Reply to: Open letter to AtW

[Boudica]

Alexander meercat sounds eastern european and looks tsarist russian, not soviet weirdly, be better if he was a brummy squirrel ahahahah

[AtW]

Ummm, not quite, that's like saying you're living in the City of London at the moment.

You missed the point - immigrants who got in the 80s to LA or in general to California who then got into IT would have best chances in Silicon Valley that is very close - it was perfect time for it. Obviously it would require moving out of LA, but that's a lot easier to do than moving out of Moscow in 1980s.

[AtW]

Back from visiting good SKA Inc clients in London, trains are well full..

[SupremeSpod]

In early days he haff to make a liffing comparing Muskrat...

zey did not go through zat to bring you crappy search engine

[Shimano105]

zey did not go through zat to bring you crappy search engine

[norrahe]

yes

I must admit I read AtW's posts in my best Aleksandr impression.

You're not the only one, but a very angry meercat impression.

[Bunk]

Anyone else pictured a bunch of meerkats with moustaches?

yes

I must admit I read AtW's posts in my best Aleksandr impression.

[Shimano105]

Part of our family (cousins) emigrated to USA in 80s

Anyone else pictured a bunch of meerkats with moustaches?

[Bunk]

(Los Angeles, so Silicon Valley more or less)

Ummm, not quite, that's like saying you're living in the City of London at the moment.

Edit: Actually, it's worse than that. You realise California is quite big?

[wobbegong]

WHS.

I would say you could have done the same thing cheaper and had a much better lifestyle in the USA, NZ, AUS, most of Europe plus a whole host of other much more interesting places.


Birmingham FFS!

The answer is glaringly obvious; those countries have an effective border control and strict entry requirements.

[DimPrawn]

NZ is a long way from anywhere, and Whangarei is a long way from anywhere that is already a long way from anywhere.

It would be a nice place to retire, or to work as a solicitor, or a teacher, or something like that. It is no place to run a technology business. Any locals with aptitude and ambition will have left.

I'd stick with Birmingham if I was him.

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[Gonzo]

Have you seen the sort of place you could get, in for example NZ for the price of a brum bedsit?

4 bedroom house for sale in Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand

NZ would give a business like yours a visa to operate in a heartbeat.

NZ is like the end of the earth, then some. That part of NZ is very 'native' Atw doesn't take kindly to strangers remember.

NZ is a long way from anywhere, and Whangarei is a long way from anywhere that is already a long way from anywhere.

It would be a nice place to retire, or to work as a solicitor, or a teacher, or something like that. It is no place to run a technology business. Any locals with aptitude and ambition will have left.

I'd stick with Birmingham if I was him.

[MarillionFan]

You have responsibilities in Birmingham, AtW.

Andyw's mum needs the money from your visits every fortnight on benefit payment day.

DADDY!

[HairyArsedBloke]

You have responsibilities in Birmingham, AtW.

Andyw's mum needs the money from your visits every fortnight on benefit payment day.

[AtW]

Shhh, I'm trying to get rid of him.

But that woud be like ... suicide?