Living abroad

[Norrin Radd]

south africa ,cape town .
the weather is awesome the cost of living is cheap ,the schooling is excellant and housing is cheap.
i lived there for about six months and loved it. family reasons had me coming back .otherwise i would still be there.

 

[spongebob59]

You need to start with your migration status - suitable career, ties to the country, sponsor, likewise for spouse etc.

If staying in Europe, I would consider Cyprus. Good weather, reasonably anglophile and seems fairly liveable.

Isn't it packed full of Russians now ?

 

[Slab]

south africa ,cape town .
the weather is awesome the cost of living is cheap ,the schooling is excellant and housing is cheap.
i lived there for about six months and loved it. family reasons had me coming back .otherwise i would still be there.

Although the value of the Rand has been in freefall in recent years

 

[Slime]

New Zealand or Australia.
My advice though, for what it's worth, is don't sell your house!
Rent it out whilst renting somewhere in your new destination for at least a year or two.
That way, if things go belly up, you have somewhere to come back to.
Just a thought.

 

[TopOfTheFlop]

Lived in the US for 4 years and still go over to work roughly 4-6 weeks. Like aired before it's important you can sort the immigration part of it out - if you do then that would be my pick.
San Diego is immense (La Jolla just north even better) and the golf is wonderful. Sports is what the schools are centred around mainly so your son would thrive!
So many places to choose from you'd be spoilt for choice but if your depending on work to sponsor you then you may not have a chance to choose location.

 

[vkurup]

Having lived in the US (both coasts), UK, Aus and also worked/travelled a few, i think there are too many variables in this. We moved to the UK from Sydney and it was a big culture shock, but I guess we have adapted now. I guess beyond the mechanics of getting there - immigration, health, schools etc, there are other important things that you want to think thru
1) If you need to work, then what kind of work will you get, pay
2) Can your partner work
3) What kind of lifestyle do you like ... Sports (Aus is top choice), Sailing (Aus, NZ), Outdoor (NZ, Aus, US West Coast), hangout with the Jetset (cant beat NY) etc.

Once the glamour of the move has gone away, and you feel homesick what will you do? I guess an English man is welcome in most places - though like every other expat community, the English man would prefer to stick to his tribe and stay in small community.

There are other places to look at Spain (golf, tennis), S France.
You can also go off the beaten path. Someone I knew, decided to move to Beijing and teach English while his wife was on a job secondment. He was treated like a king and did not want to come back. Hongkong is another option but they dont do much sports.
Our top 5 cities to move outside the UK (in no particular order): Auckland, Sydney, Portland (Oregon), NY, Mumbai.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Having lived in the US (both coasts), UK, Aus and also worked/travelled a few, i think there are too many variables in this. We moved to the UK from Sydney and it was a big culture shock, but I guess we have adapted now. I guess beyond the mechanics of getting there - immigration, health, schools etc, there are other important things that you want to think thru
1) If you need to work, then what kind of work will you get, pay
2) Can your partner work
3) What kind of lifestyle do you like ... Sports (Aus is top choice), Sailing (Aus, NZ), Outdoor (NZ, Aus, US West Coast), hangout with the Jetset (cant beat NY) etc.

Once the glamour of the move has gone away, and you feel homesick what will you do? I guess an English man is welcome in most places - though like every other expat community, the English man would prefer to stick to his tribe and stay in small community.

There are other places to look at Spain (golf, tennis), S France.
You can also go off the beaten path. Someone I knew, decided to move to Beijing and teach English while his wife was on a job secondment. He was treated like a king and did not want to come back. Hongkong is another option but they dont do much sports.
Our top 5 cities to move outside the UK (in no particular order): Auckland, Sydney, Portland (Oregon), NY, Mumbai.

Bloody English, emigrating to other countries for a better life but then not bothering to integrate with the local community and just staying in their own ghettos, mixing mostly with their own types.

Absolutely disgraceful, no wonder this country is going to the dogs! Stop them coming in, get out of the EU, we just can't cope!!!!!.

 

[vkurup]

Bloody English, emigrating to other countries for a better life but then not bothering to integrate with the local community and just staying in their own ghettos, mixing mostly with their own types.

Absolutely disgraceful, no wonder this country is going to the dogs! Stop them coming in, get out of the EU, we just can't cope!!!!!.

hahha.. I am not picking on any particular set.. it is generally true for all expats in every major city in the world.. It is just human nature that people want to stay close to others of 'their type'. However, that does not mean that they dont integrate. You can live in ghetto, but when you go out... you go out and integrate. A lot of it comes down to education and how open/tolerant people are to try things.

