The Location of Urbanites Worldwide

[Rock Bottom]

This is a master index of the locations of urbanites throughout the world.

Because of the nature of the positioning of this master thread, I have decided to temporarily exclude non-British nationals living in the Greater London area, but will welcome any contributions from non-British nationals living elsewhere in the world - even (or especially) if it your country of origin.

I will be responsible for updating this - you can either reply to this thread or pm me, and I will update as soon as possible.

To be a useful resource for those wishing to enquire about more information, if you wish to put forward a particular place you have lived or worked in, let's set a minimum period of 3 months.

People currently residing in the city / country will be displayed in boldface.

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Africa
Egypt : mumkinbadbokura(?, ?)
Isreal : mumkinbadbokura(?, ?)
Namibia : Bob (UK, Namimbia)
Libya : Stroober (UK, Tripoli)
South Africa : omnipotent (?, Cape Town) / D (USA, Johannesburg)
Sudan : Chilango (UK, Khartoum?)
Sierra Leone : slaar (UK, Freetown)
Sinai : zigzag (?, Sinai)

Asia
Bahrain : fuburt (UK, Manama)
Burma : Purves Grundy (UK, Yangon)
China : Rock Bottom (UK, Zhuhai) / RenegadeDog (UK, Wuhan) / JessieDog (UK, Hong Kong) / inzame (GRE, Hong Kong)
India : Loki (SWE, New Delhi) / mumkinbadbokura(?, ?)
Indonesia : Purves_Grundy (UK, Sumatra) / Loki (SWE, Jakarta)
Japan : Purves_Grundy (UK, Nagano) / Techno303 (UK, Tokyo) / Loki (SWE, Kobe)
Korea : Dandred (UK, Seoul) / Ninjaboy (UK, Geoje) / rachellyabused (UK, Hongseong) / timestamp(?, Ulsan) / Stat (?, Gwangju) / lin dze (?, ?)
Kyrgyzstan : Rock Bottom (UK, Bishkek)
Laos : Hypocolius (?, Vientiane)
Singapore : inzane (?)
Saudi Arabia : fuburt (UK, khobar dharan)
Thailand : Fela Fan (UK, Chiang Mai) / Fela Fan (UK, Bangkok)

Europe
Czech Republic : Rock Bottom (UK, Dobruska) / Shanksy (UK, Brno)
Finland : Culdee(UK, Helsinki) / fubert (UK, Helsinki)
France : mauvais mangue (UK, Paris) / maestrocloud (UK, Paris) / John Quays (?, Lille) / fubert (UK, Cannes) / RenegedeDog (UK, Paris) / Chilango (UK, Ardeche) / maestrocloud (UK, Paris)
Germany : *(removed)*, / fuchs66(?, Bonn) / districtline (SWE, Berlin) / fishfingerer(IRE, Neukölln, Berlin) / FruitandNut(?,?)
Greece : inzane(?, Crete) / marco mark(UK, ?) / inzane(?, Athens)
Iceland : Complex (UK, Reykjavik)
Ireland : Helzbelz (?, Dublin) ch750536 (?, Abbeyfeale - co limerick) / j26 (IRE, Waterford County)
Italy : 43mhz (UK, Siracusa -Sicily)
Netherlands : J77 (UK, Amsterdam) / BootyLove (UK, Amsterdam) / Faithy (NED, The Hague) / frogfeeler (UK, Amsterdam) / fubert (UK, Eindhoven) / fubert (UK, den haag) / Poi E (?, The Hague) / marco mark(UK, ?)
Portugal : Chilango (UK, Porto)
Russia : marmaritz (?, Moscow) / Culdee (UK, Moscow) / Sasha (RUS, ?)
Spain : Stanley Edwards (?, South) / mrkikiet (?, Barcelona) / Stanley Edwards (?, Madrid) / frogfeeler (UK, Madrid)
Sweden : eeeef (GER, ?) / Loki (SWE, Stockholm)
Switzerland : fubert (UK, nyon-montreux) / Pie 1 (?, Zurich)
Ukraine : Sasha (RUS, Kiev)

Oceania
Australia : Fledgling(UK, Sydney) / Wess (?, ?) / miniGMoit (UK, Melbourne) / starryeyedsarah (UK, Queensland) / parallelepipete(?, South Melbourne) / mumkinbadbokura(?, Caberra) / Poi E (?, Sydney)
New Zealand : Poi E (?, Wellington) /Poi E (?, Auckland) / Poi E (?, Dunedin)

North America
USA : Axon (UK, Miami) / t0bytoo (?, New York) / JoMo1953 (?, Los Angeles / 888 (UK, Seattle) / EatMoreChips (UK, Chicago), frogfeeler (UK, Orlando-Florida) / D (USA, San Francisco) / tjm4477 (?, Dallas) / pseudonarcissus (UK, Houston) / mhendo (AUS, Baltimore) / Rock Bottom (UK, New York), fuburt (UK, Philidelphia) / Techno303 (UK, Ann Arbor-Michigan) / Loki (SWE, Washington DC) / frogfeeler (UK, Dallas-Texas) / D (USA, New York) / D (USA, Washington DC) / Stanley Edwards (?, New York) / indicate (USA, San Francisco) / indicate (USA, Washington)
Canada : Johnny Canuck2(CAN, Vancouver) / spring-peeper(?, Eastern Ontario) / Valve(?, Vancouver) / walktome(CAN, Toronto)


South America
Brazil : Fidel (UK, Itacare - Bahia)
Chile : guillermog (CHILE, Santiago)
Colombia : colacho (UK, Bogotá)
Mexico : Chilango (UK, Mexico City)
St Lucia : felixthecat (UK/St Lucia, St Lucia)

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[888]

I'm in Seattle (from UK)

[fela fan]

Having spoken to rock about this thread, perhaps it needs to be said that this sticky is for folk to post up info about the countries they live in.

And for posters to know who lives where so they can get some good first-hand advice about things.

C'mon, make it work! I'm just off on my hols to oz soon, but next month i'll put up some basic info about thailand.

And chiang mai specifically since it's the best town to live in in the world... ;)

[Techno303]

I was in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Now back in the UK. Have also lived in Tokyo for 3 months.

[rennie]

im an expat in my own right, except I left my country to come and live here in London. I guess that doesn't count.

