Move down south - would you do it?

If I moved any further down south I'd be in the sea, so no.





I also wouldn't move to London either, hate the place.
 
Definitely not. The people don't have time for each other. It's a cold and harsh place.

Living there is completely different to the odd visit, which is how I like it.

Doesn't matter what the job is, I could never live there again.
 
Renting in Greenwich will be expensive. Living in the South isn't too bad, but living in London, you'll always have to compromise with something.
 
I'd only move if you really like london, and your salary increase will cover the property price increase, and then some.

harry5522 said:
Absolutely not. It's horrid down south... you can't even get gravy on your chips from a bloody chippy. Just wrong. You will hate it in comparison to Manchester in all honesty.

Oh and say goodbye to spam.
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Our chippy doesn't do gravy, cones of chips, or donner meat. Ludicrous.
 
I had a similar choice and decided not to do it.

Really consider everything, money, lifestyle, family/friends and also personal ambition/drive. I like both places too which made the choice harder.

The thing that swung it for me was that I'm not driven enough to really take advantage of "the city" so I am actually better off in Manchester financially and I think Manchester has enough to offer for people who like the city/urban lifestyle.
 
Arthur Hucksake said:
Definitely not. The people don't have time for each other. It's a cold and harsh place.

Living there is completely different to the odd visit, which is how I like it.

Doesn't matter what the job is, I could never live there again.
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This I lived and worked in London for a year. People look funny at you if you try and chat to them on the Tube.

In a whole year I never got to know my neighbours at all.

Unfriendly place and everything costs a bomb.

I was earning a fortune and decided quickly that I didnt want to stay there the rest of my life so did everything I could do, showes, theatres, museums and made the most of it.
 
Greebo said:
This I lived and worked in London for a year. People look funny at you if you try and chat to them on the Tube.

In a whole year I never got to know my neighbours at all.
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Living the dream right there...Oh how i wish random strangers wouldnt talk to me.
 
I don't know why everyone is so against living in London... it's full of progressives, liberals, remainers and has multiculturalism, surely it's paradise?
 
theleg said:
Living the dream right there...Oh how i wish random strangers wouldnt talk to me.
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We do up North, like when you are waiting for a bus. In london, they look scared and like they are going to call the police on you any second!
 
Greebo said:
We do up North, like when you are waiting for a bus. In london, they look scared and like they are going to call the police on you any second!
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Its more a big city thing than a London thing. Its due to the more transient nature of the population.

But don't let me get in the way of old fashioned stereotypes.
 
Greebo said:
We do up North, like when you are waiting for a bus. In london, they look scared and like they are going to call the police on you any second!
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You live around londoners for any amount of time and soon enough, you will be terrified of them too :o
 
rIcK said:
It would cost me an extra £1000 per month to simply rent, that in itself would be covered by the wage increase.
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Don't forget to account for tax and National Insurance. So you wouldn't just need an extra £12K a year but over £25K (40% tax, 12% National Insurance, pension contribution, etc) extra.

I cannot imagine what else would cost that much more?
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Insurance
 
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