its expensive, i'll give you that... i wouldn't live right in the city, as it is kind of vile/dirty... i could live near Bondi in some beach shack though

what if we are more of a Rutgar Hauer in Blade Runner kind of guy?

do you think the chicks will still dig me if I don't know my inception date?

Without a doubt. Although the cycling shorts may not be such a grand idea during winter.

you make it sound as if I'd leave the bedroom.

hello, my name is floatingslowly and I'm a swede addict.

swedish chicks are pretty nice.

Isn't the Iceland government bankrupt?

yes. they've been selling pieces of the country on ebay.

I'd move to Melbourne in a hot minute. Iceland sounds like mucho fun, but I don't know if I'd enjoy the experience of paying absurd amounts of money for booze.

Funnily enough I'm learning Icelandic at the moment. It's really fucking hard.

My wifes family is from Norway and one thing I can say is I don't understand what they mean by high standard of living. Everything is so expensive and they are socialist so their taxes are extremely high. So what ends up happening is most people can't afford to own a house so they rent a flat and people really don't own all that much stuff. Not that that is wrong really... but most people don't own a car, they use public transit or walk. Like walking a hour each way to work is perfectly acceptable. And yes much healthier for sure. Their food is great but the funny thing is everyone over there agrees the food is great--but try paying for it... it is so freakin rediculously expensive they end up eating just enough. So yes nobody is fat. I guess it's all how you look at it. Oh and not many drink--who can afford alcohol. Only very rarely do they drink.

so your idea of a good life is to be an overweight glutton who gets no exercise and commutes an hour to work from his subprime rate macmansion, gets back home so miserable to watch tv and get drunk? how is that life great?

by the way, the u.s. is #29 in infant mortality in the world. that's a fucking shame for the "most powerful country in the world".

now, i'm not saying i'd live in norway-- seems like a dull fucking place though, ha ha ha.

I could never live in Iceland. Japan, China, or Philippines, yes, totally, but not Iceland.

fuck iceland

because bondi is a really peaceful and quiet place, and so affordable.. and there are NEVER packs of drunken forgein tourists singing their own national anthem while being pulled from the water over and over again because they dont understand the concept of a rip?!


cannot think of anything worse. If you want a nice beach and shack-life, try nambucca or kempsey or something.

Canada..
I imagine it has the advantages of the USA without the drawbacks.
Isn't that place wonderful?

mm yeh I could do Canada. One of my friends lived/worked there for about three years and set it was the best time of her life. She DID work in a candy store and drink a lot of booze though.

yeh but at least you'll be able to listen to bjork and really get it

what advantages of the USA?

and what drawbacks specifically?

it is nice in the summer up there. the winter sucks

i don't want a shack in the middle of nowhere... i did live in Byron for a year...that was as close to nowhere as I can get.

i can sacrifice peace and quiet for titties