[Rock Bottom]

im an expat in my own right, except I left my country to come and live here in London. I guess that doesn't count.


Actually, I had considered catering for non-UK expats living in the UK as an option.

However, such an option probably doesn't belong in the Travel and World forum.

Maybe one for the future, if a separate forum ever gets created.

[purves grundy]

Cost of living info would be the best info to start us off here properly, IMO.

[Fidel]

Brasil : Fidel (UK, Itacare, Bahia)

Been living in the Amazon for last year, just taken the plunge and started renovating/bulding a pousada (B&B) in Itacare.

Will spam the boards with urbanate promotional discounts when we open in October ;)

[43mhz]

I am now living in Siracusa, Sicily.. don't intend on coming back to London.. its hot and sunny here.. :D

[Poi E]

I'm in London :)

[Rock Bottom]

Brasil : Fidel (UK, Itacare, Bahia)

Been living in the Amazon for last year, just taken the plunge and started renovating/bulding a pousada (B&B) in Itacare.

Will spam the boards with urbanate promotional discounts when we open in October ;)

There's lots of people of the Bahia faith over here in China. Is this where it all originates?

[Rock Bottom]

Cost of living info would be the best info to start us off here properly, IMO.

This is a good thread on the topic started by Tea that can be expanded on by who ever chooses.......

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=82842&highlight=Living+standards

Sorry, I found this through a search. Maybe if one of the mods finds a direct URL it may be more useful.

And mods, once more, I am forever thankful for supporting me on this project.....

[fubert]

don't want to be pedantic but you can add "den haag" to my netherland list

[mauvais]

I'm in Paris - have been for ten months, but I've only got three weeks left. Hopefully I'll be back after I finish uni. :)

[EatMoreChips]

From UK. Live in Chicago. It's nice, but my peas have died due to excessive hotness.

[Fidel]

There's lots of people of the Bahia faith over here in China. Is this where it all originates?

hello mate, no idea is it a happy clappy jesus operation? They are very popular out here (all over Brasil), much to the chargin of slightly less happy clappy Cathlics.

Bahia is a state north of Rio, famous for its beaches, sugar, chocolate and laid back attitude.....

[Loki]

I'm a Swede in London so I can't see why I shouldn't be included.

[Loki]

From UK. Live in Chicago. It's nice, but my peas have died due to excessive hotness.
don't sit on them.

[Loki]

To be a useful resource for those wishing to enquire about more information, if you wish to put forward a particular place you have lived or worked in, let's set a minimum period of 3 months.

ah! in which case:

New Delhi, India - nine months
Jakarta Indonesia - 3.5 years
Washington DC, USA - one year
Stockholm, Sweden - five years
Kobe, Japan - three months
London, UK - 20 years+

[Rock Bottom]

I'm a Swede in London so I can't see why I shouldn't be included.

You would have a legitimate right to be included - if this was a separate forum catering to the needs of foreigners abroad. This however, is a *sticky* on the travel and world forum.

I imagine the sheer numbers of foreigners living in London would overwealm the resource available for people living in far out parts, and would dominate such a small thing such as a master thread.

.....But as you have often commented - and made rather unusual vocal objections to the ideas being presented - maybe such a forum does not suit your needs. You can meet your fellow countrymen (if you wish - knowing many Swedes and being partly Swedish myself - I realise that you do not need to feel part of an overseas community) in any number of local bars in Brixton or nearby.

But with your support, and the support of others, if you and ReNNie feel that such a section would be truly useful, then obviously, I will put the effort in to help as much as possible. It's only that I don't feel the enthusiasm oozing from you in particular!

[TeeJay]

The thread is entitled "The Location of Expats Worldwide" - not "The Location of British Expats Worldwide".

Your first post simply states "This is a master index of the locations of urbanite expats throughout the world."

You seem to be betraying the assumption that that urbanites are all British (they are not) or that "all round the world" automatically excludes the UK (why should it?). I don't understand why you are assuming the "travel and the world" forum to be aimed soley at British people and why you think the world should only be viewed from the viewpoint of the UK.

Actually, I had considered catering for non-UK expats living in the UK as an option.

However, such an option probably doesn't belong in the Travel and World forum.Why doesn't it? Is this because people travelling to London or relocating to the UK generally shouldn't use this forum or think of themselves as 'ex-pats'? Are you saying that they should talk about their ex-pat-ness in the London Forum or the General Forum if they are outside London/SW/Wales? It seems that you are allowing British urbanites to express a demand for 'ex-pat' status but saying that non-Brits in the UK can't express the same demand.

You would have a legitimate right to be included - if this was a separate forum catering to the needs of foreigners abroad. This however, is a *sticky* on the travel and world forum.So British ex-pats are not "foreigners abroad"?

I imagine the sheer numbers of foreigners living in London would overwealm the resource available for people living in far out parts, and would dominate such a small thing such as a master thread.First you are making assumptions about how many urbanites are non-UK nationals living in the UK, secondly - how on earth would a list 'overwhealm the resource'?

If you want to make a thread soley for *British* expats, or for expats everywhere *except* the UK, then you should state this, but to simply start saying that this forum is soley for Brits isn't right surely?

[Poi E]

Strange to have a thread on U75 that discriminates on the basis of nationality...

[Jessiedog]

TJ,

I think RB's basic idea is simply to log the locations of those Urbanites living (long term) outside of the UK.

Not really a "Brit" thing.

I could be wrong now....

But I don't think so.

;)

Woof

[Rock Bottom]

The thread is entitled "The Location of Expats Worldwide" - not "The Location of British Expats Worldwide".

Your first post simply states "This is a master index of the locations of urbanite expats throughout the world."

You seem to be betraying the assumption that that urbanites are all British (they are not) or that "all round the world" automatically excludes the UK (why should it?). I don't understand why you are assuming the "travel and the world" forum to be aimed soley at British people and why you think the world should only be viewed from the viewpoint of the UK.

I have made NO such assumption. Check the list. The origin of the person is clearly mentioned. It just happens that the majority have been from the UK so far.


Why doesn't it? Is this because people travelling to London or relocating to the UK generally shouldn't use this forum or think of themselves as 'ex-pats'?

