I liked San Francisco ... preferred it to southern California, but I'm not sure I could live there. Too crowded for me; I felt like I could never be alone. It's funny because I didn't get that feeling in Chicago or Denver or Cincinnati or Vancouver ... well, you get the idea.
And one other quirk about SF was it seems everyone complained about people moving there from southern California. I never heard that kind of comment anywhere else in the 'States.
Maybe it's just me. It's forecast to hit 19C today (66F) here on the cold, cold prairies of Canada.
And one other quirk about SF was it seems everyone complained about people moving there from southern California. I never heard that kind of comment anywhere else in the 'States.
Maybe it's just me. It's forecast to hit 19C today (66F) here on the cold, cold prairies of Canada.
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Hi,
Acording to your prefered criteria: could be a better choice for pro & personal :
Holland (weather is good enough)
Danemark (one of the best country to live if not the best)
Norway : too bad it's cold
GB of course, they can speak english
Singapore & South Korea: the first better for your math & English & career. Real estate ?
Australia : real estate prices if you stay; skin cancers !
US... different countries in one : choose carefully !
Canada : weather, pro opportunities? But very nice people.
Acording to your prefered criteria: could be a better choice for pro & personal :
Holland (weather is good enough)
Danemark (one of the best country to live if not the best)
Norway : too bad it's cold
GB of course, they can speak english
Singapore & South Korea: the first better for your math & English & career. Real estate ?
Australia : real estate prices if you stay; skin cancers !
US... different countries in one : choose carefully !
Canada : weather, pro opportunities? But very nice people.
Many years ago I heard (so this is a second hand rumor, possibly outdated, and applied to a different country), that it helps your application a lot if you own land in the country you're looking to relocate to.
So probably not true but worth spending a little time looking into it.
So probably not true but worth spending a little time looking into it.
The U.S. does give preference to those with substantial business interests last I knew. A fellow interested in buy a share of my business for that reason found out it wasn't enough.
But my suggestion is to do a student tour. With internet threads like this you can actually find low cost or even free food and lodging.
But my suggestion is to do a student tour. With internet threads like this you can actually find low cost or even free food and lodging.
Record economy in the USA. The sky is not falling on guns unlike many in the Euro-centric press believe. No one with any education will have any real problem coming here. We need engineers.
It's terrible, Cal. 😉
He want's a uni nearby, and, well, the engineering school in Oregon is based in Corvallis, which is a bit more remote (and I'm not wowed by it's ME program). Loved it there, but was ready to leave after my time in school (just felt a bit too sleepy).
Not sure how applicable the quality of the school is to the OP though.
He want's a uni nearby, and, well, the engineering school in Oregon is based in Corvallis, which is a bit more remote (and I'm not wowed by it's ME program). Loved it there, but was ready to leave after my time in school (just felt a bit too sleepy).
Not sure how applicable the quality of the school is to the OP though.
Isn't the OP coming here after his ed?
EDIT: I see he wants to write his Thesis here. I got so caught up in his desire to relocate. 🙂
EDIT: I see he wants to write his Thesis here. I got so caught up in his desire to relocate. 🙂
Oh, people in many places in Washington and Oregon complain about the influx of Californians.
Not sure how much that actually matters either. Of course, the level of instruction and research needs to be above a certain bar, but if you're looking for a job after, it's been my experience that the employer is giving preference to the top two schools plus the local school. National, for example, preferred MIT, Georgia Tech, and Stanford for EE grads. TI preferred MIT, Georgia Tech, and Texas A&M. No preference for my University of Washington EE degree even though UW was ranked #19 in the US the year I graduated. Go figure. Selection processes are rarely rational and often not focused on anything that correlates with job performance.
Tom
The Left Coast of Canada also gets “refugees” from CA (and OR/WA) as more & more flakes move to these nice parts of the US. We don’t mind 🙂.
dave
USA
Australia
Canada
In that order of English speaking countries. California - if you can afford it - is best in most all ways.
Australia because of the close proxy to Asia which is thee big growth region.
Canada for its proxy to USA markets .. but damn cold there.
[BTW -- I heard on the FM radio in Bangkok that to advance in government jobs employees must know English very well. It is a requirement. Most at top do speak English now.]
-Richard Marsh
Calif-Thailand
Australia
Canada
In that order of English speaking countries. California - if you can afford it - is best in most all ways.
Australia because of the close proxy to Asia which is thee big growth region.
Canada for its proxy to USA markets .. but damn cold there.
[BTW -- I heard on the FM radio in Bangkok that to advance in government jobs employees must know English very well. It is a requirement. Most at top do speak English now.]
-Richard Marsh
Calif-Thailand
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Also middle gronf between USA & UK. Cold depends are where you go… lots of places in the US that are a lot colder than here in Canada’s "banana belt”.
dave
Yep. On the Wet Coast of Canada, water stays liquid throughout the year. Even some inland locations, such as Calgary, really don't get that cold. Sure, we may get below -20 ºC (which qualifies as cold) for a week or two, but then the Chinook comes in and heats everything right back up. After 2-3 of such freeze-thaw cycles, winter is basically over. Go four hours north to Edmonton and you don't get the Chinooks and winter stays cold throughout.
Tom
Tom
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Yes, i really enjoyed the CHinooks when i lived in the flatlands. And the coldest weather in ever experienced was in Edmonton — a month while i was going to scool when it never went above 0°F and wa soften <-40°. And then one Christmas i borrowed the parents car to visit someone in Edmonton, it didn’t get above -40° and i had to bring the car battery into the house if i wanted to start the car in th emorning — it is a bitch putting a battery back in whan it is that cold.
I’m happy with the Victoria weather 🙂
dave
I’m happy with the Victoria weather 🙂
dave
-40 is cold! Coldest I've seen in the two years I've been in Calgary was -27 C. That was a bit nippy. 🙂
I do enjoy -10 C and sunshine, though. We have plenty of that. Crisp cold and sunshine has always been my favourite kind of weather.
Tom
I do enjoy -10 C and sunshine, though. We have plenty of that. Crisp cold and sunshine has always been my favourite kind of weather.
Tom
I hate to burst your bubble but it gets a lot colder than -27C here. Just wait. You'll have an easy time remembering the brittle clang a car door makes when closed at -40C.
That being said I does **** me off to have a thread completely dominated by Americans refuting any stereotypes about their country, but then keep repeating that Canada is just too cold. Guess what, New York, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago are a lot colder than our West coast. Why did I pick those 5? They are 5 out of the top 10 US cities by GDP.
No bubble to burst. All I said was that -27 C was the coldest I've experienced in the short time I've been here. I am familiar with the concept of statistical outliers. 🙂
Speaking of bubbles. I have seen videos of soap bubbles freezing at -40 C in Calgary. If it gets that cold while I'm here, I'll definitely have to try that. I may have to toss around some hot water too and see if it really does freeze before it hits the ground.
That doesn't surprise me. The self-serving bias is wonderful for ego preservation. Ahhhh... Humans. What would we be without our defence mechanisms and biases. 🙂
Tom
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