the 'non existant night life'

Dewrede said:

Oh God that's even worse! But then, I'm pretty old now, so it shouldn't really matter anymore to me, although it did 10 years ago!

bye! don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out!

MrsMdiver said:

That is the best thing about Europe. Thirty minutes one direction, I can be in the Benelux; An hour in another direction, I can be in the Basque; Ninety Minutes in another direction, I can be in Scandanavia.

PunkMistress and I are off to Ireland in a decade or so!

I don't know why I find this picture very beautiful.

2freaky4church1 said:

The climate in sweden would make you depressed. Half of the year hardly sunshine. You probably wouldnt like the climate in the whole of north europe.

Tremolina said:

I only ever go there in between June and September

Australia is amazing, beyond the dirty little desert towns..lol Sydney takes my breath away.

Italy is dirty and ugly..lol Berlesconi and the mob make it look like a pig sty.

Sweden and Denmark have the cleanest streets, France the nicest buildings. Prague is amazing as well.

Netherlands the best herb and sex parlors..lol
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Germany does have great Turkish food.

Iceland is too cold..lol

Here's what I will do: Sweden during Spring and Summer, Hawaii during winter..lol

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

The composition is pleasing, and the colors are awesome.

PunkMistress said:

It's also just a model, with a photo background behind it.

GirlBrother said:

I have to say that Austria, Scotland, Sardinia and Corsica were all really clean when I visited.

I am looking forward to seeing more of Europe.

We are hoping to get to Ireland this year and return to Scotland as well.
If we cannot get there this Spring/Summer, we will just have to go some place warm & sunny in Europe, lots of choices.

I would move to England in a second. Maybe I'll retire somewhere in the Cotswalds. I have a house picked out in Broadway.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

But why? Not to disrespect the UK, I love Brighton and London and the British culture, I´m just wondering....just curious.

There are hundreds and thousands of British citizens moving to Germany each year, hence my question. Most of them settle down in Berlin and Hamburg.

I like England, too but the weather and the cost of living are not really for me.