Right where I am in New York City, or a tropical island. Too bad I can't have both at once.
Singapore is kind of like tropical NYC...
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#122Right where I am in New York City, or a tropical island. Too bad I can't have both at once.
You can. Singapore, Kuala Lampur, ect. Much cheaper, too.
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#123I just moved to a small town in Michigan from San Jose this week. I love the lack of traffic, my giant backyard and deck, how completely quiet and pitch black it is at night and that I have yet to meet a software developer. Nothing against devs, but getting out of the tech bubble is nice. I can go to Detroit, Chicago, the Great Lakes and many other places if I need a change of pace. Of course it’s only been a few day…
I wonder if you’ll feel the same way after your first winter though
I grew up in the Midwest as did my wife. We are ok with winters. We’ve also lived in Denver and Chicago.
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#124I'm European; So I can live anywhere in Europe essentially. I'm pretty sure it would be Talinn, Estonia. Everyone there has a high competence with English, the entire society is built with "online first" and usually offered in three languages. It has a good economy, is friendly and has reasonable social policies and a lovely wilderness. Bit cold in the winter though. :)
I lived in Estonia and worked for their government for a while - it's not so online first for foreigners unless you're resettling indefinitely. Also, it's rather expensive especially when comparing the salary level locally. Personally I enjoyed it but having lived in SF, San Diego, Berlin, London, Berlin, Tallinn, and Shanghai I would definitely go with Berlin. It has an optimal mix of being relatively cheap, a good tech scene but not a dominant one, enough english speaking you can get around, and great quality of life. But I do still want to try NYC, DC, Lisbon, and Nairobi
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
I love British humor as well! I must admit, if one drinks (I don't), it must be easier. Also, being "white" helps, I think.
> if one drinks, it must be easier I don’t think you are missing out, since in my experience you usually only find “pub” friends to drink with, who often have unhealthy drinking habits and don’t become actual friends (albeit I’m faux British: in New Zealand!). Any activity (sport, hobby, work) where you hang with locals gives you the chance to make healthier relationships. For anyone looking to make friends in a pub,…
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#126Asheville NC. My wife and I moved here in early March just before the shutdown. Beautiful. I pinch myself everyday that I get to live And work (from home) here.
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
I love British humor as well! I must admit, if one drinks (I don't), it must be easier. Also, being "white" helps, I think.
> if one drinks, it must be easier I don’t think you are missing out, since in my experience you usually only find “pub” friends to drink with, who often have unhealthy drinking habits and don’t become actual friends (albeit I’m faux British: in New Zealand!). Any activity (sport, hobby, work) where you hang with locals gives you the chance to make healthier relationships. For anyone looking to make friends in a pub,…
any recommendations?
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#128Either Seattle or stay in Portland. I'm happily employed in Portland and not looking to change gigs, but if my current job went 100% remote I'd probably move to Seattle. I love the PNW, and Portland's just a bit too small of a city for me. I did the nomad thing for a couple years and loved it, but I sort of got it out of my system. The lifestyle can be lonely. And at this point in my life I'd rather cultivate a life…
Everytime someone says Portland, this article comes to mind: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big... My friends in Portland are all intentionally dismissive about it and for that reason I'd never suggest Portland to anybody I care about as a place to live.
I'm dismissive of it for sure. Portland and the PNW in general is so gorgeous and full of great creative people who know how to be themselves. I'm not going to avoid it and live life in fear of something that may or may not happen.
When the big one does hit though, there's definitely a long list of people who are going to be totally entitled to a good "I told you so".
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#129Upper Hudson valley of New York. Near the Shawngunk mountains. They're some of the best climbing in the US, I've got family reasonably nearby, and it's a beautiful area.
Grew up there. Very pretty. It completely spoiled me, as I'm constantly trying to find somewhere that matches it.
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#130Either Seattle or stay in Portland. I'm happily employed in Portland and not looking to change gigs, but if my current job went 100% remote I'd probably move to Seattle. I love the PNW, and Portland's just a bit too small of a city for me. I did the nomad thing for a couple years and loved it, but I sort of got it out of my system. The lifestyle can be lonely. And at this point in my life I'd rather cultivate a life…
Did you do the nomad thing in the PNW?
Not entirely. When nomading about I did hit Portland and Seattle, but I also lived in Lisbon, Porto, London, Budapest, Marrakech, Vienna, New York for about 3 months each and a bunch of other places for much smaller periods of time just passing through seeing friends.