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Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by vageli »

lewisj489 wrote: post #5

I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website. Edit: Like it or not, people of different colours bring culture and a welcoming variation to a city. I get it, the French are minorities in Lithuania but you're nitpicking, being ignorant and missing the point. There are 12 picture with exclusively white people. Why would any who isn't white want to move there is that's the only group represented.

> I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website

Aren't a region's minorities a product of its composition? White people are minorities in Asian countries.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by mattmanser »

chomp wrote: post #15
lewisj489 wrote: post #5

I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website. Edit: Like it or not, people of different colours bring culture and a welcoming variation to a city. I get it, the French are minorities in Lithuania but you're nitpicking, being ignorant and missing the point. There are 12 picture with exclusively white people. Why would any who isn't white want to move there is that's the only group represented.

What do you mean by "minorities"? Do you mean "non-white" people? If so, then sure, but most of eastern Europe is fairly homogeneous in terms of skin color. I take argument, and actually some offense to your comment because there could definitely be maligned groups in the website. Polish people deal with discrimination in many parts of Europe even today, and Lithuania has a history of this (read about the Lithuanizat…

To be fair though, last time I went to Poland (Krakow 2011) they were super-racist.

One of our friends was black, it was very scary at times. Lots of skin heads, random people spitting at our friend, getting followed by gangs of people.

I have no idea what it's like in Lithuania, but there can still be some pretty extreme racism going on in E.European countries.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by [deleted] »

danijelb wrote: post #16
lewisj489 wrote: post #5

I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website. Edit: Like it or not, people of different colours bring culture and a welcoming variation to a city. I get it, the French are minorities in Lithuania but you're nitpicking, being ignorant and missing the point. There are 12 picture with exclusively white people. Why would any who isn't white want to move there is that's the only group represented.

"Main minority groups include Poles 234,989 (6.7%), Russians 219,789 (6.3%), Belarusians 42,866 (1.2%), Ukrainians 22,488 (0.7%) and Jews 4,007 (2001 census data)." ( https://minorityrights.org/country/lithuania/ ) So, how did you figure out from the photos that those people are not among Lithuanian minorities?

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Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by zzzcpan »

cleansy wrote: post #19

So Lithuania is cheap and all, but the website and the job offers clearly fail to mention how much you get paid. Also, of course living in the city center of Vilnius is cheap, but compared to a similar 500k pop city in let's say Germany* and adjusted for the wages, it's absolutely not special. Plus the lower absolute wage will be a problem when you want to retire in a western European country. The financially smartes…

For software development jobs across Europe you typically make at least as much or more in cheaper countries, as salaries are not significantly lower. Things are not in your favor for other fields though.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by lewisj489 »

mattmanser wrote: post #22
chomp wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean by "minorities"? Do you mean "non-white" people? If so, then sure, but most of eastern Europe is fairly homogeneous in terms of skin color. I take argument, and actually some offense to your comment because there could definitely be maligned groups in the website. Polish people deal with discrimination in many parts of Europe even today, and Lithuania has a history of this (read about the Lithuanizat…

To be fair though, last time I went to Poland (Krakow 2011) they were super-racist. One of our friends was black, it was very scary at times. Lots of skin heads, random people spitting at our friend, getting followed by gangs of people. I have no idea what it's like in Lithuania, but there can still be some pretty extreme racism going on in E.European countries.

Me and my brother went to woodstock in Poland and it was not a welcoming experience at all (We are black)

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by nakkht »

choperius wrote: post #8

I moved to Vilnius from Sweden four months ago and enjoying it a lot so far. A lot of the things from the website are true - low costs (I pay 500e for 2-rooms in city center), very safe city, lots of green. Can get anywhere within 30 min and I walk to work every day. Working in here might be a pay cut but the low costs make up for it. Tech is much more well-compensated here than other industries. My perception is tha…

Fellow Lithuanian here living in Denmark. Did you try exploring Lithuania, like visiting other cities? If so, did you like it?

It's flattering to hear that Vilnius is improving and you are enjoying living there.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by lewisj489 »

chomp wrote: post #15
lewisj489 wrote: post #5

I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website. Edit: Like it or not, people of different colours bring culture and a welcoming variation to a city. I get it, the French are minorities in Lithuania but you're nitpicking, being ignorant and missing the point. There are 12 picture with exclusively white people. Why would any who isn't white want to move there is that's the only group represented.

What do you mean by "minorities"? Do you mean "non-white" people? If so, then sure, but most of eastern Europe is fairly homogeneous in terms of skin color. I take argument, and actually some offense to your comment because there could definitely be maligned groups in the website. Polish people deal with discrimination in many parts of Europe even today, and Lithuania has a history of this (read about the Lithuanizat…

> Skin color doesn't always show the battles that people fight against discrimination every day.

But it is the biggest factor. An instant identifier to discriminate against.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by senthil_rajasek »

vageli wrote: post #21
lewisj489 wrote: post #5

I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website. Edit: Like it or not, people of different colours bring culture and a welcoming variation to a city. I get it, the French are minorities in Lithuania but you're nitpicking, being ignorant and missing the point. There are 12 picture with exclusively white people. Why would any who isn't white want to move there is that's the only group represented.

> I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website Aren't a region's minorities a product of its composition? White people are minorities in Asian countries.

False equivalency.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by sametmax »

vageli wrote: post #20
hackerm0nkey wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe get a remote job for the US and live in Lithuania. Win Win.

> Maybe get a remote job for the US and live in Lithuania. Win Win. Only if the company is willing to go through the legal hoops to make this happen.

It's the same as hiring an immigrant on US soil. Something companies in the Bay are happy to do, since their hiring can't keep up with their needs.

But for other companies, you can make it easier: just frame it as a freelancer gig.

Re: Work in Lithuania

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Post by supermatt »

lewisj489 wrote: post #5

I can't help but notice the absence of minorities on this website. Edit: Like it or not, people of different colours bring culture and a welcoming variation to a city. I get it, the French are minorities in Lithuania but you're nitpicking, being ignorant and missing the point. There are 12 picture with exclusively white people. Why would any who isn't white want to move there is that's the only group represented.

so you think all of those people are lithuanian? you sure there’s no poles, russians, ukrainians, etc? how would you know?

just because people aren’t varying shades of brown doesn’t stop them being a minority

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