Of course they are! But look at the main focus of this website - LONDON, BRIXTON, and the UK!


so Brit ex-pats are not "foreigners abroad"?

This, if I understand you correctly, is the "rebranding" that we have discussed and need to sort out


If you want to make a thread soley for *British* expats, or for expats everywhere *except* the UK, then you should state this, but to simply start saying that this forum is soley for Brits isn't right surely?

As I must restate, I have NEVER made this assumption! This is not an old boys' club. It is simply for people - OF ANY NATIONALITY - living outside the confines of the main country of focus for urban75.
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Sorry, must dash to work. I will provide a more articulate argument later.

[axon]

Articulate !
No need to, I considered this idea to be a useful resource for people who are moving to another country and want to get advice from people that have already done it. And it makes no assumptions about what peoples 'home' nationality is.
It's a simple idea.

[Rock Bottom]

Articulate !
No need to, I considered this idea to be a useful resource for people who are moving to another country and want to get advice from people that have already done it. And it makes no assumptions about what peoples 'home' nationality is.
It's a simple idea.

Thanks Axon. This is the general idea, and I appreciate your support.

But TeeJay and Poi E (and Loki) have made arguments that I feel have been founded on misunderstanding.

First things first, I made a serious "faux-pas" when I made use of the word expat. The word has much too many negative connatations which bring up visions of brits sitting around in their local expat bar completely ignoring the culture going on around them. I want to get the title of this thread changed ASAP.

In order to remove such a perception from my own mind, and my motivations for setting up such a project, you must understand my lifestyle out here. After 8 months, I still struggle with the language, but my average evening involves taking my bike down to the local shop, teaching the local girl there a bit of English over a few beers, cycling through into whore alley - a part of town where they have yet to knock down the old remnants of the original buildings - a rarity in Zhuhai. Here, I buy a few of the girls cans of coke or water, then sit down with a beer and a fag with my friend Arliang - who like most people, doesn't speak a word of English. Arliang is the whore alley K dealer who sells me shit bags for 100, which I occassionally buy as he is an allround cool bloke and a want to build a bit of "Guanxi" (will explain at a later date). Occassionally, I then cycle down to my Canadians' friends house, and we chew the fat for a while, and share our experiences. Couple all this with the fact that I have a Chinese girlfriend whom I adore (and a reluctant on-off mistress), you can begin to understand that I have no need to detatch myself from Chinese culture.

However, let's say there happens to be an urbanite either travelling through or living in Guangdong province, wouldn't it be beneficial for him to know that I have a two bedroom flat, and would love to show this person (WHATEVER HIS NATIONALITY POI E / TEEJAY FOR FUCKS SAKE!) my unique insight into China? Take him down the alley? Show him something that he would never be able to discover for himself - Lonely Planet in hand ?

and POI E, TeeJay, you have clearly marked me down as a little-Englander, and you have GROSSLY underestimated my dislike for both the U.K. and British people in general. I don't have a patriotic bone in my body.

I want you to site ONE example where I stated that the purpose of this thread was for the exclusive use of British people!

[RenegadeDog]

teaching the local girl there a bit of Chinese

Did you really mean to say this? :)

I DO actually know someone who taught chinese to the Chinese. He is white and from england and fluent in Mandarin. When he lived in HK he frequently taught Cantonese-speakers Mandarin... :D

[Rock Bottom]

First you are making assumptions about how many urbanites are non-UK nationals living in the UK, secondly - how on earth would a list 'overwhealm the resource'?


Just to add to this point. Any Londoner will confirm that social groups in London consist of people from all over the world.

During my last tenure in London, a typical trip out with my brother, who has an Argentian girlfriend and lives with a Brazilian man will usually involve a Frenchmen, an American, a Swede, an Italian, a Spaniad and some fucking awful hard-house / trance music. Quite often, in a group of 10 people, I find myself alone with my brother as being the only Brit.

IMHO, foreigners in London don't feel the need to find members of their community. On the otherhand, a man who finds himself transplanted in the middle of rural China might appreciate some help and guidance. I would love to hear arguments to the contrary.

[Rock Bottom]

Did you really mean to say this? :)

I DO actually know someone who taught chinese to the Chinese. He is white and from england and fluent in Mandarin. When he lived in HK he frequently taught Cantonese-speakers Mandarin... :D

No, I made an error. I have corrected it.

My Chinese is still rather limited to "zai lai yi ping pijiu", and "tai gui la!", although my listening comprehension is improving in leaps and bounds.

[Poi E]

You just came across that way. No offense, you get used to that sort of thing in the UK. Anyway, can add the Hague, Sydney and NZ for me.

[Rock Bottom]

You just came across that way. No offense, you get used to that sort of thing in the UK. Anyway, can add the Hague, Sydney and NZ for me.

No problems, Poi E. I fully recognise how the original postings might have been interpreted.

For the sake off the the Master Index, where are you from by the way?

Which city in New Zealand did you live in?

[Poi E]

No problems, Poi E. I fully recognise how the original postings might have been interpreted.

For the sake off the the Master Index, where are you from by the way?

Which city in New Zealand did you live in?

I've lived in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin (although the last one is hardly a city by world standards!)

[TeeJay]

You haven't mentioned people's nationality? What's this about "non-UK expats" then?
im an expat in my own right, except I left my country to come and live here in London. I guess that doesn't count.Actually, I had considered catering for non-UK expats living in the UK as an option.

However, such an option probably doesn't belong in the Travel and World forum.

Maybe one for the future, if a separate forum ever gets created.

There is a very good reason for including non-UK 'expats' (foreigners?) living in the UK - precisely for the reasons that this thread is a good idea in the first place.

Let's say you have two urbanites:
person A - A UK national from London who has gone to live in Paris
person B - A French national from Paris who has gone to live in London

I would say that both of these people would be able to provide some good advice about Paris, wouldn't you agree?

Furthermore, if someone else from France or anywhere else for that matter was thinking of visiting or moving to London they might well appreciate the perspective of a non-UK person coming to London as a "foreigner", a perspective that may differ from that of UK nationals who don't have to worry about things such as registering with the NHS, dealing with immigration/visa issues and so on.

It wouldn't take much effort on your behalf to include a section for non-UK 'expats' in London (or whatever term you prefer) and I don't see why you should be in any special position to dictate to users on urban75 what this forum is and isn't 'about' or who it is 'for'.

