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Since my life has taken so many turns lately and I've solidly decided to pursue electronic music, I'm heavily considering moving to England within the next 9 months. I know I'll need a job, find a place to stay and hopefully make some good contacts before I make the move. I'm really serious about this. Wondering if you guys have any tips, local information, anything like that... job hunting (I'm a soon to be graduating system administrator) or where the best places to stay are, anything that might help I appreciate this tremendously, I feel the energy moving faster, like something needs to happen with my life |
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better rain than earthquakes i always say dude, i wanna go to england so bad and do all the rephlex party "thing" people will tell you not to go, but i say fcuk'em |
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Very close to making the decision... ... and I love the rain |
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Go to a decent sized city that isn't London. |
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Tip: If someone in England offers you a fag, they are not inviting you to have anal intercourse with a person of the homosexual persuasion but, in fact, are offering you a cigarette. London is not shrowded in a permanent fog. No one speaks like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. The Queen does not exist. She is an animatronic puppet used to entice American tourists to these shores. Most importantly of all; never, ever publicy admit that you're an American. Say you're Canadian or something. |
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This I've heard, the question is 'why?' |
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I'm from California, when I went to Europe people liked that... they just don't like the rest of Americans, and quite frankly, neither do I for the most part... I think we'll get along fine |
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How're you graduating as a sys admin? Are you getting a vocational qualification or an academic one? I only ask because (and I'm not being nasty, just telling you the truth) American qualifications aren't taken terribly seriously here... it might be best to wait till you have a year or two's experience from working in america before trying to move here- you'll find it a lot easier to get a sys admin job that way. That is of course, assuming you want a sys admin job here? (Might be a wise choice- easy position to get music apps on your work pc and "get paid to make music"! :) |
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THE TAX WILL KILL YOU! |
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...and don't expect to be able to buy your own place till you're 30, even if it's a really modest 1 bedroom flat. |
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I have a year of experience and will have a 4 year degree in computer engineering with a solid knowledge of FreeBSD, hopefully that will be enough to land me a QA job or something. I'd rather start small so I have more time for other things. That info is VERY helpful though, thanks Where would a good place to look for a job be and what cities would you recommend? I have a friend who works at Sun, but they're laying off everyone, he might go to Ireland on their company program, but it's unsure right now Staying where I am isn't an option right now, I need to move, I need a huge change in my life |
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Ah, if you've got a years experience you should be fine. As to a city, Liverpool or Manchester are good bets... a lot of companies are moving their administrative centres up there as they're a lot cheaper than london, but have the infrastructure to handle big business. I'd normally advise you to steer clear of Ireland for jobs... but Ireland are massive in the IT sector. |
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Come to Liverpool...the greatest city in the world. |
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What are the benefits, besides lower rent, of Liverpool or Manchester over London? |
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if you have money move to london :) if you're after music that is surely the best place to be... if i had money i'd go there for 5-7 years or as long as im going to enjoy visiting parties :) |
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For music, London and Manchester are the best places. But like that guy said, Manchester is ALOT cheaper than London for everything. Liverpools good aswell, but you might not be able to understand a single word they say to you. |
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I've also been entertaining the idea of spending a few years in the greater london area. i can fake a few different versions of the english accent as well as scottish, irish, and even austrailian, so i don't think i'll have too much trouble blending in. accept i still like to use words like "french fries" and phrases like "blow up them damn iraqi's." that could blow my cover i guess. |
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Glasgow is where it is at. fuck London. Overpriced shithole. haha |
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Manchester's a shit hole though |
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Why is Manchester a shit hole? I need details from the locals! |
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Lower cost of living too- might sound like the same thing, but I really do think people in london generally lead a "poorer" life- an extra £3,000 a year on your wages doesn't come close to compensating for the increased cost of loads of things (aside from housing)- food, alcohol, night club entry, clothes, etc. all cost less in the north. |
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sell out! |
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Fuck it, go for it and move to London. It might be hard work at first, money doesn't go far here, but if thats what you want, do it. Sounds like you have the enthusiasm to make it work. As for getting a job... check workthing.com totaljobs.com getajob.com ( ithink) look for "jobs in london" (or manchester or wherever) on google and see whats there |
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Checking out the web sites, pretty generic, how hard is it to get employed over there right now? I know some of you englishers are coming online soon, any help would be quite welcome |
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Please don't come here. We don't want any more economic migrants. Do we Ceri? |
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woohoo, everyone loves Canada!! |
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I think I'd enjoy living in the UK somewhere... living here in The Netherlands for the past 3 months has been awesome, but I don't know if I'd want to live here permanently... |
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I dunno, we're pretty full here. Not sure we'd have room for you. |
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Why shouldn't you say you're American? Because of our foriegn policy? If so, That's silly. |
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No, no. We hate Americans for all sorts of reasons. Foreign policy is just one. That is top of the list for those countries around the world who you've shat on. Its more cultural for us Brits. |
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I know it's because you don't want me there... I KNOW!!! Why must you hurt me so? |
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I wanna go to Rome, personally |
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yeah me too... I want to go to Rome, Athens, Barcelona, etc... |
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I'm sorry. Can you find it in your cold, American heart to forgive me? :o) |
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Hey man, I'm Canadian... how can you insult me like that? :( just kidding, I have nothing against Americans! :) |
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Canadian, American...what's the diff? You all talk funny. |
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I'll be going to Athens in February. Wooo :) |
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cultural what? |
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Murr? |
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Murr? |
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Just the general cultural differences between Americans and Brits, or even Europeans. Americans tend to be loud, brash and uncouth while us Brits, and many of our European comrades, are more sophisticated, subtle and refined. These differences count for a lot. |
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you dont visit football matches often, do you? :) |
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Brits, sophisticated, subtle and refined? WAHAHAHAHA |
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I wouldn't include our lumpen proletariat in that definition of course. |
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I would hardly consider someone coming from America to here "economic migration" :) |
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so english society is mainly high class people then? im sure charles can behave :) |
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He said he's coming here to work didn't he? |
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Maybe not England, but Wales, yeah. |
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I thought the defenition of an economic migrant was one wishing to improve their (material) quality of life by moving to another country? |
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To live, not necessarily to work... although sadly I think it'll end up being hand in hand Checked out jobs, looks better there then it does here right now |
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