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RolfAndreassen comments on Open thread, July 23-29, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RolfAndreassen 23 July 2013 04:59:21PM 6 points [-]

A while back I saw a post or comment by someone in the London meetup, offering help to newcomers; I can't find the thread, so I'm posting here in the hope that someone in London will see it. I've been offered a job in London, and would like to ask some questions about prices, commute times, and crime rates, so I can decide whether the pay is reasonable. In particular, the job offer is a postdoc at Imperial; what sort of apartments (for a family of three) can one get in an area that's some combination of

a) Close to the campus b) Not too crime-ridden c) Cheap?

What sort of food, utilities, and entertainment (utilons?) budgets do people in London have?

Comment author: Zaine 24 July 2013 06:51:44AM 2 points [-]

I think they recommended you join the London meet-up listserv and ask there for a greater quantity of responses.

Comment author: RolfAndreassen 24 July 2013 04:41:17PM 2 points [-]

Thanks, I will do so.

Comment author: ModusPonies 25 July 2013 01:41:11AM 1 point [-]

For reference, it's this thread.

Comment author: David_Gerard 27 July 2013 02:11:26PM -1 points [-]

This BuzzFeed article is accurate in every detail. (I'm currently the cat in #8.)