I'm getting made redundant and there's not much tying me down here so it could be fun to yolo it somewhere else 
. I'm Australian 
with a tech job so basically anywhere is open for me & visas are no real obstacle.
My top pics are obviously Sydney/Melbourne for mass of people in Australia, but by that principle New York or London 
would 
have even MORE people (and more glorious diversity 
). I'm not interested 
in becoming a sexpat either, but romance language destinations are on the table 
as long as I can convince myself 
there 
won't be a drop in QoL (very dubious, this is also what keeps me from yoloing it to the UK). I haven't seriously 
considered the US, but we have a superior version of the H1B 
so if I was dilligent with applying for jobs I could get in without much visa frickery.
Obviously I have autism 
, but I'm decently well-socialised and active so like the nordics would 
be hellish I think. In particular I'm looking 
for r-slurred 
anecdotes like "oh THIS quarter of Berlin has no BIPOCs and is super 
trad if you go there your aryan 
blood 
will rise" to plot a little 
fantasy 
around.
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IMHO New York and London both kind of suck unless you're way-way rich (depends what kind of techcel you are, but probably richer than that). I'd say check out Vienna or Berlin. Depends what you're into, if you want a summer beach vibe, Miami is a fun city with a decent tech scene.
I don't know anything about Oz, but the impression I have is that everything is stupid-expensive there for no good reason.
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These are all true! In the big city I'd be above water
but not cozy atm, and if I waited until my 30s to move move with more cash it would 
be too late 
. I have heard 
Berlin is quite swag but it doesn't feel attractive (France/Switzerland more appealing for no particular reason), Vienna and Miami 
are both good calls I might look into a bit more, do you have any particular vibes re: Vienna (I only know it as NWO HQ)?
It is true that Australia
is stupid 
expensive, but it is also an incredible 
place 
to be middle-income because of the gibs and amazing amenity (I'm just breaching the top of that comfy 
zone) 
. We're having an economic downswing and social 
breakup session atm so it's a good time to go walkabout anyway.
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This is a left-field suggestion, but if you like France, check out Annecy: beautiful little Haute-Savoie town near the Swiss border. It might not be bustle-enough to compete with Sydney/Melbourne, but it's got a gorgeous historic town center, lakeshore with beaches and sailing, and easy access to the mountains for skiing. I doubt there are many tech jobs in Annecy proper, but it's close enough you could commute to Geneva, especially for a hybrid job where you only had to go in a few days a week.
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This is exactly the sort of weird
suggestion I was hoping for, commute-to-switzerland seems like a strong 
option. Cheers 
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Thank you! For real tho I might move there myself someday...
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We don't get real mountains anywhere on the continent so the Alps seem super
cool to spend time near
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Are you outdoorsy? Are you wanting the nightlife? Lots of live music? What is it you want to do in your new city? I like mid sized US cities. They're kinda like a mid sized SUV. You can do a little bit of everything in them and theyre not super expensive.
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Lapsed outdoorsy, not into nightlife/music but I like the daytime stuff that comes with that (here it's good cafes and bars which feel lived in). I think
I could really 
fall into a strong 
religious/academic niche if it was pre-existing but I can go weeks 
without caring too much about that. I could probably tolerate a quite bland wagie 
life if there 
was more than zero fellow travellers and somewhere to post up after work (my biggest grievance in the current spot is everyone 
being older than me & settled down/partnered up). I do find serious 
suburbia intolerable tho.
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I didn't like Miami :( I thought it was way too busy, horrendous traffic (made worse by half of the drivers being Cuban). It felt a bit claustrophobic to me, I was hoping for much more space.
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tbf I never drove in Miami. I've only been there for short holidays.
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I got to live like a local with some friends in Miami, they thought nothing of spending 3+ hours a day in the car doing errands and it was just traffic everywhere.
Also it's only going to get busier as more New Yorkers and immigrants move there, but the city can't expand because of the Everglades and the sea.
