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128. OMG the motion and beauty are just hypnotic!

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If you could move to any country, what country would you go to? Me--- France [View all] debm55 Oct 26 OP

Australia Funtatlaguy Oct 26 #1

Thank you Funtatlaguy. My husband went their for a business trip and said it was great. debm55 Oct 26 #6

Spain. ramedy Oct 26 #2

Thank you ramedy. Are you posting from their now? debm55 Oct 26 #8

No, I'm in the US right now ramedy Oct 26 #44

Northern England or Scotland. My immigrant family Polly Hennessey Oct 26 #3

Thank you PollyHennessey. I have been to Ireland and it is so beautiful. debm55 Oct 26 #9

Their "government" is too close to ours... malthaussen Oct 26 #34

New Zealand RainCaster Oct 26 #4

Thank you RainCaster. Yes, I agree. debm55 Oct 26 #11

I'll second that choice Bayard Oct 26 #47

OMG, yes wryter2000 Oct 26 #103

Italy.... anciano Oct 26 #5

Thank you anciano. It would be a beautiful place. debm55 Oct 26 #12

I would live here but go to visit art museums having exhibits of artists I would love to see 3 times a year. CTyankee Oct 26 #130

Thank you CTyankee debm55 Oct 26 #131

Norway, probably. Ocelot II Oct 26 #7

My relatives are from the Ukraine and country of Georgia. don't want to go there. Rich's family is from Italy and debm55 Oct 26 #13

Likewise LearnedHand Oct 26 #105

My heart says Wales but my more practical side says Canada Siwsan Oct 26 #10

Agree with you. Rich speaks Finn. and when he and his parents went they were treated with open arms. His mother was born debm55 Oct 26 #17

My great aunt told me they spoke Welsh when they were young Siwsan Oct 26 #18

That's good. My MIL moved outside of Boston with Finnish population. No one spoke English at home or our in public. She debm55 Oct 26 #35

Switzerland. Prettiest place you'll ever see. Mister Ed Oct 26 #14

Thank you Mister Ed. It does look like a Wonderful place to live. debm55 Oct 26 #30

There are 'train cab rides' on the tube where you can see what cities and countrysides Prairie_Seagull Oct 26 #78

Thank you so much Prairie_Seagull debm55 Oct 26 #79

OMG the motion and beauty are just hypnotic! NBachers Oct 26 #128

Abslutely agree, It is hypnotic. Prairie_Seagull Oct 30 #171

Although I might be ABLE to move to any country, I'd stay right where I am. If I HAD to move to another country... WheelWalker Oct 26 #15

Excellent choice WheelWalker. debm55 Oct 26 #26

Dominican Republic mikewv Oct 26 #16

Thank you mikewv. It sounds like a beautiful place. Enjoy yourself. debm55 Oct 26 #25

Australia! I've been there three times! lucca18 Oct 26 #19

thank you lucca18, Rich was there one. He loved it. debm55 Oct 26 #23

Ireland arkielib Oct 26 #20

Thank you arkielib with my husband. Simply beautiful. Scotland would be any place to live debm55 Oct 26 #21

Let Duolingo be your friend ! OnDoutside Oct 26 #88

Thanks, Duolingo. arkielib Oct 26 #91

No problem. OnDoutside Oct 26 #95

I meant "thanks, OnDoutside" for recommending Duolingo. arkielib Oct 26 #93

No you wouldn't. LearnedHand Oct 26 #108

Thanks, LearnedHand. I'll try it! arkielib Oct 26 #142

Me too, BlueSky3 Oct 26 #22

Thank you BlueSky3 Yes, but I would like to live out in the country . debm55 Oct 26 #37

I would, too. BlueSky3 Oct 26 #96

Agree debm55 Oct 26 #133

Belize RoadRunner Oct 26 #24

Thank you RoadRunner. that sounds great. debm55 Oct 26 #38

We are so old that no other country wants us. Ferrets are Cool Oct 26 #27

Unless we have a lot of money, true. malthaussen Oct 26 #32

Oh you. Thank you Ferrets are Cool, debm55 Oct 26 #40

I'm in the Australia camp. Bristlecone Oct 26 #28

Thank you Bristlecone. They both sound great. We have been to Ireland. I picked France because of the Art and the debm55 Oct 26 #42

