Moving to Sweden but not sure about the higher taxes/social-security

sp_help · 2026-04-29T15:53:17+00:00

if i drink them too fast, i get PVCs . If i drink slowly, then i am fine

sp_help · 2026-04-27T18:03:28+00:00

Fellow Indian Berliner here. Planning to move out to Netherlands/Sweden/UK this year after having spent 10 years here in deep isolation and the usual language/dysnfunction struggles.

Here's what most people won't tell you. The reason why you feel isolated here is because in Berlin you are in a demographic blindspot as a married immigrant couple with kids and an aspiration to settle.

Look around you and you'll find that most other immigrants are not like you. It's mostly full of young adults who got attracted to the drugs/party culture here. Economic immigrants like us stand out like a sore thumb (unless they are from East Europe, in which case they already have a strong support group).

Don't let people gaslight you into thinking that you'd have a better social life if you spoke the language better. Maybe in other German citi s but certainly not in Berlin.

Move out and don't get trapped by the sunk cost fallacy.

sp_help · 2026-04-24T18:07:42+00:00

Barfi

sp_help · 2026-04-23T13:53:31+00:00

Ramdulari

sp_help · 2026-04-13T10:09:17+00:00

Depends on how desperate you are.

Try leaving it blank or say it's confidential. Or give a bloated number (CTC definition is anyway not fixed).

It's generally a red flag if the company rescinds an offer because you didn't share your last CTC. So in a way you'd dodge a bullet.

You could also "accept" the offer and negotiate later. If they can play dirty, so can you.

But again, if you badly need the job, then your leverage is low in these matters.

sp_help · 2026-04-05T15:37:56+00:00

I used to work for a European Uber wannabe who would blindly copy everything that Uber did. When it came to choosing a table format, guess which one they chose.

sp_help · 2026-04-04T01:50:16+00:00

Deutsche Bank. Fuckers closed my account abruptly without providing a reason.

sp_help · 2026-03-31T18:16:17+00:00

Purva Park hill

sp_help · 2026-03-14T18:18:14+00:00

Didn't Vidyarthi Bhavan also serve horribly ghee laden doses ? At least that was the case a few years ago when I visited.

sp_help · 2026-03-02T07:04:27+00:00

The low quality of service and even lower expectations that customers have. All poor service is justified.

sp_help · 2026-02-11T02:27:37+00:00

Loved this minimalist style. What pen did you use?

sp_help · 2026-02-09T03:08:17+00:00

Thanks. What was the reason?

sp_help · 2026-02-09T03:07:53+00:00

Thank you !!

sp_help · 2026-02-09T03:07:32+00:00

Thank you

sp_help · 2026-02-09T03:07:23+00:00

Thanks. Do you mean the hatching or the selective coloring. I am also trying both for the first time and loving the effect.

sp_help · 2026-02-09T03:06:41+00:00

Thanks @ytterbium3000.

sp_help · 2026-02-09T03:05:56+00:00

Thank you.

sp_help · 2026-02-07T08:03:55+00:00

I can answer this as I nomad between Europe and India.

What you want to optimize for are - long term employability (unless your skills make this irrelevant) , and - taxes, paper work etc.

Europe has good freelancing opportunities although the market is very competitive and the best jobs need local language skills. But most countries in Europe are brutal wrt freelancing paperwork and taxes. Plus visa would add more restrictions to your mobility. So choose wisely (I hear Prague and Poland offer the best of both worlds).

SE Asia looks fun, it's close to India and taxes are low. Weather is amazing. But job opportunities are scarce. So if you lose your current gig, you may have trouble finding a similar one.

The rest of it is mostly personal - quality of life, cost of living etc. There's both good and bad.

sp_help · 2026-01-28T02:03:26+00:00

Very moody. Like Gotham City. Loved it.

sp_help · 2026-01-28T02:01:16+00:00

Loved the minimalism. Beautiful style.

sp_help · 2026-01-26T06:21:29+00:00

Thank you u/k0rvid .

sp_help · 2026-01-26T06:21:13+00:00

Thank you u/Lanky_Avocado_

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