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Old 12-16-2009, 08:58 PM   #21
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30 minutes. 10 minute walk to the train station and then a 20 minute train ride.
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Old 12-16-2009, 09:06 PM   #22
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My commute is 1hr usually, half of it walking time, half of it on the train.
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Old 12-16-2009, 09:41 PM   #23
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My daily commute is about 50 minutes door to door. 7 minutes to get to the subway station, then a 35-mniute long ride, then 8 minutes to get to the office. Many people who work in Moscow don't live there, and they have it much worse.
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Old 12-16-2009, 10:35 PM   #24
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And abominable road network.
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Old 12-16-2009, 11:11 PM   #25
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If they like to drink that much you should consider bringing a bottle with you on the ride in and getting soused. The train ride, the morning and most of the afternoon will just fly by...
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Old 12-16-2009, 11:19 PM   #26
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It was pretty funny at first before they figured it out. They sponsored parties in the office with heavy drinking. When the international VP of HR quit and was replaced with one from the US, he had to explain to the CEO about the liability laws and some simple common sense. Needless to say, we don't have heavy drinking parties in the office anymore.

We had a conference in Cairo a few years back and they had an open bar after the day's activities were over. For 3 evenings the bar bill was 47,000 dollars. These guys really know how to drink.
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Old 12-16-2009, 11:20 PM   #27
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The company was bought by an international group that loved to drink
The British.
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Old 12-16-2009, 11:23 PM   #28
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Under a minute, and that includes time for the computer to boot up.
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Old 12-17-2009, 12:39 AM   #29
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Depends on which part of Europe we're talking about. Northerners are more likely
to rent, so it makes sense to rent near the workplace. Southerners prefer to buy,
so they commute to wherever they have to afterwards.
BS. I seriously doubt that northerners rent more, and if they do, it's not directed by workplaces. Spouses rarely work in same areas up here.
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Old 12-17-2009, 01:42 AM   #30
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BS. I seriously doubt that northerners rent more, and if they do, it's not directed by workplaces. Spouses rarely work in same areas up here.
You seriously doubt, I know what I'm talking about.

Homeownership rates are lowest in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands, highest
in Greece, Spain, Italy and the formerly communist countries.
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Old 12-17-2009, 02:02 AM   #31
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I told my wife I'm not living "upstate" when she mentioned the UES.

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Old 12-17-2009, 02:32 AM   #32
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Ah well, I could work from home, but I actually like to get out of the house and see my colleagues face to face...

Christmas party tomorrow!
I had decades of that; now I socialize with my former colleagues and they're all jealous as hell. My old employer is now a client -- most of the benefits, none of the agony.

I do go downtown for client meetings and such as needed. So to be honest, I do have a 40-min commute once a week.

And I'll be at a client Christmas party tomorrow as well.
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