Part of this too is the cultural infrastructure available to you. I have moved from the USA to Europe, and one thing I found surprising that’s normal here was access to artisans at reasonable prices, sometimes even lower than the mass-consumer price in the USA.
As an example, I needed to take some basketball shoes down a size. If you look up insoles on Amazon, they’re about $20 (which is insane). On the other hand where I live there was a cobbler that did the work for less.
As an example, I needed to take some basketball shoes down a size. If you look up insoles on Amazon, they’re about $20 (which is insane). On the other hand where I live there was a cobbler that did the work for less.