Wow, more of us here in SE Asia than in Western Europe? Interesting.
Poll: Where are you currently living?
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#122Wow, more of us here in SE Asia than in Western Europe? Interesting.
It's still relatively early morning in Western Europe (7:26 AM in Barcelona, where I am.)
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#123I am from Jaipur, India. Many I times I am detestful of the fact that I don't live in big cities like Mumbai or Bangalore. I don't hear of any programming meetups that happen here, neither there are any conferences, nor any startup that has bubbled up. The first thing that I want to do after my graduation is to move in to a big city because socializing with smart people is the most recurring advice I have heard for a…
Mumbai is the place to be for a lot of people, but maybe not for core tech and programmers. We don't have a very strong programming community here (though we are trying to build one). We don't have as many tech events and communities as Bangalore.
Mumbai has quite a few startups, but again, there are far more in Bangalore.
And the worst thing is Mumbai is quite a bit more expensive to live. The rents are very high, probably double of the Bangalore rates. And you don't really get higher salaries to balance this out.
This has been my experience with Mumbai. You may be happy here, depending on what job you get here, and what circle of geeks and friends you find around here. In general, it is a much more happening place than Bangalore.
Edit: Obviously, both of these options are far better than Jaipur. Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi are the places to be for working in tech. You can probably add Pune, Chennai and maybe Hyderabad to that list, but that's it.
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#124Nepal
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#125Don't have enough karma so can't vote. I'm from Malaysia.
I am in Indonesia (but from the US).
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#126Wow, more of us here in SE Asia than in Western Europe? Interesting.
It's 7 AM in Poland as of time you wrote it :)
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#127Indonesia, anyone?
I am living in Indonesia at the moment (West Jakarta, probably not far from you). Might be worth those of us in the area who follow HN to do a meetup of some sort? (My email is chris.travers@gmail.com)
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#128Interesting that the ratio of Americans to Canadians is less than their respective populations.
Yes, I thought the same, especially interesting because I would assume that many Canadian techies moved to Seattle or the valley.
Also interesting that there are soon as many HN members outside the US as within (if this survey reflects the truth).
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#129Interesting that the ratio of Americans to Canadians is less than their respective populations.
"Brain drain", possibly?
More likely selection bias though.
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#130Hong Kong
+1 for Hong Kong!