[mrganteng]

I'm currently a student in the UK studying International Business.

20 y/old, 6ft4 (1.93m), caucasian, blond hair.

Next year I will be studying abroad and I'm currently deciding on where I will go. I have a range of options all around the world and many seem attractive. I have the difficult decision on picking 3 to apply to.

The main factors I would consider are:

• Cost of living
• Girls (attractive and easy)
• Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
• Career opportunities
  

I've done a fair amount of backpacking throughout SE Asia and also lived in Jakarta for 6 months. I'm not worried about language barriers/ busy cities or living conditions.

I've created a poll and picked out my 10 favorite destinations- I've taken out America, Canada, Australia and Singapore.

On this thread I would like to create a discussion on thoughts about my options and if anyone has any experience of living/ studying in these countries.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

[mrganteng]

So at the moment we have 3 votes for Budapest and 2 for Reykjavik.

I'm quite surprised by the Reykjavik votes. Please let me know why I should consider Iceland or even Budapest.

[The Beast1]

Why don't you broaden your horizons a bit. You live in the UK and all of these (except Beijing) are an 30£ easyjet flight away.

[Gopnik]

(10-18-2016 11:18 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

Why don't you broaden your horizons a bit. You live in the UK and all of these (except Beijing) are an 30£ easyjet flight away.

Yeah, but visiting for a few days is not the same as spending there the whole year.

OP, based on your preferences, I'd choose Wroclaw:

Cost of living - much cheaper than the UK
Girls - fitter than UK girls, still fairly easy
Travel opportunities - You can easily travel by bus or train to Budapest, Vienna, Warsaw, Berlin etc
Career opportunities - Plenty of big firms have offices in Wroclaw and Poland in general (Google, IBM etc)

Budapest is also a safe bet although I'm not sure how well Hungary would be for career prospects.

[mrganteng]

(10-18-2016 11:18 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  

Why don't you broaden your horizons a bit. You live in the UK and all of these (except Beijing) are an 30£ easyjet flight away.

There is another partner university in Tianjin, China which is an option also Japan and Singapore is on the list but the cost of living is high.

If there were partners in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila or even South America I would instantly go for these but unfortunately they're not available.

[the6ix]

Here's how I'd evaluate the options you gave based on where I've been. I personally studied abroad in Madrid, and highly recommend it, however Spanish girls aren't the easiest in the world. You can close tourists and au pairs quite easily there however. Budapest would be a great option for everything you stated as requirements as well.

I can't judge employment, really dependent on what you do and what languages you know.

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cost of living - Medium
Girls (attractive and easy) - High
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
Good

Berlin, Germany
Cost of living - Medium
Girls (attractive and easy) - Medium
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
Good

Zurich, Switzerland
Cost of living - High
Girls (attractive and easy) - Medium
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
High

Budapest, Hungary
Cost of living - Low
Girls (attractive and easy) - Medium
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
Medium

Wrocław, Poland
Cost of living - Low
Girls (attractive and easy) - High
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
Bad

Reykjavik, Iceland
Cost of living - Extremely High
Girls (attractive and easy) - Medium
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
Bad

Madrid, Spain
Cost of living - Low
Girls (attractive and easy) - Medium
Travel opportunities for weekend trips/ holiday periods
High

[Cyclone]

If you are willing to sacrifice your health, Beijing ticks all of your boxes. But i don't think you'd be able to get away with everything with just English.
Also, why not Singapore/Hong Kong? If you have blond hair it's an easy in for a lot of your requirements
.

[semibaron]

Actually there are only 2 options to choose from:

1.) Europe - everywhere more or less the same (I'm generalizing a lot)
2.) China - something really different

[mrganteng]

Another one I'm considering is Chile. There are partner universities in Santiago and Valparaiso.

Chile looks like it'd be a great place to study. The scenery is incredible in that part of the world and i love the food!

[cascadecombo]

Go to China and meet the biggest troll pillar of the forum.

[mrganteng]

(10-27-2016 03:23 PM)cascadecombo Wrote:  

Go to China and meet the biggest troll pillar of the forum.

Who is 'the biggest troll pillar of the forum'?

[Traktor]

Hit up Bulgaria. Bulgaria will grant you access to its coast especially Varna and the resorts south of Sunny Beach not to mention other Balkan countries like Romania, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro. Did I mention the winter resorts as well.

You will thank me afterwards.