I grew up in the outskirts of Portland OR. I've lived in San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, London, Paris, Milano and NYC.
NYC is my place to be.
Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?
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#292Honestly, I don't know why this isn't mentioned yet -- I wouldn't live anywhere . I'd be a nomad, spending a week maybe in a place, ideally ones cost friendly (see https://nomadlist.com for some ideas). When you get older, or have pre-college kids you have to think about a nest somewhere. If there is one thing this COVID-19 crisis has shown me as well it pays to live near good medical systems. But for now I want to w…
I'm semi nomading at the moment - got a flat in London and airbnb it and go off when I feel like. Thailand at the moment, airbnb not working presently due to viruses.
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#293Somewhere in the suburb in Japan, or Indonesia. Currently NYC, working as SWE but the housing market is so bleakly expensive here.
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#294Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I got to visit SF, it was a lovely, magical city and it inspired me to buy $300 worth of books related to my interest in someday becoming a city planner (or something similar). The problem is I can't possibly afford to live there. If you can live there, cool. For many people, it's just too expensive to make it into a nice experience. All those restaurants nearby are only cool if you can afford the high cost of h…
Curious, what books did you buy? I’ve been getting interested in this sort of thing lately.
I bought some book that was a bunch of excerpts from classic urban planning works. I bought a book called "Seeing like the state." I bought a book about the Clemente Course in Humanities (there is a website for this these days).
I no doubt bought other stuff. I also enjoyed "How buildings learn" but I don't think I bought it that day.
I run r/CitizenPlanners and there are some links there to videos and what not.
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#295Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am russian and grew up there, this is why I genuinely wonder. Of course my experience in the West might be wildly different than yours. In the same way, maybe your experience in russia will be wildly different than mine, because starting as an expat right away instead of navigating russian society from the inside might be extremely different. I am curious to know and interested to hear your side of things.
Russia has changed a lot. The Soviet collapse and the subsequent 20 years were not easy, for sure, I can understand why you left. But now I'm reading a lot of reports and historical analysis written from inside Russia, like by Bill Browder, Gilbert Doctorow, Dominic Levien, and other Westerners with deep knowledge of Russia. There is a very different energy now since 2014 (the Crimea situation). And I've spent last 8…
I see your point. For sure, the country's situation changed a lot since the 90s.
It is also very common to dismiss any russians who are critical of power to have "western eyes", as if you couldn't be russian and have issues with your government.
This mentality was already present in soviet times.
You seem to say that you gain immediate affinity with russians for having the same "orthodox" mindset, yet you are ready to dismiss any russian that doesnt think like you expect them to as "not really russian". People in russia are varied, just like everywhere else, there is just one voice which overpowers all the discourse.
Edit : I don't think people who criticise their country see "only the bad". They criticise because they care, so they probably see the good as well, what do you think?
Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?
#296Amsterdam. I got to go there last year, and it was amazing. I'm tall, and there I feel normal (and get talked to in Dutch occasionally, although I don't speak a word!). I also love how matter of fact they are, I'm the same way! Although I would probably want to visit a number of places or cycle like a snowbird.
> I'm tall, and there I feel normal
I've enjoyed numerous trips to the Netherlands, but one thing I did NOT like is that, as a 5'10 guy who dresses like a typical American (i.e. not so well), I felt even shorter and less attractive than the very well dressed, handsome, and uber-tall Dutch men. I know it's silly, but it does create an inferiority complex.
It wasn't as bad living in German, but it still made me realize that there is a huge advantage to being bigger, stronger, than average.
When I lived in India, not only did I enjoy the benefits of being white, but I was also taller and far 'bigger' and stronger than most other males, due to 30 years of eating more protein.
Which is kind of interesting now that we're all talking about our dream locations. I would definitely choose somewhere where 5'10" is taller than average and caucasians / Westerners get an automatic status bump. It does make life easier.
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#297Easy: Los Angeles, where I already live. Most multi-cultural place in the country, best weather (fantastic for mental health), and since I'm remote: zero of the traffic that most people associate with LA.
Any favorite spots in LA? I live in Pasadena and could use some recommendations of places to check out once the pandemic dies down.
A ton, for every appetite and style! This is exactly why LA rocks, it's got a little something for everyone. DM me on Twitter @aloukissas and I can share some stuff. Pie 'n Burger in Pasadena though is insanely good.
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#298I went full remote last year and moved from Orange County, CA to Phoenix, AZ. It's awesome. The low taxes and greater freedom is just something I couldn't give up.
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#299I'd like to go nomad, let's travel! I am french, but I think that if I want to settle, I will go Taiwan : mountains, beach, city, good foods. And the life there is a mix between innovations and traditions, it's really nice. If it's for a short term, I will go back to Philippines, the life is really sweet and enjoyable there.
My parents are actually from Taiwan and taiwanese, but me being born and raised in CA, I would still hesitate to live in Taiwan due to the language barrier. I'm curious why someone like you, who likely speaks even less mandarin than me would want to live there?
Spent 3 months in Chia-yi. People are nice. In Taipei, everyone speaks english. Should not be a problem today.
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#300I live here already. The mountains of Utah, 30 minutes from BYU. My house was very affordable on my salary alone and is 5000 square feet. I have a whole acre of forest for a backyard and I'm a short walk from trails into the mountains that I can explore for hours.
BYU being close is great because the town has an amazing food and music scene for it's size. BYU has a great art museum and does concerts regularly. Bands you've heard of like Neon Trees, Imagine Dragons, and Kaskade all got their start in Provo.
I think there are probably countless places that are 30 minutes from a large University that would check all these boxes.