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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm French and my best memories come from living in Scotland. Paris is not that great, honestly.

DC is as far south as I've lived long-term, and goodness, it's way too warm and humid in the summer. 
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Edinburgh? Not OP, but my family will have a chance to spend a year or two in either Edinburgh or Berlin due to a work rotation I have coming up, and I've been having trouble deciding. We have friends in Berlin and know we like it there, but I'm really intrigued by Scotland and I think it might actually be more of a cultural adventure. Berlin doesn't feel that different than the US cities I've lived in.[/quote]

Edinburgh hands down! I'm the poster you replied to, and I much prefer that charming town to Berlin. Unless you don't like the cold rain (Scotland is very green for a reason!), or mind having the sun in your eyes at 3pm in winter when you're driving, because you're close to the Arctic circle... but I loved it! Tip: black-out blinds for summer, when the sun rises ridiculously early and sets ridiculously late. Not as bad as Iceland, where the sun doesn't set at all in summer, so can't complain.
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Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles, so your looking at a 238 mile difference-- not that much.  On the winter solstice, Edinburgh gets 40 minutes less daylight.  It's not a noticeable difference when you live in either location.  I'm from Berlin and went to Uni in Edinburgh.  Both the grey rain and dark in winter felt the same to me.

Culturally they are world's apart though.  Edinburgh is beautiful, most of Berlin was flattened during WW2, but it is a much bigger and more culturally diverse city.[/quote]

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