well, I'm in the US often enough, as I'm in plenty...
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noctarius
05/08/2018, 6:57 PMwell, I'm in the US often enough, as I'm in plenty of other countries ... comes with the job 🙂
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Ruckus
05/08/2018, 7:04 PMYeah, it seems more common for European engineers to travel around, including to the US, than for American engineers, but that may just be a sampling bias on my part.
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dalexander
05/08/2018, 7:06 PMI think it depends on roles. And that it's more expensive / harder to travel in the US than it is within the EU to some degree, no widely used inter-state train system for example.
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Ruckus
05/08/2018, 7:07 PMThat's fair. I do miss a good public transit system. You're only options here are an expensive flight or long time behind the wheel.
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dalexander
05/08/2018, 7:08 PMYeah 😞 And as a bonus, if you fly, you have to deal with the TSA.
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Ruckus
05/08/2018, 7:08 PMTrains were so much more pleasant.
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dalexander
05/08/2018, 7:09 PMI've liked the trains when I've spent time in Europe. Parts of the US have almost-adequate train coverage for local travel at least.
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noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:36 PMWell not doing too much engineering anymore, more developer relations 🙂
noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:36 PMincl Global Entry to get in / out the US quickly 🙂
noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:37 PMflights are not more expensive than they are in Europe, especially if you fly over country borders
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Ruckus
05/08/2018, 7:37 PMThey're more expensive than trains though.
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noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:38 PMwell that's not a valid measurement, it just says that trains in Germany are too expensive 😉
noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:39 PM50min flight 250-300€ return flight, ~200€ by train
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dalexander
05/08/2018, 7:44 PMThat's overpriced =p
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noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:47 PMwell it's a 4h train ride 😉
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dalexander
05/08/2018, 7:47 PMI mean the train ride is.
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noctarius
05/08/2018, 7:52 PMtrue 😄
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