Probably Iceland. malthaussen Oct 26 #29

Thank you Mal. and even though my husband can speak it and has relatives there. because of the location. I would not debm55 Oct 26 #43

Jamaica, mon. LoisB Oct 26 #31

Thank you LoisB. I think it would be too hot for me. debm55 Oct 26 #45

Germany would be my first choice FakeNoose Oct 26 #33

Thank you FakeNoose. debm55 Oct 26 #71

Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 On Lake Arenal. Haha LakeArenal Oct 26 #36

HAHAAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you LakeArenal debm55 Oct 26 #72

Germany Cairycat Oct 26 #39

Thank you Cairycat. debm55 Oct 26 #73

We lived there for a year a LONG time ago-- I was just a kid. ailsagirl Oct 27 #147

Canada or Sweden. love_katz Oct 26 #41

Thank you love_katz. I guess I am the opposite, I live in PA and would love to live near the sea and not a land locked debm55 Oct 26 #74

I love France. Visited in 2014. But, I'd move to Scandinavia Joinfortmill Oct 26 #46

Thank you Joinfortmill. Husband speaks Finn as his mother was born there. debm55 Oct 26 #75

New Zealand JT45242 Oct 26 #48

Thank you JT45242 debm55 Oct 26 #80

Luxembourg. greatauntoftriplets Oct 26 #49

Thank you greatauntoftriplets. It sounds like a beautiful place to live. debm55 Oct 26 #81

Ireland northoftheborder Oct 26 #50

thank you northoftheborder. I have been to Ireland and it is beautiful. debm55 Oct 26 #83

RSO rso Oct 26 #51

Thank you rso. debm55 Oct 26 #84

My heart says France Marigold Oct 26 #52

Dear Marigold. We go to Montreal and do the same. debm55 Oct 26 #85

Germany I already gopiscrap Oct 26 #53

Great. Thank you gopiscrap. debm55 Oct 26 #86

Ireland, where my mother family came from.... Historic NY Oct 26 #54

That would be a hard choice. Thank you, Historic NY. debm55 Oct 26 #87

Scotland, Canada or Amsterdam Metaphorical Oct 26 #55

Thank you Metaphorical. debm55 Oct 26 #89

England or Germany LogDog75 Oct 26 #56

Thank you very much, LogDog75 debm55 Oct 26 #57

Canada displacedvermoter Oct 26 #58

Thank you very much displacedvermoter My second choice would be Canada--Nova Scotia debm55 Oct 26 #60

Halifax is a pretty hip city. displacedvermoter Oct 26 #61

thank you . I will remember that the next time we go up there. We haven't been there in awhile. debm55 Oct 26 #66

Australia. Maybe Italy Deep State Witch Oct 26 #59

Thank you Deep State Witch.Do you have relatives in those countries? debm55 Oct 26 #62

Not Really Deep State Witch Oct 26 #63

I spent four months in Zagreb, Croatia LogDog75 Oct 26 #107

Best place enid602 Oct 26 #64

Thank you very much enid602. Sounds very interesting. debm55 Oct 26 #70

im staying right here . AllaN01Bear Oct 26 #65

Thank you AllaN01Bear. It's not just for political reasons. I always wanted to live near the sea. debm55 Oct 26 #67

canada. AllaN01Bear Oct 26 #68

Thank you. In the other post, are those otters near your home? debm55 Oct 26 #69

For me duncang Oct 26 #76

Thank you duncang. debm55 Oct 26 #90

Scotland, specifically Skye 4TheArts Oct 26 #77

Thank you 4TheArts. I like you ending of the post. debm55 Oct 26 #94

The island of Sark in the English Channel Islands. Aristus Oct 26 #82

Thank you Aristus. that sounds wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. debm55 Oct 26 #92

