You should only take advice from people who have actually lived in a country, not from those who have gone on holiday or visited (totally,different perception).

I would recommend London, it is multi-cultural and we brits have a good sense of humour and it is easy to build a social life and if you have the right qualifications, it is relatively easy to find work. The weather is ok, especially in the S.E. of England and London is a great spot geographically with tons of flights connecting us to mainland Europe and easy access to the countryside (Devon, Cornwall etc).

I absolutely adored living in Paris. The dimensions of the city are great. Good transport. Lots to do. Great mix of ethnicities. After a short while you get to understand the Parisian mentality and the Parisians are actually not as off-putting as they initially seem. The food is great, the city is beautiful and diverse and its a good place to work.

I would not recommend Italy. I have, unfortunately, been living here for quite some years (husband ) is Italian. While I have been fortunate to make quite a number of friends (more due to my bubbly attitude and to the fact that I work for the UN) as a black woman it is not a good place to be. For the Italians, we are all whores, inferior, dirty, ugly, stupid, or as the new insult that they like to call out ‘papere’ or duck-bums. They are so racist it is unbelievable. The work situation is also crap and there is so much corruption here and most Italians get into the work place because they ‘know’ somebody or work in the family business. If you don’t have any Italian connectìons you will be at a complete loss here.

I know that you think that the US is not a great place to be, however, have you considered changing cities or regions — the US is a biggggg country.

Most of us in Europe, while recognizing that the US is not a racial paradise, admire the fact that it is a melting pot country. In no oher country that I can think of apart from maybe the UK, do you have such an array of black A-list actors, presenters, singers, black millionaires, businessmen, black generals, black role models, in general. In Europe, we are a long way off from that and look a lot to the US for black role models.

Switzerland (my parents live in Zurich) is ok. Good for work, cosmopolitan — but you will be regarded as a foreigner by the Swiss (my step-dad is Swiss) but as long as you hang out with the International crowd you should be ok — however, on the longterm not too sure this is a good thing.

Good luck