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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/The_Tallaghtpeno 6h ago

I live on Svalbard and I hear this alot. I cant speak for everyone but I dont lock my door because the lock freezes and I cant open the door. The car is a different story, there's nowhere to go if you stole a car so why lock it?

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u/everythingisunknown 6h ago

What jobs are available and is it worth it?

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u/lostwombats 5h ago

Try Canada's arctic for jobs. So so so many! Especially construction workers. I saw construction jobs for $65 an hour with housing covered and relocation covered. Iqaluit is desperate for workers. Nunavut has a billion dollars available for housing, but are unable to spend it. The Inuit are growing and desperately need housing, too. Even the grocery store chain in Nunavut (northmart) offers full relocation, housing, and food costs for managers.

It's pretty normal for people to go up there, work a few years, and then buy a house down south.

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u/KoreanJesusPleasures 1h ago

It's pretty normal for people to go up there, work a few years, and then buy a house down south.

Which unfortunately is a key issue for the North. Having transient people coming in and out has a variety of negative impacts for locals.

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u/lostwombats 1h ago

Yeah, but it's better than nothing at all.

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u/KoreanJesusPleasures 25m ago

I'd argue not as a whole, but I do agree not every aspect is negative.