If I could live ANYWHERE, WHERE would that BE? What would that place LOOK like? What CHARACTERISTICS would it have in regard to GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD, PEOPLE, etc.? Where DO I REALLY WANT TO LIVE that I haven't yet lived? Original Post April 12, 2020 IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
CONSIDERATIONS: Safety (low crime/violence, gun restrictions, non-violent society), environment (clean air, water, food, light/noise pollution, traffic, overcrowding), available activities (surfing, diving, mountains to hike), easy/proximal access to nature, ease of learning language and culture, social systems (trust in government, health care, retirement income, peaceful culture, neighborly, compassionate), affordability, resident visa, environment/climate/temps (warm weather, beaches, mountains), modern tech (cheap cell service, fast wifi to work online), COL, ease of getting residency/visa/land. MY NEEDS: physical and financial security, healthy and hygge environs, social connections and sense of belonging, available recreation, ability to pursue creative endeavors, freedom. Priorities
August 2020 Update: (In no particular order.)
Rating Scale based on my priorities, as defined by my requirements for a high quality of life: 0 - lowest (USA, Middle East, and other countries at war or high amounts of violence, high income disparity/crime, low kindness/peace, low trust in government, government corruption, lack of social welfare programs) 10 - highest (Scandinavia, Nordland, Oceania, Canada - opposite of above) Ratings based on: Safety (low crime/violence, gun restrictions, non-violent society), environment (clean air, water, food, light/noise pollution), available activities (surfing, diving, mountains to hike), traffic, crowding, easy/proximal access to nature, ease of learning language and culture, social systems (trust in government, health care, retirement income, peaceful culture, neighborly, compassionate), affordability, resident visa, environment/climate/temps (warm weather, beaches, mountains), modern tech (cheap cell service, fast wifi to work online), COL, ease of getting residency/visa/land. France Hawaii Pacific Island: Palau, Guam, Marianas... New Zealand Mongolia Eastern Europe (??) Scandinavia, Nordlands Central/South America (??) Islands (??) South Korea Australia Japan Nepal SE Asia (??) Kunming, Yunnan, China Ganzi, Sichuan, China Top Five ListReferences
The overall highest quality of life is found in Scandinavian/Nordic Countries, Oceania, and Canada. http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111111 https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/ "On the social side, as emphasized in several chapters of the report, including one focused on the perennial high happiness rankings of the Nordic countries, the key findings are that people like living in communities and societies with less inequality of well-being, and where trust - of other people, and of public institutions – is high. People in high trust communities are much more resilient in the face of a whole range of challenges to their well-being: illness, discrimination, fear of danger, unemployment, and low income. Just to feel that they can count on others around them, and on their public institutions, makes their hardships less painful, thereby delivering benefits to all, and especially those most in need." - https://worldhappiness.report/faq/ "In 2018, for example, it revealed that a higher degree of acceptance towards migrants increases happiness both among newcomers and the locally born. Last year, it showed that fewer social networks and more in-person social interactions greatly boost our individual sense of contentedness. This year, the report focused on social, urban and natural environments and their links. On the social side, researchers say, people like living in communities and societies with less inequality of well-being, and where they feel they can rely on other people and public institutions. People in high-trust communities are much more resilient in the face of a whole range of challenges such as illness, discrimination, fear of danger and unemployment. The effects of misfortune and anxiety, the happiness experts indicate, are lessened by the strength and the warmth of the social fabric, especially for those most in need. ... With respect to our natural environment, the takeaway is unequivocal: people are happier when they are in contact with nature, especially when they are accompanied by family or friends. The happiest countries are also those that prioritize sustainable development policies and do more to meet the Sustainable Development Goals developed by the United Nations." - https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/non-economic-data/happiest-countries https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/non-economic-data/best-cities-to-live https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/the-nordic-exceptionalism-what-explains-why-the-nordic-countries-are-constantly-among-the-happiest-in-the-world/ https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/non-economic-data/most-peaceful-countries
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
_iGallivant......Small actions in a dynamic system will trigger vast and unexpected changes Archives
August 2021
Categories
All
|