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If you had the choice, where would you live?
Matthew S 95424719-Apr-24
From all the countries in the world, which one would you like to live in and why?
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  • Yankee
    Well...... Let's see..... I'd like to live in a bunch of different countries, but I have been in Australia so long I am stuck here. Japan if they changed their inheritance taxes. One house on the main island near Kamakura and another one in Hokkaido for summer and fall. Hawaii if I were rich and they changed their idiotic state government so that people were not abused by the taxes and high cost of living. Also the dumb US Federal government and all the crap going on in the USA. A number of islands in the Carribbean would be nice for part of the year too. Need big bucks for that though.
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    • Peggy 1502201
      I currently live in Geelong, Victoria and if I had the chance I'd stay in Western Australia, where I'm visiting at the moment.
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      • Cami
        I live in Long Island New York. Would go to South Carolina. Cannot tolerate the cold winters and snow anymore.
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        • Pennye R
          I would stay where I am and travel to other countries! There is no place like home!
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          • Fiona 1496746
            Queensland Australia because I would be closer to my family and child hood friends ❤️
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            • Tasneem 1372544
              I live in Canada. I wouldn’t want to be elsewhere. I would miss the 4 seasons.
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              • Priscilla R 316016
                Currently I would stay where I am as I have friends and people who car for me around me. When I become more feeble, then I am not sure.
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                • desley l
                  I live in Brisbane at present, but would so love to move to Tassie, where we recently visited. I'm totally "done" with the heat in Brisbane, and its only going to become hotter with each summer.
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                  • Peter T 100083
                    I love the US more and will be moving back later this year. So nice to have dual citizenship👍
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                    • Glenys H 310155
                      I do live in Australia, we moved from Tasmania (island state to south of mainland) almost 5 years ago, I would move back in a heartbeat.
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                      • Vanessa B 478451
                        Somewhere in Queensland
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                        • Sheza
                          Australia is home for me, close to my daughter and soon to be granddaughter, home is where the heart is.
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                          • john g 997029
                            Arua because I love the climate and the beaches.
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                            • Catherine G 309964
                              Close tto my grandchildren
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                              • Woofers
                                I don't know...
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                                • Paula J 395266
                                  If I had a choice I would live in Boston. It's a beautiful city with a wonderful harbour but it's cold and it snows. Second choice, a harbourside mansion on Sydney's foreshore. Enough dreaming, I'm not moving to either location.
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                                  • Pam G 449028
                                    Australia is home and will always be
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                                    • roger l 315504
                                      RIGHHT WHERE i CURRENTLY LIVE
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                                      • Daniel A 2
                                        I'd stay in Australia. I've visited a lot of other countries. Still Australia I couldn't imagine living out of it. Living in Australia is just how I was bought up.
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                                        • Leonie 705004
                                          New Zealand. You can't beat the great scenery and how it is easy to travel. The NZ people are A1 too.
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                                          • Sonya F 68771
                                            Australia thats were i was born
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                                            • Dimitri T 100433
                                              continue to live in Auckland NZ in my golden years & have lived in China, Australia & Canada
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                                              • Judy T 470524
                                                New Zealand born and bred. From my house I can see the hospital I was born in. I haven't always lived in Whangarei, I have lived all over NZ but I am staying where I am now, I love it.
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                                                • Imperia S
                                                  My Birth Country is Beautiful, But Australia is my home and I will never change to another Country.
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                                                  • Sweetums
                                                    America, where everyone wants to immigrate to based on the millions that are and we are most free and choice land according to scripture.
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                                                    • Kevin 1500828
                                                      Great health service
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                                                      • Kevin 1500828
                                                        Australia
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                                                        • Pat C 618241
                                                          Lucky is the one who loves his country. I consider myself to be very lucky to have lived all my life in Australia. My father always said it was safer to live at the bottom and I totally share his views.
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                                                          • Raymond K 449636
                                                            If I could I would move from Perth Western Australia and to live in Ballarat in Victoria, as my Wife has got 2 people that she knows, have caused me much personal grief, who knows I might be able to one day
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                                                            • Peggy 1502201
                                                              Ballarat is so cold compared to Perth.
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                                                          • Catalina
                                                            Where my family is
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                                                            • Beverly I
                                                              I'm staying in New Zealand we are in a blessed country. We have everything we need.
