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Subtext: In case a) you want to move to Europe, b) cannot tolerate weather that differs from California, c) like Golden Gate bridges, are you aware that Cloudflare has a Lisbon office?

Source: I live in Portugal and notice all the discussion about it from my Bay Area friends who want to expatriate. To here, specifically.

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Expatriation (immigration?) to Portugal from America furthers Portuguese wealth inequality and housing crisis. Lisbon is already basically a playground for foreigners and if you do decide to move there please try to assimilate by learning the language, etc.

Source: Portuguese/US citizen. Lived there for a year with a "good" Portuguese salary of 2000 euros a month; much different lifestyle than what the typical US tech worker is accustomed to. And not doable long term unless you plan to retire in Portugal and not do much travelling.

These type of comments make me cringe. Nowhere does the OP describe what Portugal is like in itself. It's very often compared to something else, like California. Portugal is Portugal.

My comment was about "why would cloudflare make a fluffy blog post like this?" And I believe its to attract people to Lisbon.

I never said that I support this oversimplification of Portugal. Which is why I live in a small town, socialize with Portuguese, and study Portuguese.

Visited Lisbon once, live in SF. Can confirm I loved it and want to move there.

Is there much I.T. in Porto ? I've heard it's a great town.

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