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My move to Sweden continues to pay unexpected dividends. And what the map shows is I suppose based on the average for the whole country - it's several times che

My move to Sweden continues to pay unexpected dividends. And what the map shows is I suppose based on the average for the whole country - it's several times cheaper in the north (the "real" Sweden with auroras and stuff) than in the south. Let's be real though, the society will fall apart before energy costs become a big problem for people working in tech.

JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
Where did you live before? How hard was it to move there?
- admissionsguy 4y ago
  Poland. As an EU citizen working online, it was as easy as buying a plane ticket, renting an AirBNB, registering a company, and waiting over a year until I got connected to the healthcare / social security system and such.
  - JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
    Wow that is really neat. Is there ever a problem with everyone wanting to move to all the good places haha? I wonder if they will get really expensive to live in like California and New York. Not that I’m saying CA and NY are the “good” places of USA but many perceive it that way.
    - admissionsguy 4y ago
      The house price inflation has been staggering across Sweden, but not so much in the rural north where I live. I don't think many people will ever want to move here, but for those with more mainstream idea of what a "good place" is, yeah, it's getting ever harder.
    - badpun 4y ago
      Language barriers prevent that to a large degree. People mostly move for better jobs, often only temporarily (for a couple of years), and largely only if their current area is econmically depressed.
daneel_w 4y ago
I came here when I was 8 years old, and to me the "real" Sweden is everything from south to north, not just some single isolated part. I don't find the notion offensive, but it's contusive and somewhat foreign. It's great that your small urban household can take the hit. It's becoming a real problem for single parents in the south.
- admissionsguy 4y ago
  I didn't mean to come off as offensive in this particular post, it was just an attempt at humour, hard to pull off online. I am actually completely oblivious as to whether this idea may or may not be offensive or strange to locals. Most people - even the Swedes - find the north rather harsh. > It's great that your small urban household can take the hit. It's becoming a real problem for single parents in the south. Meh, no bank wanted to give me a mortgage so I bought a cheap rural house. I am already subsidising the leveraged people's interest rates in my massive taxes, so excuse me if my sympathies do not extend very far.

JohnJamesRambo 4y ago

Where did you live before? How hard was it to move there?

admissionsguy 4y ago
Poland. As an EU citizen working online, it was as easy as buying a plane ticket, renting an AirBNB, registering a company, and waiting over a year until I got connected to the healthcare / social security system and such.
- JohnJamesRambo 4y ago
  Wow that is really neat. Is there ever a problem with everyone wanting to move to all the good places haha? I wonder if they will get really expensive to live in like California and New York. Not that I’m saying CA and NY are the “good” places of USA but many perceive it that way.
  - admissionsguy 4y ago
    The house price inflation has been staggering across Sweden, but not so much in the rural north where I live. I don't think many people will ever want to move here, but for those with more mainstream idea of what a "good place" is, yeah, it's getting ever harder.
  - badpun 4y ago
    Language barriers prevent that to a large degree. People mostly move for better jobs, often only temporarily (for a couple of years), and largely only if their current area is econmically depressed.

daneel_w 4y ago

I came here when I was 8 years old, and to me the "real" Sweden is everything from south to north, not just some single isolated part. I don't find the notion offensive, but it's contusive and somewhat foreign. It's great that your small urban household can take the hit. It's becoming a real problem for single parents in the south.

admissionsguy 4y ago
I didn't mean to come off as offensive in this particular post, it was just an attempt at humour, hard to pull off online. I am actually completely oblivious as to whether this idea may or may not be offensive or strange to locals. Most people - even the Swedes - find the north rather harsh. > It's great that your small urban household can take the hit. It's becoming a real problem for single parents in the south. Meh, no bank wanted to give me a mortgage so I bought a cheap rural house. I am already subsidising the leveraged people's interest rates in my massive taxes, so excuse me if my sympathies do not extend very far.