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I am living in Bratislava, did not emigrate. It feels like living in story, where despite most of the best and brightest people saying "fuck this imma out of he
by rini17 7y ago
I am living in Bratislava, did not emigrate. It feels like living in story, where despite most of the best and brightest people saying "fuck this imma out of here", the potential is still there and nothing is firmly decided even after 30 years.
- peterburkimsher 7y agoDo you get the feeling like those who stay behind have reasons other than money to live there? I lived in Kaohsiung for 4 years, and many young people had chosen to move to Taipei because of higher salaries. I imagine that the same would be true of Bratislava to Vienna (or further). In Taiwan, it had a positive effect on the city's culture: those who weren't interested in materialism stayed, and pursued their artistic interests, family life, political activism, and more.
- rini17 7y agoIt's not about materialism, in the western europe there's better quality of life, less stress in many areas. Such as cultural and law support for LGBT+ people. I haven't left personally because IT salary meets all my needs already, I can be close to family and because of my hearing disability, spoken foreign languages are more difficult to understand.