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ATIL KAYHAN 
Türkiye
Local time: 11:37
Member (2007)
Turkish to English
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| Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:37
Member (2008)
Italian to English
These rankings are meaningless unless they include various factors. should be "the Best Places to Live IF you are..."
- white
- financially secure
- in good health
- fluent in the local language
- politically active
- etc.
[Edited at 2023-07-12 14:03 GMT]
| | | | Metin Demirel
Türkiye
Local time: 11:37
Member (2018)
Italian to Turkish
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| expectations | Jul 12, 2023 |
I just came across this post while I was having a fit of homesickness and complaining about it to my wife. The funny thing is the place that I feel homesick about isn't my actual hometown. I was born and bred in Istanbul, spending 39 years there, but I never truly liked it. Five years ago, we moved to Adana, a city infamous for its perceived criminality (which is untrue) and oppressively humid summers (which is sadly accurate), yet also celebrated for its culinary culture—the aspect I miss the... See more I just came across this post while I was having a fit of homesickness and complaining about it to my wife. The funny thing is the place that I feel homesick about isn't my actual hometown. I was born and bred in Istanbul, spending 39 years there, but I never truly liked it. Five years ago, we moved to Adana, a city infamous for its perceived criminality (which is untrue) and oppressively humid summers (which is sadly accurate), yet also celebrated for its culinary culture—the aspect I miss the most. However, after the earthquake, we moved to Ankara this year, and I'm still struggling to come to terms with the fact that I'm no longer in Adana. We are seriously considering to move back. The restaurants here are subpar, and I suspect they learn how to cook by watching YouTube videos. What's the point of working hard all day if I can't enjoy good food?
I think the best place to live depends heavily on the expectations of an individual. I find these lists to be funny as they disregard what one is to expect living there and their priorities. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
| Best places to live? | Jul 13, 2023 |
This ranking is silly. I strongly disagree with Sharia law. There's no way I'd put Malaysia in the top five.
All countries have at least one thing that really ticks me off, anyway. No matter where I live, I won't be content with the situation. Maybe it's about time I program my own virtual world and transfer my consciousness into a digital form, so I could live there. I envy video game characters sometimes.
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I tend not to trust statistical articles written by people who can't count past 15.
Ranked: The 15 Best Places to Live
1. Mexico
2. Spain
3. Panama
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52. Norway
53. Kuwait
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:37
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| ¡Arriba, Arriba! | Jul 13, 2023 |
Mexico is great if you can handle a gun and have protection.
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 09:37
Member (2015)
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| Is there a best place to live? | Jul 13, 2023 |
I am looking for one but I don't find it... Portugal has seen better days.
| | | | ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Local time: 11:37
Member (2007)
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| It seems specific to expats | Jul 14, 2023 |
This ranking is probably based on expat mentality: the desire to live outside one's country of origin, yet never become fully integrated in the destination country. Sort of an international version of living in a gated community.
| | | | Tony Keily
Local time: 10:37
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I've always hated the expression, with its implication of someone well-heeled dipping their toe into the water 'out foreign'. For sure, the migrants driven from their homes by war, hunger or climate are not considered expats.
As for places, it's hard to rate whole countries. I love the town I live in, 15,000 inhabitants and an hour or so from Milan. I would never consider living anywhere else. But I don't really now what 'Italy' is or how to rate it. Like Metin suggests in his comme... See more I've always hated the expression, with its implication of someone well-heeled dipping their toe into the water 'out foreign'. For sure, the migrants driven from their homes by war, hunger or climate are not considered expats.
As for places, it's hard to rate whole countries. I love the town I live in, 15,000 inhabitants and an hour or so from Milan. I would never consider living anywhere else. But I don't really now what 'Italy' is or how to rate it. Like Metin suggests in his comment above, a 'place' is something pretty specific. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 10:37
French to English
There are probably a million places I'd be happy living in if all you take into consideration are the cost of living, how welcoming the locals are, and stuff like that. However, I choose to live where my children can visit me easily: I'm just an hour from where my daughter lives and just four hours from where my son lives (and he's looking to move back closer to home). The most welcoming city on earth would have to also welcome both my kids for me to want to live there, and since they are both w... See more There are probably a million places I'd be happy living in if all you take into consideration are the cost of living, how welcoming the locals are, and stuff like that. However, I choose to live where my children can visit me easily: I'm just an hour from where my daughter lives and just four hours from where my son lives (and he's looking to move back closer to home). The most welcoming city on earth would have to also welcome both my kids for me to want to live there, and since they are both with partners, that means the partners would have to come too... so sorry, Mexico, you're not for me. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kay Denney
France
Local time: 10:37
French to English
Tom in London wrote:
These rankings are meaningless unless they include various factors. should be "the Best Places to Live IF you are..."
- white
- financially secure
- in good health
- fluent in the local language
- politically active
- etc.[Edited at 2023-07-12 14:03 GMT]
What else would you expect from Forbes? I mean, your first three points summed up their readership.
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Jorge Payan
Colombia
Local time: 03:37
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| Mr. Satan (X)
English to Indonesian
Jorge Payan wrote:
Colombia, which ranks 17th in the Forbes classification, could be the cheapest country for an expat to live in Latin America at this moment. However, it is also one of the countries where the working visa is more expensive.
Or you could just abuse your tourist visa and trying to print out expat money under the table. This reminds me of a newspaper article I read a while ago, about a local economic turmoil allegedly caused by some eeeeeeeevil Russians™ who ran illegal motorcycle-renting businesses in Bali.
Going back to the original topic. With xenophobia reaching an all-time high, I don’t think right now is the best season to be a foreigner abroad. Speaking for myself, I am fully comfortable staying behind my castle walls.
[Edited at 2023-07-15 02:17 GMT]
| | | | | The Best Places to Live... | Jul 15, 2023 |
...are those where you know and can estimate who your enemies will be.
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