Leaving the country

[softtop]

Eric Mc said:

bazza white said:

My Mrs lives just over the boarder so its a case she comes here or I go there.

How does the boarder feel about this arrangement?

He/she probably likes it. The filthy beggar.

[Blown2CV]

softtop said:

I know of five people leaving the country depending on the outcome of the election. Only Paul O'Grady was planned to leave given the outcome. Did anyone see him go?

Maybe these things are said as a way to express frustration but really packing up, that's a big deal.

you hear a lot of people whining along the same lines, regularly on here too. I wonder how many actually do go.

[Ayahuasca]

carreauchompeur said:

Agree with the above about the typical ex-pat types you find. Shame really, it's put me off moving to many a foreign clime- Although I suppose I wouldn't be hanging around with them in "Barry's English Pub" anyway.

I am an expat and whilst most if my friends are locals rather than other expats, the other expats I have met have been nothing like those described.

[Zod]

softtop said:

bramley said:

Last year my wife came home from work one day, had a bad day, said she was fed up etc. Then as a throwaway comment said her old boss was recruiting. "Didn't he move to Malawi?" I asked "Yes" she said. We laughed it off then a few moments later looked at each other and began thinking about the idea. Everything went on hold, the job application went in, interview arranged and within days we had agreed to move to Malawi for two years. The lease was up for renewal on my business premises and we had a huge urge to go on an adventure, and our 3 kids were at primary school and nursery age so it wouldn't stuff up secondary school - it was now or never!

Our kids had never been on a plane before!! Life changing experience and I highly recommend spending some time in a third world country, it totally changes you perspective on life. We live a good life and have so many incredible things around us we don't regret it at all.

FWIW we've obviously met numerous other expats and all of them, bar none, have been extremely welcoming, helpful, sociable and great to have as friends.

We kinda felt like we'd missed the boat on taking an adventure like this at our lifestage, which was purely in our heads, we could do it, we just had to make it happen. That was a very stressful experience but well worth it.

sounds a wonderful plan and well done for doing it, most people just carry on and try nothing new.

Great for bramley, but Malawi is hardly a lifestyle upgrade! Most people there live in real poverty, unlike the relative poverty of the UK. An expat lifestyle might be fine (although the the only time I was there, water supplies outside Lilongwe were very unreliable), but the locals have a hard time of it,

[Ayahuasca]

I was offered the chance to move abroad with my job and took it. Been in a 'third world country' with some first world bits for a few years now. In all honesty I would not like to move back to the UK anytime soon if I can help it.

[anonymous-user]

Ayahuasca said:

I was offered the chance to move abroad with my job and took it. Been in a 'third world country' with some first world bits for a few years now. In all honesty I would not like to move back to the UK anytime soon if I can help it.

Where is this place ?
If you hadn't put UK i would have thought you may have moved from England to one of the "other home nations"

[Rostfritt]

Blown2CV said:

you hear a lot of people whining along the same lines, regularly on here too. I wonder how many actually do go.

Not many I guess. I wonder how many who moan on like that have any sympathy for the millions of Syrians etc who actually have a bloody good reason to leave their country.

I imagine a lot of it is thinking the grass will be greener. It is amusing hearing Americans threaten to go to Canada over various things. Two I have heard them leaving over is Obamacare and marriage equality, which is funny as they have free healthcare and had marriage equality 10 years ago.

I'm no fan of the current government but they would have to get pretty st for me to up sticks.

[Andy_mr2sc]

Just out of interest has any one here moved to France or contemplated the move there from the UK? How did it work out (or not?)
Any pros and cons? Etc

[Blown2CV]

Rostfritt said:

Blown2CV said:

you hear a lot of people whining along the same lines, regularly on here too. I wonder how many actually do go.

Not many I guess. I wonder how many who moan on like that have any sympathy for the millions of Syrians etc who actually have a bloody good reason to leave their country.

I imagine a lot of it is thinking the grass will be greener. It is amusing hearing Americans threaten to go to Canada over various things. Two I have heard them leaving over is Obamacare and marriage equality, which is funny as they have free healthcare and had marriage equality 10 years ago.

I'm no fan of the current government but they would have to get pretty st for me to up sticks.

Better the devil you know in many ways. I can hardly believe many people (refugees and asylum seekers not included) believe it's definitely better in xyz country. Usually it's Australia. People don't realise it's not necessarily a dreamland over there, and nowadays because their economy is booming, even decent UK equity will net you a 10 foot square fking rusty shack.

I don't like having to work, not many people do. I don't really like the weather here, but when we have a nice day it feels more of an event. I live in a green place with lots of lovely countryside, yet I'm 15 miles from the city. The government make mistakes but you'd do too in their position. Some people are dicks but surprisingly, they are abroad aswell.

It's alright here really. I guess I'm not skint though. But then anywhere would be st in that case.

[anonymous-user]

mikefacel said:

Moonhawk said:

Just an observation - but most of the people I have met who complain about the UK and threaten to leave - are in fact people the UK would be better off without.

Reminds me of the old quip - when Brits leave for Australia the average IQ goes up in both countries!

I have heard quite a few shocking things said by people recently with regards to Australia which you have both reminded me about.

Such gems such as:

"I want to move to Australia because they don't like Blacks out there"

"I would like to move to Australia because they hate Muslims and N***ers out there and are kicking them out"

"They don't mess about with immigrants there, they just blow their boats up and drown them all"

All heard recently from people in my age group (early 30's).

[anonymous-user]

NinjaPower said:

I have heard quite a few shocking things said by people recently with regards to Australia which you have both reminded me about.

Such gems such as:

"They don't mess about with immigrants there, they just blow their boats up and drown them all"

Not strictly true, they bribe the people smugglers to take them back to where they came from. Win/Win for the people smugglers as they get paid twice!

[anonymous-user]

Well I know they don't really drown immigrants... But some people think they do and apparently that's a really great thing.

[Rostfritt]

NinjaPower said:

I have heard quite a few shocking things said by people recently with regards to Australia which you have both reminded me about.

Such gems such as:

"I want to move to Australia because they don't like Blacks out there"

"I would like to move to Australia because they hate Muslims and N***ers out there and are kicking them out"

"They don't mess about with immigrants there, they just blow their boats up and drown them all"

All heard recently from people in my age group (early 30's).

I have heard similar things too. Also I came across an article today about a woman in Australia telling a 3yo girl she couldn't be Elsa from Frozen because she was black.

A friend of mine spent a year out there and found the attitude of some of them pretty terrible. He ended up working for a company which only employed Brits as he found the Aussies were lazy.

It is odd that if white people move to a different country they are 'ex-pats' yet anyone else is an 'immigrant'

[coopedup]

Rostfritt said:

I have heard similar things too. Also I came across an article today about a woman in Australia telling a 3yo girl she couldn't be Elsa from Frozen because she was black.

A friend of mine spent a year out there and found the attitude of some of them pretty terrible. He ended up working for a company which only employed Brits as he found the Aussies were lazy.

It is odd that if white people move to a different country they are 'ex-pats' yet anyone else is an 'immigrant'

I don't know where your friend was but I also spent a year in Oz not that long ago and found most of them to be brilliant fun and pretty hard working. Yes, there was a bit of agro when it came to certain races, including their own, but you will get that where ever you go in the world.
I tried desperately to move there but age was not on my side as you had to be 45 or under and I was 43 at the time with not enough time to re-train for a job on their skills occupation list and have the relevant 2 or more years experience before hitting the magic 45 years old

[Blown2CV]

If someone used the N word in a conversation with me then they wouldn't get the chance to finish that sentence let alone share more of their views.