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Title: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 01, 2009, 10:39:52 PM
So i've resigned to my fate- there are no teaching jobs in Scotland. But there are bleeding hundreds in Engerland. So I want to move to get me a job. But being the ignorant Scot I am, I know nothing about 'down south'.

Where in the country is nice, with nice people who don't want to stab people with funny accents? I'll literally move anywhere I can find a job, and the aforementioned stabbing avoidance must be adhered to. I'm not a massive fan of the big cities so I'l happy being rural.

Recommend me a place to move and spend the rest of my life. Lowish house prices would be nice, and I don't want stabbed!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Sifu Ben on June 01, 2009, 10:51:12 PM
Your fear of stabbing rules out London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Unfortunately probably rules out Bristol too, which is my favourite of the southern cities. House prices aren't the lowest on the M4 corridor, but there are plenty of teaching jobs and low stabbing probability. Oxford's OK but not cheap and crawling with students and tourists.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: psy on June 01, 2009, 10:55:25 PM
I can recommend the north-east.  We tend to get on better with you northern folk better than we do with those southern folk :)  I live in Durham.  That's got lots of villages & towns dotted around the county & (from where I live in north Durham) it's only about 25mins to Newcastle or Sunderland.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Jonny on June 01, 2009, 10:57:35 PM
West Midlands? I'd like to live there someday.

Usually people get nicer the more north you go, or less south in your direction.

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Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: _tom_ on June 01, 2009, 11:00:39 PM
Its nice around here (here being Northamptonshire)

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Not much to do if you dont like the countryside though (and the music scene is pretty dire)!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: nfe on June 01, 2009, 11:04:04 PM
You're from Glasgow, right?

I'd avoid London, since your daily rude:friendly human encounter ratio will fly in the wrong direction.

I liked Birmingham a lot when I lived there, but I've never actually lived full time in another English city/town. Not a clue on what's good on the job front though.

Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: 38thBeatle on June 01, 2009, 11:18:30 PM
I hope you find a job and a good place to go. I live in Sussex which is a wonderful place I think but like many places there is good and bad-my bit is pretty good otherwise I'd have gone years ago.I think cities anywhere these days are pretty  grotty and I'd look for a nice market town. Don't disregard the South, we are not all unfriendly self centred money mad p*ssheads that we are often portrayed as being.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Matt77 on June 01, 2009, 11:20:08 PM
Richmond North Yorkshire. That's nice.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Spitfire on June 02, 2009, 12:37:18 AM
take a look at york.. thats a beautiful place to live! :)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ailean on June 02, 2009, 06:16:01 AM
I live on the south coast (Southampton). This is not a bad area to live, the New Forest is close at hand, although living in a more rural area is considered a luxury down here and therefore costs money. Bournmouth and Winchester are ok too. I don't subscibe to football rivalry, but I don't like Portsmouth that much, although I'm sure it has it's nice bits.

London is only 70 miles away, which is good for day trips.

I'm not sure on the northern mortality rate, but I'm not aware of any particular hatred. Of course if may just be that all northerners are dead before they get down this far...  :)

Oh, and the climate is a little warmer too.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: hamfist on June 02, 2009, 07:02:34 AM
I've lived all along the south, and my favourite place has definately been Plymouth (and the whole of Devon and Cornwall actually). The whole pace of life is just a bit slower, and rather more "people-orientated". I found people really friendly. The scenery and coastline is outstanding, and of course there's the surfing, and the mild winters etc, etc.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 02, 2009, 07:38:59 AM
All of these places sound fantastic guys, thanks a lot. I'll draw up a big list and find some jobs in the area.

nfe- yeah i'm from glasgow, think i saw your hairy self wandering about the city centre on sunday. As for Birmingham, I hate the place! Sorry to brummies on the board, spent a lot of time there with my girlfriend and really didn't get on with the place. Hence my desire for somewhere smaller and slightly rural.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: LazyNinja on June 02, 2009, 09:37:45 AM
take a look at york.. thats a beautiful place to live! :)

As with any city, York's got a fair share of rough areas of it's own tho... Tang Hall springs to mind. My gf's friend got bricked in the face by a bunch of chavs one day :( But yeah in general it's a nice city.

