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Re: Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?

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Post by DyslexicAtheist »

musha68k wrote: post #199
ido wrote: post #172

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Lived in Vienna for 8 years, now in Berlin for the past 3. Vienna the city is great but I'd definitely say the biggest downside are the Viennese (I know this is ironically the most Viennese thing I could say). Basically everywhere in the German speaking world it's considered kinda weird to talk to strangers and people are quite...Shy, I guess? It's always the thing I appreciate most on visits to Canada, the US or the…

Just to offer another point of view here: What you say is true but IMHO things have been improving on the "culture" side over the last 2-3 years especially.

I too like to think it did, a lot of it has to do with foreigners coming in and working alongside Austrians in offices. In tech, some companies have even English as their internal language (in Germany more common).

this is good: http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21712044-ci... (always wondered what is the reason so many great minds have put their thoughts to paper (all during roughly the same time) in Vienna. The place was a breeding ground for both the most crazy and the most genius ideas.

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Post by alexatkeplar »

gpvos wrote: post #152
agopaul wrote: post #145

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If the internet connection is reliable enough (a big if), it could be perfect for remote working. You're in a nice place, cost of living is low, you're inside the EU and the timezone allows to easily work with countries in mainland EU.

Actually, I'm an evening person, so this would be more suited for work with the US. Maybe I should check out Crete or Cyprus...

I spent 4 months working from Cyprus in 2016 (my wife is Cypriot). There's very little tech there (apart from Wargaming.net), and minimal public transport, but pretty much everything else is great (climate, food, infrastructure etc) and extremely ex-pat friendly. Plus the tech scene in Israel is 40 minutes away by plane.

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Post by jenoer »

rocky1138 wrote: post #210

Taipei, Taiwan. The friendliest people you will ever meet, living and working in the most convenient country you will ever visit. Everything for daily life is within walking distance but if you do need something a bit further out, public and private transportation is exceptionally cheap and effective. The weather is fantastic year-round (save for heavy rains sometimes coming from the ocean) and taking a weekend to vi…

My fiancé is from Taiwan and recently moved in with me in Europe. I've been there a couple of times and can not agree more with what you say! We want to live a couple of years together in my country and eventually switch to Taiwan once I feel comfortable with leaving my family and current life behind (and when she has (western) working experience & study that will grant her instant "You worked/studied in the west? Take our money!" privileges) We will live like king and queen together!

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Post by theli0nheart »

gravypod wrote: post #97

Middle of nowhere with an internet connection. I'd be pretty happy in Alaska but living in Alaska is very expensive.

I would love the same, but the the possibility of a sudden-onset life-threatening health issue and lack of proximity to a high-quality medical facility makes this a non-starter for me.

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Post by meekins »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #206

I'm from Italy originally, and now live in SF. I would go back to Italy in a heartbeat if I were retiring, or if I were a software developer doing remote work. Great people, great food, great history/culture, etc. I'd probably pick Venezia (Venice), one of the most stunning places in the world. One of the tourist-free areas, of course. The problem with Italy is when you have to deal with people for work. Terrible. A…

I'd pick some city in Veneto or Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions for remoting for the exact same reasons you mentioned.

I was actually offered an on-site dev job around there once but had to turn it down due to economic reasons and other commitments back home.

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Post by aloukissas »

Already live there: Los Angeles. Why?

* Booming tech scene, with a healthy startup/VC ecosystem.

* Best weather + location (benefits of sun + proximity to the ocean are well-documented, e.g. http://www.livescience.com/37819-health-benefits-living-near...).

It's no surprise that people from SF and NY are flocking here ;)

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