Where would you rather live: Pacific Islands or Russia?

[Vessna]

You would die of cold in winter though.

I know how to dress for the weather

[nittionia]

Could you elaborate?

I’m assuming northwestern Russia is somewhat similar to areas of the Baltic that I have stayed in. If this is the case, then I would fit in (physically) and get used to the lifestyle/people pretty quickly

[thatoneton]

I’m assuming northwestern Russia is somewhat similar to areas of the Baltic that I have stayed in. If this is the case, then I would fit in (physically) and get used to the lifestyle/people pretty quickly

Guess it's colder - that is if you stayed on the lower latitudes. Outside of this you would likely have to learn cyrilic.

[Duarte]

I’m assuming northwestern Russia is somewhat similar to areas of the Baltic that I have stayed in. If this is the case, then I would fit in (physically) and get used to the lifestyle/people pretty quickly

You'll get used to the poverty and authoritarian government in a snap! I give you one week

[nittionia]

Guess it's colder - that is if you stayed on the lower latitudes. Outside of this you would likely have to learn cyrilic.

I already had to learn basic Russian at school when I was younger and I’m from a very cold place

[nittionia]

You'll get used to the poverty and authoritarian government in a snap! I give you one week

I wouldn’t want to live there right now

[CosmoLady]

I prefer the warmth and tropical flora of the Pacific Islands, despite some inconveniences.

I am able to live well temporarily in both Russia and Pacific Islands.

But depending on how self-sufficient or how isolated from the world I want to be,
life in the Pacific Islands would quickly become very primitive, or very cargo-dependent.

The ideal place for me would be a warm coastal area of a continent.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Fiji, obviously. Good quality of life on a beautiful island.

I wouldn't have to learn a new language.

Russia does have a lot of hawt chicks, though.

Sacrifices must be made: quality of life on a beautiful island > hawt Slavic chicks

[Catnip]

French Polynesia - due to the laid back lifestyle, friendly people, scenic surroundings, and a close friend who recently relocated there.

[Zohor]

I can't imagine life on Pacific Islands, one stronger hurricane and you are left with nothing.
People don't live that healthy considering some countries of this region have highest obesity, mostly in Oceania area(btw it was my first thought of Pacific Islands, which is quite broad term looking on span of Pacific)
High level of imports, quite low of exports at the same time means these countries are highly dependent


Therefor my choice is for Russia(even tho I would stick like a thumb in a crowd of true Aryan Russians)