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                                                              • just me- NZ
                                                                Totally agree !!
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                                                            • Marco G 1159618
                                                              Italy, the place is amazing. So much to see.
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                                                              • Anne P 1007387
                                                                North/North East Victoria. Beautiful part of Victoria, Australia!
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                                                                • Vilia M
                                                                  Some place where the temperature is 26 degrees at the lowest point
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                                                                  • Elizabeth 1354187
                                                                    The Greek islands for me
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                                                                    • Jytte (Auckland, NZ)
                                                                      Stay in NZ. I have the choice with my partner as we may need to move countries because of immigration issues. We both realised we really just want to stay in NZ.
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                                                                      • MoB
                                                                        Country Queensland Australia. Community spirit is alive and well. Weather is really good 90% of the time. Just hope the newer immigrants don't bring their troubles here. We do have peace in Australia and we don't fight each other, let's hope it stays that way.
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                                                                        • P F
                                                                          Australia. We really are the lucky country when you think about it. Plenty of food/crops. Lowest unemployed rate in over 40 years. No wars. I live 1 hour from the best oceans during summer and 2 hours away from the mountains/skiing in the winter. 15 mins away from several lakes/fishing. 10 min away from miles of forest in every direction/bush walking. And 5 mins walking distance to my job and shops. I only spend $20 a month on petrol cause everything I need is so close by. I wouldn't live anywhere else other than exactly where I am right now.
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                                                                          • Donna 1498607
                                                                            Deep in the woods
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                                                                            • Jan H 753322
                                                                              Beautiful northeast victoria/nsw
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                                                                              • DENIS PONCH
                                                                                AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD PEOPLE ARE FREE
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                                                                                • Yankee
                                                                                  Yeah, sure, tell us how "free" we were during the idiotic lock downs and associated BS that went along with it.
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                                                                              • Rodger M
                                                                                Happy in Tassie ... away from everything ...
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                                                                                • Edith v
                                                                                  I am happy here in Perth W. A..We have travelled a lot & there are quite a few countries we love ,but,our children,grandchildren &great grandchildren are all here.Perth is a long way from everywhere and to be near them I think is most important
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                                                                                  • PETER M 134659
                                                                                    SYDNEY, CITY THAT I LOVE. HAS EVERYTHING. BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANTS, PARKS, SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO. GORGEOUS HARBOUR.
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                                                                                    • IAN W 453830
                                                                                      Where I live now. New Zealand South Island
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                                                                                      • brittany 1479344
                                                                                        I would looooooove to live in Amsterdam!!!
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                                                                                        • Edith v
                                                                                          European Winters Brr Brr to cold for me .I like to see snow on my Christmas cards.Perth weather is great
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                                                                                      • Kirsty 1440474
                                                                                        Dubai 😋
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                                                                                        • Linda 1473555
                                                                                          Definitely right where I am. Aussie.
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                                                                                          • Peter 1480501
                                                                                            Here in Australia. Not long before heading back to the peacefulness of country life.
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                                                                                            • Pam 431550
                                                                                              Anyware that is warm all year round
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                                                                                              • Louise M 447666
                                                                                                New Zealand for sure
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                                                                                                • Elizabeth J 447888
                                                                                                  Central tableland of NSW.
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                                                                                                  • merricat
                                                                                                    I have lived in Upstate New York for all of my life. I have traveled to many other places in the world, but I have no desire to move anywhere else. I have many most of my family and friends here, and there are very few natural disasters common to this location.
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                                                                                                    • Wendy Q
                                                                                                      Back in New Zealand, south island, was so slow paced and reasonably quiet.
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                                                                                                      • Jules 544763
                                                                                                        I think I could live anywhere that is not at war, has warm weather, nice people that get on with each other, good food and just relaxing where you don't need to worry about money, the cost of living and other worldly stuff. But in saying that Home is where the heart is, family etc. etc. Have a good day x
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                                                                                                        • Kristina 1498713
                                                                                                          USA
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                                                                                                          • Sweetums
                                                                                                            A few smart people out there. They know not what they are missing.
