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A man was walking along a river bank when he saw another man on the opposite side. "Hello!" he called out, "how do you get to the other side of the river?" The man called out in response, "you are on the other side of the river!"
Norway: http://m.finn.no/job/fulltime/search.html?occupation=0.23&fi... 281 java positions, 182 c#, 91 c++ New ones coming in every day. There is a lot of demand here for skilled developers, most positions are not for startups, but established business. Software developer salary is typically lower than in the US, but then again, cost of living (as far as apartment rent goes(in Oslo)) is lower than in SV. C#/Java back…
What about the language barrier? Would English be enough?
And the Duolingo app has Norwegian, too. :)
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Yeah, democracy seemed to work OK. The average american wants it to be illegal to not be a God-loving hetereosexual white man. And they elected someone who will make sure that laws get passed to move the country in that direction. The problem in this case is that that's terrible.
Last time I checked Trump was running on a pro LGBT platform...
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Not in all topics. I lived in 3 EU countries so far, and I'm preparing for another changes, probably the last one. I don't care about LGBT issues as it doesn't affect me. I mostly care about living standard, access to nature (parks, reservoirs, sea/mountains), high quality roads for motorcycling and IT infrastructure. Countries I considered: Malta - similar wages as in Poland, but smaller market, housing problem as i…
So Berlin has housing problems, but nice pay/(rent+cost of living)? Sounds like the housing problem isn't that big. Berlin has a lot of very nice green spaces, and excellent infrastructure. Oh and also, they just got themselves a left+left+green government.
Norway: http://m.finn.no/job/fulltime/search.html?occupation=0.23&fi... 281 java positions, 182 c#, 91 c++ New ones coming in every day. There is a lot of demand here for skilled developers, most positions are not for startups, but established business. Software developer salary is typically lower than in the US, but then again, cost of living (as far as apartment rent goes(in Oslo)) is lower than in SV. C#/Java back…
What about the language barrier? Would English be enough?
English does get you pretty far, however, and a lot of folks speak English to varying degrees.
Norway: http://m.finn.no/job/fulltime/search.html?occupation=0.23&fi... 281 java positions, 182 c#, 91 c++ New ones coming in every day. There is a lot of demand here for skilled developers, most positions are not for startups, but established business. Software developer salary is typically lower than in the US, but then again, cost of living (as far as apartment rent goes(in Oslo)) is lower than in SV. C#/Java back…
Rent is about the only thing in Norway that's cheaper, though. (And it's far more expensive in Oslo than most of the US, no?) That said, loved Norway when I visited
Rent prices in Oslo haven't boomed in paralell with the real estate market, so it's not that bad. And opting for something outside the city-centre, but still just a short commute (10-20 min by train/metro), is always an option.
Those of you who live in SF, how accurate are the rent numbers here? For Oslo they seem about right.
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?cou...
If the rent prices for SF specified here reflects reality, then any other living cost in Oslo is easily offset, comparatively.
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I'm mostly just curious. There is a lot written about immigration to the US but not too much about emigration from it. I agree that moving away doesn't really solve the problem and that despite our flaws I believe we have an advantage in many respects. Democracy isn't perfect, and sometimes it means you lose. It means you need to talk to people who disagree with you and persuade them, and I think this cycle shows tha…
Unlike most countries, the U.S. still taxes non-resident citizens which probably does something to put people off emigrating the US.
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In Scandinavia you could get by with English as a lot of people speak it, but for business dealings you need to learn the local language. If nothing else you will need to communicate with the authorities constantly - immigration/work permit matters, insurances, health care, etc. So don't expect English to carry you far unless you know at least the basics of the local language.
Not merely a lot (in Sweden, anyway) - I'd say the vast majority of Swedes are fluent in English; of course more or less so but I don't think I've ever met a Swede who couldn't at the very least hold a basic conversation in English. And that goes for authorities too. Had a non-Swedish partner for a few years who always communicated in English in all interactions with Sweden's governmental services - no problem. All i…
That said, as soon as I started getting some actual Norwegian language skills, it improved.
I'm French, long time ago as long as I was looking from France to work in the UK, about 9 out of 10 recruiters ignored me.
Once I landed in London and did the same search of jobs, interviews piled on me.
I'm not saying you can not find anything from remote and online, just saying it seems much much easier to find something once you are already in the country.
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Want to know the reason that grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Because, it is fertilized with bullshit.
In Ireland, the grass is greener because it's always raining.