Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years

Re:Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years by ng12 on Thursday November 14, 2019 @12:51AM (#21533107)

I believe that they exist. It's just Venice ranks shockingly low on the list of cities I would like to live in given it's cultural and historical significance.

You say there are other priorities that make Venice attractive -- like what? You still haven't made that clear. The nice parts of the city are completely given over to tourism, the hidden corners feel abandoned and listless.

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Re:Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years by Lucadg on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:09AM (#21533690)

I guess it's subjective but here's my list:

- no cars. This alone raises the quality life by an amazing degree.

- 100% walkable.

- you meet people you know all the time. Feels like a village.

- international. Many interesting characters live there. A village but an international one.

- beautiful and decadent.

And of course there's also a long list of negatives such as expensive, uncomfortable, wet, touristy etc....

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