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If you've ever lived in the UK, then you'll know that the quality of life just about everywhere is below just about everywhere in the US. Oh Swindon, I do not m

• barrkel 16y ago
  Quality is subjective. I'm Irish born and bred, have lived in west and east London, spent many months in in the Bay area, and travelled around northeast US. Weather better in the northern CA? Sure, though it has its rainy season, and that's a lot rainer than London. Food? Variable, but at its best in major metropolises, of which SF is usually a far distance away, and not less expensive than London. Culture? The car / mall nexus does severe damage to the US's livability to me. San Jose isn't really a city so much as a grid of road intersections in the shadow of an interstate junction. Santa Cruz is out of the way over the hills. SF is where it's at, but again, it's a fair bit away. Essentially, I feel I have a better quality of life in London than I do when I'm in the US.