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Ask HN: If your job was remote, which city would you choose to live in?
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#132Hi, I am looking for remote job. my expertise are .net/.net core/ angular. by the way there are many cities but i like to most natural environment or more and more greenery.
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#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seems to be a common Australian abbreviation. Only other place I've ever heard it (central business district) is on an Aussie TV show.
Yes was referring to 'central business district'. And good to find out it's an Australia centric expression. Thanks.
CBD is an expression also used by Kiwis (New Zealanders).
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#134My city of choice would be Remote, NA. I'd be a full-time tech nomad traveling around North America in a converted bus.
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London is rapidly losing all appeal. The pound is tanking. Brexit is going to totally decimate the economy long term.
If you're working remotely, the pound tanking is a good thing, isn't it?
It's sad that people are willing to sacrifice culture and sovereignty because they're scared of a temporarily weaker economy.
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Do . . . . do people in Montana really just meet each other on the Internet and get coffee?
Well no.. because I’m in California currently. But, yeah we have civilization in Montana. Also, the place in question is small enough that you can get to know a double digit percentage of the population within 30 mins driving distance if you wanted to, so it’s not entirely unlikely that there wouldn’t be a couple mutual connections anyhow.
I'm jealous if it wasn't apparent from my question
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#137It’s not a city, but I’ve just spent 10 days working remotely from the Isle of Jura, population 200, off the west coast of Scotland.
I work in finance as a programmer, and whilst often need to spend time with traders and quants, this time away was a great opportunity to get my head down and get stuck into some issues that I normally don’t get time for.
The best thing was that my daughter could spend time with her cousins and I could do trail running at random times of the day. Seriously considering doing this more often!
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#138Haven't explored internet options up there. But the UP of Michigan, it's beautiful country and it's been far too long since I've had a pasty. It doesn't have the scale of Washington or the weather of California, but it is so much beautiful unspoiled wilderness. It's really hard to describe. Honestly the best show to capture it is Joe Pera talks with you.
Grew up in the UP. Of course it depends on location, but DSL has been available for about 10 years. It helps to be close to a trunk. The phone company said they will be running fiber to all their existing customers in the next two years. I think there might be subsidies because it is so remote. Cable is probably confined to the biggest towns.
Yes, I occasionally spend time at our cabin north of Iron River. Cell coverage is not great except near the "bigger" towns like Houghton (Michigan Tech) and Marquette (Northern Michigan). But I love the UP and its remote northwoods wilderness.
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#139Re: Ask HN: If your job was remote, which city would you choose to live in?
#140I've been working full-time remotely for past 5 years and tried many cities to live in. I feel like it might come down to personal preferences but I noticed a pattern in where I felt the best.
London, Berlin, Chicago, Frankfurt, Bologna and Neapol would definitely take the bottom of my list. They are crowded, expensive and people are absolutely tired of tourists. Not to mention that all of them have some nasty places you wouldn't want to end up in by mistake and get mugged.
The top ones however would be in the order from least to most recommended: Ann Arbour (MI), Bari (IT) and my absolute Italian gem: Macerata. It's a 4k people historic city filled mostly with students. People rarely speak English and it doesn't make it any harder to make friends. Everyone welcomes you with his arms wide open and the city is lively. The food is absolutely amazing but that's Italy for you in general.
As a side note I'm Polish and in my mid twenties, I was born in Kraków so I skipped this city as it'd be hard for me to be objective about it.