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If it were just me and I could go anywhere:

In US, I would get somewhere with a lot of land. Montana, ND, Wyoming, something like that.

Outside US, Probably Norway for a while. Would also love to try out New Zeland or SE Asia.

Well, if you go to North Dakota live near Fargo but far enough west of town to get the fast internet. Also, pick a higher area in case the 500 flood returns.

ND has quite a lot of Norwegians. Since I cannot eat potatoes, I fear their cuisine.

Yust a little lefse vill go a long vay.

I was ignorant of the fact the lefse is potato flatbread. I thought it was normal flour. It had butter and sugar and tasted really good. I ended up under a table for a couple of hours. I now avoid all Norwegian cooking, fool me once.

If it was just me: Lyon, Tokyo, Barcelona, Hokkaido, Auckland, Chile, or somewhere in Norway (summers only). Since it’s not just me, somewhere in the southeastern U.S. close to family.

Have to look out for all the fracking especially western ND. Looks like a war zone at night with all the flames from burning off the gas.

Montana, ND and Wyoming are pretty seriously different than Norway or New Zealand.

If I am staying in the US, want somewhere with a lot of land and outdoors. With a real winter. And affordable prices so that's just geographically what fits the bill. Norway is for family history, and New Zealand is probably mostly appealing because of how well they have handled the current situation.

Montana has terrible internet, no local tech jobs, and is below zero for weeks in the winter. I recommend Colorado.

ClassPass HQ is in Missoula. Bozeman has fiber internet and a good sized tech community that’s growing by the day. Plus Montana’s outdoor rec access is a great complement to sitting on your computer all day.

Sssssshhhh. Giant bears roam the streets and everyone walks around with guns.

Wait, you’re OP so this really happened. Well played

Is that supposed to scare me off? It doesn't.

It really doesn’t. But why would you tell the internet if it did?

I cannot stress the fact that sometimes you will have to go to war with 4ft+ of snow and it will not be enjoyable at all.

I've considered Montana a few times, but flights are such a pain. I'm at a regional airport that only flies to Seattle currently and it's annoying as heck. Montana seems worse, almost no direct flights to anywhere I go frequently.

Curious why Norway? Which city?

Not the OP, but of all the places in Europe where I have been, Norway just feels the most comfortable to me. My city would be Bergen.

Family history, my name (first middle and last) is Norwegian, and I can trace back my father's side to the Kvinnherad municipality. Bergen is the closest big city there I think. I guess I want to find more about my history. And its a beautiful country.

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