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This sounds right. Berlin, unlike London, has the right vibe for doing creative work. In London nowadays it feels like the three choices for your role in life a
by hugh3 15y ago
This sounds right. Berlin, unlike London, has the right vibe for doing creative work. In London nowadays it feels like the three choices for your role in life are "banker", "football hooligan" or "curry shop owner".
It's also, though it's not mentioned in the article, much cheaper -- I think you'll pay about one third as much for your apartment in Berlin as you would in London.
- beavershaw 15y agoNot sure which London you've been living in (or visiting) but I would say there are many more choices than the three you outline above. I know many people here who work in startups/online media/web dev etc. The one thing I will agree with is that it's not cheap. I think it is fair to say London is probably 3X more expensive than Berlin.
- hassy 15y agoYou forgot another popular choice: "consultant".
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- sjtgraham 15y ago> 'In London nowadays it feels like the three choices for your role in life are "banker", "football hooligan" or "curry shop owner".' This is actually the most ridiculous things I have read in a while. There is so much opportunity in London right now, it's a great place to be even for those whose aspirations differ from "banker", "football hooligan" or "curry shop owner".
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- johnmossel1 15y agoIt still makes more money than the rest of England put together and has the largest GDP in Europe, not bad for a bunch of curry shop owners.
- msy 15y agoI'm sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about. London's stuffed to the gills with media companies doing interesting work. This article exists because it's accepted orthodoxy that London is the capital of tech and media in Europe.
- thomasgerbe 15y agoA lot of contemporary artists and designers have come out of London in the last ten to twenty years. And a lot of the stellar agencies that have international locations usually choose London for at the very least, a satellite office.
- adaml_623 15y agoHow many karma points do I need before I can downvote stupid and slightly racist comments? We keep the bankers trapped in the square mile; the football hooligans are generally not even in London and the curry shop owners are just part of the landscape. There's a lot of bright people doing a lot of cool things in London albeit under the smoke screen of the financial industry. Rents may be cheaper in Berlin but I believe that salaries are also less. So that might be good for a founder but only _IF_ they can convince good developers to work for less in Berlin. (Can't believe I'm replying to the troll)