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> one of the great things about the EU is that people can freely move inside it and work wherever they want. That's true in principle but languages are an issu
by noinsight 10y ago
> one of the great things about the EU is that people can freely move inside it and work wherever they want.
That's true in principle but languages are an issue. In Nordic countries everyone will speak English but central Europe is different. You might get by with English but not everyone (or even most, depending on the country) will speak it.
Do you want to go through the trouble of learning another language from scratch? The culture will be completely different too.
Coming from Finland I've thought about moving somewhere else just for the experience as it would probably be interesting, but I don't really feel like learning another language when I already speak English.
I've also always wondered how difficult it would be to actually get a job, especially if you don't speak the local language. Maybe with a rockstar education and resumé it would be easy but what if you're "average" (at least on paper)? Having worked for well-known international companies would probably be beneficial.