Living abroad

[pokerjoke]

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.

 

[Crazyface]

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.

It's gonna be Australia then.

 

[rickg]

Benidorm! :rofl:

 

[Three]

Pokerjoke, what's your occupation?
Does your wife work?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Crazyface had it right. Australia ticks the boxes you are asking for.

I know people who loved it and those who came back quickly. You have to think hard if you are prepared to make that huge move. In terms of Australia you also need to know if they will want you.

 

[Aztecs27]

It's gonna be Australia then.

Yep.

Having been there on my honeymoon, I can highly recommend the place. It's awesome. If I thought it was logistically possible, I'd move there in a heartbeat (and the wife is DYING to move there).

 

[Hacker Khan]

Benidorm! :rofl:

Get down The Solana, the karaoke night look awesome.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Personally I'd go for the US if you had the chance. Mate moved out to Florida and he lives in a massive house with a swimming pool, can play golf all year, living the dream.

But I suspect with most places you will need to prove you can do a job that the locals can not. A few have gone from the UK to the US with our company but they need 'sponsoring'. And then the wives have really struggled to get a job without the 'sponsorship' of a company. A lot of these places are not like the UK where we let any tom, dick or harry in to take our jobs or sponge off the state. Apparently.

Australia is great, toured it a few years ago and I know someone who went to live there for a year and she really enjoyed it. But she said it can get quite 'remote' as you are the other side of the world from any family in the UK, plus there is a 'lot of nothing' in Australia in that it can be a plane ride to get to another city.

 

[richart]

Yep.

Having been there on my honeymoon, I can highly recommend the place. It's awesome. If I thought it was logistically possible, I'd move there in a heartbeat (and the wife is DYING to move there).

Not that easy to move to though. My brother in law applied two years ago and is still waiting. His son lives there already, which helps the process, but they are very fussy about taking Brits.

Mate of mine moved to Denia in Spain which is very nice.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Not that easy to move to though. My brother in law applied two years ago and is still waiting. His son lives there already, which helps the process, but they are very fussy about taking Brits.

Mate of mine moved to Denia in Spain which is very nice.

But when we vote to come out of the EU we will then be buggered if we want to move to Spain as well.

Have you thought of Scotland pokerjoke?? OK it may not always welcome the English and doesn't have lovely warm weather all of the time. But with the way the world is going, soon it will possibly be the only place we English can move to.

 

[craigstardis1976]

The USA is so vast and culturally different by region but as a rule of thumb I would avoid the southern states aka the Bible Belt unless the desire to have very weird and frequent conversations about your personal relationship someone they call: "Jeezuza Cahriiiisttt" is something you talking about. The NE is too damn cold and the New England accents are just bloody awful to listen too all day long.


The Midwest gets too bloody cold in winter, the SW is great if you enjoy poverty, poverty with native Americans or the oil industry...the NW is more UK like in its political outlook but has the drawback of cold and wet winters...

That leaves the Western states....California sounds great but is really expensive...Colorado is great but nearly as expensive and cold in winter....Arizona, especially Phoenix is in a boom time and has lots of white collar jobs, great golf and inexpensive housing, albeit rising energy prices but then we do live in the middle of a desert!

Avoid the Mormon states of Utah and Idaho unless associating with Mormon Magical Underwear devotees is your idea of a good time while trying to hide your four other wives...

But the biggest issue will be going through the immigration process. If you are not marrying an American it may be tough but it depends...if a company offers you a job, great! If you have skills we need...great! If you happen to be an ethnic minority that may help as well!

And of course we play golf in the sun all year round!

Craig.

 

[upsidedown]

New Zealand all the way mate

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Australia for me

 

[Rooter]

Mate of mine moved to Denia in Spain which is very nice.

My Brother in laws in laws (if that makes sense) live in Calp! Went to his wedding there, lovely part of the world! Far enough (and close enough) to benidorm!

 

[Ethan]

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

If all of that is in good shape, the two most fun liveable places I have visited were Sydney and San Diego. The people are very leisure orientated, the weather and facilities are great, by the sea, good golf nearby, people speak English (well, sort of). Sydney does feel like a hell of a long way, though, and SD is 10 or 11 hours. If staying in Europe, I would consider Cyprus. Good weather, reasonably anglophile and seems fairly liveable.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

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

If all of that is in good shape, the two most fun liveable places I have visited were Sydney and San Diego. The people are very leisure orientated, the weather and facilities are great, by the sea, good golf nearby, people speak English (well, sort of). Sydney does feel like a hell of a long way, though, and SD is 10 or 11 hours. If staying in Europe, I would consider Cyprus. Good weather, reasonably anglophile and seems fairly liveable.

My sister in law emigrated to San Diego. She loves it

 

[richart]

But when we vote to come out of the EU we will then be buggered if we want to move to Spain as well.

Have you thought of Scotland pokerjoke?? OK it may not always welcome the English and doesn't have lovely warm weather all of the time. But with the way the world is going, soon it will possibly be the only place we English can move to.

He wanted a country that welcomes the English, as well as warm.

 

[wrighty1874]

I lived in South Carolina for 3 years.Lovely climate and plenty to do on the sports front.I started playing golf there.Lived in Rotterdam for 18 months.Good if your single. Spent 3 years in Bavaria and really enjoyed it.America would get my vote.

 

[sawtooth]

I was only talking about this to the missus the other day. More of a pipe dream than reality for us I think but you never know.

Oz seems ideal but difficult to get in and there is an age limit I think or around 40.

Yes the states is great , San Diego and Palm Springs are places I have visited numerous times. They are amazing places but a long distance again from home and imagine quite expensive to buy/rent there.

For me Spain is the most practical destination. Close enough for people to visit often, and for you to get back home. Cheap flights. Plenty of ex-pats , golf , sun, etc

If your ( or your wife) employer has offices there then investigate moving jobs with them. They might even help finance the move.

Plus you get to learn another language!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

But when we vote to come out of the EU we will then be buggered if we want to move to Spain as well.

Have you thought of Scotland pokerjoke?? OK it may not always welcome the English and doesn't have lovely warm weather all of the time. But with the way the world is going, soon it will possibly be the only place we English can move to.

Economic migrants are always welcome to Scotland so long as the can speak the language and embrace the culture.
Due to climate change Scotland is now the new South of England.