The ideal European country...
 

has German engineering, Spanish public transport, Belgian beer, British sports events....


...I'm sure others can add to the list...

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Ummm, akshually :
a few other things Belgian , incl. ( but not limited to ) :
moules & frites , really good steaks ,
Spa Francorchamps F1 Grand Prix ,
incredibly chic Bruxelles babes ,
car-free Sundays , which turn into festivals of cycling , jogging , walking the dogs and enjoying the free-for-all handouts by Carrefour staff ,
fresh Brit-press Sunday mornings , complete with all the supplements ,
the fact that the natives prefer the Brits to almost any other nation on this our Earth ( except , perhaps , the French - but , that'd be only in the province of Wallonia ! ) ...
the mind boggles !?

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Yeah , after all that :
I haven't even mentioned the ( world's Best ) chocolate ( 2D4 ) !!!

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Italian food, wine and scenery. :thumbup:

(but NOT organisation)

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Not too much a fan of the food (well in the restaurants in the UK anyway) as it seems to rely too much on stodgy pasta and tomatoes... however I agree about the wine, and I'm sure the scenery is great too.

Surprised (with your username) you didn't add the ice-cream!

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The "Itae" grub in U.K. usually is only an insulting abortion , or aberration , for the uninitiated ones - unless one pays well over the the odds , for the correct pleasure/s , IMHO ;
whereas Italy has such a vast culture , history and selection of good food , like almost no other country ( save for France , of course ! ) , so that it is almost impossible to discuss "italian" food , but rather the food of Tuscany , Puglia , Sicily , Sardinia , Lombardy , Genoa , Bologna , Venezia , Trieste...where do you stop ?

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Yes here in Rome the food is pretty good. Even my 2 year old eats good food at daycare. They really care about food here.

And it's not the same as the stodgy pasta you might get in a UK restaurant. Just like the Chinese food you get in a restaurant here in Italy isn't really Chinese.

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Estonian women.
Every Estonian I've ever met was one of two things;
1: Hot
2: Male

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Icelandic men. See above. :rofl:

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I can vouch for the Italian wine - hic - hic - hiccough.

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"In heaven the British are the police, the French are the cooks and the Germans are the engineers. In hell the Germans are the police, the British are the cooks and the French are the engineers."

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Heaven:
Spanish vegetables and olive oil, Swedish tools, Italian ice cream and finally German beer.

Hell: English food, Swedish taxes, Spanish telefon company.

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I would have thought the level(s) of corruption would also come into the equation too?

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Yeah ;
time to leave Croatia , Roumania , Bulgaria , Hungary , Lithania , Latvia , Greece , PorraLand etc. ...out of this , then ?
( Not sure if BeNeLux's all that much better , though ? )

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The Ideal Eu country is here, Austrian alps with awesome lakes, Great lifestyle, affordable property, culture ohne end, and amazing food and drink.

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You just could be on to something good here ( except the taxes ? ) ;
btw , France also has Alps and lakes AND seasides , Great lifestyle , affordable property , culture sans end and amazing food and drink ...

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Yes, but there are no french in Austria :thumbup: :rofl:

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so much for worse/r then , the net result/s...

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All I want is some bloody sunshine - so where the hell in Europe can you get that??

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Cyprus , Dubrovnik , Montenegro , Balearics...

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Apparently it was 30°c in Cyprus yesterday :cool:....here it was -8°:ohmy:
However, I'm not sure it would be an ideal country to live in though.....
I think the canary islands would be more my cup of tea

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Why do you think so ?

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Not sure actually - maybe its the all year round climate that appeals. Living on an island though can't be that much fun after a while. Turkey appeals too but technically that isn't in Europe and if Sarkozy has his way it never will be either

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Could it be , that you're looking for what ain't there ( perhaps ) ?

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Scandinavian women
French food
English language
IBIZA beaches and night life
American and British tv
Amsterdam "coffee shops"
a yearly F1 race at a track like Brands Hatch
And finally me residing there:lol:

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Forget the cold , calculated Skandie women ; try the hot ones from France , Belgium , Italy , even NL ( if desperate ) or alternatively : the immigrant ones , the Maroccans , assorted Slavic ones , the Ethiopians/Erithreans etc ;
- Great French /Italian Food ( and Arabic ) , all the TV you think you need , coffee shops ?
- Engleesh : everyone speaks a bit , or more , in a manner that you might find difficult to reject !
So , all the above : No Problem !
N.B. The THE best F1 race : Spa Francorchamps , in the Ardennes !
No Ibiza beaches , yet : crazy night life !
Welcome to Belgium , mate !

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In my opinion England and Wales are the only countries that make good beer but I've pretty much managed without it since I moved to Scotland in 1997 so I dare say I can carry on drinking wine instead when I move to mainland Europe.