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There was talk in at least the London tech scene two or three years ago about Lisbon becoming some sort of tech hub. (Personally, I'd love to move there but I'd
by secondcoming 6y ago
There was talk in at least the London tech scene two or three years ago about Lisbon becoming some sort of tech hub. (Personally, I'd love to move there but I'd have to learn Portuguese) But some companies that did try Lisbon out seem to have pulled back. Last I heard it a large reason was because the 'work ethic' of the Portuguese left something to be desired compared to London.
- ptmvp 6y agoThis comment is not only based on anedotical evidence, but demonstrably wrong [0] (compare hours worked between Portugal and the UK - these are significantly higher in Portugal) and perpetuating stereotypes with regards to Southern European countries. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_average_annual_labor_hours_in_OECD_countries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_average_annual_labor...
- secondcoming 6y agoI'm quite sure I did not present it as a fact. It's just the feedback I got from folk who tried it out. YMMV.