Curious about the answer as well.

Did you found anything?

Would this work for someone outside the US using a VPN?

Can you explain how picking up this hobby lead you to meet new people?

Btw thanks for the links, they look super helpful.

After a couple of years of work, I started to DJ for fun and met so many people, and as I got more into synths I go to synth meetups and music maker spaces. Basically unlocked a new friend group!

Other requirement is "Proficient in Swedish and English, verbal and written"!

Heck, that's more than what it takes to receive Swedish citizenship, for which Sweden has no language, income, employment, or skills requirement. <https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/...>

In completely unrelated news, Arabic is now the second most spoken language in Sweden. <https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_po...>

Ignoring English seems a little silly. Doesn't modern standard Arabic function as a lingua franca between people who natively speak something else (even if mutually unintelligible local Arabics)? That would explain it's popularity, but on those grounds English would be even more popular.

Fifth Head of Cerberus was a huge shock for me when I read it.

Couldn't believe I spent so much time reading SF without having heard of this.

I really don't think Bangkok is very safe. It wasn't when I lived there a few years ago anyway.

I'm not saying it's super dangerous but it's definitely not 'Tokyo safe'.

Curious about your experience, are you female or in some way a "targeted" demographic (whatever that means)? I've lived here since 2014 and I can't really say I've ever felt scared, not even once. I feel more unsafe in Scandinavia where I am from.

You mean of course the fall of Saigon, not Vientiane.

Totally agree with the rest of your answer but rent is definitely not extremely cheap, at least in Taipei (wich is where most of the jobs are). It can actually be argued that the property market in Taipei is a bubble.

That's not true. It is indeed expensive to buy a house, but rent itself is definitely very cheap. This is of course a clear sign that the property market is a bubble there.