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Unfortunately Lisbon will not have a future. No bright american, english or french will go to a city where wages are 20.000 euros per annum. No way.
by marvel_boy 12y ago
Unfortunately Lisbon will not have a future. No bright american, english or french will go to a city where wages are 20.000 euros per annum. No way.
- mhomde 12y agoAu contraire, that's the perfect cities for startups since they bring the work with them. Why do you think Berlin is becoming the Silicon Valley of Europe? Because for a long time there were not many jobs and rents were low, making a perfect vacuum for tech companies to move into. On the other hand Stockholm is struggling because despite world class tech talent and high salaries apartments are almost at New York level.
- kordless 12y agoI think you should stop speaking for others. Also, the digital nomad lifestyle appeals to me, and apparently others: https://nomadlist.com/lisbon-portugal#v=grid https://nomadlist.com/lisbon-portugal#v=grid
- bsaul 12y agoSome people don't need wages. Freelance can move there and live confortably, with customers elsewhere in Europe.. This article made me seriously think about spending a few weeks working from there.
- eis 12y agoYou dont have to work for a local company to enjoy life in a certain place. Especially when you are a programmer or similar which allows for telecommuting.
- pjmlp 12y agoThe problem there is that there is a fierce competition from off-shore paradises, which have even lower salaries.
- davidw 12y agoIn some ways, it's better to at least be cheap: Italy, where I (an American) am is not cheap any more, but it still doesn't pay well, so you feel kind of trapped in the middle.
- pjmlp 12y agoYes, sadly I have to agree with you. I am living abroad since the first .com crash.