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he's very probably exaggerating the electricity thing and yes the internet is better today in romania (where he left from) than in many other west european coun
by leaveyou 13y ago
he's very probably exaggerating the electricity thing and yes the internet is better today in romania (where he left from) than in many other west european countries mostly due to brand new communication infrastructure and a booming IT sector.
- batoure 13y agoNope, I worked in west Africa and spent time in Accra. If anything he is underselling the electricity issues of that part of the continent. Big organization have their own diesel generators because power will go out 10 to 20 times a day especially in residential neighborhoods where power isn't considered essential.
- randunel 13y ago@leaveyou exaggerating? really? Otopeni had power outages during most rainfalls, although it's neighboring Bucharest. I still talk to people there (relatives) complaining about this situation in 2014. I know that the capital city had it easy, and probably still does, along with other major cities. But the only internet available in small cities was via copper phone lines. I could go on about this forever, we had to use electricity generators and diesel heaters just 10 km away from the capital city. I guess some people take a lot for granted :P
- shanselman 13y agoExaggerating? No. When I was in TZ the power was out at least 12 hours out of 24, and this was in a good neighborhood.
- leaveyou 13y agosorry for the ambiguity, I was replying to #guard-of-terra who was replying to #randunel who was complaining that eastern europe is a lot like africa in the sense that there are frequent electricity blackouts and bad internet, which to me is difficult to believe (he's was very unlucky).