NOTE: This article is still being updated To understand how fair this comparison is; I'm a software developer and an AWS cloud architect who has lived ~33 years in Iran, ~9 years in Denmark, and less than a year so far in Armenia, as of January 2026. Sections Overview1. Political system & political stability2. Nature3. Weather4. Culture and social life5. Digitization and bureaucracy6. Employees: w... [read more]

NOTE: This article is still being updated Yerevan, a small version of Tehran My first impression when I moved to Yerevan was that it felt like a small version of Tehran; with all its good and bad, but with a few differences. Comparison? Similarities: People enjoy life similar to Iranians, but at the same time you see crazy fights on the streets over stupid things like a small car accident.People d... [read more]

TLDR: I spent nearly a decade in Denmark, and I'm writing about it with no filters. If you're thinking about moving to the "happiest country in the world" and want to understand what life is really like beyond their marketing, this is for you. I've shared the good and the bad, the cultural shocks, and the realities most people don't talk about. I've compared it with where I came from, because cont... [read more]

In late 2016, I moved to Denmark with a kinda "talent work permit", named the Greencard scheme (different from the US Greencard) to find a job as a software developer who has worked with IT infrastructure tools and technologies for over 10 years. Since then, I have lived in Aarhus, Høje Taastrup, Skovlunde, and different parts of Copenhagen, and have worked for various employers. Here in this arti... [read more]