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Originally Posted by davenotdead

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

that's the ages-old introvert vs. extrovert debate. or-- ploesj vs. crypto pictures.

i'm for empty beaches & getting some nooky among the palm trees

crowds like that beach make me wanna vomit. tourists are disgusting.

curiously though i love big cities, but i like the emptiness and anonimity of a city crowd. soy weird.

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i've been to bondi... it wasn't peak season... but it was nowhere near that crowded. take a picture of any beach with adequate parking on a weekend, and thats what it looks like. I'd know as I grew up on a beach and sold parking spaces on the weekend. my city has nowhere near the population of sydney, but as the only major island/beach of the state, it looks as busy or more than that during the summer.

i love big cities too... which is why Sydney is a real good blend. I really liked it there, of course I've never been to Melbourne.

in the US, if you want a big city with beach access and culture... its what? LA or Miami? SD? SF maybe?

Tampa... though I don't know how "cultured" it is in tampa/st. pete...

its pretty much either an Australian city or somewhere on the Mediterranean . I don't know if I would like LA... Miami is probably a 'no' from me.

i actually like LA a lot. i know most people claim to hate it but to me that ocean is cool as fuck and it's not as retarded as it would seem.

the freeways suck though

The Getty Center is fucking amazing. I love going there.

yeah, the driving seems to be the big strike against LA... and public transport/quick commutes are a big draw of a large city to me

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i actually like LA a lot. i know most people claim to hate it but to me that ocean is cool as fuck and it's not as retarded as it would seem.

the freeways suck though

this town is a trap, it will capture you and keep you forever. it has everything to offer everyone, like damned Cenobites puzzle box..

in regards to the getty, it is a much more fantastic place to take a date then the lame movies or some gig, its like Disneyland for real adults

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

yeah. i still like new york better as a city, but new york has no beach (unless you count the trash dumps of staten island).

mmm-mmm-mmm... i'd move to hellay...

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

this town is a trap, it will capture you and keep you forever.

not so. just do like I did...gnaw off yr foot and escape!

a lot of icelandic come to ireland to do their christmas shopping because ireland is so cheap relativly speaking.... that speaks volumes about the economy in iceland......

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Originally Posted by banditto1969

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.

Personally, that sounds about as close as I can imagine to being an ideal State. Saying all that, i want to live in Tennessee, so I'm as confused as fuck.