10 mo. ago • 86%

Europe has been named as the best continent for digital nomads

www.timeout.com Europe has been named as the best continent for digital nomads

And these are the top countries to move to.

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Calling Germany the 3rd best for digital nomads is the biggest indicator that this list can go directly into the garbage.

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- Yeah lmao our laws regarding the internet are utter bogshit. And I don't mean censorship. We straight up have outdated copyright and usage laws made by geriatric old politicians who have no internet understanding
  
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  Also, your broadband and mobile network is also pretty bad as far as Europe goes, especially compared to all your neighbours.
  
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  It's still "Neuland" ¯_(ツ)_/¯
  
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Is digital nomad the new expat? Like we got a word for it: it's immigrant.

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- Is digital nomad the new expat?
  
  Kind of.
  
  Think of it like a retiree trying to find a place to live where their salary isn't tied to the local economy. It opens up a lot of places with a relatively low living expenses and high quality of life.
  
  They are immigrants, but they are immigrants with money.
  
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  you forgot: "who don't pay taxes in the country they live in" :picard:
  
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  To immigrate anywhere you need quite a bit of money so immigrants usually have money. Like the travel alone is quite costly, not to mention housing.
  
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- Immigrant is the word for poor not-white people, silly. White rich people are called eXpAtS, don't you know?
  
  /s
  
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- Definitely agree. Digital immigrant, reflects the reality more
  
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  Immigrant suggests desire for permanent residence though.
  
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- My understanding is that digital nomads are basically just long-term tourists rather than immigrants; they don't get visas that allow permanent residency or anything. Iceland's digital nomad visa, for example, only lets you stick around for 6 months, and you can't renew it more than once a year. So you really do have to be somewhat nomadic, and travel to a different country.
  
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- I always thought it was about being Nomadic, so you're constantly moving.
  
  So more like a permanent tourist, who is just doing their working hours during the holiday.
  
  One week here, two weeks there etc.
  
  I work with people who do this, so I know it exists.
  
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I'd actually argue against (at least Western and Northern) Europe for digital nomads, purely because you could move to somewhere in the developing world and live an incredibly comfortable lifestyle thanks to a much lower cost of living. Your mileage will vary based on what languages you speak, of course.

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- The developing world has the problem of being... well, developing though. And the dictatorships.
  
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  And people will see you are wealthy and try to trick or mug you.
  
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- Living in the developing world brings its own kind of issues, medical emergencies for instance, as well as the English proficiency around you (which is probably one of the reasons the top 3 countries are DK, DE and NL)
  
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  Germany has a low English proficiency, tho. Or did it change?
  
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- Ah yes lets exploit poverty
  
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- There are some places of value there.
  
  Portugal is really cheap and had programs to bring in digital nomads. Berlin has a relatively low cost of living for Germany with decent amenities.
  
  The split between developing and developed has dissolved.
  
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  Berlin and low cost of living... Where did you get that information from?
  
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  Portugal is (far) eastern europe.
  
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No, stay away from Europe, we don't want you, our real estate prices are already sky high compared to the median wages. So don't come here!

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- Some countries really messed up their market, such as Portugal and their golden visa
  
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  Yeah my Portuguese friends have said the same. Many cant afford to buy in their own areas anymore.
  
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How can Canada with its winter rank higher than France though.

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- Have you been to France?
  
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  Yes and?
  
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Denmark The Netherlands Germany Spain Sweden Portugal Estonia Lithuania Ireland Slovakia
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- Uh, yeah I'm gonna say this list can absolutely go into the garbage. Calling Denmark first is pure comedy due to the insane cost of co-working spaces, Denmark being the second worst country to integrate into after Sweden, insane rental deposits and the unreal taxes. (Researcher tax scheme excluded 😉)
  
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  Do you need a co-working space if you can just work from your flat?
  
  Integration might be an issue, but I guess the foreigners population is enough to be able to socialise. I stumbled upon a channel by Americans explaining their experience in Denmark, they managed to make friends with other foreigners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xMJWIExwgA&t=1
  
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- Yeah the rent/pay ratio for a lot of jobs won't work great in the Netherlands.
  
  Amsterdam is one of the most expensive cities in Europe, so an income from another nation won't get you very far (unless you're coming from Australia or London, where pay can be proportionally higher for some roles).
  
  It would be like living off a small town salary while paying New York rent.
  
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- Seems good to me
  
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