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A comment on Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live?.

Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by habosa on Sunday May 24, 2020 @08:05PM (#23296168)
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 (no racial majority), mostly safe, and has plenty of young professionals.

And if you really need to you can get to NY in only a few hours.

The only reason I'm not there is that the tech scene sucks. If I could be remote I'd be there already.

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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by numbsafari on Sunday May 24, 2020 @09:25PM (#23296761)
You forgot to mention DC is nearly as close as NYC, and the train between either is a great way to get around.

Something that folks on the West Coast might appreciate: flights to major European cities are roughly equal to flights to SF or LA, and often cheaper.

Oh, and it’s a 6 hour drive to Montréal.

Granted, with corona... that’s all dreaming.

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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by izolate on Sunday May 24, 2020 @08:43PM (#23296442)
As somebody who just started a remote role and is in the process of signing a lease in Philly, this is good to hear :)
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by paxys on Sunday May 24, 2020 @08:18PM (#23296257)
Agree with everything you said, but the weather makes it an instant disqualifier for me.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by zanny on Monday May 25, 2020 @12:05AM (#23297682)
I live a few hours north of Philly and while there have been bad years, the last ~4 have been generally great. Generally mild winters and only intermittently unbearably hot and humid summers.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by mcrider on Sunday May 24, 2020 @08:55PM (#23296549)
Do you mean the weather in the northeast, or Philly in particular?
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by elwell on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:35AM (#23301526)
I work remotely just outside Philadelphia and enjoy the change of seasons.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by chinstrap on Sunday May 24, 2020 @09:33PM (#23296823)
I do work remotely, and bounce between Philadelphia and Las Vegas, depending on my mood and the weather. Philly food, drink, art, and music scenes are all fantastic. Additionally, it’s a very “human scale” city. Large enough to support all of the above, but small enough that you can grasp the whole thing in your mind, and travel around it easily.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by elwell on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:37AM (#23301542)
> small enough that you can grasp the whole thing in your mind

That's exactly how I feel about philly. Especially after spending several years in LA.

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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by loso on Monday May 25, 2020 @01:32PM (#23303018)
This is the reason I live in Delaware. I moved from NYC to Delaware with no intention of staying. But because of a lot of the stuff you mentioned I decided to stay. I'm able to be in Philly in a little more than 20 minutes, back to NYC in 2 hours and DC in 2 hours. The COL is just right and plus I'm near family.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by jonstewart on Sunday May 24, 2020 @09:24PM (#23296745)
It’s true that Philadelphia has all these great benefits, but they’re counterbalanced by Phillies fans, the trashiest in baseball. Head further south to DC and there are many of these same benefits, tons of free cultural activities, and the reigning World Series Champs.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by divbzero on Monday May 25, 2020 @06:36PM (#23305648)
It’s all relative. Philadelphia sports fans are also considered some of the most passionate and loyal out there. I state this as journalist-reviewed fact :) https://www.npr.org/2018/02/03/582876687/despite-colorful-hi...
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by jgwil2 on Monday May 25, 2020 @12:19AM (#23297758)
Presumably not as cheap though
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by chiefgeek on Sunday May 24, 2020 @09:40PM (#23296869)
Philly does have a great restaurant scene!
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by rblatz on Monday May 25, 2020 @02:18AM (#23298486)
It’s actually the 6th largest city, Phoenix beats it out for the number 5 spot.
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Re:Ask HN: If you could work remote where would you live? by rwha on Monday May 25, 2020 @08:22AM (#23300255)
> 4 sports teams with passionate fan bases.

Rabid. They have rabid fan bases.

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