• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    God please let me move to Europe I don’t even care what language I have to learn I just wanna be able to live without worrying about affording a doctor appointment.

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      1 year ago

      just wanna be able to live without worrying about affording a doctor appointment.

      If you avoid the flatlander areas, Canada may be for you. We also speak English; just, without the accent. :-P

      (unless you live on the island that’s an hour’s ferry from France)

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          Idk I’m from the central US and I had a German foreign exchange student tell me we didn’t have a mimicable accent. I know it’s not true but it was interesting to hear that from someone who’s familiar with everyone around her speaking in a completely different way, even when using English.

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      If you work in academia, you don’t need to learn a new language. English is the working language. Also the 5 weeks of holiday is nice, but what really helps is the working day.

      I started as a bioinformatician a month ago. I come in to the office at 0830 have coffee from 09:00 til 09:45 with my boss and colleagues, work a bit, have lunch from 12:00 untill 13:15, work a bit, go home at 15:30. That’s my day.

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        Maybe you don’t need the language for work. But you will need te learn the language eventually for other day to day interactions.

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        1 year ago

        Work in IT.
        Start at 9:00
        Lunch 13:00-14:00
        Go home at 18:00
        Commute (if construction does not tear up the main crossing) is around 30min 1-way with bus or a 15-20min bicycle ride.

        Experience: About 5 years without college/uni.

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          Work in IT. Start at 9:00 Lunch 13:00-14:00 Go home at 18:00

          IT Job I left:

          • start at 8
          • coffee 10-1030-ish (sometimes like 11)
          • lunch at 12-13
          • second coffee 15-1530
          • leave at 1647, home by 1720 by train – tools down, muthafuckas
          • voluntary standby for 1/4 time and immediate double-time for callouts, sanctity of personal time otherwise.
          • union, 9x9 work term, no abrupt firings.
          • EXACTLY on the median base salary for my job+region, which includes dot-coms.
          • in north america, no less.

          Experience: About 5 years without college/uni.

          Experience: my soul.