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We had fava beans in Europe I think. But add to that list peppers, turkey, tobacco…

More than the south sure. As a tourist you wouldn’t have any difficulty getting directions or ordering at restaurants or things like that. Places where you can work effectively without any knowledge of the local language are more difficult to find. And those are the hardest countries to get in as a migrant.

Well in Germany there’s a greater percentage of English speakers than in other European countries, I don’t think there are many teams in Spain, Italy or France speaking in English.

I’m not in IT so my knowledge is not first hand but I do know that while there are jobs the competition is crazy, job offers for a single position or two get thousands of applications. For a company to hire someone on the other side of the pond op would have to really stand out from the other thousand applicants.

I don’t want to demoralize you just to be realistic. Those languages aren’t getting you very far (maybe try in Ireland or malta), English proficiency in the eu isn’t great. Also those fields you listed are super saturated.

When you say remote do you mean working from the states? A European wage with American CoL? I think many Americans think we’re paid the same as them. We are not. A waiter in the us prolly makes more than a (medical) doctor or an engineer over here, and I’m not talking about fresh out of college.

Hotels, bars, restaurants in some touristy areas in Spain (east coast, Mallorca, Ibiza…) do hire native English speakers. Also teaching English as a second language. But I’m not sure you’ll get many offers without being already here.

I think it is unlikely. The us is extremely expensive compared to Russia or China, like a janitor in an American weapon factory is probably better paid (in absolute terms, not taking into account cost of living or anything) that a top engineer in a Russian or Chinese one. I don’t think they could afford them.

Well—2024, 2025—it does seem that there’ve been fewer shootings. But I can only average the 2024 total against two months, it’s possible that January and February are just slower months. Maybe some people don’t have money for bullets or even had to sell their guns to buy eggs for breakfast. Also the news and media are completely overloaded with Trump’s (and company) bullshit 24/7.