I’ve basically wanted to live in every time period since the Classical period. Except maybe the Middle Ages, but even that would be cool. As far as recently, I love 20s and 50s fashion and music. Also, the 80s has a certain coked-out charm to it and excellent subcultures.
I wouldn’t want to be born any later than I was (1985) because I think that the younger generations are too reliant on technology. I love ‘old-fashioned’ methods (typewriters, snail mail, etc.) of doing things.
As I’m reading Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity right now, I’ll give my top 5 time periods to live in (in chronological order):
1. Classical Greek times
2. Italian Renaissance
3. Victorian Era
4. 1920s Chicago or New Orleans
5. 1950s Hollywood (or California in general) or Paris (these two are kind of different culture-wise, but both equally cool)