Also you can’t pick Canada.

The reason isn’t important, but say you had to leave the country right now and never come back.

You have to decide right now which country will be your home for the rest of your life. Pretend that upon arriving in that country, you would immediately understand the local language perfectly, so that’s not a barrier.

You wouldn’t have a job or friends in that country waiting for you (if you have friends all over the world, pretend you don’t), so you’d be starting fresh with whatever you currently have.

And once you choose, you can never leave that country for the rest of your life — so considerations like speaking a language lots of other countries speak or proximity to other places you want to travel to on vacation shouldn’t weigh in. Though you can still speak your native language, so watching American TV or calling your parents aren’t a problem.

But once you choose, that’s your home until you die.

Where would you decide to live out the rest of your life?

If you want to make it even more interesting, choose a place you’ve never been before.

*somewhat inspired by this week’s This American Life episode, Abdi and the Golden Ticket.