[Conor]

I'd also say be prepared to be constantly broke. My uncle is well qualified (masters) has a high up position in an important graphics design company and has designed for Nintendo, Coke and Cadburys. He still only just about manages to make a living and rents a 1 bed flat in an unfancy area almost an hours walk from the city centre and doesn't live an extravagant life by any means. By the time he pays rent, rates and food bills he has barely anything left over. I don't know how people get by there with normal jobs... no wait, they don't.