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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/20/2004 : 03:14:53
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Hypothetical question of the day:
If you were to move to another country, which would you choose and why?
I would probably choose either:
1. France - more benign climate, friendly people (although I would want to be fluent in French to be able to properly integrate), a traditional community spirit still alive in towns and villages, beautiful landscape, much lower house prices, great cuisine, great transport links
2. New Zealand - never been but I imagine the way of life is very pleasant. Maybe benji could comment. From what I have seen and read the climate is fine, the scenery stunning, crime rate is very low, a good standard of living, very cheap housing (relative to the UK), gentle pace of life
I have no intention of emigrating but lots of people do and I am always intrigued as to the reasons why. What do you think fb peeps?
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 06:26:53
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You're welcome, barney.
"great transport links": when there's no strike that's ok.
I fly from Paris to Toulouse every week since last december, and almost every week there's a different category of workers on strike.
I want to live in Los Angeles...
I'm more interested in travelling than emigrate in another country. Although, living on an pacific Island or the west coast of south america looks great but do they have high speed internet? |
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bumblebeeboy2
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United Kingdom
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 07:06:58
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I have moved over 15 times in my life - so there is something appealing about staying put, and everyone I love (well, most everyone) lives about 10 minutes from me right now - which is also really nice. But still, the wonderlust is great!
I would like to live in:
1. London - I just love the city, the cultural stuff happening, the LIFE there.
2. Capri, Italy - it's just SOOOOO beautiful, and I love the relaxed way Italy has.
3. Siena, Italy - a very different vibe from Capri but also just so fucking GORGEOUS.
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 07:08:05
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New York. I'd love to live there for a year or two. Catch up on all the classic films I've missed, see as much live music as possible and spend time in book-shops and museums. The Manhattan skyline is something I'd love to see everyday.
Dublin. I nearly moved there but then a relationship did not work out so I'm still curious what it would have been like.
Cape Town. The most naturally beautiful place I've ever seen, just a shame about the crime and the huge chasm between the rich and the poor.
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 07:25:42
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Mexico. I still don't know why I left this place, 3 years ago.
Denis
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 07:58:56
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Putting to one side family and job commitments I would love to live in the Loch Lomond area of Scotland or on the North Yorshire coast near Whitby - both beautiful awe inspiring localities
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 08:53:48
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| I always found London to be super friendly and lovely. But people say that about Boston too, and I have never found it to be true. Another perception thing, I guess? |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 08:55:33
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quote:
Originally posted by bedrock_barney
Putting to one side family and job commitments I would love to live in the Loch Lomond area of Scotland or on the North Yorshire coast near Whitby - both beautiful awe inspiring localities
"I've rejoined the Cult of Ming / Star of favourite childhood movie of 1980"
most of my family is from scotland but i've never been... they're from a small coastal place called dunoon, looks lovely in the photo's i've seen... maybe a nice place to retire to. 
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 08:58:52
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Originally posted by ramona
I always found London to be super friendly and lovely. But people say that about Boston too, and I have never found it to be true. Another perception thing, I guess?
Well I wouldn't live there - not even if someone offered to double my salary. I know quite a few who have moved out over the last few years, particularly those with young children and others who had 'tired' of the high intensity way of life. Saying that I really enjoy visiting occasionally. I think we'll take a trip on the train with the kids in the summer.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 09:01:09
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
Well I wouldn't live there - not even if someone offered to double my salary. I know quite a few who have moved out over the last few years, particularly those with young children and others who had 'tired' of the high intensity way of life. Saying that I really enjoy visiting occasionally. I think we'll take a trip on the train with the kids in the summer.
"I've rejoined the Cult of Ming / Star of favourite childhood movie of 1980"
it always seems so busy, everyone in a rush, it's packed everywhere... no one seems happy... the tube, well, less said about that the better... horrid thing, why does no one ever smile on the tube? i realise it's like hell on earth in there, but wouldn't smiling at least cheer people up! and i normally get abuse from homeless people or kids whenever i go to london...
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 09:43:12
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Austin TX
Barcelona
San Sebastian
San Francisco
NY
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 09:59:06
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Canada. Safe and friendly.
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 10:08:15
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Well, I'd say the Oregon Coast (which I know quite well) or New Zealand (which I don't know at all).