That's very close to matching my True Dough Oct 26 #121

New Zealand, possibly Scotland. Luciferous Oct 26 #97

Thank you Luciferous. Both are beautiful countries. debm55 Oct 26 #99

Been to Ireland twice, and would surly move there. a kennedy Oct 26 #98

Thank you a kennedy. I have been there once . Beautiful debm55 Oct 26 #100

Holland Emile Oct 26 #101

Thank you Emile. Lovely country. debm55 Oct 26 #102

Ireland BlueKota Oct 26 #104

Thank you BlueKota. It is lovely. debm55 Oct 26 #109

3 of my paternal great great grandparents BlueKota Oct 26 #122

West coast of Ireland. Harker Oct 26 #106

We stayed there. Very lovely place. You are so right Harker. debm55 Oct 26 #110

Greece Goatguy Oct 26 #111

Thank you the ocean, the architecture, the food, the people. Yes that would be great.Thank you, Goatguy debm55 Oct 26 #112

Canada apcalc Oct 26 #113

Thank you apcalc debm55 Oct 26 #117

It has almost always been Tortola, BVI MuseRider Oct 26 #114

Thank you MuseRider. debm55 Oct 26 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author PJMcK Oct 26 #115

PJMcK.....I told another poster it was not a political question. No political are allowed in the Lounge. And I don't debm55 Oct 26 #118

Sorry, I didn't realize this was the Lounge PJMcK Oct 26 #119

No reason to. What country would you like to live in? you didn't share with us. debm55 Oct 26 #120

France PJMcK Oct 26 #123

Thank you PJMcK the water is so blue there. I llive in PA and I am landlocked here in the western part of the state. debm55 Oct 26 #124

We've talked about S Korea, but not GP6971 Oct 26 #125

Thank you GP6971 debm55 Oct 26 #132

France or Italy and our command French and Italian is terrible surfered Oct 26 #126

HAHAHAH. Thank you surfered. You both will learn. debm55 Oct 26 #134

In the movie Across The Universe, a film with Beatles Music, surfered Oct 26 #138

Thank you all Canadians learn English and French starting in grade school They all are bilingual. they know both. debm55 Oct 26 #139

Scotland Lunabell Oct 26 #127

Very wonderful Lunabell. and the castles, Don't forget the castles debm55 Oct 26 #136

I'd love to just visit. Lunabell Oct 26 #137

Might be. We slept in a castle in Ireland. debm55 Oct 26 #140

Any spooky visitors? Lunabell Oct 26 #144

And the weather! Don't forget the wonderful weather. GoneOffShore Oct 27 #150

My son & his wife lived in Greenwich, London. I dream of a place looking right over the Thames in Greenwich. NBachers Oct 26 #129

Continue the dream it sounds wonderful. debm55 Oct 26 #135

Well, there are two thoughts on that. OldBaldy1701E Oct 26 #141

Thank you . If it calls to you , answer your call. debm55 Oct 26 #143

Denmark or Norway PlanetBev Oct 27 #145

Thank you PlanetBev debm55 Oct 27 #155

Scotland!!! ailsagirl Oct 27 #146

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Oct 27 #156

Panama welcomes seniors mnhtnbb Oct 27 #148

That's good to know. Thank you mnhthbb debm55 Oct 27 #157

Moved to France September 2018 - Not been back to the US since. GoneOffShore Oct 27 #149

GoneOffShore Thank you very much debm55 Oct 27 #158

Portugal LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 27 #151

thank you very much, LastLiberal in PalmSprings debm55 Oct 27 #159

Conwy, Wales if..fish..had..wings Oct 27 #152

Oh that is beautiful. Thank you if..fish..had..wings debm55 Oct 27 #160

I have only been to two other countries, Germany for a year in the Army and doc03 Oct 27 #153

Thank you doc03 debm55 Oct 27 #154

Egypt. Yeah it has problems, it's a dictatorship, but.... LiberalLoner Oct 27 #161

Thank you LiberalLoner. Egypt would be wonderful with all the sites, music and foods. debm55 Oct 27 #162

Let's See ProfessorGAC Oct 27 #163

Wow, 41 countries that is great, Japan has always been on my bucket list, But I know i will never get there. Thank you debm55 Oct 27 #164

I Was Gone A LOT! ProfessorGAC Oct 27 #165

We had the same problem here. When my son was 2 I found a woman who had a day care in her home, I t was very close to debm55 Oct 27 #167

England, Wales and Germany. Elessar Zappa Oct 27 #166

Sounds great, thank you Elessar Zappa. debm55 Oct 27 #168

A country with universal healthcare. area51 Oct 27 #169

Both beautiful choices. thank you area51. debm55 Oct 27 #170