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I lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. I think Hong Kong's tech scene is mostly about blockchain/bitcoin now. Most of the tech job
by shellox009 8y ago
I lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia.
I think Hong Kong's tech scene is mostly about blockchain/bitcoin now. Most of the tech jobs I found here are in finance. Taiwan has not a very good tech scene, but is an amazing place to live. Singapore has a lot of startup hype and some good startup companies. It feels more diverse than Hong Kong and Taiwan for sure.
Melbourne, AU has a good startup scene and many interesting meetups. New Zealand doesn't really have much of a scene going on, except in Wellington.
I may want to move back to a Western country. Which other countries have a good tech scene going on?
- stef25 8y agoBerlin has a good tech (and music and arts) scene but there's quite a bit of snobbery imho. Cheap for Europe though. Barcelona has better weather. There's a scene in the coastal towns of Morocco now too, which is much cheaper than anywhere in Europe. Not Western of course but the nature inland is beautiful.
- philliphaydon 8y agoWhat's your favourite place out of those you've lived in? Where do you live now?
- shellox009 8y agoNew Zealand is an amazing place, but the distance to home(Europe) is really far and opportunities are limited. Taiwan is beautiful too, but English is not widely spoken and you really have to spend effort to learn Mandarin. I'd consider both for retirement, but not good moves for your career. I'm currently living in Hong Kong.
- philliphaydon 8y agoI’m Kiwi, living in singapore, Wife is Taiwanese so I travel to Taiwan often. Learning mandarin but will probably end up in NZ and retire in Taiwan.