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Where in the EU would you live?

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PonderingWonderings · 09/06/2026 08:38

Where in the EU would you live, and why, if:

  • you and your family had EU passports
  • your husband had a remote job that could be done from across the EU (salary would be adjusted to reflect local wages for his role.
  • kids are mid-primary school age, 1 is dyslexic.
  • currently everyone only speaks English.
  • your job was remote, self-employed.
  • you struggle with SAD for about half the year.

I'm under no illusions that there's some country out there that is utopia. I know bills need paid, the toilets need cleaned etc wherever you go, but I also really struggle with the constant rain (we live in a particularly wet part of the country) and I do think alternatives are available to us due to EU citizenship.

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TonTonMacoute · 09/06/2026 15:41

MaidOfSteel · 09/06/2026 15:27

The Algarve in Portugal. English is quite widely spoken there. Or Gran Canaria.

Jm well into my 50s, riddled with arthritis and how I wish I could now move to sunnier climes in the EU. Bloody Brexit!

You can still move to sunnier climes, people move to Europe from all over the world - Americans, Australians, New Zealanders are everywhere. You just need to do your research and a bit more paperwork. Not that I think any EU countries are crying out for more clapped out oldies TBH.

Stoneycold12 · 09/06/2026 15:48

You could try Wexford in south east Ireland - not too rainy, sunny but not oppressively hot, very easy integration.

GrottBaggs · 09/06/2026 16:46

PonderingWonderings · 09/06/2026 15:11

That's helpful, thank you.

Do you know anyone who has moved over with older kids?

I know someone who had primary and secondary aged kids. Little ones picked up the language really quickly, older one had private lessons and did catch up. Both in local Spanish schools rather than international school.

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