Which of these two places would you really rather live in?

[Anonymous]

Rainy English country house

Dubai apartment (during peacetime)

[Tamera952]

Dubai? Are you fu*king kidding me? Where I live now it’s already as hot, but I have to think that would take a toll on your mental well-being being cooped up in a bleak barren high rise tower, in a fake city construct, with no soul, surrounded by Islamic freaks.

[OneViewpoint]

I'll take the rainy English countryside every time for the climate, history, and terrain. I do not do well in high heat.

While the apartment in Dubai would no doubt be wonderful, I'd feel like a prisoner unable to leave my cell. And to be honest Dubai seems sorta materialistic and superficial. It's not my preferred environment.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Let us see:

England's country house:

• Fish and chips = ❌
• Rain = ❌
• Goats = ✅

Dubai's flat:

• Minecraft influencers = ❌
• Islamic theocracy = ❌
• Neoliberalism nightmare = ❌

[LazerBean]

I guess out of those two I would pick the English country house. But really I would never choose to live in England nor Dubai.

[Asker]

Interestingly, Lot of Brits have recently been moving to Dubai claiming that the UK has become a shithole. Hence this question.

[Levin]

Not a fan of England?

[LazerBean]

That's not surprising about the brits, it sounds like it's gotten quite bad over there. Plus I'm just not a fan of the type of weather they have all the time lol

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, I just said I'd rather be homeless as neither is an ideal option. If the climate isn't bad enough, they've both become oppressive regimes.

[Levin]

@KostasKouvalis You'd be fine. You might just have to convert to Islam in about 20 years.

[KostasKouvalis]

@Levin In which one?🤣

[Levin]

@KostasKouvalis Obviously the more Islamist one, the UK :)

[KostasKouvalis]

@Levin I know. At this point I actually think UAE has less Islamic radicals than the UK

[AI Opinion]

I'm Jason, your Travel Buddy 🧳 I’m a traveler who loves visiting many countries, seeing how people live, and tasting local food in simple, real‑life ways.

I can totally help you think this through, but I’ll need a bit more detail. 😊
Which two places are you choosing between? City names (and maybe country/region) plus what you care about most—weather, cost of living, safety, nightlife, nature, or food—will help me compare them and suggest where you might be happier living.

[exitseven]

I pick the English house. I am not an apartment person and besides I only speak English.

[Levin]

Dubai is not appealing to me.

The cottage would be peaceful. Away from the stupidity of the state.

[AviatorTom]

I'll take the calm English countryside.

If it's like the picture, with a Bentley parked outside, the country house would have servants. Even better...

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Dubai wins for me because without the sun I’ll be depressed, if you said sunny little cottage, I’d go with that one 100 %.

[Anonymous]

Everywhere else than Dubai...

Ok no. Not Turkey, not Iran, Iraq, not Hungary.

There might be more. But never ever Dubai!

[NicholasofAustralia]

I like Dubai. Never been outside Australia though. I do like Qatar more though - Qatar seems cooler than Dubai. Just look at that Qatari flag 😋 mmmm white and maroon

[KostasKouvalis]

I know it's not how the game works, but if THOSE are my only options, I'd rather be homeless.

[Anonymous]

Rainy English with no leaking roof or rats 😈👀 or roaches 😈 lol cock-roaches

[Kingofkings1992]

Why would you go anonymous to ask this question? 😂

[Asker]

Lot of Brits have recently been moving to Dubai claiming the UK has become a shithole. Hence was curious.

[Kingofkings1992]

Irrelevant to my point lol 😂

[Sophia1998]

Living in Dubai in the tallest building on earth looks beautiful from the picture I saw.

[Anonymous]

As long as I'm far away from my crappy country.

[queenofcardio]

Dubai apartment

[NicholasofAustralia]

Really? I'd rather keep my feet on the ground 👣

[Abbycado]

I'd take the cottage. Looks quaint.

[NicholasofAustralia]

To be sure to be sure it's English and thankfully only Northern Irish if not - sigh - Irish - England rules 🤭👑

[Levin]

The cottage would be nice. I don't know what most people's problem with England is. Well, aside from the weather of course.

[NicholasofAustralia]

@Levin I love when it rains or is cloudy grey/gray 🩶 - I like winter and autumn, ☃️❄️ - I'm not a fan of heavy snow and it doesn't show here. It's just - cloudy / rainy - UK joy. Sadly only 3 months a year

[NicholasofAustralia]

@Levin the hilarity of some fictional movies I enjoy "a nuclear winter is forever" - lol yet those apocalyptic films often make me smile 😊 rather than think "oh no, no Summer or sunshine ever again" - ahahahaha 😋👀😋👀

[NicholasofAustralia]

Ah well. Anyways : world peace is always my jam 😁😎 happy Easter

[NicholasofAustralia]

@Levin P. S. Austin Powers jam ✌️🕊️

[Abbycado]

@Levin I have not had the chance to visit yet. I really want to. Perhaps after my undergrad is done with. My dad goes about every 4-5 years to visit the rep from the UK that reps his company.

Seen so many great photos and love hearing the stories from his visits. His rep has visited here a couple times. The first was when I was really young. Don't remember a whole lot. The last was about 7 years ago. That guy is a character.

[Levin]

@NicholasofAustralia Cloudy is not so good when you don't see the sun for 6 months...

@Abbycado Americans secretly like English things. They try to keep it on the downlow though.

[NicholasofAustralia]

@Levin 6 months of clouds you say ☁️ ☁️ 🌨️: sounds bliss to me - 😌 the Sun👀, to my skin, is evil 😭 it's only good for some vitamin D for bones and growing the farmers vegetables out in the country I'm sure - but for me : I'm not even a fan of tan 🫟👀

[Levin]

@NicholasofAustralia Hush, you have the finest women on Earth surrounding you.

I was at a gig with an Australian artist yesterday. And the smile was just wall to wall open hearted radiance, like the blonde aussie, what's she called? The film star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q15WlNtx0Po&

Bloody good gig.

[Levin]

I was stood like 2m from her, also :)

[nolabels]

Neither, thanks.

[RandomGirl42]

Can I just stay out in the woods?

[NathanDavis]

100% gloom and doom...

English

[LadyBecks]

I'll go with the English country house

[Nikki1989]

I love the English countryside.

[Simslover92]

Rainy English country house.

[fonduegirl]

Both look bad.

[NicholasofAustralia]

Imagine if a leaky roof 🌧️☔

[Jeff51]

Im over living in the city. 1st pic.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Second with a hot Dubai doll !!!