Blu3m00n91
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Didn’t know what to put here the thread title says it all. Interested to hear some experiences.
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Have you ever moved/lived abroad? What was your experiences, best advice?
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Trevor Morley's Tache
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Can I count North Wales, because that was practically foreign ;-)
Learning some local lingo and customs goes a very long way.
Learning some local lingo and customs goes a very long way.
metalblue
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I lived in the US for a bit for work and had plenty of friends live abroad for work as well.
What we would probably all say is if your life here isn’t great you’ll love it, otherwise you’ll hate it. There is a forum called British expats which is a good place to get tips and stuff
What we would probably all say is if your life here isn’t great you’ll love it, otherwise you’ll hate it. There is a forum called British expats which is a good place to get tips and stuff
Blue Maverick
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Lived in Germany for 7 years in the RAF lived every minute of it, if they hadn’t closed it down I’d still be in I reckon. Beautiful country, strong beer, some very nice ladies and a good standard of living and respect for each other. Also lived in Malawi as a 8-10 year old it was hot and different from oldham though maybe not so much now
smudgedj
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I moved to South America after I retired, first in Bolivia and then Brazil.
Learn some of the language and rent for the first year to make sure you actually enjoy living there.
Take into account currency fluctuations; as an example when I moved to Brazil I was getting 5 reals to the pound, after the Brexit vote it dropped to 2.3 reals to the pound. At the moment it’s 7.3 reals to the pound.
Learn some of the language and rent for the first year to make sure you actually enjoy living there.
Take into account currency fluctuations; as an example when I moved to Brazil I was getting 5 reals to the pound, after the Brexit vote it dropped to 2.3 reals to the pound. At the moment it’s 7.3 reals to the pound.
Brightwell’s left peg
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UK -> Canada.
Canada -> UK
UK -> Canada.
Canada -> Australia.
Australia -> UK
What do you want to know?
Canada -> UK
UK -> Canada.
Canada -> Australia.
Australia -> UK
What do you want to know?
Tuearts right boot
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Lived up a mountain in a national park in Catalonia for 7 years, renovated 2 farms, great times and experiences and the best 7 years of my life. If I was 15 years younger I'd do it all again. Seems like you're getting itchy feet......
Do it, you dont know what's round the corner and you can always come home.
Do it, you dont know what's round the corner and you can always come home.
You are Alan Whicker and I claim my £5UK -> Canada.
Canada -> UK
UK -> Canada.
Canada -> Australia.
Australia -> UK
What do you want to know?
Worked abroad quite a lot, usually for periods of 6 months. It’s very rewarding but sometimes hard being away from loved ones.
They should bring back national service but instead of making people do pointless stupid shit like work in the army they should force them to work abroad, learn a different language, sample a different culture. We probably wouldn’t have so many bellends in the UK then.
They should bring back national service but instead of making people do pointless stupid shit like work in the army they should force them to work abroad, learn a different language, sample a different culture. We probably wouldn’t have so many bellends in the UK then.