[hibikir]

The soggyness and lack of sunlight is common in Europe, even as far South as Northern Spain: My hometown averages 130+ days of rain, and everyone lives in a condo: Backyards just don't exist. I currently live in the middle of the US, and have done so for almost two decades. I have over half an acre of yard, a house that would be considered a small palace in Spain, and average precipitation days is under 100, and a good 10 of those are snow.

And yet, if the job market was even remotely close, I'd move to northern Spain in a millisecond, because quality of living is more about low stress and making what you want to do convenient, rather than about rain and backyards.