[TeeJay]

Actually, thinking about it a bit more - your approach/thread title excludes non-UK urbanites who are living in their own countries. There are quite a few Irish, American, Canadian, Aussie, Kiwi - and other - urbanites who it would be good to hook up with or ask about their home towns/countries. You seem to have a too narrow view of urban75 and the thread like this may well reinforce misconceptions that this website is a "British" one. It is in fact international (albeit primarily uk/british/anglophone).

The thread should simply be "The location of Urbanites worldwide" with the only group excluded being urbanites who have never lived outside the UK (on the grounds that as the largest group this is the 'default'). In fact this is how you have compiled your list (with the '3 months' criteria) but it is not how the thread is entitled and doesn't correspond with your comments in some of your posts on the thread.

(edit: you could even argue that it would be cool to have a list of where urbanites were in the UK, so that people could hook up with other urbanites when they travelled around the UK. There is currently no way of looking at a list of 'locations'.)

[Fuchs66]

I'm in Bonn, Germany.

Thinking of fleeing to Poland though to escape the German beaurocrats :mad:

[frogfeeler]

I'm currently living in Dallas, Texas, been here for a year now, but I've just got a new job so am moving back to Orlando, Florida where I lived for 2 years before moving to Texas.

Also spent 6 months in Amsterdam and 6 months in Madrid.

I'm from the UK (sunny Tamworth, Staffs) :)

[rennie]

Actually, I had considered catering for non-UK expats living in the UK as an option.

However, such an option probably doesn't belong in the Travel and World forum.

Maybe one for the future, if a separate forum ever gets created.

true. :)

[Dandred]

South Korea :)

[Sasha]

Live in Kiev, Ukraine. Born in Russia

[Wess]

Isn't Ninjaboy in S. Korea as well?

I'm in Oz in a house in my pyjama's in a reasonable mood in fact.

[guillermog]

I'm a Chilean national, living in Santiago, Chile (CL)

[fela fan]

a quick hello from wongaling, mission beach, far north queensland. A fucking top place in the world, enjoying my holiday mucho mucho, second time i've looked at a computer in two weeks...

probably coz there's been no sun for the last two days and the sea looks silver not deep green and deep blue. But the clouds are clearing, and i'll be on the beach in 20 with my frisbee. Copious quantities of vb to be necked shortly, together with some fine aussie bbqd food. It's what i'm doing every night, and the big fucking connundrum nowadays is how i get to retire from work so i can get more of this sea life interspersed with my mountain life in chiang mai... ;)

So if you wanna know about mountains in northern thailand, or beaches and mountains in far north queensland, then just consult the fela...

back in a week or two when i'm home again.

[ps, teejay, any chance of getting this thread away from warring political posturing that the p and p are for??]

[TeeJay]

Its sunny here too. ;)
33c/91f last weekend

[districtline]

i'm a swede currently living in berlin :cool:

[oisleep]

I've lived in Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin (although the last one is hardly a city by world standards!)

that's the old name for edinburgh in scotland isn't it? is it true all the streets in dunedin are named after streets in edinburgh?

[RenegadeDog]

Its sunny here too. ;)
33c/91f last weekend

38c here at the moment...

[D]

I'm happy to dispense advice/commentary/useless knowledge on:

New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC
Johannesburg, South Africa (and other parts of SA...but Johannesburg is the place I know best)

[j26]

I'm based in Waterford County in the south east of Ireland - the sunny south east (my arse).

It's not too bad a spot, quite scenic, but the people are known as blahs :confused:
I live 10 mins walk from a beach, and on the edge of town, so the countryside is nearby.

Cost of living? Houses are ludicrously expensive!

I like it here, but fancy a change for a while.

[Rock Bottom]

D, I'm assuming you're in NY now, yes? I seem to remember you were in San Fran not too long ago.

j26 I'm I right in assuming your nationality to be Irish?

Thanks for your contributions.

[j26]

...
j26 I'm I right in assuming your nationality to be Irish?


Spot on. :)

[zigzag]

I live in the Sinai. Do you consider this to be Africa or Asia? or the promised land....

[D]

D, I'm assuming you're in NY now, yes? I seem to remember you were in San Fran not too long ago.

j26 I'm I right in assuming your nationality to be Irish?

Thanks for your contributions.

I'm in San Francisco right now.

[D]

There's lots of people of the Bahia faith over here in China. Is this where it all originates?

You're thinking of Baha'i, not Bahia.

[Rock Bottom]

You're thinking of Baha'i, not Bahia.

Yeah, that's the one. Where did the Baha'i faith originate? They seem quite strange people, in a mormon sort of way.

[Johnny Canuck2]

Vancouver Canada

[mae]

I`m in Paris, come from London.

Only here til Sept though, does that still count?

[Stanley Edwards]

Currently living in Southern Spain (for a minimum of a further 18 months). Have lived in New York and Madrid.

[mae]

Currently living in Southern Spain (for a minimum of a further 18 months). Have lived in New York and Madrid.
Are you still in your cave? How`s that going?

[felixthecat]

Lived in St Lucia for 18yrs, now in the UK. I have dual nationality so don't really see myself as an expat in either place.........

[Stanley Edwards]

Are you still in your cave? How`s that going?

Still in farmhouse. Waiting for communications lines to be installed before committing myself to the cave. Although, I have seen a very nice huge, huge, HUGE cave with old communal farm/monastry type building at the front which I rather like and may try to raise funds for. (Long term plan is for a creative/artists retreat and digital imaging centre).

Just a pipe dream at the mo!

[Here we go]

that's the old name for edinburgh in scotland isn't it? is it true all the streets in dunedin are named after streets in edinburgh?

Gaelic name for edinburgh is Dun Eidann I think, which means fort on the hill

[MightyAphrodite]

This is what we need :D





http://www.freewebs.com/urbanitesmap/


just click place your PIN and go from there...quite handy i reckon :cool: :p

[TeeJay]

Just want to promote this thread: Where do you live? (part 2) (http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=121898)

Just to explain: "where do you live" (part one) was a poll for urbanites to say where they lived in the UK. I made (Part 2) covering the whole world.

I can see a lot of people on this thread who haven't voted over there...

