Which European city would you live in?

[opebo]

Wow!  What a wealth of wonderful choices!  Makes you think how crappy most US cities are.

If money were no object probably Berlin, Vienna, or London.  Since it is, and since I like very, shall we say available ladies, Eastern Europe is just the ticket.  However Ukraine is too dangerous.  Prague?  Perhaps not cheap enough.

Ok, I voted Bucharest, but beleive me it would only be a home base for visiting many of the others on the list.

[opebo]

Anyhow, if you asked me this question 10 years ago, I would have shouted VIENNA, home of Beethoven...but now, I have zero inclination to step foot off American soil.

Why so xenophobic, Storebought? 

[opebo]

Anyhow, if you asked me this question 10 years ago, I would have shouted VIENNA, home of Beethoven...but now, I have zero inclination to step foot off American soil.

Why so xenophobic, Storebought? 

Back on topic: I don't have the inclination to spend 3K for as ephemeral an experience as traveling to a foreign nation for 3-4 days.

My goodness yes, please don't attempt a foreign journey in 3 or 4 days!  When I go abroad it is at the very least for 3 to 4 months, usually much more.  Short trips are as you say ephemeral.  One needs to really immerse oneself to get the experience of living in a different culture.