my vote would be japan, i lived there for a year when i was 28, i thought tokyo was an international city so i could get away with english and slowly learn the

my vote would be japan, i lived there for a year when i was 28, i thought tokyo was an international city so i could get away with english and slowly learn the language, but not quite. if i was 20 again, i'd have the patience to learn the language. not sure about the startup scene, but the infrastructure was amazing (fiber to the home in 2007, dedicated 100 Mbps), and let's not forget ruby and tokyo cabinet founders. scenery awesome, the attention to detail and hardworking nature of the people are amazing.