If you were 25 with a decent education, which country would you choose to live in ?

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Allowing for brexit of course

Switzerland - so beautiful, fantastic public transport, high standard of living and so close to so many other countries.

@Battisborough I don't subscribe to the cess pit belief but you really don't know anyone at all who has been a victim of those crimes in London?

I'm a Londoner & whilst growing up my area was a bit sketchy I have only really ever lived in normal places.

Were I 25 with a good education (instead of the age I am with a very good education) I would live in the UK. Brexit is an added incentive - I voted for it for the sake of my DC, GDC and GGDC.

Depends on opportunity

UK but focusing on London if you can get a decent salary

Australia

Maybe Switzerland although haven't given it much thought

One of my dc keen on Finland or similar

It has to be Switzerland!

beautiful outdoors and sports - cycling, skiing, walking etc
good transport system throughout and to other countries
amazing healthcare
low crime rate
kids are independent - e.g. walk to school alone at 4/5 years old
good schools - local and international
top universities, which are almost free
strong economy - stable job market, high salaries, low unemployment, can save
true democracy
everything is clean and well-maintained

So what you're saying is, you have a nice little bubble ...

Meanwhile .

The UK. Having lived in other countries, I still like it here best.

Even better to work in Switzerland and be paid in Swiss francs but living just over the border in France 🤣 better money and living in a cheaper country

Scotland. I love Edinburgh and Glasgow, I'm an adopted Londoner and I love it here but if I had a parallel alternate universe thing I would have a go at living in Scotland.
The only personal crime I was ever the victim of in London was homophobia. Once in the street in a part of South West London a guy shouted lesbian and of course being nosy I looked round to see the lesbian. At this point a mature lady laughed and pointed out he was talking about me. I laughed with her and then the abuser, who wasn't horrible just a bit excited also laughed. It wasn't a crime then anyway.
I was burgled once, the police who came round both looked like especially attractive actors playing police in a film. The insurance paid for everything to be replaced really quickly.
I think people can worry a lot about crime but the reality isn't always what the daily mail says it is.

There's a big difference between big cities and elsewhere though. Writing off a country because of your experience of just one aspect of it seems a bit blinkered.

Yakutsk is beautiful

just a tad chilly though!

I moved to Australia 🇦🇺

Brexit has really changed the opportunities for young Brits in Europe, which is such a shame. A major reason I voted Remain was to try and keep those options for my own DC

I don't know what I'd do now. I worked three countries OS when I was in my 20s/30s, two of them in Europe. I had the best time and absolutely no regrets. I would still want to live and work abroad if I was 25 now.

Uk, I feel lucky to live here.

The way things are looking in the world at the moment I would plump for Atlantis.

Argentina. Buenos Aires is one of the tiptop global cities imo.

I'd leave this country given half a chance.
London is a cess pit of knife crime and violence. Shit all over the streets and filthy fuckers scumming up the place...

Fuck me, it's Travis Bickle.

London. Within zone 2 if I was commanding good salary and in a good track, or if I were creative and had the means to pursue my art.
if not I’d want to live on the med. because I bloody love it. And could have made a pretty chilled life with good values.

Well it depends doesn't it. Different careers have different opportunities and advantages/disadvantages in different countries; personal likes & preferences ie like coastal living, city living, a mixture; what their priorities are.

Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.

I spend lots of time in barcelona, its lovely, speak spanish and ok with catalan...our area is so clean and safe...our area of east london is awful...dirty..drugs..crime etc..mafia cafes all along the high street...I would also consider lithuania, latvia, poland..hungary...clean and safe, organised...low cost of living....none of the awful social issues and problems i see on a daily basis around london.

People talk about knife crime but what pisses me off is the littering,m and low level fly tipping. Dog shit. and the speaker phone calls on buses.

that affects my day to day feeling more than the promise of knife crime.

I mean I live bcn, and lived there too.
the mugging and bag dipping was wild.
but I bloody love it, but not quite as much as I like palma

Exactly!