North Yorkshire is nice if you like rural as some guys have said. Richmond, Pickering, Whitby etc. North York Moors is absolutely gorgeous. Anywhere in Dales is nice but probably too rural unless you want Last of Summer Wine kinda life!

Around my area, Otley and Ilkley are pretty nice as well as lots of small towns/villages around Leeds. Anywhere that ends in ---ley tend to be nice lol.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Will on June 02, 2009, 09:39:12 AM
+1 to Tom's suggestion.

I could be classed as nearby :P and it is quite a nice area
Milton Keynes private schools aren't too bad (not personal experience) and the MK house prices are actually reasonable considering the area.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Crazy_Joe on June 02, 2009, 11:52:07 AM
South East is a good option. Hertfordshire is fairly un-stabby, apart from Luton of course.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 02, 2009, 12:27:23 PM
I wrote a nice long post here and then got kicked off the server so it didn't post  :? :(

Anyway here's a shortened version:

My bro lives in Herefordshire which is absolutely stunning.  I went out in Hereford once and it was full of stunning women.

Infact most of the shire counties are nice.

If I could live anywherein England, then I'd live in Cornwall, but it would be a bloody long way back to visit Scotland.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Elliot on June 02, 2009, 12:54:56 PM
London - anywhere else is like living in the bad part of the 1970s.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on June 02, 2009, 01:31:27 PM
I continue to live in London for two main reasons
1) Lots of gigs to go to
2) large population density = enough customers locally to establish & sustain a business
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 02, 2009, 04:02:08 PM
If I could live anywherein England, then I'd live in Cornwall, but it would be a bloody long way back to visit Scotland.

I never said i was bothered about coming back to visit, so that's not much of a consideration right now.

Thanks for the suggestions folks, as i guessed there are places that are nice but have dodgy areas, like everywhere I suppose. I'll keep you guys informed of what happens, might be getting a hairy neighbor with a funny accent and BKPs soon.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: hamfist on June 02, 2009, 04:17:39 PM
Maybe we could also suggest places to avoid ?

My votes would go to :-

Reading
Basingstoke
Woking
Southampton
Potsmouth
Swindon


IMO, all just dull, chracterless places (obvious apologies to anyone living there !)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: WezV on June 02, 2009, 04:39:23 PM
was it science you teach?   doesnt that mean you can go anywhere you want :)

our school is always short on science teachers who actually trained to teach science
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Prawnik on June 02, 2009, 04:56:51 PM
Move to Russia or Ukraine. The crime rate is not as bad as what westerners think it is, and stabbings are relatively rare, although they do happen sometimes. Mostly you get shootings instead.

If crime really bothers you, move to Byelorus. Crime is quite rare there.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 02, 2009, 05:12:20 PM
was it science you teach?   doesnt that mean you can go anywhere you want :)

our school is always short on science teachers who actually trained to teach science

I'm a chemistry specialist, but checked and i can teach science gcse.

Places to avoid would be great!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Sifu Ben on June 02, 2009, 05:22:30 PM
Just out of interest Hamfist, have you ever actually been to Swindon?
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 02, 2009, 07:35:56 PM
Come to London, there's loads to do. There are a some really horrible bits but lots of nice bits as you venture towards the south west.



The horrible bits need you!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Philly Q on June 02, 2009, 07:41:11 PM
Come to London, there's loads to do. There are a some really horrible bits but lots of nice bits as you venture towards the south west.


I live in SW London, and my bit is still pretty horrible.

Mind you, Wimbledon's SW too and I wouldn't mind living there, very nice!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 02, 2009, 08:14:59 PM
Come to London, there's loads to do. There are a some really horrible bits but lots of nice bits as you venture towards the south west.


I live in SW London, and my bit is still pretty horrible.

Mind you, Wimbledon's SW too and I wouldn't mind living there, very nice!