If I wasn't French I think I'd say France.  It's certainly not Heaven but it's a nice place to live, in many respects. Ask Frank if you don't believe me...
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 10:08:29
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Well, I live in London, and I'm dead happy here. You'd find it hard to believe how much of a sense of community you get in the various areas. If you keep your wits about you, you'd have no reason not to love living here I think. Maybe I'm a city boy at heart (even though i was countryside born and raised).
As for other places, hmm. I liked Paris a lot, and I've always fancied the Carribbean way of life. I have friends in Trinidad and Tobago, and it sounds wonderful. Also, I fell in love with the West Coast of Scotland around Oban and Fort William when I visited, although that may have been due to some gorgeous (and probably a little unusual) hot weather. Tis beautiful though.
The only place I've properly been tempted to move to, though, is St Ives in Cornwall. For a start, its a bustling and cool little town, with plenty going on, yet within a few minutes you can be on awesome beaches, bleak moorland or rugged coastline. It just seems like it'd be a properly cool place to live.
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klikger
= Cult of Ray =
693 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 11:22:01
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 11:32:54
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Australia, New Zealand or Canada if I had to.
But I would rather stay here thanks.
Actually I'd LOVE to go into space and visit a few planets. I'd be real space monkey!!!
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 12:01:59
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i'd love to live in spain or italy. for a long time i wanted to live in japan, but i've become more of a suburbs/rural guy than a city guy, so japan wouldn't really be my cup of tea.
-brian
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 15:17:32
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Actually yeah, I reckon I could settle right into Italian life. I love Italian food for a start, and the whole process of taking time to eat it and socialise is wonderful. I've never been, which is such a shame, but it looks fantastic. I know people in Naples, so one day maybe...
Fun fact of the day: the odds of a cataclysmic eruption of Vesuvius within the next ten years is 6/4. Scary, non?
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 15:22:29
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I'll say England, because that seems where I'll be living soon enough anyway! The odd thing is, even before I met Mel, I decided that at some point in my life I wanted to spend time in England...London specifically, mostly cause I don't know anywhere else in England. Now it seems that dream will become a reality.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 15:26:04
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Much as I love the place, there's loads of cool places you should visit while you're over. Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Lake District are all gorgeous for a start, and there's loads of others to choose from.
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slaveish
= Cult of Ray =
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 22:05:20
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bakerstucky.
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greg
- FB Fan -
Canada
159 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2004 : 22:50:34
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| Canada is the best! Come here and see the most incredible scenery and enjoy our hospitality! |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 12:41:51
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Canada is great.... But Mississauga seems to be a hotspot for vain, vapid idiots..Well...all the good people are hiding in the forests...So If you have a choice...don't ever live in Mississauga.
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 13:06:29
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| NYC. I love it. Plus, going to 3 concerts a week sounds good. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 20:03:51
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An abstract plain!
(Well, SOMEONE had to say it...)
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 07:13:22
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quote:
Originally posted by El Barto
I'll say England, because that seems where I'll be living soon enough anyway! The odd thing is, even before I met Mel, I decided that at some point in my life I wanted to spend time in England...London specifically, mostly cause I don't know anywhere else in England. Now it seems that dream will become a reality.
Boycott cults
Do you have to get citizenship to live there? Are you getting married? I am not trying to pry (i.e., feel free to ignore me) - I am just curious how the Visa stuff works if you move over there. |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 08:47:57
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Originally posted by ramona
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Originally posted by El Barto
I'll say England, because that seems where I'll be living soon enough anyway! The odd thing is, even before I met Mel, I decided that at some point in my life I wanted to spend time in England...London specifically, mostly cause I don't know anywhere else in England. Now it seems that dream will become a reality.
Boycott cults
Do you have to get citizenship to live there? Are you getting married? I am not trying to pry (i.e., feel free to ignore me) - I am just curious how the Visa stuff works if you move over there.
Any Americans that stay in the UK beyond their visa date get thrown into the Tower of London and flogged daily.
Sorry, Jim, but that's the rules.
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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Posted - 04/22/2004 : 08:56:41
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I dont know where I would live.
You know when youre younger, and you hate the country you live in and think that if you move away to another country, it will be great there?