It is quite cool seeing what percentage of urbanites are UK and non-UK based.

I'll post a link to this thread over there as well.

[Helzbelz]

Just moved over to Dublin 2 months ago and am loving it. :D

[Fuchs66]

Seeing as there is a question mark near my location I'll confirm, yes I live in Bonn but I spend most of my time at work which is about halfway between Hamburg and Hannover. So if anyone needs any help/advice drop me a line. :D

[Rock Bottom]

Seeing as there is a question mark near my location I'll confirm, yes I live in Bonn but I spend most of my time at work which is about halfway between Hamburg and Hannover. So if anyone needs any help/advice drop me a line. :D

The question mark is over your country of origin, not your location. Are you a Brit?

[Rock Bottom]

This is what we need :D





http://www.freewebs.com/urbanitesmap/


just click place your PIN and go from there...quite handy i reckon :cool: :p

BTW, excellent piece of work. Can we get your map link somewhere in the general forum??

[miniGMgoit]

I live in Melbourne!!!!!!! :)

[miniGMgoit]

And Im from Devon.

Thats not the UK

:p

[Faithy]

Well, as I said before:

I live in The Hague in the Netherlands :)

And I'm born here :)

[indicate]

I split my time between San Francisco and Walla Walla, Washington (where I attend University), though I spent a fair ammount of time in the Netherlands over this past summer moving from relative to relative.

[Shanksy]

Wish you started this early, in June I came back from 9 months in Brno, Czech Rep. Rock Bottom where exactly is Debruska, can't say i've heard of it.

[D]

mind the gap

[t0bytoo]

Brooklyn, New York. Soon to be some as yet undefined place in the northeast of Spain.

;-)

[t0bytoo]

I live in the Sinai. Do you consider this to be Africa or Asia? or the promised land....

Where do you live? I've spent chunks of time in Dahab and travelled round a bit.

And I think it's Africa.

[JoMo1953]

Lived all over the United States.....currently living in Los Angeles area ...at the Beach!

[Rock Bottom]

Wish you started this early, in June I came back from 9 months in Brno, Czech Rep. Rock Bottom where exactly is Debruska, can't say i've heard of it.

Dobruska is a shitty little village about 1 hours' drive from Hradec Kralove. Next nearest big town is Pardubice. I can't say my experience in the Czech Republic was wholly positive, although their are some great cities. The favourite place I visited was Olomouc.

[Hypocolius]

Just moved to Vientiane, Lao PDR, for the next year or so. Fun so far!

[lyra_k]

Arizona, USA

[purves grundy]

Just moved to Vientiane, Lao PDR, for the next year or so. Fun so far!
Nice one. We're not so far from each other!

<waves at Hypocolius>

[starryeyedsarah]

Been living in queensland oz for a long time now, originally from s.e.london. its a good idea, when i moved here i didn't have a clue about anything.

[Culdee]

Moving to Helsinki at the end of this week: Wish me luck Urban!!!!

[fishfingerer]

Neukölln, Berlin.

[Shanksy]

Dobruska is a shitty little village about 1 hours' drive from Hradec Kralove. Next nearest big town is Pardubice. I can't say my experience in the Czech Republic was wholly positive, although their are some great cities. The favourite place I visited was Olomouc.

Yeah loved Olomouc. Went mushroom picking there with a local got chatting too in a bar, stayed in a pretty decent hostel there as well ran by some Aussies.

A really nice restaurant too, you had a beer tap at the end of your table and poured your own beer, :) also one made from a converted airoplane in the centre but didnt have time to go to that one sadly.

[tjm4477]

I am in DALLAS, TEXAS

[spring-peeper]

Eastern Ontario, Canada (half way between Montreal and Ottawa)

[slaar]

Moving to Freetown, Sierra Leone on Friday for the next two years.

And yes, I expect it to be a massive headfuck.

[pseudonarcissus]

I'm British, living in lovely Houston, Texas for the last 6 years

[Jessiedog]

Moving to Freetown, Sierra Leone on Friday for the next two years.

And yes, I expect it to be a massive headfuck.


Why slaar?

:confused:

Woof

[mae]

Not in Paris any more....

[slaar]

Why slaar?

:confused:

Woof
I'm working over there as an economist.

Should be interesting.

[Jessiedog]

Should be interesting.

Aye!

:)

Woof

[mrkikiet]

living in Barcelona. not too shabby.

[Hypocolius]

Nice one. We're not so far from each other!

<waves at Hypocolius>

Where are you then?

[kakuma]

update for korea, there is also rachellyabused (seoul) and timestamp (ulsan)

ninjaboy is in geoje, and dandred is in seoul....

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

update for korea, there is also rachellyabused (seoul) .

I'm not in Seoul. :)

I'm in Hongseong, tiny little place, closest largish city is probably Asan or Daejeon.
I am just over 2hours away from Seoul and hours and hours away from you guys in Ulsan/nr Busan (which is where I think you are Ninjaboy?).

Oh yeah, there is also a poster called Stat who recently moved to Gwangju. :)

[lin dze]

As well as a REALLY infrequent poster named lin dze living here in the ol' land of morning calm as well. (Seriously, that's a misleading name if ever there was one. Gotta love early morning fish salesmen in their little bongo trucks/lorries!) I'm currently experimenting with various soju cocktails and am absolutely blasted on a creation I've named the 'savory'. Vegetable juice, chilli paste, soy sauce, liberal amounts of soju and a garnish of kimchi on a toothpick, topped off with a sprinkling of 'San Chu', the local lemon tasting herb. Soju at 360ml and 22% alcohol for less than a pound a bottle? One must always experiment, especially with drinks that blur the line between nourishment and intoxicant. One can also make a tasty martini with soju, I call it the 'gong gong chill' (007 in Korean). Sometimes it's hard not to like this place.

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

As well as a REALLY infrequent poster named lin dze living here in the ol' land of morning calm as well. (Seriously, that's a misleading name if ever there was one. Gotta love early morning fish salesmen in their little bongo trucks/lorries!) I'm currently experimenting with various soju cocktails and am absolutely blasted on a creation I've named the 'savory'. Vegetable juice, chilli paste, soy sauce, liberal amounts of soju and a garnish of kimchi on a toothpick, topped off with a sprinkling of 'San Chu', the local lemon tasting herb. Soju at 360ml and 22% alcohol for less than a pound a bottle? One must always experiment, especially with drinks that blur the line between nourishment and intoxicant. One can also make a tasty martini with soju, I call it the 'gong gong chill' (007 in Korean). Sometimes it's hard not to like this place.


