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[EU] What is the best city for software engineers in Europe for you? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/cs_career_questions

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We usually hear that it's London or Zurich due to high salaries being available there, but the high cost of living might take away a good part of it.

In your experience, which is the best city? Feel free to give your own criteria, be it the weather, culture, ability to navigate in English, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

navigate in English

I don't like this as a requirement. If you're going to live somewhere, learn the language. I'm in Tokyo and it drives me crazy that people don't even make some attempt at learning the language. You will have a much better, richer life and be less of a burden on others if you learn the language.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Hello,

I agree with you, completely. I live in Barcelona so I learn both Spanish and Catalan, and I feel the same for people who don't make an attempt at the language.

On the other hand, I can also understand that if someone only plans to stay for a few years, and the language is very hard to learn, they might want to decide to not learn it, or prefer a country like the Netherlands or the Nordics where most of the people speak English.