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14 May 2011, 12:39 am

If you could pick any country you would want to be born in, what would it be and why?

Please no posts about how that's never going to happen. This is just for fun.

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14 May 2011, 12:55 am

Ireland, cause that is where my family origens are

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14 May 2011, 1:20 am

I quite like being born in England. I could of been born in France that would have been a travesty, their humour absolutely sucks.

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14 May 2011, 1:36 am

Scotland, probably. No tangible reason.

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14 May 2011, 1:42 am

England. I love the culture and scenery and I wish I could have an English accent.

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14 May 2011, 2:54 am

Brazil. I'd be a member of one of those tribes in the Amazon rainforest that have never been contacted by the developed world. Bliss, despite the presumably Palaeolithic rate of life expectancy. I'll take that over this misery any day. Yes, nostalgie de la boue, whatever. :roll:

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14 May 2011, 3:05 am

Europe because they have national health care & i hear they have better accommodation & assistance programs for disableds

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14 May 2011, 3:15 am

Any country where it's sunny all year long.

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14 May 2011, 9:14 am

lol Kiran, you should move to Arizona.

I wouldn't mind Europe. Its a lot nicer than here. Although I am pretty happy being here.

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14 May 2011, 9:24 am

Malaysia.

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14 May 2011, 9:40 am

Norway

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14 May 2011, 11:30 am

Oz.

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14 May 2011, 12:46 pm

CoalBogey wrote:

Unless christian missionaries found you. Or some corrupt corporation wanted your lands. Also, most native americans here have access to internet and cable. And keep in mind that your territory is established by the government.

I would like to be born in Norway: highest HDI, lowest homicide rate, high standard of living, scenery porn, norse mythology... And SNOW!!

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14 May 2011, 12:51 pm

Perhaps Denmark. Other than that I'm quite happy living in the UK - apart from the illiberalism of the place.

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14 May 2011, 12:53 pm

nick007 wrote:

Europe because they have national health care & i hear they have better accommodation & assistance programs for disableds

The UK has the most centralised health care system in Europe - from my own experience, it's hit and miss. Great when it works but very often it doesn't. The staff are very variable - to extremely caring and good at their job, to decent, to mediocre, to arrogant to being the sort of people you wouldn't let near someone's pet dog, let alone vulnerable patients.

Challenge their bad behaviour though and you're treated like a heretic.

The main point is that there is NO plurality or 'opt-out' in the NHS - people who are well-off can pay for expensive private care, but you're paying twice if you do that. Private care is expensive but good if you can avail yourself of it.

Health care in Continental Europe is often considered superior and is less centralised but at least partially or wholly state funded. There is more of a choice.

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14 May 2011, 12:56 pm

CoalBogey wrote:

Same here.

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