cwmbrancity Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 The Derbyshire Peaks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's grim up North Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 The Scottish islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echolalia Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 The Scottish Highlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Echolalia Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just read this piece in the Boston Globe, it's a view of Europe that I've never thought of before and seems like a misinterpretation of what it really is like here... https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/11/16/paris-and-fall-rome/ErlRjkQMGXhvDarTIxXpdK/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chesney Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Nowhere is crazy expensive not scandinavian expensive anyway, not even London. Edinburgh looks lovely and is the easiest Scottish city to live in for an outsider. Have you thought about a cheaper more central UK city? I can recommend Leeds and Sheffield, both have good music scenes and good friendly vibes and are very welcoming. Not sure about work but that depends what your profession is. I say, DO IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just read this piece in the Boston Globe, it's a view of Europe that I've never thought of before and seems like a misinterpretation of what it really is like here... https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/11/16/paris-and-fall-rome/ErlRjkQMGXhvDarTIxXpdK/story.html Ugh Niall Ferguson. He wishes he had been born 150 years ago, with the British Empire at the height of its powers. Don't take anything he says too seriously, he's just another neo-con with a hard-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echolalia Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thank you for confirming what my spidey senses were tingaling me for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I'm probably not moving to the UK, but this seemed like the appropriate thread. Islanders, is there any legal justification for business in England to turn down Scottish pounds??? Shit drives me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caze Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 yeah, it's annoying. they do the same with NI money too. idiots think it's fake I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The first time I realized there are NI and Scottish pound notes when I got them from an ATM in Belfast. I was like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 If I were you, i'd stay out of the Euro-zone. The UK is a very very good option, if not only just for their currency's worth. The Dollar and the Euro are crashing faster and faster while the Pound is sort of standing its ground. Though cost of living in tourist areas like London may be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consequences Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Moving to the UK: Advice? Don't. Pretty much the best advice I can give you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 What makes you want to start a new life in a new country/new career in a new town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Escaping the scene of a murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Ennui Sick of America Syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 student visa? maybe postgrad/MA? loads of options/locations......might take some planning but half of our dept are from outside the EU and it makes for a particularly stimulating research environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I've thought about moving to the UK, since there are actually some job placement programs for that will hook up American and Canadian teachers with UK schools. Problem is your education system seems nearly as fucked as ours. Just the fact that an anglophone country is looking to import foreign anglophone teachers speaks volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 ^ er, I should amend that to say English schools. I dunno bout the rest of the UK. lol, coincidentally happens to be front page of the grauniad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAAAh Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 yeah uk education system is fucked and the teachers always seem realy stressed and/or demorralised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 If I were you, i'd stay out of the Euro-zone. The UK is a very very good option, if not only just for their currency's worth. The Dollar and the Euro are crashing faster and faster while the Pound is sort of standing its ground. Though cost of living in tourist areas like London may be a problem. LOL the only time the pound has been lower against the US dollar in the last ten years is directly after the great recession of 2008. It's almost at the lowest point in its history since the US went off the gold standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 LOL the only time the pound has been lower against the US dollar in the last ten years is directly after the great recession of 2008. It's almost at the lowest point in its history since the US went off the gold standard. That is why I said sort of standing its ground. All currencies around the world are taking a free fall. Just at the moment, the pound is quite a bit stronger than the US dollar and definitely stronger than the Canadian dollar. The Euro is falling harder than the pound, that is why I mentioned that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 The US dollar has been getting stronger against major currencies for the last tear and a half. If brexit happens, expect the pound to plummet further. Anyways the FX rate is not a real reason to consider when thinking about moving to a different country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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