I don’t have patience for issues on my workstation, I run fedora on my personal laptop

I get why everyone hates windows but it literally just works

Ya I’m a Linux system administrator and comments like that are beyond annoying. Linux is not user friendly lol

Also my workstation is Windows 11, your tears fuel me

I mean we can debate this all we want but I don’t even need to be convinced not to move to US haha. Iceland is superior to both countries

Good points, not sure where you checked prices though. Icelandic Costco is cheaper than the Costco here in Victoria for majority of items, and Bonus in Iceland is about on par with our grocery chains. Walmart in Canada might be cheaper than Costco in Iceland.

The funniest one to me was seeing cheaper motor oil in Iceland when we literally drill for that shit here haha

Meat in Iceland is way cheaper, same with dairy

Alcohol in Iceland is mad expensive, so is gas. Electronics are about the same. Restaurants in Iceland are like 3 times as expensive but I can’t afford to eat out here anymore either.

Used cars and service costs are also insane in Iceland and it’s even more car dependant than Canada.

We don’t have dental care, that’s out of pocket here, just spent 4 grand on my wisdom teeth

However, I heard if they are life threatening (infected) a hospital must remove, in which case it’s free

I don’t think you’ve done your research. Yeah our healthcare is free, but it literally doesn’t exist, people are dying of undiagnosed cancers because we have no doctors

I recently went across the border to see a doctor about an ear infection because I was going deaf and couldn’t see a doc for weeks. So I paid out of pocket in addition to paying heavy tax for our “healthcare”

As for higher ed, we pay out the ass for that too…

Yeah if you save a bunch in the states then move here you could do it. What’s impossible is working in Canada and trying to save, our salaries for engineering are probably less than half

Just to put things in perspective I am at the top pay scale at the university I work at and even working side jobs on the weekend I still can’t buy my own apartment

The only good way to get ahead here is to play the real estate game but I missed the boat

Haha retire in Canada, good one

I would love to stay here too but it’s just not realistic anymore

I’m not a digital nomad, it would be a permenant relocation. Iceland needs immigrants too

A pint of blueberries in Iceland which was shipped in is cheaper than if I go to the blueberry farm up the road from me and pick them myself

The weather in Iceland is absolutely terrible. That is a definite downside. A lot of people who move to Iceland leave after their first winter. But because of that, talented folks in Iceland who do my line of work usually gtfo to mainland Europe, which is creating job openings that accept English speakers.

Iceland also has functional healthcare and no crime. You don’t even have to lock your car. I am sick of not even trusting my neighbours here in Canada.

Iceland has a housing crisis too but I think we’d be making so much money it would be a non issue.

Weed is also super illegal and expensive in Iceland :(

Ya I’m 29 years old born in Canada and have a really good job but living here is starting to not look sustainable. A small bag of groceries here is like 100 dollars it’s fucking mental. Rent starts at 2500. Gf and I are toying with the idea of relocating to Iceland, where the cost of living is actually lower and wages are higher lmao

Canada has essentially just become a housing pyramid scheme, actual work has become worthless

Mremoteng

Yeah nobody is moving here because it’s no better here. People who say they are moving to Canada have done zero research

Exactly my point. Canada is also stupid expensive compared to the US with no good jobs to pay for it.

People said that last time trump won and literally nobody actually followed through

I feel like ddg has never had good search results

Beavers are absolutely insane. Nature’s engineers.

Honestly foxes. They are so fun to photograph and there are none on Vancouver Island.

And it’s actually the worst people from reddit, imo