Hmm. I'm surprised nobody has said "Equestria." What's with the scarcity of bronies here?
Anyways, check this out:
1. It has a benign, immortal, and wise monarch. I subscribe to the philosophy that the best form of government is such. The key issue is that usually some jerk takes the throne, or someone incompetent, and ruins it for everybody. But with the monarch being benign, immortal, and wise, it's a pretty awesome place, not to mention it bleeds into the culture quite a bit.
2. It has magic. Imagine a second field of physics. That's kinda what it's like. I would make no end of studying magic and its interactions with physics. Telekinesis, teleportation, transformation, levitation, casting shields, illusions, age spells... It goes on and on.
I mean, it's kind of like going to the Harry Potter universe. I'd relish the opportunity to hardcore study the mathematical formulations behind spells and such. I'm sure you could find plenty of patterns in the data. It'd also be fun to play with the blurry edges of things.
"This spell only works to transform one type of animal into another." "Define: 'animal...'"
3. 1910's era tech, more or less. If you carried over your Earthly knowledge, you could become the Einstein, Goddard and Bohr of this world simultaneously... And then see what happens when you combine the known laws of physics with magic.
4. As a whole, the setting is peaceful, but not perfect. Daily life won't be boring, by any stretch, but you won't have to worry about any wars or such, not normally, anyways. And the general populace is very friendly.
5. The early stages of civilization mean that you won't be quite so hard pressed to find a job; ie, not as much competition, and "lower-end" menial jobs pay relatively better in this universe. I don't know about higher-end jobs, but it seems they'd be even better.
6. And yes, this is the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" universe, so presumably you'd be an equine of some kind. What this means is, that even if somehow the very worst possible things happen, you can still survive on grass. Or if you just want to save money for things other than "fine dining."
7. Adorable populace. I absolutely adore the main protagonist. She's very much a scholarly type. 'nuff said.
Normally kid's shows would drive one to insanity to live in, but I'd say this one is surprisingly well-done enough that it represents a more or less sane world. It's a world with a culture with strong ethical values, at core. Most of the negative stereotypes of kid's shows don't apply.
thanks for the tip!
