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Mel Padden wrote:
Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
Sounds like you fulfill all the stereotypes - for a vampire. :-)
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Sounds like you fulfill all the stereotypes - for a vampire.
Or DevOps.
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
Mel Padden wrote:
I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
You don't sound like Gollum, my precious...
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
You shouldn't have any problem getting around using English at least. While the experience of Swedes speaking might not be the most pleasant a majority will be able to communicate at a reasonable level and for most tech companies it's a demand that they can both speak and read. It's an expensive city when it comes to housing and difficult to find a place to live so you should probably check that out too.
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
I live in Stockholm and have done so for almost 18 years, but I'm born and raised in Denmark. It's like most big cities in Europe. Swedes are generally welcoming towards European immigrants, and most people speak really good English. Being Irish, I don't see that you should have any problems. As for the weather: Yeah, well, what can I say. We do have winter, not necessarily LOTS of snow - even though that happens as well - but it is relatively cold half the year. Eternal night: For that, you have to go approximately 600 kilometers further north than Stockholm. Does your company pay your stay, because housing is VERY expensive here??? Lastly: Seeing that I'm working here as a programmer, I'm quite curious to know what you consider a "well paid job"??? ;-)
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
Careful, you may begin to identify with whomever ends up being your captors. :-D
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CDP1802 wrote:
Sounds like you fulfill all the stereotypes - for a vampire.
Or DevOps.
Just sayin', as much as I would like to be bronzed and sun-kissed and all that, I tend to turn more of a lividly lobsterish red-pink upon exposure to anything more UV-radiant than an invisible-ink detector. .... It's bad, I can't even watch Baywatch without slapping on the Factor 50.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
As other have already mentioned, the housing situation in Sweden is ridiculous in general, and even worse in Stockholm. Demand relocation help from the company if you take the job, and don't accept anyplace. That said, don't expect anything central.
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
As far as English goes the young Swedes and Norwegians speak better English than the English (and only 1 accent/dialect to pick up on). Booze is expensive - but that doesn't stop the locals being drunk - a lot. Damn good drivers, not just because they drive volvos, but because they are so used to icy/wet (and outside the cities unpaved) roads they know what they are doing in a car. Reindeer ... mmmmm. TV: bit weird, but entertaining. Take a trip north for the endless day / night (wrap up) / aurora.
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Anyone lived there? Have an offer of a well paid job there, even though I already have one here, I'm tempted to make the move. Was in Stockholm for the last Black Sabbath gig there, loved it to visit, just curious if any CPians have experience of it as a place to live and work. I'm particularly interested in the English speaking expat experience, obviously. Although I have the very best of intentions vis a vis integrating with the locals, I'm long enough in the tooth to know that's not always how things work out... Re:winters, I'm Irish, so long winters aren't really an issue for me. TBH I fear the light, my skin is nigh on translucent, so eternal night sounds kinda fun...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
I know I am very late to reply to this, but hopefully you'll see it anyway! I am based in Stockholm, but live far out and just go to the office once a week. As has already been mentioned Housing is a huge problem in Stockholm. It's near impossible to rent first hand, and hard on a sub-sub-let, and legally tricky too. Buying is an odd auction system. Basically, you'll need help from your employer before you commit to anything. Other than that, I really like Sweden. Stockholm is lovely in the summer, with swimming near the city centre, nice food, etc. Alcohol is not that expensive. The dark in the winter is not hard to get used to. In southern UK in December I went to work around dawn, and it was dark before we finished. That's no different here, there's just less light when you are working. The summer with light until 11pm and from 2am (and it's not dark dark in between) takes more getting used to. There's a decent Irish bar off Kungsgatan (and other spots) where there's quite a good expat community. As has been said, the locals probably speak better english than you do... Even outside the capital it's rare to have any problems.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
