What Country Should You Actually Live In?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What Country Should You Actually Live In?
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About This Quiz

The world is changing very rapidly these days and has been ever since the Industrial Revolution. For many centuries before that, generally speaking, you lived a pretty similar life to your grandparents, who in turn, lived a pretty similar life to theirs. Sure, there were wars and all sorts of political re-alignments, and every so often an ecological collapse or adjustment meant people had to move or change their ways. 

However, things typically settled quickly back into a new status quo, that, for the common man and woman, looked almost exactly like the old status quo. The vast majority of people were born, lived, and died, all within a 20-mile radius.

This is no longer the case. We can no longer assume that we will do the same jobs as our forefathers and foremothers. This means that we have the privilege and responsibility of making choices on a scale that they could only begin to imagine having to do. 

Thanks to alliances and free trade agreements, one of the wonderful options this has opened up for us is the opportunity to live in places our ancestors could only imagine. We can choose cultures that suit us where the economic and romantic opportunities are myriad. So let's find the right ones for you!

Do you love adventure?
More than anything!
Very much.
No.
Kinda.
Are you good at high altitudes?
Love them.
Hate them.
Can't deal with that.
I don't mind either way.
What is the best temperature?
Very hot or very cold but nothing between.
Stiflingly hot all the time.
Cool and pleasant.
Varied.

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How much clothing do you like to wear?
Huge amounts.
Not much.
Layers.
Depends on my mood.
How dangerous do you like it?
Lethal.
Risky-ish.
Not at all.
Somewhat, depending on whether I email the wrong person.
Do you want to build something from the ground up?
That's all I want.
I'd love that.
No thanks.
Probably.

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Does chaos bother you?
I love it!
I can deal with it.
I hate it.
I dislike it.
How do you feel about authoritarianism?
I don't feel strongly.
I dislike it.
I hate it.
I love it!
What language do you want an excuse to learn?
Arabic
Swahili
Gaelic
Mandarin

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What drink do you like best?
Water
Soda
Beer
Baijiu
Where would you like to vacation relatively easily?
Turkey
Maldives
Norway
Australia
What sort of architecture do you enjoy?
Beautiful white and golden stone.
Lovely ranch-like homes.
Cute cottages.
Soaring skyscrapers.

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Can you live without unfettered access to the internet?
I prefer it.
I can deal.
Not a bit.
If required, but I don't like it.
Do you want to feel like you are on the cusp of something new?
All the time!
Most of the time!
No.
Sometimes.
How important is voting to you?
Not much.
Fairly.
Intensely.
I hate voting, it sucks.

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How do you feel about infrastructure?
Who needs it?
I want to design some.
I like it already built, please.
I want to see it springing up all around me.
Which trade route do you think is the best one to live near?
Suez
Indian Ocean
Channel
Pacific Rim
What sort of home do you want to live in?
Stone house.
Ranch house.
Farmhouse.
Loft.

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What sort of job do you do?
I am an arms dealer and I'm not sorry.
Solar industry.
Writer.
Exporter.
What healthcare system do you like?
None at all.
Skeletal.
Amazingly good and free.
Good if you can afford it.
Are you averse to giving the odd bribe?
Nah.
I don't think the situation is actually that bad.
I would never!
I would do so carefully.

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Do you mind living somewhere that people constantly assume is way more backwards than is the case?
I love it!
I can handle it.
I would hate that.
I don't think people are that stupid, are they?
What religion would you like to have around a lot?
Islam
Anglican Christianity
Catholicism
None
Do you mind presenting your papers all the time?
I don't want to do that.
I can handle that.
I would never do that.
I love doing that.

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Do you like being armed in public?
Yes, to the teeth.
Yes, with a small sidearm.
I would hate that.
I would not like that.
What disease simply doesn't scare you?
Nothing scares me.
Malaria.
Alcohol poisoning.
Zika virus.
Do you feel the need to live in a very powerful country?
Quite the opposite.
Not really.
I prefer not.
I need that, yes.

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Would you mind living in a country that is on the wrong side of America?
I'd love that!
I'd prefer not.
I would be terrified.
I like to think I could bring them back together.
What's the furthest distance from America that you could handle?
6,000 miles.
8,000 miles.
3,500 miles.
As far as it gets, baby.
What pace of life suits you?
Frenetic or very slow but nothing in between.
A little slow.
A little quick.
Very quick.

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