The city I'd love to live in one day is Copenhagen in Denmark. I'm a twenty-four-year-old urban planning graduate from Hanoi, and that probably explains a lot about my choice.
I know about it mostly from my studies. In almost every lecture about sustainable cities, Copenhagen came up as an example, especially for its cycling. I've watched dozens of videos about it and I follow a few Danish planners online. I've never been there, but I feel like I know the streets.
I imagine life there would be much calmer than in Hanoi. I'd cycle everywhere, even in winter, which I know would be a shock for someone used to tropical weather. I'd like to live in a small flat near the water and work for the city council or a planning firm. At weekends I'd swim in the harbour in summer, which apparently is clean enough, and spend the long dark evenings in cafés with friends.
The main reason I'd like to live there is professional. I want to see how a city that's been designed around people rather than cars actually works day to day, not just on paper. If I could work there for a few years, I could bring those lessons back to Vietnam, where our cities are growing incredibly fast. On a personal level, I'm also attracted by the balance between work and life. People there seem to finish work at a reasonable time and spend evenings with their families. The downsides would be the cost of living and the language, which looks really difficult, but I'd be willing to learn.