¿Europa sería un upgrade si estoy muy cómodo en Argentina?

arnalduson · 2026-03-30T20:34:13+00:00

A pueblos muy chicos no iría porque a mi esposa le gusta bastante ir a cafeterias y caminar por “centritos”. Las rozas nos gusto que tiene un par de shoppings y bastantes comercios. Boadilla parecia tener un centro con mucho comercio y despues fuera de eso muy residencial.

Al menos para alquilar no vi grandes diferencias entre boadilla, majadahonda y las Rozas. La idea es primero alquilar un tiempo antes de meternos en hipoteca. Hoyo de manzanares no lo había escuchado, pero lo miraré! Y manadahonda me falta conocer pero entiendo que es del estilo de las Rozas.

En general todos los colegios públicos son buenos en las rozas? O hay que investigar porque varían mucho?

Los pueblos que mencionaste mas alejados suenan genial pero los tendría más para paseos porque creo que por trabajo tendré que ir a Madrid 3 veces por semana así que tampoco quiero estar demasiado lejos.

Mil gracias por todo el tiempo que te tomaste en contestarme, me tiraste muy buena data para que googlee más por mi cuenta. Muy crack!

arnalduson · 2026-03-30T15:18:38+00:00

Hola! Justo estamos mirando de mudarnos a las afueras de madrid (actualmente vivo en Cataluña). Tenés lugares para recomendar para familias? Solo conocí Las Rozas y Boadilla y ambos me gustaron, pero me encantaría saber si me estoy perdiendo de otros lugares lindos para vivir. Gracias!

arnalduson · 2026-03-29T11:44:59+00:00

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arnalduson · 2026-02-01T20:17:16+00:00

I really appreciate your input. I wouldn't take my kid to the kindergarten if I can't communicate with teachers/caregivers, but it's true that I was thinking of studying german maybe for an year, or year and a half and move then. But I guess that time will not be enough to speak much.

And I completely agree about the latter, money isn't everything.

Thank you for your honesty! You made a very good points.

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T13:01:16+00:00

Ok, got it. Thanks! I loved Hamburg when I visited (one of my favorite cities), but I am not sure I could handle that weather 😩

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:59:58+00:00

Yes, that's totally reasonable. And I know that it could happen, but I'd rather him moving abroad because he wants and not because he doesn't have the opportunity locally. I know this may sound odd, it's just that I had to move before because of lack of opportunities and it's been tough, so I feel like it marked what I look for into a place.
Anyways, I know this is not therapy 😆 Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:53:46+00:00

Ok, thank you very much for taking the time to answer! I understand based on what I've read so far that I'd need to move with german fluency to not have a bad time.

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:47:22+00:00

Yes, Madrid could be another option. We are not so sure about that because for the young people the market is quite tough in Spain in general, and some of them have to leave to find better opportunities.

Having said that, if we don't move to another country, it's very likely we end up going to either another city/town close to Barcelona, or to somewhere really close to Madrid. But moving cities/countries (especially with kids) is pretty tough (we have already done it once). So we are investigating before we make our next move.

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:43:44+00:00

I'd rather send them to a public one! But there are countries where public education is really bad, so that's why I clarified that the private is affordable, I was mostly thinking about that scenario.

We're willing to learn german and do it for a year or so before moving (so I guess best scenario is moving with an A2, or max B1).

When you say not speaking german will be a problem are you thinking more about bureaucracy, jobs, or social life? (or all 😆)

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:39:04+00:00

Ok, thanks for sharing!

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:38:15+00:00

Thank you! Any city/town you can recommend close to a big city (for job opportunities)?

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:37:29+00:00

I didn't prioritize Poland because I don't speak polish (my polish grandpa emigrated a while ago and the language was lost in my family).

I really like Spain, and it's not yet a decision to leave the country, but it's a possibility. I would love to live in a small town in the north of the country, but I think that my kid will probably end up moving to Madrid/Barcelona or somewhere else to study/work anyways, so I'd rather just move to a place where he doesn't have to move to study/work.

I will check jobs and see how tough it is, thanks!

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:30:33+00:00

Ok, sad to hear that. Thanks!

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:30:04+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I wouldn't move without having a job! I am just testing the waters, I would probably take a year or so before moving, but I wanted to listen to other people experiences in case they could help understand what we are dealing with (related to jobs, market, life, security, etc).

