Lyon

Ninja Dodo · 02-24-2007, 10:17 AM

I've got a job interview in Lyon on Tuesday. Gonna see a bit of the city as well while I'm there. I was wondering if anyone here could tell me a bit more about what it's like to live there, cost of living, etc.

My French is limited, but the job at least is not French-speaking required. Still, I definitely intend on learning the language if I end up going.

Intrepid Homoludens · 02-24-2007, 10:36 AM

Best of luck on your interview! And have fun in Lyon.

Squinky · 02-24-2007, 10:48 AM

Tu peux toujours apprendre le Franglais!

Also, best of luck to you.

Starflux · 02-24-2007, 03:48 PM

What kind of job? I've been to Lyon a couple of times. Or was that Dyon? I can never tell. I love France.

Ninja Dodo · 02-25-2007, 02:59 AM

It's a games job, doing animation at Arkane Studios.

Lucien21 · 02-25-2007, 05:11 AM

Oooh

Dark Messiah was pretty decent.

Not sure about their new game though. Fusing single and multiplayer....yeah right.

Kolzig · 02-25-2007, 06:53 AM

Good luck Ninja Dodo! I hope you get the job.

Arkane is very promising studio, Arx Fatalis and Dark Messiah were ok games.

Ninja Dodo · 03-04-2007, 03:29 PM

Thanks for all the well-wishes, guys.

So no one have the inside scoop on what it's like to live in Lyon as an ex-pat? Tips whatnot? Those Lonely Planets only go so far...

My impression: Seems like a cool city.

02-24-2007, 10:17 AM	#1
Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	Lyon I've got a job interview in Lyon on Tuesday. Gonna see a bit of the city as well while I'm there. I was wondering if anyone here could tell me a bit more about what it's like to live there, cost of living, etc. My French is limited, but the job at least is not French-speaking required. Still, I definitely intend on learning the language if I end up going. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Best of luck on your interview! And have fun in Lyon. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Good luck Ninja Dodo! I hope you get the job. Arkane is very promising studio, Arx Fatalis and Dark Messiah were ok games. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

03-04-2007, 03:29 PM	#8
Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	Thanks for all the well-wishes, guys. So no one have the inside scoop on what it's like to live in Lyon as an ex-pat? Tips whatnot? Those Lonely Planets only go so far... My impression: Seems like a cool city. Share Share this post on Twitter

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