Travel the world.. that the best education out there..

 

[upsidedown]

hahha.. I am not picking on any particular set.. it is generally true for all expats in every major city in the world.. It is just human nature that people want to stay close to others of 'their type'. However, that does not mean that they dont integrate. You can live in ghetto, but when you go out... you go out and integrate. A lot of it comes down to education and how open/tolerant people are to try things.

Travel the world.. that the best education out there..

We found in NZ that the Kiwis already have their circle of friends so whilst they were very welcoming you never got that friends for life you get in your home country

 

[Hacker Khan]

hahha.. I am not picking on any particular set.. it is generally true for all expats in every major city in the world.. It is just human nature that people want to stay close to others of 'their type'. However, that does not mean that they dont integrate. You can live in ghetto, but when you go out... you go out and integrate. A lot of it comes down to education and how open/tolerant people are to try things.

Travel the world.. that the best education out there..

Easy there Alan Whicker. I have been to Cardiff once you know.

 

[vkurup]

We found in NZ that the Kiwis already have their circle of friends so whilst they were very welcoming you never got that friends for life you get in your home country

We loved our relatively short stay in NZ... but it is on our bucket list to go back and visit it again. The Kiwis are generally more closed group as compared to the Aussies. We have some Kiwi friends so it was alright to get inside the ropes. Understanding the kiwi english pronunciation was tad more difficult.

 

[upsidedown]

We loved our relatively short stay in NZ... but it is on our bucket list to go back and visit it again. The Kiwis are generally more closed group as compared to the Aussies. We have some Kiwi friends so it was alright to get inside the ropes. Understanding the kiwi english pronunciation was tad more difficult.

Yis :thup: We were in Canterbury where it can very one eyed

 

[vkurup]

Yis :thup: We were in Canterbury where it can very one eyed

I was asked if 'we had any pits'... while I might look a bit coal faced, i had never been near a mine.. so when our friends followed up with
'do you have pits like a dog or cat' it was easier to understand..

 

[Rooter]

I was asked if 'we had any pits'... while I might look a bit coal faced, i had never been near a mine.. so when our friends followed up with
'do you have pits like a dog or cat' it was easier to understand..

Wait until one of them or a saffer says "you can't" in a slightly raised tone!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Wait until one of them or a saffer says "you can't" in a slightly raised tone!

.....Or the posh Morningside lady who asks the ironmoger if he has any 'bleck sex.'

 

[patricks148]

dear boy i give you the only option......


Scotland

fantastic weather, almost the same language and the finest golf courses in the world.

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

Hi all I wanted to pick some brains on living abroad.

It may be a year it maybe 5 but me and the wife and kids are looking to move abroad maybe depending on a few things.

We would be looking at a country that welcomes the English,has warm or warmish weather for most of the year.
The country has to be good on sports as my son is sports mad and is showing signs of being really good and the warm would help to continue training most of the year,so good schools are important.

Getting a job would be important too if finances are needed.
I appreciate there could be hundreds of answers so hopefully someone has lived abroad and enjoyed it.

Is your son showing signs of being really good at a particular sport or are you just talking about gym class?

 

[delc]

Benidorm! :rofl:

If the UK leaves the EU, you may not be allowed to move to Benidorm in Spain!

 

[chrisd]

Hi all I wanted to pick some brains on living abroad.

It may be a year it maybe 5 but me and the wife and kids are looking to move abroad maybe depending on a few things.

We would be looking at a country that welcomes the English,has warm or warmish weather for most of the year.
The country has to be good on sports as my son is sports mad and is showing signs of being really good and the warm would help to continue training most of the year,so good schools are important.

Getting a job would be important too if finances are needed.
I appreciate there could be hundreds of answers so hopefully someone has lived abroad and enjoyed it.

I employed a very very competent plant mechanic who decided to emigrate to NZ with his qualified nurse wife and two kids. She got work before they went but because he wasn't indentured he never found work although he was gifted at his job. They stayed for a while but realised that if they stayed too long without him working they would not have enough money to return and buy a house back home, so they came back after about a year.

 

[Three]

If the UK leaves the EU, you may not be allowed to move to Benidorm in Spain!

Not true.
That point has arisen here where I am, UK would keep existing arrangements with countries like Spain