The UK isn't what it's made out to be

[adam cool dude]

I was going to say castlemaine XXXX, but I think that might be even worse

They love it in Aus. I even went to their brewery for my 18th where they have their own bar at the top that does a special XXX which is 9% or something silly like that.

To go back on topic however if you want to get some beers in the UK a Tesco or Asda is more than likely ten minutes away. If you live in the suburbs of Australia you have to drive 40 minutes to your nearest alcohol warehouse so things are not always greener.

 

[Efour]

Everywhere has its advantages and disadvantages. Personally I wouldn’t want to move back to the UK, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s a dump. I’ve lived in the UK, South of France and Mexico - I enjoyed each of them in different ways. You just have to find the place that’s right for you, which may change as you go through different stages of life.

Weird this is the first post i read when i get home from taking a walk to the shops in -20 Celsius, my day off after a weekend shift. I was thinking about it while my mustachio had ice on it
I too have lived (now live) and worked a lot abroad.
Definitely true. I feel absolutely sad for the Swedish kids growing up here in the middle of nowhere. I'm from London i cannot imagine for 1 minute how culturally un interesting it is for them, but they survive.....

Now im in my 40s. I don't care about concerts, nightclubs not even about pubs and restaurant choices.
It all unimportant to me now. I guess ive given up bury me in the snow when i die.

IF you have any kind of fear, you are never going to do anything. That will only multiply when you have a long term relationship, kids, etc etc. That will definitely be too late for 99% of people.

If your personality is one that makes excuses, settle for your life whatever you have been given and live it the best you can.

This would explain why all the economic migrants are paddling over to the UK.
Young, no fear, nothing to lose, everything to gain. Its like bloody Al Pacino in Scarface


London is for the young and the hungry.

A girl i worked with met an English guy from Huddersfield way, some tiny little village on the outskirts. Shes now moved over there and everything is amazing. Shes having the time of her life.... IN HUDDERSFIELD,,,,,,,
Everything is relevant.

 

[wildman]

London is for the young and the hungry.

only some parts. In fact Peckham is exclusively for the peckish, so if you are feeling a bit hungry head down to Peckham Favourite Fried Chicken

 

[Efour]

only some parts. In fact Peckham is exclusively for the peckish, so if you are feeling a bit hungry head down to Peckham Favourite Fried Chicken

i grew up a lot in Peckham, where my nan lived, so yeah you got me there
Curried goat rice and peas.

 

[moon man]

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[JBod]

I did, and while the USA has more than plenty of its own problems, I'm still glad that I was able to emigrate; fast tracking my career and ultimately increasing my earning potential by anywhere from 3X to 100X.

Agreed, I moved 7-8 years ago when the opportunity came my way. Since then my earnings have increased substantially. Southern California has some of the best confluence of what most people (who are looking to leave), are wanting. You have the year-round weather, you have a bigger economy than the entire UK in one state and there are huge opportunities. You can go skiing in the mountains or surfing at the beach. Party your ass off in a club or go live a quiet life in a suburb or further out at a ranch.

It is certainly not for everyone. Is it better than living and working in the UK? In some regards, yes. In others, no. My wife and recently had a baby, we have good health insurance and so the cost was less than $1000. If we had not, the cost would have been $65,000. A 1400 Sq/ft house will cost something like $1mil if you are near an urban centre. There is substantial poverty and a huge wealth gap.

I go back to the UK for weeks at a time, several times through the year. Each time I do, I realise that I (personally) made the right decision. Typical British cultural things now grate on me, from The Daily Express/Mail and Phillip Schofield/Holly Willoughby to Coronation Street and Eastenders.

We are all products of our circumstances, one of the mental healthiest things I have done is not purchase cable TV. So I don't see the equivalent side of terrible US culture. Fox News, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Days of our lives etc.

One big thing I miss terribly while in the US, the rolling green English countryside. As someone who grew up in the Cotswolds, there is something intangibly unique about it that I have never experienced anywhere else.

Of course, my American wife wants to move to the UK

 

[Bassmansam]

Weird this is the first post i read when i get home from taking a walk to the shops in -20 Celsius, my day off after a weekend shift. I was thinking about it while my mustachio had ice on it
I too have lived (now live) and worked a lot abroad.
Definitely true. I feel absolutely sad for the Swedish kids growing up here in the middle of nowhere. I'm from London i cannot imagine for 1 minute how culturally un interesting it is for them, but they survive.....

Everything is relevant.

they may be perfectly happy. Ignorance is bliss and comparison is the thief of joy

 

[SPG]

Agreed, I moved 7-8 years ago when the opportunity came my way. Since then my earnings have increased substantially. Southern California has some of the best confluence of what most people (who are looking to leave), are wanting. You have the year-round weather, you have a bigger economy than the entire UK in one state and there are huge opportunities. You can go skiing in the mountains or surfing at the beach. Party your ass off in a club or go live a quiet life in a suburb or further out at a ranch.

It is certainly not for everyone. Is it better than living and working in the UK? In some regards, yes. In others, no. My wife and recently had a baby, we have good health insurance and so the cost was less than $1000. If we had not, the cost would have been $65,000. A 1400 Sq/ft house will cost something like $1mil if you are near an urban centre. There is substantial poverty and a huge wealth gap.

