Kim Dotcom is so used to luxury that even living in New Zealand’s most expensive home doesn’t cut it for him. The German-Finnish Internet tycoon thinks New Zealand is “kind of mediocre” for the rich and famous like him.

In the book titled “The Secret Life of Kim Dotcom,” written by journalist David Fisher, the 39-year-old controversial millionaire opened up about his dissatisfaction in living in the country.

“If you are used to money and you are used to a good lifestyle, New Zealand doesn’t really have much to offer... It is all kind of mediocre,” reads an excerpt from the book, obtained by the NZ Herald.

His super rich friends also complain of New Zealand’s inability to cater to the likes of them, saying, “All these friends that I have that did well in their lives, they want to go out, they want to get drunk, they want to see some pretty girls, they want to spend and they want to impress and in New Zealand, you just don’t have the opportunity to do that.”

Dotcom was granted permanent residency in New Zealand in 2010 despite being convicted of crimes in other countries. He suspected that her was only granted residency for the convenience of the U.S. government.

Born Kim Schmitz in Germany, the Megaupload founder was arrested, jailed, and even spied on in New Zealand over claims of online piracy, money laundering, criminal copyright infringements, and racketeering.

He is currently fighting extradition from the U.S. And while his extradition case is still months away in April, it seemed like fate is already telling him that New Zealand is not for him.

The 50 Kiwi staff who work for him at his mansion are always fighting and complaining, “It’s almost like signs, like there was a higher power telling us not to stay here. We should have just listened to that.”

But being married with kids, he still thinks that staying is their best option. He has talked about moving to another country with his wife Mona, looking at other opportunities in Canada or Switzerland, or even in Germany.

“In the end, we decided for the family. This was the best option for the kids. We didn’t want to give up soon New Zealand. We felt like this is still the right place to grow a family. But in hindsight, thinking about our headspace at that time, thinking about leaving here... it would have been the best thing for us.”

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