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

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Post by ido »

CuriouslyC wrote: post #158
DyslexicAtheist wrote: post #125

Vienna. In the heart of Europe and just short drive away from every one of these: Italy Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland. ranked best place to live [1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/23/vienna-name... I'm not saying that the best thing about Vienna is the highway that get away from it (LOL), but as a foreigner it's the perfect "beach head" to explore the contin…

Why not Budapest then? Still fairly central, much cheaper, nice spas and amenities, closer to eastern Europe, and IMO the food is better

Much worse infrastructure, if you care about such things. Probably not as good a place to raise children (especially with the politics of the recent decade or so).

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ThomPete wrote: post #173
Xcelerate wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Okay, I'm jealous of that view... that's literally my ideal apartment. And you've provided a great counterargument for everyone who says you can't have children in a city. As someone who just finished grad school, there's no way I could afford that though haha

It's not cheap thats for sure and my wife isn't working. But New York although expensive is surprisingly child friendly and have experienced a surge in the number of people with kids (think like 30% in the last 5 years.) Once they hit Kindergarten there is plenty of good schools for free. I am hoping to be able to stay here for many years and have my boys be real New Yorkers.

> But New York although expensive is surprisingly child friendly

That's great to hear! I'm really hoping the trend back toward the cities (and away from the suburbs) continues in America. I think walkable cities are much better than driving everywhere.

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

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 dreamed of living in Alaska since I was a child, actually. I didn't get to Alaska, but that's OK. I live in Norway, which hits into another long dream (living in a foreign country).

I don't yet live without neighbors - I'm in the 3rd or 4th largest city. I occasionally stay in a little primitive (no power/water) in the woods, and we have some plans of moving to a less populated area. We just have to stay within a reasonable commute to the city for work.

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Post by bwb »

thenewwazoo wrote: post #39
Xcelerate wrote: post #31

Well, it depends. Do I have a remote job with all of the computational resources and salary I could possibly want? Then Asheville, North Carolina. Beautiful scenery, great food, plenty of high quality coffee shops, and close to family. If "close to family" wasn't a factor then: San Francisco, Seattle, Lyon (France), Barcelona, and London (for a little while). It's hard to beat the benefits of the massive tech ecosyst…

As a southerner who has moved West, I contend that the South needs to fix a huge amount of its culture before there will be the thriving mix of industry and creativity you can find in cities like SF, Seattle, and Boston. Let's not forget that the south has not been the engine of the American economy since slavery was (de jure) abolished. The South's peculiar mix of dominionism and right-wing fervor makes strange bedf…

Well said. I grew up in Arkansas, now in Colorado.

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Post by snovv_crash »

Fnoord wrote: post #151

Switzerland. High living standard and good wage, multiple languages to speak (German, French, Italian, and English), neutral in the world (so I don't have to bother with wars children disguised as adults are organising), great public transport. Beautiful landscape, I'm very fond of mountains, YMMV (yes, I've been in SV/SF, also very nice). Alas, my parents weren't Swiss, but they were from a reasonably liberal (in th…

Salaries are high, but cost of living is also really high. If you are from the US, expect to eat out less and have a smaller house/apartment, but have nicer (and longer) holidays.

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Post by lawnchair »

Fifer82 wrote: post #144
jomkr wrote: post #118

Amsterdam. Love the people and the culture, the night-life is great (no, not that sort!), cycle everywhere - never stuck in traffic jams. Reasonably easy to fly back to visit family/friends in London. Downsides: Expensive, I can't speak Dutch.

Me too. If I think about not working in Amsterdam, I get miserable. What a place! There is a wee cafe on the Singel which does BLTs which are so good, that it the only food that i care about, everything else is mere mass. These BLTs though... Yes, I'd move for the BLT alone!

Just wondering which cafe?

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Post by jhwhite »

bookofjoe wrote: post #150

Charlottesville, Virginia. Spectacularly beautiful area; small (40,000 city/100,000 Albemarle County which is huge in terms of land area); University of Virginia (20,000 students) anchors a wonderful college town vibe; very high-end options (Wegman's/Whole Foods/Apple Store 1 hour away, etc.); 2-hour drive/2.5 hours train from Washington D.C.; growing tech hub reputation/community (little Austin); airport with lots o…

I live in Charlottesville! I moved here 11 years ago. At the time it was suppose to be for 3-5 years but I fell in love with the area and never left.

I do work on the West End of Richmond now but I still live in Cville.

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