I'm thinking about moving to either Bay Area or Los Angeles with a family, from Prague. I have a 7 years old kid. I am not sure if that's the right thing. We're doing it for the climate. It's really difficult to find a warm English-speaking country where you won't be culturally isolated from the rest of the world. I can work pretty much from anywhere, however I am not a magnate. Things definitely to be missed:
- Prague's ultra-affordability (avg. salary is about $1,000/mo, so if you're selling to global market you can live with luxury)
- travel opportunities--I'm in the middle of everything
- proximity to relatives
- great British school--very liberal, easy international atmosphere, we're lucky
- overall "easygoingness"
- full decriminalization (no problem in CA)
- economically uniform society, although sometimes it's a double-edged sword
- no requirement for pretending being a patriot
Things I will not miss:
- very short summer, always feeling cold, gloomy skies
- crappy food, although it's improving fast lately.
Am I crazy? Where would you move if you'd want a good weather? I enjoy Berlin immensely, but it's too cold. I'd move to London, but it's cold. I hate being cold.
- Prague's ultra-affordability (avg. salary is about $1,000/mo, so if you're selling to global market you can live with luxury) - travel opportunities--I'm in the middle of everything - proximity to relatives - great British school--very liberal, easy international atmosphere, we're lucky - overall "easygoingness" - full decriminalization (no problem in CA) - economically uniform society, although sometimes it's a double-edged sword - no requirement for pretending being a patriot
Things I will not miss: - very short summer, always feeling cold, gloomy skies - crappy food, although it's improving fast lately.
Am I crazy? Where would you move if you'd want a good weather? I enjoy Berlin immensely, but it's too cold. I'd move to London, but it's cold. I hate being cold.