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A comment on Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would it be?.

Re:Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would... by bevax on Monday January 02, 2017 @07:19AM (#13300729)
One place? I could limit my choice down to three for different reasons.

* Kazan, Russia. A big city with a great architecture, interesting people and a broad mix of cultures. Also, part of family is not too far away.

* Finland, mostly because I am interested in their education system and my child gets into that age… Otherwise it's also a tech hot spot, plenty great people and projects originated there.

* Crete, Greece, great climate, kind people, beaches, mountains (awesome nature), terrific food.

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Re:Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would... by dmichulke on Monday January 02, 2017 @08:40AM (#13301089)
I advise Kazan (here pronounced caution) though:

Average low in Jan/Feb: -13 deg. C (~ 8 F)

Record low: -47 deg C (~ -52 F)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan#Climate

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Re:Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would... by uiri on Monday January 02, 2017 @01:57PM (#13303432)
Not that much worse than Minneapolis:

Average low in Jan: 7.5 F (~ -13 C)

Record low: -41 F (~ -41 C)

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Re:Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would... by vram22 on Monday January 02, 2017 @05:23PM (#13305060)
An ex-colleague (in a company I worked in earlier), who was based in Minneapolis or somewhere in Minnesota, came for a visit, and told us that he got frost-bite as a kid, and parts of his face were still sensitive due to that, many years later.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would... by dijit on Monday January 02, 2017 @07:57AM (#13300887)
Spent a few months working in Helsinki. Aside from the cost of living (mostly rent), I can say it's truly a wonderful place.

I would go back if there was a decent job waiting for me.

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Re:Ask HN: If you could live and work somewhere, where would... by StavrosK on Monday January 02, 2017 @07:24AM (#13300751)
I'd like to second Crete, but there are some caveats (nightlife is a bit pretentious, if you care about that). Thessaloniki, Greece, is my choice (since I can live anywhere I want and that's where I live).
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