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"Best" by what standard?

Did you hear about the pony who had a cold?

Of the places I've been: Turkey - It has a diverse array of history, landscapes, and a unique culture.

Of the places I haven't been: Spain.  I've heard tons of great things, natural scenery, climate, history, and culture.

29 minutes ago, Heathcliff said:

true, but Greece is broke (The EU almost collapsed over there unpaid loans) and all of them, Turkey especially, are slap in the middle of the current migrant crisis. I would avoid for a couple months at least.

Greece's economy being shit is mostly good for tourists because it makes things cheaper.

I was in Turkey and Greece last April and May, the refugee crisis wasn't as bad as it is now but it was still an issue, and I hardly noticed it when I was there.  I felt very safe in Turkey even though at one point I was only 300 miles from the Syrian border.  Tourists are largely insulated from all of it.

11 minutes ago, Alex Taylor said:

There's the castles. Other continents don't have castles. There's culture (unlike Australia). Proper football. Variety of food. 

One advantage about Europe has over North America or Australia, or parts of Asia, is that there's a lot more diversity packed into a smaller area.  It's often only a few hours train ride to another country.  There is diversity between US states but it's not the same degree of contrast.  The US and Australia have cultures, but we don't have the same degree of diversity within such close proximity.

What you want to see depends a lot on what you are interested in.  On the other hand, if you're interested in a diverse array of things, like I am, Europe is great because you can see a lot of different kinds of things.

Mont St Michel is stunning, it was the highlight of a family trip to France/England/Scotland.  The view of the flats from the battlements on top are almost otherworldly.  The most visually stunning place I've ever been.

The Normandy beaches are very interesting, especially the museum about the giant makeshift port that was created.  The rest of my family, who wasn't as interested in military history as I am, really enjoyed that too.

I solo traveled from Turkey to Germany last year.  Turkey, especially Istanbul, was the most interesting culturally for being different and diverse.  Pompeii was the best for history because it's a whole town that you can spend a whole day walking around in and still not see all of it.  It's not like other ruins that tend to be one big thing, or a few things, but a whole town including ordinary homes.  Other ruins tend to bore me after an hour or two, but Pompeii did not.  Croatia and Slovenia have amazing natural scenery and beauty.  Germany (Munich, Dresden, Berlin) had the most interesting modern history and great beer.

The great thing about southeastern Europe: Turkey, Greece, Croatia, etc. is that they are about 30-40% cheaper than western Europe.

I went to Europe for 6 weeks last year.  I'll be spending March and April this year in Japan and China.

Have you ever driven when you were drunk?

Yes, many times

Yes, a couple of times

Yes, only once

No.

I don't drive.

Tough choice between France and the United Kingdom.

The industrial revolution was huge, but so was the French Revolution.

The American Revolution I would mostly classify as its own thing under an American banner, not a British one.

18 hours ago, Avicenna said:

Bohemian Rhapsody

- What temperature setting do you use for the AC?

- What temperature setting do you use for heating?

I love singing, hate dancing.

If the animal is endangered no, if not then yes.

I'd give it back.

I've had plenty of cashiers that were disinterested, but I've never had a cashier be downright rude.

On 12/13/2015 at 7:38 PM, Alex Taylor said:

I'd bet domestication was about saving lives too at some point. Only very recently in history did we have an abundance of food.

To some degree, but in many ways meat was (and is a luxury good) that takes a lot more work and resources than growing plants in most cases.

Yes, most definitely.

Now for the slippery slope arguments:

It would create legal issues because our system is designed around marriage being between two people, but other than that I see no issue with legalizing polygamy.

Animals, objects, and children can't consent.

I tend to oppose the death penalty on moral grounds anyway, but the overwhelming deal breaker for me is how many cases where the justice system has been wrong and people were exonerated after years or even decades in prison, or after they have been executed.

For a specific example of what I believe to be a wrongful execution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Todd_Willingham

For people with terminal illness, yes.

This is a question my friends and I have talked about and like to ask other people, it's an interesting one!

I usually go with the assumption that there will be communication with earth (maybe not fast / instant internet) and that there are good chances of survival.

My general feeling is I probably would if (like I currently am) I didn't have kids or a family that depended on me.  It's a chance to go down in history and do something truly unique and extraordinary that few others would get to do.  And that contributes to mankind as a whole.

On the other hand, there's tons left to see and.experience on earth.  More than any one person can see or do in a lifetime.  And tons more people to meet.

One major factor would be how many people we went with as well.  How big of a society would there be?  How many different people to interact with and make friends with?

If you were given the option to be on the first expedition to Mars, with no chance of ever returning, would you take it?

5 hours ago, Milord said:

Other:to lazy to use it.

I like watching my college team's football games (Hook Em Horns!) but that's the only sports I watch.

As an adult: France, United Kingdom, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic

As a kid: My family lived in France when I was a toddler so there are a couple others in Europe I don't remember.  And when I was a 8 or 9 went to a couple places in the Caribbean I don't remember the names of outside of some French islands.  And we went across the border to Mexico a couple times.

Cranberry juice

I watch a couple hours of PBS a week.  Other than htat I stream the Daily Show, John Oliver, Bill Maher, and Game of Thrones online.