Portugal! :)

Phate · 12 Jul 2016 at 15:24

Woden said:
How much are we talking rent-wise? At the moment I pay £475 for 2 bed terrace.

Course pay is different too though

Varies a lot of course. But in a nice & quiet area 100m2 with 2 beds, 2 bathrooms and recently renovated/new build will cost between €600-€1000 per month. Thats in Lisbon.

Outside of the city or not central I've known rent to be as low as €200 a month for a 1 bed place.

http://imovirtual.com is a good site for looking.

Pay is is lower than the UK but cost of living overall is MUCH lower. Most people earn €1000 a month roughly and live very nice lives on that.

Phate · 12 Jul 2016 at 15:34

Although, saying that about the lower pay. With the tech industry rising here pay for that generally speaking isn't bad at all. My interview tomorrow is for ~€50k pa.

I'm assuming you work in IT though

Woden · 12 Jul 2016 at 16:15

Phate said:
Although, saying that about the lower pay. With the tech industry rising here pay for that generally speaking isn't bad at all. My interview tomorrow is for ~€50k pa.

I'm assuming you work in IT though

I work for yodel (no giggling please) control room operator. My career is a sore point atm to be honest.

With all the extra work they have me doing I should be working in IT. Is Excel macro developer a thing? There's a long list of stuff the execs want me to macroify (technical term) and most of it complex. So not paid enough!

Cosimo · 12 Jul 2016 at 16:28

We loving coming and make at least once a year. The language is one thing that we've never managed to get a grip on. Anyway, good luck with the interviews.

Phate · 12 Jul 2016 at 16:50

Cosimo said:
We loving coming and make at least once a year. The language is one thing that we've never managed to get a grip on. Anyway, good luck with the interviews.

Some basics for you.

"Olá" - self explanatory that one

"Sim" - yes
"Não" - no
"Tudo Bem?" - the literal translation is "all good?"
Then reply with "Sim, tudo bem e contigo?" - translates to "yes all good, and you?"
"Eu Também" - "Me also"
"Obrigado" - "thank you" - That is also a masculine/feminine word, so your wife will say "Obrigada"

One last note on Portuguese with Jake for the day, the letter M when at the end of the word is like an 'ng' sound, so Sim sounds like the word Sing. Bem sounds like Beng.

Thank you for the good lucks! I'm excited for it!