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

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Post by dvcrn »

merb wrote: post #4

Japan (not sure which city), at least for a while but only for a while (not sure if I could keep up 10 years there). I love the culture.

Culture yes, but depending on the company, the working environment is not that awesome :p Also it's very easy to feel isolated as a foreigner and seeing thousands of people squishing themselves into the trains every morning doesn't make it better.

Though the startup scene here is changing very strongly and bigger companies from all over the world open offices here and consider Japan as the 'gateway into the asian market'.

Give it a try! The dream of moving to Japan is really not that difficult, especially if you're doing IT.

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Post by smashingx »

dogismycopilot wrote: post #6
esalman wrote: post #5

Boulder, CO.

I'm here. It's not that awesome.

I live in Boulder too, and I would rate Boulder 8 out of 10. There is good vibe, nice people, lots of bike paths and lots of places to go during the spring and summer time, but for some reason the ladies here are kind of stuck up, and to work in Boulder you need to be a superhero or close to that.

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

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Post by dvcrn »

Seoul. The city is so damn modern and the energy of Korea is amazing. It's so easy to get dragged into the fast-paced, high-energy lifestyle just by being exposed to other people long enough.

Transportation is cheap, it's very easy to reach other places in Asia and Korean people are very friendly (IMO).

If you like technology and shiny new things, Korea is definitely the place to be.

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

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Post by madiathomas »

Silicon Valley. High pay compared to where I stay. Companies based at Silicon Valley are working on interesting products. Developers in South Africa with University degree and 10 years experience and higher, earn less than $100k per annum. No startups working on interesting products here in SA also. You are stuck with big banks if you want to make money.

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

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Post by itake »

madiathomas wrote: post #15

Silicon Valley. High pay compared to where I stay. Companies based at Silicon Valley are working on interesting products. Developers in South Africa with University degree and 10 years experience and higher, earn less than $100k per annum. No startups working on interesting products here in SA also. You are stuck with big banks if you want to make money.

my $0.02 on this is you can work in SV for 6-12 mo, then if you play your cards right, you can transition into a remote role with your current employer. Myself and other friends have done this resulting in 6-fig salary anywhere we want to live.
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