Reply #127: Head to the south of France and other parts that are not Paris or the Riviera.

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You have to compare Paris and Rome, in monetary terms, to NY city or SF or any other great city, Though I pick either Rome or Paris over any city in the, used to be, good ol' USA, now the USA of fascism. If my roots and commitments were not so deep, I would be in either of those places in a heartbeat and I have lived long in both. Beyond the ancient ruins and except for the sheer beauty of the place, there is not much if any glamor (as in Rome or Paris) in Greece, but that is a good bet to get the hell out of here to, and is a far simpler and a far cheaper life but there are many such places. The world is a banquet in fact. The US, sadly, no longer is and unless you are a fascist "(c)hristian", it is fast becoming a dangerous place to exist. There is another place I hanker for on the other side of the boot and across the sparkle of the Med.