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Old 27-08-2013, 01:42 PM #1
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Default Would you give up life in the UK if given the chance?
Same question applies to anyone who lives in a different country.

Many people moan about living in the UK, but if you were given a free ticket to make a permanent move abroad... would you take it? If so, where would you go? Would you be willing to give up everything and take up a new life somewhere else accepting their different culture, tv, rules, laws, food etc? Or would you rather stay here?

I wouldn't mind living abroad for a couple of years. I've become interested in Canada recently, i'd love to experience living in one of their freezing cold winters. I recently read online that some areas can average -20/30 around January time. I'm not sure if I could ever move permanently though, i'd miss things too much. Especially my family!
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I had that choice recently, but I chose to remain. I do have commitments here that made things a bit more difficult, but if I didn't have those, then I would definitely do it.
 
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I would love to live in the USA, Sweden or Germany. Or Canada. I'd happily relocate to any of those.
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No. I love where i live. I think this is a brilliant country to live in. Not knocking other countries. There are lots of places I'd like to spend a year in...or a few years...just for the experience, but this is my home and I can't imagine anywhere I'd prefer to live
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I'm Irish but I would move somewhere warmer if I could, too many commitments here though
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I don't live in the UK but yes, I would leave Ireland in a heartbeat if it were possible.
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I don't live in the UK but yes, I would leave Ireland in a heartbeat if it were possible.
Why isn't it possible? You don't have kids and a mortgage yet Jess
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Why isn't it possible? You don't have kids and a mortgage yet Jess
I don't have money either, we need like 7-9k more.
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I don't have money either, we need like 7-9k more.
wow, that's alot, what do you need that much for? (I'm being very nosy sorry)
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wow, that's alot, what do you need that much for? (I'm being very nosy sorry)
Well, if I go then I will have literally nowhere to stay, we need to have an apartment secured before I can go, there's already a lot saved but it's a bit below the price of somewhere to stay, so it's going to be two years at most before I move there for good.
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Ditto, although the Netherlands, France and Canada are beautiful countries.
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I'd like to live in a country where there are 4 seasons, not 11 months a year of summer. My 1st choice would probably be Germany also because I love the language and there are some of my relatives who live in Munich, although I'd rather live in Berlin.
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Easily. I'd love to like in the USA or something
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No. I'd love to travel more but I'd always want my home to be in the UK.

I know people complain, but it's not that bad. Or at least it wasn't. These er... changes are happening all over the world.
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No, I learned German and Irish.
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I love living in the UK. Yes I'm one of those pesky immigrants, took somebodys job...though I bought my own house to make up for that and I don't think I have stopped anyone getting dental treatment yet :
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omgz you speak German

Do you think Spanish is a language that you'd really have to immerse yourself in too? If you try and learn a little bit of Spanish it'll be a lot easier to speak Portuguese.
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Do you think Spanish is a language that you'd really have to immerse yourself in too? If you try and learn a little bit of Spanish it'll be a lot easier to speak Portuguese.
I think I would mix them up badly though. I am scared I would have half of my sentences in Portuguese and half in Spanish or something if I did that. The best word I learned is "chapadão", I was saying it all week and Pedro's sisters got me a mug made with the word on it.
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