Where in Korea are you??? :)

Oh soju, mmmm. :D Soju and soya milk, my version of a white russian.

[Rock Bottom]

I would like to thank everyone for their contributions. I reckon, in the future, this thread will prove its usefulness - especially when people travel out to such far out places for the first time.

I would like to remind people, if they find the time, to also put a little pin on MightyAphrodite's wonderful little creation - and would like to thank him or her (with Aphrodites, the distinction is not particularly clear) once again for the effort. Mods, can we find someplace to put this map someplace which is easy for urbanites to find? Maybe a new sticky??

This is what we need :D





http://www.freewebs.com/urbanitesmap/


just click place your PIN and go from there...quite handy i reckon :cool: :p

[miss minnie]

I would like to thank everyone for their contributions. I reckon, in the future, this thread will prove its usefulness - especially when people travel out to such far out places for the first time.

I would like to remind people, if they find the time, to also put a little pin on MightyAphrodite's wonderful little creation - and would like to thank him or her (with Aphrodites, the distinction is not particularly clear) once again for the effort. Mods, can we find someplace to put this map someplace which is easy for urbanites to find? Maybe a new sticky??
the only problem i have with that link is the fact that it pops up a window (even in firefox) and clicking that window anywhere (even to close it) takes you to http://www.bravenetmedianetwork.com/xmlcpc/click.php with a bunch of parameters that identify you somehow and are no doubt recorded for whatever tracking purposes they have. its a cool map though.

[lin dze]

Where in Korea are you??? :)

Oh soju, mmmm. :D Soju and soya milk, my version of a white russian.

Hey Rach! I'm in a tranquil little southern city that I kinda like, was here before I went to London and came back here after. Love this place, it's kinda small, traditional and Busan's only a short bus ride away. (Kinda shy on exact locations after flaming some poor dude about to come out here while VERY intoxicated on this forum :o ) Have you tried the black sesame drink with soju? I haven't done milky mixes yet, but I feel there may be good things in that direction. PM me if you want, a U75 drunkard meeting in Sth Korea could be fun!

[Valve]

vancouver, canada.

[John Quays]

Lille, France.

:rolleyes:

[omnipotent]

live in South Africa, Cape Town and on the net as well although directioins are no use here.

[ch750536]

Abbeyfeale, co limerick, Ireland.

[Ryazan]

Wish I was in Moscow. :(

[Rock Bottom]

the only problem i have with that link is the fact that it pops up a window (even in firefox) and clicking that window anywhere (even to close it) takes you to http://www.bravenetmedianetwork.com/xmlcpc/click.php with a bunch of parameters that identify you somehow and are no doubt recorded for whatever tracking purposes they have. its a cool map though.

Hi Minnie, I only just noticed your reply to this. I use a linux system with firefox, and have yet to experience any problems with the third party website you refer to. No pop-ups of any note. Maybe it's different with Windows.

However, the idea is sound, and it would be nice to get it working somehow. fishfingerer has referred me to this site, which seems to offer a similar service. Haven't checked it out yet, but it might be worth looking into :

http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/

Any ideas to connect the global urbanite community can only be a good thing!

[Jessiedog]

Any ideas to connect the global urbanite community can only be a good thing!
Aye!

:cool:

But 90+% of us are using windows.

:mad:

;)

Edit: BTW, were the data OK?

:)

Woof

[kyser_soze]

I'll be visiting your rather fab pair of islands from 23rd Jan - 06th Feb. The plan ATM is to spend a 4 days on the North Island (my main plan is to visit Napier cos I've seen pics of all the deco buildings and feel the need to waste camera film there), then Nelson for my mate's 40th on the 29th, followed by an anti-clockwise drive around the South Island via Queenstown so I can do the Hackett Thrillogy and camp out by Wakatipu again...

So inbetween all that anyone anywhere near my likely routes up for a beer or three?

*does impression of excited 5 yr old*

[Swarfega]

I'll be visiting your rather fab pair of islands from 23rd Jan - 06th Feb. The plan ATM is to spend a 4 days on the North Island (my main plan is to visit Napier cos I've seen pics of all the deco buildings and feel the need to waste camera film there), then Nelson for my mate's 40th on the 29th, followed by an anti-clockwise drive around the South Island via Queenstown so I can do the Hackett Thrillogy and camp out by Wakatipu again...

So inbetween all that anyone anywhere near my likely routes up for a beer or three?

*does impression of excited 5 yr old*


Bugger - will miss you......me 'n the missus (who is Kiwi) are flying out for 3 weeks on Saturday.

I will leave a secret message for you buried somewhere on either the North or the South island - see if you can find it and unlock the code!



As for "Where in the World are the Urbanites" Well, from Feb 1st I will be working full time in Dubai....

[FruitandNut]

I lived for 3.5yrs each in Singapore, Hong Kong and (West) Germany. I would like to revisit Singapore and Germany
- but what the heck has happened to Hong Kong - where is the beautiful Repulse Bay I once knew - all those souless skyblocks now, and no Repulse Bay Hotel right on the beach (where British and Japanese troops fought hand to hand down the corridors).

[Jessiedog]

- but what the heck has happened to Hong Kong - where is the beautiful Repulse Bay I once knew - all those souless skyblocks now, and no Repulse Bay Hotel right on the beach (where British and Japanese troops fought hand to hand down the corridors).

Cripes! Sounds like you haven't been back in 20 years. Places do change over time y'know? Especially in one of the most dynamic cities on the planet.

There is still plenty of unspoilt wilderness in HK as well as the ever changing skylines. And the Repulse Bay Apartments (replacing the Repulse Bay Hotel,) have their own quirky story to tell.

No place is perfect, but for all its foibles and problems, HK is still the greatest place on earth (IMHO of course). And with the economy now rocking-on again after six years of recession and monthly deflation, there is no finer time to experience "the buzz".

:)

Woof

[mhendo]

In case this list is still being updated:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

[Rock Bottom]

In case this list is still being updated:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Still being updated - everytime I get a rare spare moment!

