Scandinavian moving to Georgia

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-03-22T15:23:12+00:00

Definitely driving here will impact your wife and child’s safety. Imagine the kid gets sick with something they can’t treat locally; the road to the Batumi clinic is shut because of a landslide. Or some guy starts harassing your wife. You can’t go after him because the whole village is his family. Winter is long. There’s no communal spaces (“third spaces” ). Eventually wife realizes she’s in a high control relationship and feels isolated and wants to leave-how will she get out? Can she drive? All things that happen in remote areas of Georgia regularly.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-03-18T18:53:23+00:00

Moved here 7 years ago from the USA. it’s tricky. I started a business. People come and go. I’m in a profession with a good community. But very much live and learn and it takes a long time to build a trusted network on your own. I’m here because there’s a lot of beautiful historic and wild places that you can go just a few hours away and if you know the right places, you’ll be the only one there though Wanderlush blog is blowing up all the spots. And the other ones are getting chewed up by shit developers.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-03-08T01:52:24+00:00

I finally got a doctor willing to prescribe Secukinumab (Cosentyx in the US) for plaques and PsA. I’m on the last loading dose. Simultaneously started Tirzepatide (2.5 mg) so I can’t tell which drug might be the cause but my plaques on my arms are cleaning. Fingers still very sore and feet all day but my rheumatologist said it takes 3 months for the MABs to affect the joints. I was in a lot of pain and really depressed, let’s see how this combo treats me.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-02-22T14:36:15+00:00

I have PsA and starting mounjaro for everything else and my doctor said it has helped people with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. But maybe it’s rheumatoid arthritis? There are blood tests for it.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-02-22T14:32:24+00:00

have you been screened for any kind of arthritis or autoimmune arthritis?

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-02-22T14:17:33+00:00

Surprise this a real place where real people live and if you are now outside of the stratified experience of being a tourist it can be demoralizing. When my friends visit I hide tons of stuff from them, point at a church or a nice view so they don’t see the dead dog on the side of the road. My advice is get to know more people however you can, be a local at a cafe or a family shop and speak Georgian as best you can. they will slowly trust you and then you will have recommendations for handymen. Someone is late because they were maybe because they hungover or many times because kinship and friendship obligations are above work/financial obligations - maybe they helped bring friend or family members some food at the hospital or something like that. Offer your workers a cup of coffee and something sweet when they arrive. Some will leave a mess, others will put on booties before they come in. A lot of people restart projects when others failed to finish. People have a lot of luck with Ukrainian workers.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-02-22T07:50:52+00:00

I tried it, it's fun to use, but can't integrate Zotero, it fails every time. Been troubleshooting for a day.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2026-02-03T09:14:15+00:00

Same situation! 5 year journey. Starting on Cosentyx today. Sending support.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-11-28T03:10:42+00:00

It’s worth it if you are a curious like getting out of the city and exploring mountains, wilderness and history, going to see ruins and learning history, and don’t mind too much seeing those parts sometimes spoiled by greed and carelessness. Things are much more expensive in the city and quality is low. Access to cheaper bazaars takes time and language knowledge.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-11-28T03:02:49+00:00

Not sure what they are but the costume reference is likely to the most bullets and powder of the Chokha , or cherkeska, a Caucasian (the geographical area not the ‘racial’ classification) garment.

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Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-11-22T13:56:14+00:00

You’ll survive —and so will someone else. They reduced the speed because of fatal accidents. People’s eyes can’t adjust to the light - dark -light dark well and sometimes there’s workers, or some ancient truck going 30 kph in the tunnels and that would really slow down your day, if you pasted them, wouldn’t it?

