Emigrating

Well, I am actually thinking of moving out to Australia or the USA. Not 100% sure yet though. But definitely want to move out of South Africa in around 5 years time. :)
 
Ice On Fire said:
Well, I am actually thinking of moving out to Australia or the USA. Not 100% sure yet though. But definitely want to move out of South Africa in around 5 years time. :)
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Well you'd fit right in in Sydney, there's almost as many South Africans as there are British. Sometime's I wonder where all the Australians have gone. Earls Court prolly ;)
 
Both the wife and I have discussed the idea of emigrating to Canada when she qualifies fully as a nurse - granted we've not looked too hard into the pros and cons yet (still three years away) but i'd be interested in hearing from other people who have made the move abroad and their opinions :)
 
Ice On Fire said:
How would you get into Canada? Do you need to be qualifed ect?
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These are some of the questions i'd require answering - as i understand it they require qualified nurses. My wife would be fully qualified in three years time but whether there's any age or financial restrictions i've no idea tbh.

This only something we've recently discussed and we haven't really looked into it with any great depth, like i said before its still three years away.
 
[TW]Fox;10519495 said:
I heard that every other country is awesome compared to this country, there is no crime, the government is perfect, no tax, everything just rocks.
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You have just described Switzerland :)
 
Ice On Fire said:
Okay, then would you not also have to be qualified in some way to enter the country with your wife..?
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Quite possibly yes, but again am not too sure. Even though am studying for a degree in Business Management it may not be much use to me there?

However as i've posted in an previous thread am also toying with the idea of sitting my HGV class1 licence as well - everyone needs lorry drivers (and they're fairly well paid) ;)
 
Sonea Fifer said:
Both the wife and I have discussed the idea of emigrating to Canada when she qualifies fully as a nurse
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Get trained up paid for/subsidised by the NHS then head off... good stuff.
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daz said:
Get trained up paid for/subsidised by the NHS then head off... good stuff.
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Yes thats right - granted as has previously been stated in this thread the grass may always seem greener . . . . . . .

Look at the way this country is going at present though - am sure we'd all manage a much better standard of living abroad than we would in this country !
 
daz said:
Get trained up paid for/subsidised by the NHS then head off... good stuff.
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Many many nurses are doing this. Why work in the poor conditions under the NHS when they can go work in a nice Private Hostpital in the states?

Nurses are vastly undervalued IMO.
 
Sonea Fifer said:
we'd all manage a much better standard of living abroad than we would in this country !
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It depends by what you mean by a standard of living.

Some people immediately think of more material things, larger house, perhaps a nice garden and a swimming pool. Point is, I don't think those things make you really happy in the long run. My parents live in a village in West Suffolk, it's a nice detached house, very nice village, quiet, no crime... some might say it's an excellent quality of life. Problem is when I go home for more than a weekend I'm bored beyond belief... that life and area is not for me (at least not yet!).

Having to drive absolutely everywhere to do anything is also annoying. Which is probably why if I live anywhere in the USA, it would probably be New York.
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daz said:
It depends by what you mean by a standard of living.

Some people immediately think of more material things, larger house, perhaps a nice garden and a swimming pool. Point is, I don't think those things make you really happy in the long run. My parents live in a village in West Suffolk, it's a nice detached house, very nice village, quiet, no crime... some might say it's an excellent quality of life. Problem is when I go home for more than a weekend I'm bored beyond belief... that life and area is not for me (at least not yet!).

Having to drive absolutely everywhere to do anything is also annoying. Which is probably why if I live anywhere in the USA, it would probably be New York.
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Each to their own i suppose Daz - i dont just mean the material things though, however having a larger house with a smaller mortgage and two nice cars we can both afford would be nice.

But then so would knowing neither of us have to worry about "are we going to have enough money to live when we retire?"
Your kidding yourself if you seriously think the state pension is going to be around in 20 years time!

As has previously been stated nurses are seriously under rated in this country, also how many foreign doctors do you think also use our NHS service for their training only to leave our shores when qualified !
 
Andy100 said:
I now live in Manly just North of Sydney.

And there's a beach on my doorstep!
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I went to Australia with my family for a month when I was 9/10 (had my birthday there :)) and Manly beach was my favourite memory, it's great, nicest beach I've ever seen. Probably getting skin cancer while you're there but it's still a nice beach. :D

Personally I've been very interested in emigrating to Australia myself, however there are obviously lots of things to consider, family and friends, what the engineering industry will be like once I finish my degree (bring on nuclear power so I can get into the uranium mining industry :p), etc.
 
I think the general English population has a massive whiney attitude that isn't as prominent in other countries.

All we seem to do is moan.
 
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