As Iberian, the reality on the other side is unfortunately quite similar, the remote working part is spot on.

We have a very strong culture regarding office work, meaning those in charge.

When I see news or talk to friends, relatives, it seems the daily reality is eons away from central, northern Europe regarding remote, even after covid.

So it is back to either living on the city center, or spending 4 hours a day commuting from the city outskirts, with several connections, and various timetables.

While at the same time, we have those sponsored housing, and gold visas, for digital nomads with US salaries, which make natives very unhappy not being able to afford rentals priced for foreigner purses.

Those making TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos how living in Portugal and Spain is so great, the food and the "cheap" prices.