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Why does everyone want to live in Lisbon? There are other decent metropolises in Portugal and other fun spots around the country not to get crammed in the capi

• the_gipsy 4y ago
  That's where job opportunities are, and that's why more housing will increase the opportunities, and then the price of housing...
  • FerociousTimes 4y ago
    For a post-Covid world where remote job opportunities are on the rise, this is becoming less and less of a pressing matter. People can work from nearby towns where housing costs are relatively moderate and just hit the head office in Lisbon one or two times a week. Corporations and people need to adapt to the changing circumstances and to be open to make the necessary adjustments to advance in this world.
    • Elinvynia 4y ago
      Not all people can work remotely! This is the exact way that janitors and baristas and everyone servicing those 100k+ a year software engineers is priced out.
    • the_gipsy 4y ago
      Remote work is certainly a way to de-focus big metropolis, a bit.
• hadlock 4y ago
  Libson is a global city, easy air access to pretty much everywhere in europe/us/asia, good international schools, low cost of living, and very importantly, very mild, california-like weather. Once you have kids, you need access to good international schools so that they can integrate back into US public schools/colleges without getting left behind academically. Also you have access to a lot more culture and night life than out in the country. For young people the dating pool in large cities is very deep. Getting out of Libson/Porto as an expat, dating can be difficult if you're not a fluent speaker of the local language, and Portuguese is wildly different from Spanish when spoken, even though they look similar on paper.
• jonathanstrange 4y ago
  Usually for work-related reasons.