I can't work in an office for the next 50 years...

malachi said:
Traveled to Japan last year, loved the place. Highly recommend and not because of the tech side:)
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Despite all their tech, you still can't use your debit card everywhere. They have a huge cash culture which seems contradictory when you see 70 somethings on the subway playing a DS.
 
malachi said:
Whats with people in the UK and their obsession with traveling to Australia????

Everytime I mention Ive been traveling, I always get the question "oh, have you been to Australia??" I don't see the fascination with the country nor does it interest me going.
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I think its down to a lack of imagination, theres too many people that arent even interested in trying out foreign food (mainly northerners IME) so the idea of going to a country that doesnt serve something they eat day in day out doesnt interest them.
 
Bear said:
I think its down to a lack of imagination, theres too many people that arent even interested in trying out foreign food (mainly northerners IME) so the idea of going to a country that doesnt serve something they eat day in day out doesnt interest them.
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I will admit that is a little closed minded. But I can sympathise, trying something completely new takes courage for some people, me included.
 
dan958 said:
Definitely.

I'd love to go travel parts of Asia, but on my own without knowing the language? It scares me a little.

For a holiday it would be fine, but for a working holiday - probably not.
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Google translator worked wonders for me when I traveled around Asia. Don't let the language stop you, that's what makes it more fun.

Kreeeee said:
I went this year, it was an incredible experience and I would recommend it to anyone!
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Yes, you sitting there playing Ultra Street Fighter 4 in the arcades..... I'm not jealous.... much...

Burnsy2023 said:
Despite all their tech, you still can't use your debit card everywhere. They have a huge cash culture which seems contradictory when you see 70 somethings on the subway playing a DS.
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Actually I never noticed that when I was there but you could be right about the cash. The DS's, yes you are 100% right there.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
Despite all their tech, you still can't use your debit card everywhere. They have a huge cash culture which seems contradictory when you see 70 somethings on the subway playing a DS.
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Yup, and despite the cash culture, they have ATMs that are typically only open for business hours (9-5) so you have to make sure you get enough cash to last!

Japan is awesome (my fiancée lives out there) and I visit a couple of times each year.
 
squerble said:
Yup, and despite the cash culture, they have ATMs that are typically only open for business hours (9-5) so you have to make sure you get enough cash to last!

Japan is awesome (my fiancée lives out there) and I visit a couple of times each year.
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That's some epic long distance! Surely move over there?!
 
Nitefly said:
That's some epic long distance! Surely move over there?!
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She's completing a PhD over there and when she's done she'll move here instead of going home (Bulgaria). I looked at being an Assistant English teacher but every job required a degree. Everything. Unfortunately, that means they'd take a non-native speaker over a native speaker if the non-native speaker had a degree xD I don't know enough Japanese to argue my point. I'll live with it, we've got less than two years left anyway.
 
malachi said:
Whats with people in the UK and their obsession with traveling to Australia????

Everytime I mention Ive been traveling, I always get the question "oh, have you been to Australia??" I don't see the fascination with the country nor does it interest me going.
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For working whilst travelling I would go to Australia because they speak English and it's near SE Asia so during, or after, you can easily travel to Vietnam, Thailand etc.
 
dont rot ,follow your dreams ,mine is a pretty small scale thing but ive moved from west yorkshire to the cornish countryside ,abit of work (came down without a job) but a lot of bodyboarding ,walking on the moors and cycling on the camel trail (stones throw away)
its the old thing about regretting the things you don't do not the things you do
 
I've been thinking about this too, move somewhere else and work and just leave it all behind.

The problem with life is you can only live once and follow one path so we have no way of comparing two different paths. So whilst moving away could work out for the better I'll never know. We can never compare the decisions we make to any alternatives. So if we can never compare different outcomes, we can never know if the decisions we made are correct or not.

So basically OP i'm saying just do it.
 
Was in very similar position as OP at similar age (maybe slightly younger).
Jacked it in, traveled round the world for a year or so.
Then moved and settled in the States, now opened up my own business 18 months ago :)
 
Old thread I know but some news from me ... Might inspire you! :)

Its never too late. I am 40 and have jacked in my job a few weeks ago. Going to China for a year or two in September to study mandarin and travel around. Just signed contract for apartment in China today and registered for private language school (required for long term visa) All in now :eek:

Life is too short to be working in an office for the rest of my life and then eventually start looking for furniture with a lid on it
 
Great stuff good on you.

Of course at your age (not saying you're old) you've no doubt saved a fair bit of money.

I want to ride my motorcycle around the world and take photos for 36 months, but it's an awful lot of saving. I'll get there at some point.
 
Thansk guys.

EnglishPremier, haha its cool, I am old! but can't reverse the clock, And indeed money is always the issue.

Its one thing I really wanted to do and that go across the states on my motorbike, take the back roads. But its very expensive and can't get there with a bike.
 
you're dream job is to work in a bar?

wtf, you don't need to go abroad for that just go intown. You will see it's one of the most "turd"-y jobs you can get. Practically minimum wage 40-45 hour social hour busting bull of a job you can get...

You just finished uni and you want a bar job? wtf do you go to uni for?!

you're young and have no idea what you want to do.

have a real think of what you want to do in life, then grind for it. It never happens like in the movies or what you're dreaming about.

You don't just move and then all happy. It takes work work and more work.
 
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