Ah, like the assassin in the 197 film "Three Days of the Condor", advising Robert Redford, "Personally I prefer Europe".
In the EU I prefer Germany, but like most Germans I'd prefer to live on Palma de Mallorca. You'd never know it's Spain. Nearby Barcelona is popular with expats currently, but I'd have to learn Catalan.
There's something really appealing about Australian culture.
To my eyes it's culturally halfway between the US and the EU, but with a far nicer climate. Nearby New Zealand is far more EU with a slightly annoying accent 'aksint' similar to southwest England where many New Zealand families emigrated from. It took me years of occasional exposure to be able to mimic it - words like special, 'speeeshal'. Not a place I could live.
In 1996 I found Australia a revelation. Real estate was a bargain because the Oz Dollar was, beautiful beachfront home in Perth for $325k, but with very few exceptions only citizens and those with residency permits could buy.
At least I moved some money to Australian banks and rode the Oz Dollar up with interest rates more than double that in the US. During the post-9/11 real estate bubble in the US home prices double because the value of the US Dollar declined by 50%. Then I brought money back to America to wait for inevitable bargains as the banking system imploded.
Great strange dialog in Three Days of the Condor.
Turner: Will you be there?
Higgins: The head of your department just came from D.C. He'll bring you home.
Turner: I've never met him.
Higgins: Don't worry. He's studying your photos now. Turner?...Turner!
Turner: I don't know you, either.
Higgins: We'll meet. He'll be carrying a Wall Street Journal in his left hand.
Turner: There were two guys at my house.
Higgins: What were you doing there? You were told not to go there!
Turner: I was homesick. Who were they?
Higgins: They were ours.
Turner: What were they doing in my house? I'm not going into any alley. **** the Wall Street Journal!
Higgins: It's been a long day. You've been under--
Turner: Damn right I've been under.
Higgins: All right, Turner. We'll bring along a familiar face, somebody you know.
Turner: Who's left?
Higgins: Got a friend in statistics named Sam Barber.
Turner: Sam. You guys are something.
Higgins: Will he do?
Turner: Yes, Sam will do.
Higgins: All right, Turner. Stay well for 60 minutes, and you're home.
Turner: Can I ask a question?
Higgins: Sure.
Turner: What is happening?
Higgins: I'll talk to you in 60 minutes.
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