[mhendo]

Cool.

By the way, the entry you put in for me says:

mhendo (?, Baltimore)

Is the question mark meant to indicate where i'm originally from? If so, the answer is Australia.

[Pie 1]

Zurich, Switzerland for me now ;)

[Jessiedog]

Best wishes from China to all far-flung urbanites.

:)

Woof

[sonicdancer]

Best wishes to all and one from Salvador , Bahia, Nordeste , Brasil South America. :cool:

[walktome]

Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[rennie]

this thread is making me wanna move.

[moon]

there is already a u75 map here http://www.frappr.com/urban75

[D]

there is already a u75 map here http://www.frappr.com/urban75

That map is kinda fucked, isn't it?

[D]

So. I think I'm now officially bicoastal. Or something.

SF-NY

[walktome]

That map is kinda fucked, isn't it?

It definitely is. Apparently Toronto is an invalid city. :confused:

[BCB]

From Dublin. ;)

[J77]

Grew up in the UK. Lived in Belgium for a year. Am now living in Amsterdam (NL) for 3+ years :)

[Jessiedog]

Big up to the Urban diaspora!

:)

Woof

[Fledgling]

I am in Sydney only been here for 3 days. It's nice and hot. I'm originally from Derbyshire.

[parallelepipete]

I'm currently living in Melbourne (South Melbourne, to be exact), Australia. And what a fine place to live it is! :)

[fela fan]

I am in Sydney only been here for 3 days. It's nice and hot. I'm originally from Derbyshire.

Ah, cold schooners of vb, pool, and the horses to bet on all in the same pub. And step out to see at the bottom of the hill the sea with the opera house in the background...

I like that city. Taken a ferry to manley yet fledgling? Been to the north shore beaches yet? And some great places to get to an hour or three away.

Hope you're enjoying it!

[marmaritz]

Hi, I live in Moscow, RUS now. Have lived for rather a long time in the East. Countries like China, Singapore etc.

[Jessiedog]

Welcome to the game marmaritz!

*waves from China*

:)

Woof

[walktome]

Come May 11th I'll be in New Orleans for at least the summer. I'm hoping to take the year off of school and stay until March though.

[eeeef]

i am german living in sweden and moving to UK in october...hows that :D

[*Miss Daisy*]

i am german living in sweden and moving to UK in october...hows that :D
:) Hello and welcome eeef,,,

[Jessiedog]

i am german living in sweden and moving to UK in october...hows that :D
That's just fine and dandy, eeef.

Welcome to the game.

:)

Woof

[marco mark]

I'm originally from UK, now living many years in greece previously holland. OK :D

[Structaural]

From UK (Minster, Chatham, Peterborough and then Brixton) now living my 3rd year in Amsterdam with my gf and daughter.

[loud 1]

what a fookin wicked thread!!

:)

[mae]

I'm back in Paris now (originally London). Any other urbanites here fancy a drink?

[dilute micro]

North Carolina

http://carolinagirl727.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/lighthouse-atlantic.jpg.w300h257.jpg

[FruitandNut]

--------- Ooops!

[kakuma]

there is already a u75 map here http://www.frappr.com/urban75

this is wicked

we should get more people on this

[lyra_k]

I'm in Palominas, AZ, USA. It's teeny tiny and you might not see it on a map - the closest town is Naco. It's right on the AZ/Mex border.

[pseudonarcissus]

I'm in Palominas, AZ, USA. It's teeny tiny and you might not see it on a map - the closest town is Naco. It's right on the AZ/Mex border.

Have you just moved? You're been in AZ for ages, everyone knows that :p

You still liking the desert? I still keep meaning to jump on I-10 to come visit one of these days.

[papanoelys]

g

[Calva dosser]

Been in Frog 2 years. no-one even missed me in The Albert. Or The Birkbeck:( :(

[Jessiedog]

g
Heh!

Thanks for sharing.

:confused:

Woof

[Rock Bottom]

Can't seem to edit the master index. Hang on, while I contact a mod.

[stromasher24]

Hi y'all,
1st post but been reading the forum a while.
Working in Singapore but been living in Thailand for about 10years or so(originally fae Scotland).

[HeroineSheep]

I'm currently in Queensland, Australia (orig. London). There's a fair few Urbanites over this side of the world, too. Tim tam tea anyone? :D

*goes to chuck another pom on the barbie whilst wearing togs and thongs*

[Boris Sprinkler]

I'm in Copenhagen, Denmark, originally from London. Hopefully staying here forever.

[nellyphant]

I'm currently in Queensland, Australia (orig. London). There's a fair few Urbanites over this side of the world, too. Tim tam tea anyone? :D

*goes to chuck another pom on the barbie whilst wearing togs and thongs*

I take it by thongs you mean flip-flops or do you mean the skimpy European variety!? :)

Just about to leave India in the next few days to come over to Sydney then into Melbourne to see a few old friends. Do you have an Urban meetup?

[ice-is-forming]

oooo it'd be a long way to go from Melbourne to where heroinesheep is for a meet up :D

[lunatrick]

I was in London but now in Melbourne - so ice that pint could be possible!

[ice-is-forming]

do you know how far i live from melbourne :eek: ;)

[grassstain]

US citizen
Michigan, Hawaii, Arizona

Where can one find an updated list?

I haven't searched the thread yet, so if it's in there, I'll find it. Thanks for the resource.

[Rock Bottom]

US citizen
Michigan, Hawaii, Arizona

Where can one find an updated list?

I haven't searched the thread yet, so if it's in there, I'll find it. Thanks for the resource.

No updated list, as I am unable to edit the first post. It's possibly a bit out of date these days anyhow.

[dessiato]

Portugal, Porto and Santo Tirso (from England, Surrey, Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire)

[Jessiedog]

No updated list, as I am unable to edit the first post. It's possibly a bit out of date these days anyhow.
That's 'cos of the newly introduced "only one hour to edit" function.

If you PM Crispy, I'm sure he could give you special dispensation.

:)

Woof

[Rock Bottom]

That's 'cos of the newly introduced "only one hour to edit" function.

If you PM Crispy, I'm sure he could give you special dispensation.

:)

Woof

I see.....

