Reply to: They're all leaving !!

[shoes]

I came back for the money. I'll be off again soon enough. And not because of the usual whinges - I've lived enough places to realise how good people have it here, I just want either better climate or a ski mountain on my doorstep.

Its subjective of course, but Im getting fed up with the uk. I've lived all over england, found good and bad. The thing that gets me is the weather, it's nice to have seasons but we seem to have 2 of them ; crap weather for 11 months, good for 1. Also, at the risk of sounding like a daily mail reader, I do believe there's been a marked increase in the abundance of a-holes in recent years. It does make a difference when you find you're avoiding certain towns or areas because of the kind of people you're likely to find there. I can only see this problem getting worse this year and beyond, as the 'economic miracle' unravels.

Out of the english speaking countries people here have lived in, which did you enjoy and why?

[oracleslave]

Too right. The cup-half-empty crowd.
Not to be confused with the milans of this world, the head-three-quarters-empty, and the quarter that is left composed of lark's vomit brigade.

[shaunbhoy]

For some, whinging is their only method of communication and is probably a human trait in the same vane as women who gossip about trivia.

Too right. The cup-half-empty crowd.
Not to be confused with the milans of this world, the head-three-quarters-empty, and the quarter that is left composed of lark's vomit brigade.

[PAH]

Check out http://britishexpats.com/forum/ for whinging... they start out whinging about the UK... then a few months after arriving they are whinging about the new country they live in.

For some, whinging is their only method of communication and is probably a human trait in the same vane as women who gossip about trivia.

[tay]

I lived in Aus for 5 years, came across tonnes of whinging poms. IMHO they're exactly the same ones who whinge here about things not being the same, blah blah blah. It takes a positive person I think to make a success of a move overseas.

Check out http://britishexpats.com/forum/ for whinging... they start out whinging about the UK... then a few months after arriving they are whinging about the new country they live in.

[snaw]

Is that why you're back here again?

Nope. Read my previous posts for a clue - I'd call 5 years in aus, 4 in the US and 1 in Holland (Plus 1 1/2 years of just bumming around the world doing ski seasons and travelling) a success if we're measuring time overseas. Like I said, I'm here for the cash, I'll be off next year (start or end) with a fairly sizeable bank balance to invest in my plan B.

[shaunbhoy]

Lance Jack Bhoy, aren't you confusing lived with served ?

Milan.

No. Next.

[shaunbhoy]

So, when are you going to piss off back to Scotland then?

No rush as you seem to enjoy my company so much.

[milanbenes]

'Personally I HAVE lived and worked overseas in a number of places (e.g Cyprus, India, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Sweden, even Beirut!!) ',


Lance Jack Bhoy, aren't you confusing lived with served ?

Milan.

[rootsnall]

Fortunately for us the UK seems the best place for IT contractor rates, unless there are other places that people are keeping quiet about?

I think UK rates are still probably the best but in pre open door IT immigration times the UK bonus was much better. The rates are awful in Oz which also has IT immigration.

I've done my time overseas inc 7 years in Oz, it's also Blighty is best for me and I can't see myself living elsewhere.

[Churchill]

You can get Celtic games anywhere on the planet. And the Scottish Premier League isn't anything but a two horse race, much like the English Premier League was till Chelsea won the Lottery with Abramovich.
Personally I HAVE lived and worked overseas in a number of places (e.g Cyprus, India, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Sweden, even Beirut!!) and much as I enjoyed the experience in almost every case, I would never consider living anywhere else but Blighty. Call me an old romantic, but warts and all it is still for me the best place to live. Not saying that has to be the case for everyone mind you, just speaking from a personal perspective as someone who has seen both sides of the fence.

So, when are you going to piss off back to Scotland then?

[PAH]

Personally I HAVE lived and worked overseas in a number of places (e.g Cyprus, India, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Sweden, even Beirut!!) and much as I enjoyed the experience in almost every case, I would never consider living anywhere else but Blighty. Call me an old romantic, but warts and all it is still for me the best place to live. Not saying that has to be the case for everyone mind you, just speaking from a personal perspective as someone who has seen both sides of the fence.

Fortunately for us the UK seems the best place for IT contractor rates, unless there are other places that people are keeping quiet about?

[shaunbhoy]

Maybe they don't recognise the Scottish Premier League as anything but a two horse race, and so he can't get any Celtic games down under.

You can get Celtic games anywhere on the planet. And the Scottish Premier League isn't anything but a two horse race, much like the English Premier League was till Chelsea won the Lottery with Abramovich.
Personally I HAVE lived and worked overseas in a number of places (e.g Cyprus, India, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Sweden, even Beirut!!) and much as I enjoyed the experience in almost every case, I would never consider living anywhere else but Blighty. Call me an old romantic, but warts and all it is still for me the best place to live. Not saying that has to be the case for everyone mind you, just speaking from a personal perspective as someone who has seen both sides of the fence.

[PAH]

Is that why you're back here again?

Maybe they don't recognise the Scottish Premier League as anything but a two horse race, and so he can't get any Celtic games down under.

If it weren't for the endless amount of poisony things and their reluctance to serve anything but lager, I would have been tempted to try my luck in Oz myself.

[DimPrawn]

I lived in Aus for 5 years, came across tonnes of whinging poms. IMHO they're exactly the same ones who whinge here about things not being the same, blah blah blah. It takes a positive person I think to make a success of a move overseas.

Is that why you're back here again?