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[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Amazing country. Issue is top people don't want to leave there.

I wouldn't either, if I were them.

 

[JackBurton]

I wouldn't either, if I were them.

Yeah I am never coming here from a country like that.

 

[Deckie007]

Old joke: Heaven is where the cooks are French, the police are British, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss.

 

[Deckie007]

Yeah I am never coming here from a country like that.

The COL is really insane there and home ownership is near impossible. But yeah, if you had the $$$, it's pretty great. In a good spot in Europe to go nearly anywhere quickly too.

 

[Deckie007]

Also Italy while having good a good train and bus network is not nearly as reliable to get around as Switzerland. I learned pretty quickly to check things myself because train times, platform numbers, and bus services are just suggestion.

 

[JackBurton]

Also Italy while having good a good train and bus network is not nearly as reliable to get around as Switzerland. I learned pretty quickly to check things myself because train times, platform numbers, and bus services are just suggestion.

Switzerland is just so fantastic. There are places I'd gladly live in a small apartment to spend my days in exchange for a better overall life. That's one of them.

 

[MindzEye]

Y'all know that we hired a Spaniard who is President of one of their state run rail companies to come be project manager of Alto, right

https://www.altotrain.ca/en/alto-team

 

[trujaysfan]

Wouldn't Japan be the place to pick someone from for high speed rail?

 

[MindzEye]

Wouldn't Japan be the place to pick someone from for high speed rail?

Would be one of the handful of places to look for top people, yeah.

 

[Deckie007]

Switzerland is just so fantastic. There are places I'd gladly live in a small apartment to spend my days in exchange for a better overall life. That's one of them.

I do think you could live in a nice mountain town in Italy or Slovenia for a reasonably close quality of life. Like I was in this town called Verceia in Italy for two days and it was gorgeous and way cheaper than Switzerland, but only an hour from the Swiss border. For example a cappuccino and a pastry in the morning was 2.2 Euro....just a coffee in Switzerland was more. I guess it all depends what you want. I love mountain towns though especially with a lake nearby...living on one would be the best way to spend retirement imo.