I will get down to updating during the May holiday

[mango5]

I'll be happy to help :)
eta I'm now in Vanuatu and will be popping over to Sydney occasionally

[Jessiedog]

I'll be happy to help :)
eta I'm now in Vanuatu and will be popping over to Sydney occasionally
:)

Woof

[NVP]

India / Nepal for the last couple of years.

Goa in the Winter, Himachal Pradesh / Nepal when it gets too hot down on the plains. Plus a bit of fannying around up in the mountains in between.

In Britain at the mo'. :)

[bluestreak]

jesus fuck, it's NVP. how you doing fella?

[*Miss Daisy*]

:) Oooo I'm travelling all the way to London on thursday ,
To the Excel center at Canary wharf - Tiz a lift exhibition - Should be well rocking!:D

I get me lunch paid for and i've not been to london really, just through it,, apart from seeing The Orb at Brixton acadamy back in the day:cool:

Anyways i'm quite looking forwards to going even if it is boring lifts.

[bluestreak]

you hanging around long enough to meet anyone Miss D?

[*Miss Daisy*]

:( Nah, Think we're trying to get back by 7 on the train, which is a pity coz it would have been good to catch a coffee/pint/cranberry and vodka with some urbs:cool: :(

maybe next time i could plan better:)

[NVP]

jesus fuck, it's NVP. how you doing fella?

Very well, mate, thanks.

Nice to be back in Britain for a bit.

[Jessiedog]

Waves to the Philippines.

Helloooooooo there and welcome cravenhearst!

:)

Have a Hob Nob.

:)

Woof

[extra dry]

south korea..nice place, very different from europe.

[rachamim18]

Well, currently and for forseeable future I am in Agusan del Sur Province on Mindanao in Philippines. Got here about Jul 5th, left Israel on the 3rd, flew to NYC to take care of buisness affairs for a few hours, hopped back on , went via Alaska to Taiwan and down into Manila.


Was planning a drug holiday up to Cambodia and Laos via BK but found what I wanted so I will be here for a while.

[rachamim18]

Oh yeah, got to add, for the first post in the thread, Israel is in Asia, not Africa. Although we do border Africa so...

[rachamim18]

Um, I know the posted question was many,many moons ago but a person on 1st page asked about he Bahia faith, and was answered about Bahia state in Brasil. Bahia began in what is now Iran, and is now based in Israel. It was founded with Islamic foundations but truly incorporates all major religions at this point.

To be fair, Bahia is also a state as the Brasilain poster stated. Great music and food, the center of Black Brasil.

[selamlar]

Originally from Dudley (Woohoo!), now semi-permenantly in Mersin, Turkey

[Jessiedog]

Oh yeah, got to add, for the first post in the thread, Israel is in Asia, not Africa. Although we do border Africa so...
Really?

I thought it was in the Middle East.

:confused:


Woof

[Mandla]

Africa, South Africa, Durban

[Jessiedog]

Africa, South Africa, Durban
Welcome to the game, Mandla!

G&T, ice and slice?

:)

Woof

[Dimitris]

Hmm, I dont remember posting on here. ...

I am in Thebes, Greece anyway.... its a town near Athens

[Santi-Panchita]

And I live in Asunción, Paraguay :cool:

[mae]

i'm back in paris for the next year now. anyone else here?

[jonH]

oui

[jodal]

I'm moving to Australia in less than two weeks with my gf. We're stopping over in Thailand on the way.

[mae]

ouiyeah? where abouts?

[jonH]

yeah? where abouts?
dunno......:eek:

[rachamim18]

Middle East IS Asia, NW to be exact but then you were most likely being sarcastic.

[pseudonarcissus]

well, it looks like I'll be living in Rio de Janeiro for a while, maybe a year, I just rented a flat in Copacabana. :cool:

[rachamim18]

Carnaval is a hoot but you missed Fatboy at the last one...I did too vcome to think of it. Only been there once andit was years ago.

[Nardini]

Better late than never I suppose. I live in Italy - not too far from Genova - although I took my first breath in London.

Ciao a tutti - as is said here...

[cuban pete]

Isfahan,Iran and I'm thirsty,really fucking thirsty.

[kage]

I'm in Montréal, Canada (from UK)

[extra dry]

:rolleyes: doulbe post

[rennie]

Isfahan,Iran and I'm thirsty,really fucking thirsty.


What's it like? I've always wanted to visit.

[cuban pete]

Great and, providing America/Israel doesn't start dropping bombs,very safe.

Its cheap,its historical sites can hold there own against any thing Ive seen in the world and the people are genuinely hospitable.

I was hoping to head on to Pakistan but with the emergency situation my embassy has made it very hard to get a visa.

Ah Pakistan,my favourite county in the world to travel in,if you like your days to read like a Boys Own adventure go to Pakistan,its got it all...mountains,deserts,drugs,guns,great people,good hitchhiking.

Here's a short 'film' i made of my travels there,if any of you are interested.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQCiY1kPqk

I was there in the summer 2006 and have been dreaming about returning ever since...

Next year,inshallah.

[ice-is-forming]

Howeird . qld. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Zorra]

Nairobi, Kenya.

Gonna be based in Rumbek, south Sudan for most of 2008 tho :)

[zehner]

bangkok, thailand.

[extra dry]

:rolleyes: doulbe post


now south korea...:D

[albionism]

I'm near Wollongong, NSW Australia.... Originally from London, moved here in Oct 2006. Any Urbanites nearby wanna meet up/write, do feel free to PM me.

[Lancman]

Retired to Cyprus. That's in Europe now, buggar it.

[Jessiedog]

Welcome to the Game, both!

:)


Woof

[rachamim18]

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[tayyab]

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[Stanley Edwards]

Fuck off spammer!

:)

[Zorra]

Nairobi, Kenya.

Gonna be based in Rumbek, south Sudan for most of 2008 tho :)

Moved again, Khartoum, Sudan now (well, from Sunday) :D

[jbob]

Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.

[Fuchs66]

Oh forgot to update this one, moved from Germany to the Netherlands in June, its loads better here :cool: although still share a flat in Germany (although that will be changing next year sometime) :D

[Errol's son]

Brit in Luanda, Angola

[mrkikiet]

i be in bogota.

[rachamim18]

Sudan? Yikes...