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the colour of Greece, Italy, southern Spain, Portugal, Argentina, etc. I can appreciate the comparative orderliness and clockwork of Teutonic and Anglo-American civilisation, but it doesn't make me happy, and yet I need that whole universe in order to sustain my livelihood in any practical sense

Maybe try Hong Kong? I haven't lived there but it seems colourful (in the Asian rather than Southern European sense) and yet still has the British history.

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I was about to suggest the same. I currently live there (and Shenzhen) and it is indeed colorful. I just wish there was a stronger startup culture. The entrepreneurship culture is definitely there but for low-risk, traditional business. I personally prefer Shenzhen to Hong Kong although it is difficult to function in English.

I know some people that try to build kind of YC for emerging markets so maybe time for Hong Kong will come.

Sounds like a good idea for China. However, I wouldn't call Hong Kong an emerging market given it has a highly developed economy and is ranked 5th country in terms of GDP (PPP) per capita (above the US, according to the IMF).

For you people who talk about bouncing around working abroad, what do you do? Are you running your own company or freelancing? Or just moving to another country and then looking for work?

I'd love to work abroad but I don't really see how to go about it.

In my case, running my consultancy (call it freelancing if you like). But the work can pretty much be done from anywhere that has reliable connectivity, though this is a privilege whose existence I have hitherto ignored.

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