I go back to the UK for weeks at a time, several times through the year. Each time I do, I realise that I (personally) made the right decision. Typical British cultural things now grate on me, from The Daily Express/Mail and Phillip Schofield/Holly Willoughby to Coronation Street and Eastenders.

We are all products of our circumstances, one of the mental healthiest things I have done is not purchase cable TV. So I don't see the equivalent side of terrible US culture. Fox News, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Days of our lives etc.

One big thing I miss terribly while in the US, the rolling green English countryside. As someone who grew up in the Cotswolds, there is something intangibly unique about it that I have never experienced anywhere else.

Of course, my American wife wants to move to the UK

Turned down so many opportunities to live in Cali and the reason is the total lack of green hills San Francisco has zero appeal highly overated city with more dog muck than people you do miss the green after being away from the UK.

 

[Greebo]

Turned down so many opportunities to live in Cali and the reason is the total lack of green hills San Francisco has zero appeal highly overated city with more dog muck than people you do miss the green after being away from the UK.

This. Even when I am only away for two weeks I am amazed at just how green the UK is when i get back home and realise how much I have missed it.

 

[200sols]

Then there are the fires, droughts and earthquakes (they are due a big one!)

 

[Hades]

It will be different for every person, and it will change through their life. I've only lived in the UK but what I want out of life has changed as I've grown and matured. When I was younger the thought of living anywhere except London was completely out of the question. I loved the London life and everything that came with it; the social life, hustle and bustle, cinemas, theatres, restaurants, pubs, etc. But as I've got older I just don't want that anymore and am far happier trekking across the Lake District or Dartmoor, or walking along a beach even in windy wet weather. Give me peace and tranquility now please.

The UK is a fantastic place to live. But it's not the only great place.

 

[V F]

Turned down so many opportunities to live in Cali and the reason is the total lack of green hills San Francisco has zero appeal highly overated city with more dog muck than people you do miss the green after being away from the UK.

Am I right in saying San Francisco is quite a grey city?

 

[jon86]

One big thing I miss terribly while in the US, the rolling green English countryside. As someone who grew up in the Cotswolds, there is something intangibly unique about it that I have never experienced anywhere else.

Turned down so many opportunities to live in Cali and the reason is the total lack of green hills San Francisco has zero appeal highly overated city with more dog muck than people you do miss the green after being away from the UK.

This. Even when I am only away for two weeks I am amazed at just how green the UK is when i get back home and realise how much I have missed it.

Then there are the fires, droughts and earthquakes (they are due a big one!)

I started my life in the USA in southern California and have since moved to a much more lush and green state that has a lot more rolling hills, trees, and grass that I had when I was in the UK. The area that I live in now also experiences the four seasons, which is nice. Where/when I lived in California, there was the season of summer and the not-quite-summer-but-still-t-shirt-weather-season. The novelty of this got very boring after a while and I am glad that I moved away. With remote WFH being the norm in many companies, my compensation didn't take too big of a hit when I moved either (if at all).

 

[V F]

I started my life in the USA in southern California and have since moved to a much more lush and green state that has a lot more rolling hills, trees, and grass that I had when I was in the UK. The area that I live in now also experiences the four seasons, which is nice. Where/when I lived in California, there was the season of summer and the not-quite-summer-but-still-t-shirt-weather-season. The novelty of this got very boring after a while and I am glad that I moved away. With remote WFH being the norm in many companies, my compensation didn't take too big of a hit when I moved either (if at all).

What's it like there this time of the year, still long bright nights?

 

[jon86]

What's it like there this time of the year, still long bright nights?

Not quite. Sunset is at about 5:30 - 6pm where I live now. I just checked the sunset time for where I used to live in a southern-ish part of the UK and it is at 4pm today, so I get more sun here than I did when I lived in the UK.

 

[moon man]

spent the day at Towan beach Newquay yesterday bodyboarding just a great atmosphere and a little surreal to walk through a town centre in a wetsuit ,but normal there as it is for the highland cows that roam on the roads here.
location is everything you cant just lump uk into one ,its all about outdoor living here ,i think my only alternative would be a remote western Scottish island midge free hopefully
Unnecessary screen shot from my after surf tea drinking spot

 

[V F]

Not quite. Sunset is at about 5:30 - 6pm where I live now. I just checked the sunset time for where I used to live in a southern-ish part of the UK and it is at 4pm today, so I get more sun here than I did when I lived in the UK.

Soon it'll be dark by 15:30 in the UK.

I wouldn't mind darkness in winter time by 17:00 - 18:00 as you're getting right now. These long dark nights you can start to feel it. Even worse when it was an overall dull skies.

 

[arknor]

My daughter absolutely loves London, no way would she move down here shes a (dr) scientist in artificial intelligence so the jobs are there but mostly for her its the social side of things, her weekends are booked up for a year at least

hardly a scientist is it.

what is her actual job title? a lot of machine learning/ai is just developing models it's essentially automated data entry and categorization.

if your coding neural nets I still wouldn't consider it a scientist tbh

 

[jonneymendoza]

You know some people like different things to you right?

You know, you can be respectful and reply properly or not bother with this sarcastic response?

 

[jonneymendoza]

If you are wealthy, it's nice everywhere.

When you are in tech, u can be wealty anywhere really.