Which European city would you live in?

[minionofmidas]

Amsterdam, Berlin?

[Jake]

I actually live in one of those cities. Feel free to guess which one.

Copenhagen

Close...

Stockholm, Oslo ?

No, Copenhagen was closer. What makes you think I'm Nordic?

Oh, I randomly guessed Copenhagen and then went north instead of south.

[J.R. Brown]

Either Athens or Rome.

[Storebought]

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

Especially when you consider that those cities were Roman camps, Viking hovels, or horrors, seats of medieval Roman Catholic dioceses and monastaries.

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.

[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? 

[Storebought]

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? 

Hmm. Firstly, I dispute strongly that I'm a xenophobe. Da ich die deutsche Sprache seit neuen Jahren gelernt habe, kann ich sie ziemlich wohl sprechen. As an American who would have no possibility of ever traveling to Germany for legitimate business reasons, I wouldn't consider that the mark of a xenophobe.

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. If I wanted to learn about the artifacts of a foreign culture, I'd read an Encylopedia Britannica article on the subject. If I wanted to become familiar with another language, a good grammer book will suffice. And if  I wanted to spend time among groups of strangers who viscerally hate me and everything I stand for, the Atlas Forum satisfies my desire in every regard.

[skybridge]

I actually live in one of those cities. Feel free to guess which one.

Copenhagen

Close...

Stockholm, Oslo ?

No, Copenhagen was closer. What makes you think I'm Nordic?

Oh, I randomly guessed Copenhagen and then went north instead of south.

That's alright. You figured it out yet?

[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.

[TexasPatriot2024]

London, i love using the word bloody but people in Texas look at you funny if you try to slip it in.

[minionofmidas]

Sky, I already asked you "Amsterdam or Berlin?"
Although, bei dem username Luftbrücke klingt Berlin dann halt doch n Tacken wahrscheinlicher.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I think it's Berlin

[skybridge]

Sky, I already asked you "Amsterdam or Berlin?"
Although, bei dem username Luftbrücke klingt Berlin dann halt doch n Tacken wahrscheinlicher.

Yeah, Berlin is right (oder ist richtig). It actually never occured to me how similar skybridge is to air bridge. Skybridge is just a message board name I dreamt up a while ago when I was going to use it as a band name.

[Maastricht]

It's not in the list, but I would live in Firenze. Most pleasant city ( and country->Toscana) on earth in my opinion.

[Tory]

London, i love using the word bloody but people in Texas look at you funny if you try to slip it in.

Only toffs use the word bloody.

[Dave from Michigan]

I've heard London is nice, and my cousin lives there.  I've never been to Europe so it's kind of hard to pick.

[TexasPatriot2024]

London, i love using the word bloody but people in Texas look at you funny if you try to slip it in.

Only toffs use the word bloody.

Yeah i know, thats a good point. I still like the UK so i would pick London even if i couldnt justify using the word bloody of bugger.

[Michael Z]

I could just play the arrogant Londoner card and say I wouldn't wanna live anywhere else, but... nah. It's an exciting city and all, but it's dead expensive, the transport is sh**t, everyone's stressed out... given the choice between this and, say, Geneva, I know where I'd rather be.

Write-in for Florence, Lausanne or Hamburg. Out of the ones listed, either Paris or Rome. I voted for Rome.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Strange thing about London is that places I wouldn't mind living in are right next to places I would hate live in...
Part of London I know best is Rotherhithe, which I quite like... but Bermondsey proper (right next door) is horrible.

[Michael Z]

Strange thing about London is that places I wouldn't mind living in are right next to places I would hate live in...
Part of London I know best is Rotherhithe, which I quite like... but Bermondsey proper (right next door) is horrible.

It's true, there are loads of examples like this in London. Take Dulwich, which is beautiful, but it's right next to Peckham, which is a complete dump. Ditto Chigwell/Ilford, Wallington/Croydon, etc. It's weird.