Lovely place. Richmond, Putney there nice places. Good pubs, lovely women...ahh if only!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Bradock PI on June 02, 2009, 11:05:39 PM
ok options

Jobs in Manchester liv out to NW or South (more expensive), North of manchester (Ramsbottom, Holcombe out rochdale side Todmorden)

Macclesfield

Leeds live out towards York or Harrogate

York

Nottingham live near Long eaton

Sheffield live out towards Pennines

Birmingham live out towards solihull

Hull - live near Beverly or Cottingham

Chester

Liverpool (and yes there are some very nice areas I just don't know them well enough to say which)

Durham
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: hamfist on June 03, 2009, 06:48:37 AM
Just out of interest Hamfist, have you ever actually been to Swindon?

Haha, yes, and I knew I'd offend someone !

But, I'll admit if I had to live in one of the places I mentioned, and could choose, it would be Swindon ... there we go, there's a bit of an endorsement for the place.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Jonny on June 03, 2009, 02:18:40 PM
My bro lives in Herefordshire which is absolutely stunning.  I went out in Hereford once and it was full of stunning women.
My girlfriend is from Herefordshire :D

And the women are indeed stunning, haha.

Come to London, there's loads to do. There are a some really horrible bits but lots of nice bits as you venture towards the south west.


I live in SW London, and my bit is still pretty horrible.

Mind you, Wimbledon's SW too and I wouldn't mind living there, very nice!

Lovely place. Richmond, Putney there nice places. Good pubs, lovely women...ahh if only!
I'm in that area (when @ Uni), it is quite nice but the prices are bloody crazy for me (being a student), lol..
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: gingataff on June 03, 2009, 04:36:21 PM
Come to London, there's loads to do. There are a some really horrible bits but lots of nice bits as you venture towards the south west.


I live in SW London, and my bit is still pretty horrible.

Mind you, Wimbledon's SW too and I wouldn't mind living there, very nice!

Lovely place. Richmond, Putney there nice places. Good pubs, lovely women...ahh if only!

As far as SW London is concerned, I lived in Tooting/Colliers Wood, Wimbledon Park (Yum!) and Wandsworth and never had any trouble at all. In fact other than some drunk bloke trying to start something by deliberately ramming into me on Charing Cross road I have never had any experience of violence there, and that includes going to Walthamstow to visit my mate.

Lancashire on the other hand, now there's a dodgy place. :|
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Jonny on June 03, 2009, 05:06:34 PM
Wandsworth borough is supposedly the safest borough in London, that's what the estate agent said to me, but I don't know if that's just a sales ploy :P
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 03, 2009, 05:28:55 PM
I'm seriously considering London. but it looks like the typical it's alright, except the rough bits, which are everywhere. Man this it hard, but I really can't wait to sort out a job, load up my little yaris and head south.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 03, 2009, 05:30:47 PM
I'm seriously considering London. but it looks like the typical it's alright, except the rough bits, which are everywhere. Man this it hard, but I really can't wait to sort out a job, load up my little yaris and head south.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: nfe on June 03, 2009, 05:42:42 PM
As much as I slag London, I've pals in Bishops Stortford and I reallyquite like it there, dunno if it really counts as London, but it's within commuting distance, so it kinda is, right?  :lol:

I just hate the "I'm in a hurry and as such have no time for manners" vibe of the centre.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 03, 2009, 06:07:54 PM
As much as I slag London, I've pals in Bishops Stortford and I reallyquite like it there, dunno if it really counts as London, but it's within commuting distance, so it kinda is, right?  :lol:

I just hate the "I'm in a hurry and as such have no time for manners" vibe of the centre.

It's about 30 minutes down the M11 if you put your toe down. It is a nice place but it is next door to Stanstead Airport, but that can be a good thing. Hertfordshire and North Essex are lovely parts of the south east.

