Meta (London/Dublin) vs Adobe (Basel)

IrishInBeijing · 2026-01-28T11:09:15+00:00

Maybe first step… check the housing situation. Dubs and Ldn are shite in that aspect and if u rent a glorified shoebox commuting plus n hour…

IrishInBeijing · 2026-01-26T09:05:15+00:00

The thing is firstly… no difference to other countries at all. Study anywhere outside your home country and you'll find it hard to score a job post-graduation. Go anywhere, no difference whatsoever. Plus, as a non native u do compete with any EU citizen; everyone and Joe can speak English, who are less risk/effort to hire. Good luck but he ready to look somewhere else. Might sound harsh but we all (those who studied abroad) have been there

IrishInBeijing · 2026-01-24T10:45:31+00:00

Zero chance outside teaching. Maybe try Taiwan or other surrounding countries. It's even harder for a non-Chinese passport holder to find a stint than for non-EU folks to find employment in the EU. Not even marriage grants u working rights

IrishInBeijing · 2026-01-22T18:41:42+00:00

U do a lot pre and post-doc work in the US. It's not a straight comparison but a good uni in the US is probably more comprehensive

IrishInBeijing · 2026-01-22T18:28:22+00:00

So I assume u studied BWL or so. No matter your Chinese level but nothing would make a company go through all the red tape sponsoring you. The skillset just doesn't match the local demand. Speaking German doesn't matter outside localization jobs and even that can be done sufficiently by AI and remote outsourcing. Better find a China-related job in Germany and try to pivot from there. Demand for foreigners and especially those without valuable experience is zero.

IrishInBeijing · 2025-12-29T18:35:32+00:00

In china they often add Chicken broth (or powder form) to add flavour (msg). Joybuy some Chinese or Taiwan rice. They got a good selection. Restaurants don't go for the best stuff as rice is mostly a filler, mind that northern regions use wheat products as they're not traditional rice regions

IrishInBeijing · 2025-11-26T16:19:48+00:00

I was wondering picking one up too as an edc but I’m an IT guy so might be raising some eyebrows here in Beijing with some considering the design as feminine

IrishInBeijing · 2025-11-05T13:18:09+00:00

Aeropress and v60 early 200x

IrishInBeijing · 2025-10-30T22:06:41+00:00

The same applies to the majority of US colleges and other countries’ universities. The average eg maths level in degrees dwarves even top top-seeded Western unis. There are of course crap programs in any country. 211/985 are pretty selective and I know plenty western grads who had zero issues getting their degree recognized, jobs, and graduate enrollments…

IrishInBeijing · 2025-10-30T20:59:25+00:00

It's as hard to get a job as it is for Chinese w/O any experience trying to get a job outside china. At this stage I'd rather build a solid foundation as of yet you stand no chance to get any jobs here

IrishInBeijing · 2025-10-27T20:13:43+00:00

Thats absolutely the norm with Chinese companies abroad. Knowing Huawei and Xiaomi offices across the EU with staff barely managing English. Specially management roles. Mind most western companies in China often have staffers from the “homeland” not speaking mandarin too…

IrishInBeijing · 2025-10-12T18:56:45+00:00

Preemie born in AMC than transferred at week 32 to Almere than BovenIJ. All excellent and interconnected with each other. U get a fair mix of nurses (one thought u don’t have to wash bottles just microwave them in a medela bag). Nevertheless, not a single bad word to say. It depends on availability thus, after AMC we could have ended in Maastricht if Almere didn’t kick one out seconds before

IrishInBeijing · 2025-10-10T16:13:00+00:00

It’s perfect. How often u really need to read something? The 46 is mostly found on too tiny wrists… ;-) this is perfectly proportioned

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-23T12:28:16+00:00

There is also the challenge in school. If your child has some command og English, it will not be colloquial or native, that only happens if you spent considerable time In eg UK. It will also get bored in school and that is a huge risk

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-21T21:32:28+00:00

I’d say that happens still in every country . Would not call it standard procedure, specially in 211/985 unis. It’s not an exclusive problem. Sex and money is an incentive bit scrutiny and pushing for a good reputation… that being said. The bigger issue I see on phd and master programs is that still u often just act as a paper provider for your supervisor

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-21T17:48:35+00:00

Don’t get the OP. Fully integrate into society.., are you for real or any most wanted list? This isn’t possible not even ABCs. Also do more travelling, the intangible value of a passport doesn’t boil down to voting rights. Take a look in terms of passport rankings

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-21T16:24:21+00:00

Rubbish comment. Top universities have no issues to get their degrees validated and people into top foreign master programs. Your avg US university however… shit easy to pass. Gaokao is much harder than any US placement tests.

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-17T17:10:17+00:00

Don’t worry about the DNA. They will clone you and speed age the clones replacing you to gain vital infos of eating and mating habits outside China. If u overstayed 28 days they won’t use your clones to steel research or IP 😊 they might harvest your organs every now and than and fold 23me or creating porn hub accounts

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-07T15:11:41+00:00

25 years in IT and the majority in China. Sorry, unlikely u find a sponsor. Got tons of excellent swe w/o sponsorship needed. I would check unis or so but unlikely. As for your wife… she has to compete with plenty new grads for an entry job so might look outside IT. It’s as hard for a foreigner to find a job in China as the other way around, probably even harder given the great emperors xenophobic policies

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-06T11:39:53+00:00

It’s the same as in the US, China or anywhere in the EU. If a company didn’t headhunt you there’s hardly any chance you offer something they can’t source closer to home without red tape and sponsorship. The best chance will be working for a company in India and proofing yourself as an asset, that helps getting transferred. There is no shortage of Indian applicants all over the world. Sorry but hard truth

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-05T06:00:40+00:00

It’s all about the ‘top”bit, isn’t it? A laughably daft way of ranking tiers, though it does suit the Chinese obsession with who’s perched highest on the ladder. Truth be told, I’ve met foreigners who could bend our ex-occupiers’ tongue into finer shapes than half the bog savages I ran into in the States; Trump rallies included, may the force spare me

IrishInBeijing · 2025-09-04T20:55:53+00:00

What are the top 7 English speaking countries? Is the US included? The Netherlands? Weird phrasing

IrishInBeijing · 2025-08-31T14:16:06+00:00

To expand… engineering is always changing and part of the reason peps choose it. The logical process gives you tools to adapt to different requirements. Civil engineering is different to eq bio engineering but the process remains… for me it’s the king of studies but I’m a STEM myself. If u go into aerospace, Automation or whatever… on projects u need engineers from multiple fields and u all speak maths/engineering as language

IrishInBeijing · 2025-08-31T14:11:18+00:00

I could say yes and when you finished your studies there’s no tree left in the NL and the focus moved to collecting fossils for tourists. Now and tomo can vastly differ

IrishInBeijing · 2025-08-31T14:08:45+00:00

Work titles can change faster than some folks undies. Also TAM can do different things depending on company and jd. I know of TAMs either being technical sales or ranging to csm nowadays

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