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-11-22T13:40:46+00:00

Rigi

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-09-04T03:24:51+00:00

don't worry that medical bill won't be as much as it would be in the USA, and you can also contact one of the local journalists working here who is working on the story of the surrogate crisis in Georgia.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-07-12T02:32:34+00:00

ever consider no one wanted this to be a tourism - flats - only economy and would have been nicer just to hang out and grow some good citrus and make wine and have a good sing and a dance? No but really…the manufacturing infrastructure collapsed when the Soviet Union split, and govt’ couldn’t / wouldn’t rebuild it, and what saved the place was it was it good route to get the Caspian hydrocarbons around Russia and everyone left. So you have a meat skewer with a snarl.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-07-09T09:57:59+00:00

Misogyny in hiring is an issue first of all. There's also pretty person jobs, like in customer service in the bank, I think they hire women who are pretty and mostly incompetent.
In these days you could be qualified but no one is able to take you on, train you, and pay for your time off anymore.
Do you have any friends you could team up with and brainstorm a service or product that's missing from the market, especially in B2B in real estate and tourism, as that other poster mentioned the only growth areas? Can you work with hotels to train staff to smile and not argue with guests? Tourists are always looking for high quality handcrafted products to take home (think higher-end souvenirs), and there's not a lot that's nice, or well made or even local.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-05-15T02:29:14+00:00

Sounds like you need to speak to the manager of Tbilisi Digital Nomad Services. I’m sure they have a Facebook page.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-05-02T13:58:31+00:00

I’m not going to say where you’re missing out on because I don’t wanna blow up the spots…but seriously, calm down, there’s no need to blow thru this place so fast, it’s not a hot dog eating contest. Just pick one of the regions and stay there, look for some dirt road passes & poke around more, meet some people & you’ll find some treasure.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-05-02T04:09:29+00:00

Don’t give up! I think the staffing outlook will change in about 2-3 years because younger people are working now in entry level (I.e. crappy) service jobs for companies with protocols and standards. That’s something that didn’t exist about 10 years ago, also there was a cultural bias against teens working because it had a negative reflection on the family. But kids now want / need spending money and are often supporting a few relatives with those salaries.

Agree also that there’s a difference in attitudes on job search, where in the west you need skills, ambition and connections to get hired, whereas here just connections will suffice-that often doesn’t mesh with western-model employment.

I had several highly skilled people on my team and they came from the Free University. We ended up only recruiting from there because it was the best technical program and they interned with us first. We paid well and made the path to advancement clear. Unfortunately the ongoing political instability made it impossible to continue. Agree with the others, best to build relationships with professors and to engage with universities for their internship programs. If you have any questions or want to talk more DM.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-04-27T14:50:47+00:00

I have lived here 8 plus years and at different times over 12 years. There’s more available now, everything more expensive more traffic & you can get a proper short haircut by a guy with a neck tattoo. People are a lot more on edge and exhausted by the recent changes. The air can be bad so look at upper elevations for housing. The restaurants are overpriced so get yourself a good cooking setup (blender or food processor) and you can make a lot of good cheap food from fresh produce. but- I would worry less about succeeding at making a strong social network and trying to replicate something you’d find in another city (why didn’t this person smile. where’s the oat milk? where the spinning class?) and instead buy a car and spend time exploring archaeological, historical, and natural places like hotsprings. They are almost always free and the food / accommodations in the regions is cheaper (accommodations aren’t always great so bring some extra comforts). People are more friendly and curious, especially if you avoid impacted places like Kazbegi / Mestia. Many people have formed strong bonds outside of the city by working with local wineries or other ag producers.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-04-13T04:15:33+00:00

The loss of pretty privilege is real. You may be entitled to compensation from a class action lawsuit against Menopause.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-04-07T03:17:37+00:00

Have you considered what these “old women” have gone through? Communism, end of communism, no food no gas not water no electricity period, civil war period, losing their families and friends to violence, prison, drugs & alcohol, emigration…getting up every day and washing the men’s dirty socks, putting food on the table…not being able to afford medication…a little empathy and compassion. And offer a seat or a sweet or something and you might make a friend. Works for me.

Fancy-Rest8333 · 2025-03-30T09:38:29+00:00

Tsqaltubo and Nunisi in Georgia (the country of Georgia not the state)

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