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Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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The focus is not really on the "commercial" part of it but the part where I don't necessarily have to do everything from the flower stage. In a similar vein, I don't think that Berliners and Barcelonians are churning their own butter because there isn't a shop selling butter already made, or knitting every sock they own because nobody sells socks. The US marijuana sector isn't even really heavily commercialized, ther…

You'll only find in NL, and even then, it's only (priced) for tourists. You have to accept that most facets of life aren't quite as convenient as in the states — but most European's hold that as a positive, not negative. Life is more authentic.

Mhmm. I would expect secondary products to only pop up once comprehensive legalization of recreational marijuana was achieved, since investing in the ways to make it at even small scale would only really make sense that way. After all, you can buy CBD products, and THC products are not that far removed.

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Philadelphia It's one of the five biggest cities in the US but most people routinely look past it. First of all it's fairly cheap, less than half as expensive as SF even in the nicest parts. It's got the best restaurant scene of any city I've spent time in (and almost all are free BYO). It's got a great art scene including a ton of amazing live music. 4 sports teams with passionate fan bases. It's racially diverse (n…

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I may be the only person left who loves San Francisco. Just got back from biking from my house through Golden Gate Park past the De Young and Cal Academy to Cliff House and down Ocean Beach. There was sunshine and people were outside. In different circumstances, there are people dancing on roller skates, learning tango, and skateboarding. Near our house there is a great Russian Bakery, tons of Chinese restaurants on…

I agree with you. Having lived in a number of great cities over the years, San Francisco is my favorite. It's not perfect, but there are a lot of things to love, and being able to work remotely wouldn't cause me to move.

Actually just got back from a very similar bike ride.

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My family is Scottish, though I've been in the US since I started primary school. Several of my dad's school friends split time between the UK and various European locations with better weather (south of Spain, etc). That sounds pretty much perfect to me.

But, within the US? I'd be tempted to buy a plot of land in the Appalachians, maybe outside Roanoke VA, build a little chalet, and just chill out. Money no object, I can fly to NYC or London when I get the itch to do culture.

Edit - in DC metro now. It has a lot going for it, but some massive flaws too. I'm an hour from the mountains, which I love. 3-5 hours from several beaches - I could live without them, but it's nice to have the option. The city itself is pretty good for culture and dining. True four seasons, to keep it fresh. But, August is miserably humid. And while not that far north, by the time February rolls around, I'm ready for long summer evenings. Traffic is terrible. But, I walk to work.

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Philadelphia It's one of the five biggest cities in the US but most people routinely look past it. First of all it's fairly cheap, less than half as expensive as SF even in the nicest parts. It's got the best restaurant scene of any city I've spent time in (and almost all are free BYO). It's got a great art scene including a ton of amazing live music. 4 sports teams with passionate fan bases. It's racially diverse (n…

Agree with everything you said, but the weather makes it an instant disqualifier for me.

Do you mean the weather in the northeast, or Philly in particular?

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> We also don't like how the political situation is changing with Amlo. Could you expand on this? I'm not keeping up with Mexican politics so I don't know much besides him being left leaning.

Not op, but I'm a Mexican living in México. He is surrounded by incompetent and bootlicker advisors. This administration is one of the most corrupt and violent in the past 20 years. He has three pharaonic projects to build an outdated infrastructure that only "benefits" the president's home state. He is actively stopping the construction for renewable energy projects and foreign investment.

>pharaonic

Oh! Thank you for teaching me this word.

Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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I'd LOVE to work from an apartment in Surfers Paradise or Broadbeach in the Gold Coast (AU/QLD) with ocean views. Not necessarily a super cheap area but the lifestyle is great (to me at least) and the views are AMAZING if you can get them.

Property prices are the killer, but the actual cost of living isn't really that high over there and the public transport is fantastic so you wouldn't even need a car.

Re: Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?

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Easy: 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.

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Amsterdam. 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.

My theory is they have occasional dike failures and all the short ones drowned.

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Moscow or Saint Petersburg. I'm ethnically Sri Lankan, born and educated in Toronto and I've spent quite a bit of time in the Bay Area, but I've become disillusioned with the West. It just amazes my friends that you can live a comfortable middle-class life in Russia on $800 per month. But aside from being cheap, I just feel like it's a place of great opportunity and future power. There's that immense energy of Russia…

You should spend some time in Russia before you determine that Russia is a place for “young, broke, lonely and bold.”
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