Ever considered emigrating ?

Originally Posted by stewie

Er, thanks for all the advice guys but the mrs has just announced that she doesn't fancy it now, WTF ? I knew it was too good to be true I wont go into the details but she has had a change of heart. Muffles , you,ll love California mate, we were out there last year, about 40 miles north of L.A , Agua Dulce to be exact and we drove up to San fran for a few days, it has a different feel to it, feels a bit european I thought, anyway thanks again guys its appreciated.

Yeah, I have been there a few times now, it's great! Love the weather lol. I do wonder how different it will be to live there instead of going on holiday there.

[Swin]

My wife and I gave some serious thought to going to Canada a few years back, but that's all we did, think about it!

Now that our parents are getting older, I think we'll stay in the UK for the medium term

Originally Posted by Demonz

- sorry to giggle Baph but it reminds me when we lived in oz and used to talk to fresh arrival backpackers about travel plans and the perception of distances in aus. I'm sure you know but it's just over a 1000km from the coast to Mt Isa and it's in the ar8se end of nowhere. Don't let them con you in to thinking otherwise Stick to the coastal areas for sure.

Yea fella, I'm aware of how far away it is. The reason that I put "it's about a few hundred km..." instead of "it's a good few hundred km" is because I initially typed "it's about a billion km..." but re-worded it.

Originally Posted by Swin

My wife and I gave some serious thought to going to Canada a few years back, but that's all we did, think about it!

Now that our parents are getting older, I think we'll stay in the UK for the medium term

When I wanted to go to South Africa - or Oz - wife wouldn't hear of it as her mother (only rellie besides me and daughter) was then in her 70s, now 85, and 'I can't do it to her'... at 48 I'm too old now, so unless we can afford to retire somewhere warmer than here then we're here for good. I hate British winters. I'll just have to turn the heating up.

My favourie cities in the US are NYC, Boston, DC and San Fran. I have been to both coast and fly zone (the mid west)

If I was gonna live in the US it would probally would be CA but I hate LA so wouldn't live there. I spent quite a few years working on US summer camps, in my year out I spent more time in the US than here. The last time I lived there was 03, before my visa ran out.

9/11 change the US for sure, I wouldn't go moving there right now unless I had job that was stable and had medical insurance, ect. The US is a great place to be if you have money, if you don't its worse than here, there is no welfare state to speak off. I wouldn't want to be there without medical insurance or something like cancer, casue you would be screwed.

But from experice just cause they speak they english doesn't mean you will anything in common, the culture can be very different. You think its cold here, go live in Cananda in the winter, they you will see what cold is. I don't think I could handle that. The UK climate is far less extreme.

The grass always does seem greener the otherside, I guess it depends for what reason your doing it. As much as we moan about the UK there are worse places to live. Again its down to what you what out of life and how you want to live it. My reasons for living in another country will different to other people.

No debt for me would equal a round the world trip until I found somewhere I like.

Australia was once on the cards. I have always wanted to go there since I saw Holly Vallance I heard their way of taxing is more on luxuries.

Now, I wouldn't mind anywhere that would pay me good money for work that left me with some change in my pocket.

Originally Posted by plowsie

Australia was once on the cards. I have always wanted to go there since I saw Holly Vallance I heard their way of taxing is more on luxuries

All the girls in Australia look like Holly Vallance. Fact.

Moving overseas is very VERY hard. In fact, it's the hardest thing I've ever done, and I advise people against it for that reason. It might work out great, in which case good for you! But it might be a huge resounding faiure, in which case you'll be crushed both emotionally and financially, and you'll have all the fuss of getting back home again.

I'd love to go back to Canada (and take the missus with me) but it's probably the worst time in decades to move overseas, what with the economy and all.

Ensure you have a job lined up before you go!

And don't forget folks, over here you have free medical treatment, less tax than some countries, less insurance.
As far back as I can remember people have said this country is going down the pan, but is it really worth going abroad. It comes down to one thing...what do you really want from living in another country? For me it's the weather, so I would look into countries that have good weather all year round and allow me to live near the sea ( as I suffer from hayfever and living near the sea helps greatly ).
Always try and find out how much it will cost you to live on a week/month basis with all the essentials ( insurance, food, rent, etc ) and that will show you if it's financially worth it.
There is a lot of info on the net for people wanting to emmigrate and it's always best to check long before you decide to go.
Cheers
Ste

Originally Posted by Bluethunder

If I was gonna live in the US it would probally would be CA but I hate LA so wouldn't live there.

Just curious - what don't you like about LA? Anything to do with the gang/gun stuff there? I found it loads more open than London, so I kinda liked it. But I'm with you in that I probably wouldn't live in LA - I would prefer to be a bit more suburban.

Originally Posted by Bluethunder

You think its cold here, go live in Cananda in the winter, they you will see what cold is. I don't think I could handle that. The UK climate is far less extreme.

I've got relatives in Missisauga (near Toronto) who moved from the UK for what must be 15-20 years ago now. You're right, it's very cold in winter, loads of snow and ice etc and much lower temps than here, however to make up for it they also have scorching summers

Originally Posted by lukemillar

All the girls in Australia look like Holly Vallance. Fact.

Why did you leave again? lol

Originally Posted by metalangel

Moving overseas is very VERY hard. In fact, it's the hardest thing I've ever done, and I advise people against it for that reason. It might work out great, in which case good for you! But it might be a huge resounding faiure, in which case you'll be crushed both emotionally and financially, and you'll have all the fuss of getting back home again.

I'd love to go back to Canada (and take the missus with me) but it's probably the worst time in decades to move overseas, what with the economy and all.

Ensure you have a job lined up before you go!

Good point, initially I read this thinking "what? I'm not gonna do any of that" - but that's cos we'll probably (sad as it is) live with the wife's parents for a few months so we can get a feel for the area and find somewhere we're happy to live in. Also we don't have to move out until one of us gets a job, lol.