Hey Carl, If you have any questions about the London JUG - then drop me a line! We're very active, so you'll gain an instant circle of colleagues - also feel free to drop me any Q's about London - apologies for not responding in full now, I gotta catch a flight now, so typing time is limited :-)
Martijn (LJC JUG co-leader) On 7 October 2011 06:39, Robert Casto <[email protected]> wrote: > It's really going to depend on whether you like the city life or not. I > lived in the burbs of Seattle and while it was nice there, it was way too > far from work. 2 hour commute one way is not good for family life. I should > have lived much closer in but the cost was the big hangup. If you can afford > to be in the city, give up a car and other expenses, then it balances out. > But in the end it depends on what is really important to you. Working with > great people in a fast paced environment, or a more leisurely pace with > others who are less concerned with their jobs/careers and more interested in > sports, family, or other activities. > > I believe people should live in many places and try different things out. > That way you get to learn different cultures, styles, etc. And you get to > see whether you like the climate and what you will want for retirement if > any of us can get there. > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Fabrizio Giudici > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:52:43 +0200, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I very recently sort of did the opposite: I moved from Brussels to rural >>> South Africa. A big move, but a) that's how I grew up and b) why not? >>> What >>> is there to lose, really? >> >> Clearly it's hard to find a common strategy for all of us, but I'm pretty >> much with Moandji. Note that Milan is much smaller than London and recently >> I'm working mostly in my home town, Genoa, which is even smaller. But it's >> too large for me anyway. If I could, I'd happily move to the countryside. I >> appreciate that big towns offer contacts, professional relationships and >> well paid jobs, but frankly all the rest of things that I define under the >> "life" word happen elsewhere. >> >> -- >> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager >> Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." >> [email protected] >> http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Robert Casto > www.robertcasto.com > www.sellerstoolbox.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