Yeah, well I sorta woke up from that, and thought, fuck, i dont wanna have to pay to go and see my doctor, or get charged through the nose for a little op here and there. lol. I dont know. I like England, I love England. Yeah, its not perfect, but where is? No metter twhat we do a good job genereally, yeah theres things to complain about -= but not as much as some.
I was bought up in and on the outskirts of london.
I think theres a lot of beauty in london, but I do agree, that everyone is miserable there, because of the commuters and stuff. But its just more about where you go.
Ive never lived any where as good as Brighton. IT has the beauty (but better) and cosmopolitan and cultural stuiff here , but at the same time everyone here is so nice, the atmosphere is brilliant.
I dont know where else id live. I
I love the look of italy, it looks amazing, but i couldnt deal with the Heat.
Paris is incredible - and id like to explore france a little more.
Sweeden if a war breaks out.
New York / Boston If I was rich, and could afford it. heh.
But no, im not intending on moving anywhere. Not even to wales/scotland/N.Ire. I love my country!
Ramona, no, thats fine. I dont really get the whole visa situation, basically its very confusing.
I think its you can get a visa for 6 months, erm, but theres a bunch of other types of visa such as student etc.
Im not sure what our exact plans are yet, were trying to not think that far ahead, and concentrate on this summer, and see how things go...but its unlikely that that will be the end of it. Weve already decided im going there for christmas/jimsbday/new years...lol.
But yeah, its Jim that been looking at all that stuff, so I couldnt really tell you.
I thinkyou can get a spouse visa (if we were married) but Id have to prove I can support both of us, and that we would live together, and Jim wouldnt be able to work for 6 months, which sucks. so yeah.
No plans as such yet.
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Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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Posted - 04/22/2004 : 08:58:19
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quote:
Originally posted by bedrock_barney
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Originally posted by ramona
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Originally posted by El Barto
I'll say England, because that seems where I'll be living soon enough anyway! The odd thing is, even before I met Mel, I decided that at some point in my life I wanted to spend time in England...London specifically, mostly cause I don't know anywhere else in England. Now it seems that dream will become a reality.
Boycott cults
Do you have to get citizenship to live there? Are you getting married? I am not trying to pry (i.e., feel free to ignore me) - I am just curious how the Visa stuff works if you move over there.
Any Americans that stay in the UK beyond their visa date get thrown into the Tower of London and flogged daily.
Sorry, Jim, but that's the rules.
"I've rejoined the Cult of Ming / Star of favourite childhood movie of 1980"
Aww, dont worry darling, ill buy you back!
actually, that might be a cheaper way to do it...rather than paying for all these different visa and stufff..
Not saying they would sell you cheap darling.....<runs away>
Boys go to Jupiter, Get more stupider,
Girls go to Mars, Become rock stars
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 09:27:55
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| I think London is much more expensive than Boston - can't speak to New York though. It seems most cities cost a pretty penny (eh, I hate that expression) these days though. |
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 04/22/2004 : 09:35:52
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Yeah, i think any where is probably cheaper than the south of the UK right now.
By afford to live there I meant about the whole health thing, and I dont know, you guys seem to get charged for everything, and youre earning less.
I know it all balances out somewhere along the lines, but I much prefer our way of being ripped off by the governament than yours. lol.
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I did not ask for what I have got.
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gary13th
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
632 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 14:38:30
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new zealand - everyone i know who has been there (well ok...2 people !) say its like England but "better".
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 14:52:23
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quote:
Originally posted by Coldheartofstone
Canada is great.... But Mississauga seems to be a hotspot for vain, vapid idiots..Well...all the good people are hiding in the forests...So If you have a choice...don't ever live in Mississauga.
Nibble's...chew through my ballsac.
Don't say that, I have booked my flights now!!!
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 16:00:39
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quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by Coldheartofstone
Canada is great.... But Mississauga seems to be a hotspot for vain, vapid idiots..Well...all the good people are hiding in the forests...So If you have a choice...don't ever live in Mississauga.
Nibble's...chew through my ballsac.
Don't say that, I have booked my flights now!!!
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
is that a "just kidding" wink or a "i'll be there soon enough love, snuggling up with you" kind of wink? you smarmy git!
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