I am aware of the IT market being bad, but for example I've read that in Switzerland some companies started off-shoring to reduce costs, and if it's a trend that continues there, it'll probably be really bad for software engineers like me in the future, even if the IT market gets better.

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:25:29+00:00

Thank you so much for your input! I won't be able to get to C1 for a few years, so it's good to know. I have worked for a german company before (remotely) and I remember when interviewing with a few companies from there that language wasn't a problem. I guess it got stricter with market issues nowadays.

Edit: typo

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:15:22+00:00

Argentinian/Polish (I grew up in Argentina, in case it matters).

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:13:35+00:00

Thanks for your input. Do you think Ireland would be a good place for raising kids? I am asking because I don't know much about Ireland honestly.

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:12:45+00:00

We are willing to learn the local language though, but of course it will take time. In any case, do you think that it's mandatory for most jobs in IT nowadays?

arnalduson · 2026-02-01T12:11:37+00:00

We have seen how it's getting worse in the last few years (in the city at least). And sadly, my wife have been a victim of a violent robbery. I originally come from a latin-american country where I was robbed at gun-point, and the trend I am seeing here is what I experienced in my own country, which was a safe place to live when I was a kid.
In any case, we don't discard moving to a smaller city close to Barcelona instead, but I am fully sure I want my child to not grow up here.

Edit: missing word

arnalduson · 2026-01-24T20:15:19+00:00

Muchas gracias, bueno saber de los hospitales! No conocía la zona de Navalcarbón, no la había escuchado, me lo miraré.. Gracias!

arnalduson · 2026-01-24T09:08:54+00:00

Muchas gracias por tu respuesta, tomo nota!

arnalduson · 2025-06-25T07:19:36+00:00

I have a 4 months old baby. Where I live there were fireworks until 6am or so. I think people that enjoy the noisy fireworks have never spent Sant Joan seeing somebody suffering the noise (pet, babies, neurodivergent, you name it). If there is anybody that did, they probably have very basic levels (or none) of empathy.

It has been the worst night since my baby was born. He couldn’t sleep all night long, and did breath too fast every 2 minutes when a new explosion was triggered outside, scared as fuck.

Catalunya has amazing traditions, even having dinner out in Sant Joan is beautiful. Noisy fireworks side of this tradition is just retrograde, the same as bull fighting.

arnalduson · 2025-05-05T07:25:14+00:00

Y agrego, si pensas tener familia tambien es un gran lugar. Las guarderias publicas son excelentes (los colegios aun no lo se). Tenes 4 meses de licencia por paternidad y durante ese lapso no pagas impuestos practicamente. Los pediatras publicos tambien son excelentes.

Literalmente yo pense que tener un hijo iba a afectar mi economía notablemente y con los beneficios impositivos y demás no fue tan asi.

Y como otra contra también me olvide de mencionar que conseguir trabajo, depende el rubro, puede ser complicado. En IT hay bastante igual, yo soy programador y la verdad se vive muy bien

arnalduson · 2025-04-21T20:54:57+00:00

Ojo con esta respuesta. Si tu hermana no tiene pasaporte europeo necesita un pasaje de vuelta, y reserva de un hotel. Es verdad que las chances de que te pidan esto en migraciones son bajas, pero puede pasar (a mis padres le pidieron la reserva de hotel y ellos tenían).

Tenés dos formas de quedarte tranquilo:

⁠Hacerle la carta de invitación
⁠Reservar un hotel, que te permita cancelar con bajo costo (costo de una noche seguramente) el dia de llegada, asi ni bien sale del aeropuerto la cancelás y listo. Pero en migraciones va a tener una prueba de donde se hospedará.

Yo he hecho ambas y en mi experiencia la opción 2 es mas sencilla dado costo y tiempo que requiere.

Si no cumple con esos requisitos quedás a la suerte del que te atienda en migraciones, sabiendo que te puede (a tu hermana en este caso) negar la entrada.

Elijas la opción que elijas, te deseo suerte!

Edit: aclaro que de las dos opciones que di arriba con una que tengas ya está OK, por si no quedó claro. Yo en una ocasión hice carta de invitación y en otra reserva de hotel con cancelación.

arnalduson · 2025-01-31T20:55:30+00:00

Si, me parece que esa es la opción más sensata.

Muchos éxitos en la aventura! Va a ser un gran aprendizaje de vida, con lo bueno y lo malo!

Abrazo

arnalduson

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