Re:Ask HN: If you were 20 again, what country would you choose?
by hpenedones on Monday October 06, 2014 @11:01AM
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Switzerland definitely ranks very high in all your factors.
It's one of the safest countries for investors, has a growing startup scene, has two of the top engineering schools in Europe/World (ETHZ, Zurich and EPFL, Lausanne), has the highest rate of Nobel prizes per capita, very solid educational and healthcare systems, amazing quality of life (Zurich, Geneva, etc, often rank as the top cities in the world), and last but not least: you have amazing lakes and mountains everywhere!
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Re:Ask HN: If you were 20 again, what country would you choose?
by xtester on Monday October 06, 2014 @02:17PM
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Agree, Switzerland seems definitely one of the top countries in the world which keeps itself intentionally under the radar. As Taleb put it, in addition to all the obvious benefits, Switzerland seems to be an antifragile country.
In any case, as far as I know Switzerland makes it pretty hard for people to immigrate there. Do you happen to live there? What would you say would be the most effective way to immigrate there?
Re:Ask HN: If you were 20 again, what country would you choose?
by hpenedones on Thursday October 16, 2014 @01:05PM
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It's easy for members of the European Union as there are/were bi-lateral agreements. For other nationalities I think it's harder, as there are some quotas. You basically need to find a job first, but it's doable.