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                                                                                                        • Emily 1500758
                                                                                                          California on the beach
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                                                                                                          • Grommie
                                                                                                            Tahiti, the Cook Islands, or where I am now. Prob not Tahiti as Grommie is a pom and doesn't speak French very well. why the pacific islands? south east trade winds, warm climates, not too many nasties... not snakes, crocs, grumpy spiders, creepy diseases.
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                                                                                                            • Gaza
                                                                                                              In Australia before they done away with the white Australian policy. They seem to let all kinds in these days, people and races that won't assimilate.
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                                                                                                              • Carol R 766556
                                                                                                                Have you been to the United States?
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                                                                                                              • Bugalugs
                                                                                                                Could not disagree with you more. This nonsense that people of other races, ethicities etc. do not assimilate is utter garbage. Yes, after WWII, the new, Non-English speaking Immigrants from, for example, Italy and Greece and later from Cambodia and Vietnam etc. did congregate in suburbs where others like them lived but as they learned to speak English, got jobs. opened their own businesses they started to spread out across every suburb in evert State and Territory. They have assimilated beautifully. I well remember the cry by Red-necks, Racists and White Supremacists back in the 1950s who were loud in their complaint that: All these Wogs, Eyeties, Slopes abd other derogatory names their limited brains could dream up, Were taking Our Jobs. No. They weren't, They were taking all those jobs as Garbage Truck Workers, Street Cleaners, Hospital Cleaners, worked in Market Gardens, in lowly paid jobs in factories etc. Jobs the Rednecks, Racists and White Supremacists thought were beneath them. Think also of the Incredible, Delicious Food these maginficent people brought with them! Italian, French, Greek, German, Vietnamise, Chinese, Indian and other cusine from around the world to replace those ghastly Meat and Three, grossly over-cooked, Vege, smothered in thick, greasy muck Australians called Gravy followed by some sort of stodgy pudding which was smothered in a thick, often lumpy, Bright Yellow vomit they call Custard. Australia was Wonderful Country until very recently when a new god whose name is GREED arrived and turned so many people into Selfish, Uncaring male and female louts led by our Politicians.
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                                                                                                              • Shawn B 1061185Bugalugs
                                                                                                                Absolutely correct! The spirit that prompted your brilliant responses is, sadly, everywhere. Here in Canada and the U.S. it's getting worse everyday. Emperor Donny spreads hate like a 6 year old spreads jam on his bread. We have our own resident hater (NAZI) in Pierre Pollieve. Heaven help us all. People like you are so important in the fight against fascism. Thank you. Yours are my sentiments exactly.
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                                                                                                              • Elizabeth J 447888Bugalugs
                                                                                                                I have to disagree that they have assimilated. It will be a few more generations before we can say that. My experience has been that I, a white Australian born in this country, has suffered a lot of racism from people not born in this country. I do believe that white Australians do get overlooked when applying for jobs. I read the results of a long survey printed in the Sydney Morning Herald many years ago about what new Australians think of their new country. The result was they thought we are a very ugly race of people. They do not want anything to do with us and they tell their children not to have anything to do with our children and most importantly do not marry them. We have no history or culture they are far better than us. Very sad indeed.
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                                                                                                              • GazaBugalugs
                                                                                                                No, It's not Christian.
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                                                                                                            • VICTORY
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                                                                                                              • Rachelle 1472965
                                                                                                                At a camp watching the waves and fresh air.
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                                                                                                                • Allen M 1199636
                                                                                                                  Heaven
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                                                                                                                  • Angie
                                                                                                                    New Zealand. Beautiful scenery, beaches, food & wine, culture, peace and tranquility living in a rural location
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                                                                                                                    • Elizabeth A 807208
                                                                                                                      I'd still call Australia home!!!
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                                                                                                                      • Joe B 288252
                                                                                                                        Right here……….lol
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                                                                                                                        • Paul J 94868
                                                                                                                          Australia...Pre colonial Africa would have been awesome too...
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                                                                                                                          • Amy B 1078427
                                                                                                                            Australia, Italy, England or New Zealand
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                                                                                                                            • Paul B 522937
                                                                                                                              I’m happy where I am this is the best place on this planet
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                                                                                                                              • Samiuella L
                                                                                                                                Probably Hawaii or Canada. I like the cold, but I also like the tropical otherwise I'm satisfied with where I'm at
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                                                                                                                                • Daniel T 626103
                                                                                                                                  Probably Fiji, warm weather, simple life, lots of opportnities.
