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I think absolutely yes. I'd give up a lot to move to Finland or some shit just because the weather there sounds like haven to me. I live in the Middle East and it's not as much the heat that kills me (it's "only" a factor for about a third of a year and it sucks too of course) its the goddamn dust storms, I'm so sensitive to these things. I still have no idea why some people like living in deserts under a scorching Sun, with all the sand and dust in the air, it's dreadful, not to mention the nature is super boring without proper fields, forests and rivers and stuff.
Please realize Northern European winters are... dark. It's not the cold that matters much, it's the darkness for months on end that can be seriously detrimental to mental health if you're not used to it.
Saaame, tho Finland sounds too extreme.
I think of most of the middle east as coastal places less than actual middle of the desert life. I don't get the appeal of living in US states like Arizona or Nevada.
I grew up in Alabama/Tennessee/Georgia with all of those trees, rivers, and forests. I have to say, the bugs and extreme humidity make the heat unbearable.
I live in Southern California now and moved here because it is the best weather in the world in a few small pockets very close to the coast. It is 15ยฐ-25ยฐ year round here.
I don't know of any place with trees and rivers that is devoid of a terrible season or four.
I live in Finland and used to live in Portugal. Trust me, you don't need to go so far north. Half the year you don't want to go out because of how cold it is. The novelty wears out fast!
Germany was pretty good but alas, hard to find work that pays well enough with the horrible housing situation.
I think dust storms sound like hell.