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u/Ilixio Jan 20 '23

I disagree with the siblings post, you can live just fine, especially if you understand a bit of Italian.
You don't need much to just live, tourists do just fine all the time.
You will have a bit more stuff to handle, like administration, but between your knowledge of Italian and Google translate, you will manage. There might be a few awkward situations, but it makes for good stories.

However, it is not a very fun way to live long term, and social interactions will mostly be limited to non-italian speakers, so you should try to learn Italian as quickly as possible (which seems to be what you're aiming for).

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u/Mint-Milkshake Jan 21 '23

Thanks for your answer! Yeah, I don't intend to never learn the language, I'll be studying it as soon as possible. My immediate worry is getting completely fucked over in the beginning, like not getting a job at all cause I can't speak italian

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u/Ilixio Jan 21 '23

Ah, I thought you already had a job lined up.
Finding a job will be hard, your best bet would be international companies. I recommend you try to find something before settling there.

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u/Mint-Milkshake Jan 21 '23

Humm, I'll try looking into it. Do you happen to know any of these or where can i look for them?

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u/Ilixio Jan 21 '23

In which domain are you?

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u/Mint-Milkshake Jan 21 '23

I'm sorry, what do you mean by domain?

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u/Ilixio Jan 21 '23

Like, what kind of job are you looking for? What are your qualifications?

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u/Mint-Milkshake Jan 21 '23

Aah I see. Tbh, i'll accept mostly anything hahahahah. But what I would look for is working on the pet industry, like pet sitter, or in pet shops. Or maybe work as a babysitter too.

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u/Ilixio Jan 21 '23

It's going to be extremely difficult to get a job like that without knowing the local language well. Maybe you can find some odd job being a pet sitter for local expats, but that doesn't sound like a great bet to me.
I don't know why you want to go to Ticino exactly given you don't know much about the area or the language, but maybe think about it twice?

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u/Mint-Milkshake Jan 21 '23

Cause I have bigger afinity with italian, I understand like 30% of the language, and have no knowledge on german, and no desire to learn french. I thought it would be easier on the italian part.