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                                                                                                                                  • Larry S 382961
                                                                                                                                    If possible it would be Denmark the birthplace of my grandparents but it too expensive so just stay down under.
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                                                                                                                                    • TERRIE K
                                                                                                                                      Exactly where I am now.
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                                                                                                                                      • Claudette 1462811
                                                                                                                                        Quebec
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                                                                                                                                        • Ryan 1284839
                                                                                                                                          Live in Canada - but would consider Ireland, Italy, Vietnam, Ecuador. Looking for something simpler. The leadership in Canada is questionable but the grass is always greener elsewhere. Without actually spending extended time in other countries, you don't really get a good understanding of the issues that you don't see without experiencing them.
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                                                                                                                                          • jim 1307424
                                                                                                                                            Either the US or Italy
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                                                                                                                                            • boy blunder
                                                                                                                                              in a tent on the beach
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                                                                                                                                              • Mooi
                                                                                                                                                Where I am now
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                                                                                                                                                • Ruth v
                                                                                                                                                  On the beach in Australia Perth WA
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                                                                                                                                                  • Roslyn A
                                                                                                                                                    Right here in Australia
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                                                                                                                                                    • Carolina Z
                                                                                                                                                      AUSTRIA BEC OF THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SETTING AND FOR NOSTALGIC REASONS TOO
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                                                                                                                                                      • Deanne 1315020
                                                                                                                                                        Canada, because of the beautiful mountains and the people.
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                                                                                                                                                        • John 1411099
                                                                                                                                                          Near the beach or bush
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                                                                                                                                                          • Ashley 1500704
                                                                                                                                                            Australia, I already live here and I love the country I live in
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                                                                                                                                                            • Janet B 814772
                                                                                                                                                              Closer to a body of water such as the ocean, river or lake.
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                                                                                                                                                              • GRAEME W 313058
                                                                                                                                                                Here in Perth, otherwise Bali 😁
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                                                                                                                                                                • Pat 1488626
                                                                                                                                                                  Here in Tasmania where I live
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Janine R 263422
                                                                                                                                                                    Hi Pat I'm in Tassie too, love it!!!!
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                                                                                                                                                                • Patman Newcastle
                                                                                                                                                                  Where I live now
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Lyn A.
                                                                                                                                                                    New Zealand. Would like to live where I was brought up, country side close to the middle of North Island where had lovely days, good frosts, no fog and could still see the mountains
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Joy L 68767
                                                                                                                                                                      love where I am. I like going for holidays but always come home
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                                                                                                                                                                      • gordy
                                                                                                                                                                        Right where I am in South Australia
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Robert T 597718
                                                                                                                                                                          to return to Rhodesia the best country in a world
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Elizabeth J 447888
                                                                                                                                                                            Tell me more Robert, if you have the time.
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Robert T 597718Elizabeth J 447888
                                                                                                                                                                            Dear Elizabeth thinking of the salad days kindly people the wildlife the food the shumba beer the great food fantastic on the Zambezi River at Chirundu Mashonaland and in Bulawayo Matabeleland also the eastern highlands overlooking Mozambique north of Umtali In Mashona mushie mush fantastic Every best wish Robert
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Jania S
                                                                                                                                                                          I already live there.
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Dianne 1442893
                                                                                                                                                                            I would live here in beautiful Texas!
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                                                                                                                                                                            • Julie K 348980
                                                                                                                                                                              Home has always and will forever be Australia.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Connie W 1212251
                                                                                                                                                                                Hi
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                                                                                                                                                                                • stephen m 596524
                                                                                                                                                                                  where I currently live
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Elizabeth T 396096
                                                                                                                                                                                    Either exactly where I am or in France/somewhere in Europe as it would make travel easier and of course the culinary delights of France and its culture etc,
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Robin L 79437
                                                                                                                                                                                      Central West NSW Australia it is where I currently live and I happy here
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Victoria 1437259
                                                                                                                                                                                        I wouldn't mind the UK but Im happy here in Australia
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Greg T 1041472
                                                                                                                                                                                          I have been to many countries across the world and they have all been great but coming home to Australia makes me think we are the lucky country.
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