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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYes I know we've done this one before, but its more urgent this time. So where's the best place with :
1. Good weather
2. English speaking, reasonable economy with growth prospects in IT
3. Reasonable property costs
4. Good schoolsComment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYes I know we've done this one before, but its more urgent this time. So where's the best place with :
1. Good weather
2. English speaking, reasonable economy with growth prospects in IT
3. Reasonable property costs
4. Good schools
1. What do you look for in weather? Personally I would not call, say, southern Spanish coastal weather good. It's boring. When I was young, my favourite season was Summer. Now it's Autumn and Spring. I don't think I'd want to live in a place that didn't have four seasons.
2. Does it have to be English speaking? You can live and work in the Netherlands without ever speaking a word of another language than English. You can find work in Germany or Switzerland with only English, and in Switzerland even phone your bank and get someone who speaks good English.
3. Are you talking about the cost of somewhere to live, or do you insist on seeing a house as an investment? Cost of renting a good place in much of Europe is quite reasonable relative to earnings.
4. Certainly there are good schools, including several English-speaking or bilingual options, in several European countries.
But if you just want Britain-but-better, then it's the colonies; preferably decades or centuries ago.
Or why not stay here and contribute to making this country better?Comment
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I am 130 years old and I've got no intention of learning foreign. They can jolly well learn to speak a proper language.Comment
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I came here from Canada because of Europe and no way am I going back.
When I want good weather...off to spain I go.
English? I haven't had any trouble..neither have my friends and parents
Good schools..okay so schools are a problem here..
House prices...I just paid up and settled down.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View PostI came here from Canada because of Europe and no way am I going back.
When I want good weather...off to spain I go.
English? I haven't had any trouble..neither have my friends and parents
Good schools..okay so schools are a problem here..
House prices...I just paid up and settled down.Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYes I know we've done this one before, but its more urgent this time. So where's the best place with :
1. Good weather
2. English speaking, reasonable economy with growth prospects in IT
3. Reasonable property costs
4. Good schools
Of course they're not all in the same areas of it. They're not all in the same areas of e.g. the USA either. In fact good IT is poorly correlated with good weather anywhere, except in Central California, where property costs OTOH are astronomical.Comment
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Interestingly no one has mentioned India, maybe Bangalore.
You would have live-in maids and a driver, a large house with air-con, expatriate schools with an element of discipline, and no shortage of well paid (by local standards) It work.
Or is the heat, chaos and dirt of India too much?Hard Brexit now!
#prayfornodealComment
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Originally posted by expat View PostOr why not stay here and contribute to making this country better?Hard Brexit now!
#prayfornodealComment
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