Moscow or Saint Petersburg. I'm ethnically Sri Lankan, born and educated in Toronto and I've spent quite a bit of time in the Bay Area, but I've become disillusioned with the West. It just amazes my friends that you can live a comfortable middle-class life in Russia on $800 per month. But aside from being cheap, I just feel like it's a place of great opportunity and future power. There's that immense energy of Russian patriotism, determined to "stick it" to a world that has sanctioned them. The vibe I get in Russia now is what I imagine it must've been like to strike it out in America in the 60s. There's definitely a place for the young, broke, lonely and bold. And unlike China or other rising Asian economies, it has that strictly European lifestyle that I love - a baroque Old World appreciation of the fine arts that is now lost on the West.
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#202I grew up in the Nashville area. I've thought about moving back there from the West coast. I have nostalgia from my childhood, but I'm also hesitant to move back for a few reasons: 1. Weather 2. Transportation 3. Discrimination The climate in the Nashville area was very hot in the summer and damn cold in the winter. My family wasn't very well off. I had a Wal-Mart coat that wasn't so great. I remember freezing my ass…
I moved to Nashville in 2018 from San Francisco and love it here. Yes, the weather and storms are absolutely insane and still shocking to me. Thunderstorms, sheets of rain, summer heat and the occasional tornado. However the people, southern culture and hospitality, outdoor activities and lifestyle are much better suited to me than SF.
I own and run a DevOps consulting company, so the lower cost of living and zero state income tax is all just gravy. What area of Nashville did you grown up? I am in Germantown.
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#203I would live in NYC, which is where I already live. NYC won't feel like NYC while we have SIP because there are no performances, no arts, etc. But I'm hopeful that will all return in 18 months. And so in my idealized remote setup, the balance I want is: A) Work environment optimized for deep work. I run a company, but I've found a way to do that with very few meetings and very little email. Most weeks I just have one…
> I run a company, but I've found a way to do that with very few meetings and very little email. Most weeks I just have one meeting and many days I don't send a single email.
I'm very curious to know what your secret is!
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#204I traveled the whole world for years, including a RTW and Antarctica trips, somehow while I was still formally employed but my managers never thought remote work would be productive. Now that finally I work 100% remote, for real and not just during pandemics, I cannot be nomadic as I had always wanted because now I have a big sweet german shepherd dog that requires special care. She's everything to me I am okay with just working remote from my place in the very city where I've lived for 15 years. Life is weird :-)
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#205My wife and I live in Mexico. She works remotely, I did that for 10+ years, now I'm building my thing and taking some occasional freelance projects. I won't deny there are some horror stories coming from Mexico, but I'm a European and have been living here since 2009. I've never seen or experienced anything even remotely violent. I paid for a mordida once, that's it. I've lived in Mexico City, Estado de México, Verac…
> We also don't like how the political situation is changing with Amlo. Could you expand on this? I'm not keeping up with Mexican politics so I don't know much besides him being left leaning.
He was hugely popular when he came into office and made some significant improvements the cash subsidy for farming program. Nevertheless, there sure are power-consolidation moves evident.
https://www.as-coa.org/articles/approval-tracker-mexicos-pre... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/amlo-is-me...
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#206Moscow or Saint Petersburg. I'm ethnically Sri Lankan, born and educated in Toronto and I've spent quite a bit of time in the Bay Area, but I've become disillusioned with the West. It just amazes my friends that you can live a comfortable middle-class life in Russia on $800 per month. But aside from being cheap, I just feel like it's a place of great opportunity and future power. There's that immense energy of Russia…
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#207Ideally, anywhere in western Europe.
But I'd be happy just to leave Brazil. I hate this country.
People like me are so common that they even have a name here: vira-lata.
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#208I live in Lisbon. 10m walk from the riverside, 30m uphill walk to the center, gigabit fiber, (currently) 100% remote. Would only trade for something directly on the seaside, or a little more to the West (Cascais, Guincho) for a slightly cooler climate, but those usually imply driving (which I detest) and lack “big city” amenities (most of which I can’t enjoy right now). Have zero intention of ever going back to an of…
What are schools like in Lisbon?
They are relatively big buildings. Kids go there and receive lessons in different subjects( stuff like Math, History, Geography, etc) from dedicated personal(known as teachers), it is OK I guess. The bad thing is that there is no pledge of allegiance ceremony, you cannot pick your curriculum and you HAVE to vaccinate your kids, but not everything can be good.
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#209I'm European but live in Paraguay, my wife is from here. I always work remotely, that is, when I find a job. I would like to life in northern Brasil and my wife wants to live in the US. But we very likely stay where we are as it is much more important with whom you stay than where, and we both would miss my wife's family a lot.
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#210Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean that's great but you left out a lot of the bad parts. Human feces everywhere, homeless people, broken needles, expensive rent... I think south bay you get less of the above with better weather.
If you think 'homeless people' are one of the bad things, then I think you're part of the problem, and would politely ask you to help come up with a solution.
i would wager most would rank the worst homeless population in the country in terms of rampant drug abuse and severe mental illness an unqualified negative