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Post by jdhn »

chronolitus wrote: post #665
akhilcacharya wrote: post #645

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Can someone please explain what people mean by "culture"? I'm a working class joe, I can't afford to pay for Broadway tickets regularly. What's the benefit here?

I am not sure what the OP specifically meant, but here goes: when I talk about "culture" in my city, I am usually referring to how often I will end up at events which broaden my perspectives, simply by tagging along or following the suggestions of friends/acquaintances. For example: wine tastings, art gallery/museum openings, open mic amateur stand up comedy events, [specific thing, e.g. cactus] festivals, and so on.…

What city has cactus festivals?

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Post by DoreenMichele »

shuckles wrote: post #694
DoreenMichele wrote: post #493

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I spent nearly six years homeless and I have had a college class from SFSU on Homelessness and Public Policy. There are mentally ill people in housing. They don't generally follow you down the street and scream at you when they have housing. Being homeless is enormously stressful. It is itself crazy-making. Lack of sufficient housing supply is a root cause of high housing prices and of homelessness. California has be…

Counterpoint: SROs are the most common location of overdoses in the city of San Francisco. Mentally ill people in housing probably don’t bother you, but that doesn’t mean they are safe and healthy.

When you find the planet that has solved all personal problems, let me know.

In the meantime, I will keep harping on best practices for this planet as I best understand them.

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Post by sngz »

suyash wrote: post #450
sngz wrote: post #430

Japan, But the work culture there and lower pay can't help me justify it. Right now its better for me to just take 2-3 month long vacations at a time there instead. Would have to start my own company there or get hired by a western firm and get sent there.

I would someday love to live there but language seems like a challenging issue.

it's only an issue if you're outside the big cities. I spend a pretty significant amount of time there, my minimal japanese has gotten me around on the country side too. but moving there would mean dealing with the local government bureaucracy like registering with your local city to pay taxes, which is still very foreigner unfriendly (though they are trying to improve it)

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Post by pier25 »

netjiro wrote: post #700
pier25 wrote: post #401

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My wife would like the North of Spain or South of France. I'd prefer a colder climate.

Switzerland! Clean. Great nature. Stuff actually works. People do their jobs well and without argument. Transportation is reliable. Easy living. Also nod to NL, as other poster. Lived there for three years. Again, stuff works.

> Switzerland!

Yes!

Both Switzerland and NL are at the top of my list.

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Post by Jommi »

dijit wrote: post #582
Jommi wrote: post #302

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What are you comparing to that makes Helsinki expensive?

Talinn, Malmo Sweden, Coventry UK. I lived in London for 6y and it’s comparable.

I have no idea how you can even say that. It's not even CLOSE to London. If you compare how close you can be to the city center, the rent prices are completely different. I think even Malmo city center rents are higher.
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