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I think that might just be
tbqh
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Didn't read past title. Gary, Indiana.
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!chiraqis is it true that Gary is the Venice of the Midwest?
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Singapore
no trans lives matter
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I get disconcerted enough
walking 
through chinatown 
, I don't know how I'd go with a whole city! 
That said, I don't hate the malays I've met and there's probably a decently strong 
expat community around. If I was an asian 
wife guy it would 
be near the top of the list but that's not really 
my vibe so idk if I'd fit in.
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at least visit for fun or something
no trans lives matter
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I have enjoyed Changi when I've bounced through so a whole island
of that is probably a neato destination.
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Come move to Chicago! Tons of dramatards here!! Low cost of living
and high murder 
rate
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Mental
illness, poors, and urban youth! Compelling!
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But fr Austin TX is good for a coder
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Philadelphia
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Curious, what sets it apart
from other midsized cities/how vigorous is the economy/how vibrant are the ethnics? My impression is that there's a large 
set of interchangeable cities and idk how to start sorting between 
them
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I picked it at random.
Only way to live
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Look at their sports
teams. Philly is know for celebrating 
a super 
bowl victory 
by eating 
actual shit.
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jost get the frick out of australia
any non costal american
city should 
be pretty 
nice
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texas coast is kino frick you BIPOC.
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Why non coastal, just cost? ~All our population is coastal so I don't take the prospect of living
inland too seriously 
most of the time.
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cost and filled with BIPOCs / liberals and their r-slurred
laws
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Would
Florida solve any of that or is the whole coastline hosed?
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for all u hear about it in the news its surprisingly unbased
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ignore my previous comments here are all the based
states
forgot to mark bama theyre pretty
based 
too. it has blacks but they really 
arent too bad
in general
stay away from any city with over like 250k or so people
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This is helpful! I remembered that Utah seems like white
sharia 
paradise and Mormons love to have white 
collar 
jobs without being too cute twinked, that could be fun for a bit.
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the problem is if ur from aus and want a similar climate pretty
much only south 
bama has something even remotely similar
tbh florida isnt that bad and would
have a climate youd be used to BUT its expensive as heck and desantis is a reactionary r-slur 
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I really like Miami!
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I instinctively shie away from the latinx and gaudiness but I could probably get over that if it's got chill
vibes, I do love the beach.
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There's the whole Destin area, but I'm not sure what kind of IT jobs they've got there. It's got one of the best beaches in the world.
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phwoar that's gorgeous
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look for a map of states
with constitutional carry (means you dont need a license to open carry a gun) and those states 
should 
all be fine to move to
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Gary, IN. Lubbock, TX. Pine Bluff, AR. Birmingham, AL. Are all low key gems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis,_Seine-Saint-Denis
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Move to Texas, finance a giant pickup truck at 15% APR, buy firearms. Live the American dream.
Jokes aside you might like Austin. Not as expensive as other big trendy cities and has a lot of nerd shit.
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Go to Kabul like Lord Miles
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I hear Tjirrkarli is nice this time of year. Low crime, cheap
land, no nosy neighbors, no BIPOCs
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New York or Chicago
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Snapshots:
superior version of the H1B:
ghostarchive.org
archive.org
archive.ph (click to archive)
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Moscow
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Different perspective, but consider living in Europe for a few years and actually enjoy the culture of the locals before it becomes a new Caliphate in the next 100 years
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This is a good idea, idk how tricky the language stuff would
be, but it can't be too hard right 
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As long as you pick the country/city correctly, English should be fine for most things, but you absolutely should still approach it as an opportunity to at least get surface-level conversational in another language
Just don't got to France and you're good
Also German is kinda hard ngl (speaking as a native speaker)
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Move to Alice Springs
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A lot of techcells I know moved to Ireland, mainly for tax purposes
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Medellin
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The city where
madonna hit the wall? No thanks
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