London can make you in a hurry a lot of the time, if you let it. Some do, some don't...so much! Paul Weller made good use of this observation in the Jam song Strange Town. The thing is once you start a life here it can be like that and you won't even notice after a while. It is a good place to live though, loads to do.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: keith on June 03, 2009, 06:22:34 PM
I can recommend the north-east.  We tend to get on better with you northern folk better than we do with those southern folk :)  I live in Durham.  That's got lots of villages & towns dotted around the county & (from where I live in north Durham) it's only about 25mins to Newcastle or Sunderland.
+1 for the north east

keith
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 03, 2009, 10:00:05 PM
Damn this topic is really growing back the monster inside me :(
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 03, 2009, 10:09:01 PM
Oh yeah, Brazil must be terrible, all that sun and the beaches don't know how you cope.  :lol:
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 03, 2009, 10:14:46 PM
Oh yeah, Brazil must be terrible, all that sun and the beaches don't know how you cope.  :lol:

That beautifull beaches you saw (taking out Rio de Janeiro and perhaps more 3 or 4) don't have decent jobs... also travelling there isn't as cheap as you would think to us... And I hate hot wheater :? My city is half time gray and most time hot ¬¬

Not entering in the "third world problems" topic...
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 03, 2009, 10:26:16 PM
Not entering in the "third world problems" topic...

Ha ha, never been to Coventry have you.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 03, 2009, 10:36:15 PM
Not entering in the "third world problems" topic...

Ha ha, never been to Coventry have you.
No...

Have you ever been in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro?
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: gwEm on June 03, 2009, 10:40:30 PM
London is amazing... But I must admit its not for everyone.

Wouldn't worry about your Scottish accent. Scottish can be one of the most understandable accents I think.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Sifu Ben on June 03, 2009, 11:54:22 PM
The problem with London is that if you're a humble public servant then accomodation is going to eat the bulk of your income.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 04, 2009, 12:32:21 AM
The problem with London is that if you're a humble public servant then accomodation is going to eat the bulk of your income.

Hummm I always wished to know, how much is the usual rent thing??? How hard is find people who rent a room or something alike?
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: hamfist on June 04, 2009, 07:05:04 AM
London is my least favourite place in the UK. It would be my personal hell to live there.

I know a lot of (mostly younger) folks love the cosmopolitan, exciting feel of the place, but for me it's all just rush, rush, rush, completely impersonal, with people all around trying to fleece you or rip you off for whatever they can.

If you value time, relationships and space then I'd stay away.   And, no, I'm not criticising ANY individuals that live there, but am generalising about the place (which is what this thread is surely about, eh ?).
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Bradock PI on June 04, 2009, 09:08:22 AM
I think typical london rents circa £240 a week for 2 bed house to put into context similar in say Rochdale £80 a week. For teaching London allowance is circa £6000 which covers around £75 /week after tax so difference is around £80 week in pocket.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: LazyNinja on June 04, 2009, 10:23:46 AM
I think typical london rents circa £240 a week for 2 bed house to put into context similar in say Rochdale £80 a week. For teaching London allowance is circa £6000 which covers around £75 /week after tax so difference is around £80 week in pocket.

Jeez £240 a week? that's how much I pay a month!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: noodleplugerine on June 04, 2009, 11:49:39 AM
I love London with all my heart.

North London is nicest imo, Muswell Hill/Highgate/Hampstead/Finchley/Hendon that whole area is lovely.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Jonny on June 04, 2009, 12:46:04 PM
Well I've seen places from £400 a month, to £1000 a month or something crazy like that.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 04, 2009, 01:13:11 PM
For teaching London allowance is circa £6000 which covers around £75 /week after tax so difference is around £80 week in pocket.

And bar man? :(
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Elliot on June 04, 2009, 01:39:02 PM
One bedroom flats go for about £150 per week in SE London
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: dheim on June 04, 2009, 03:03:31 PM
Oh yeah, Brazil must be terrible, all that sun and the beaches don't know how you cope.  :lol:

That beautifull beaches you saw (taking out Rio de Janeiro and perhaps more 3 or 4) don't have decent jobs... also travelling there isn't as cheap as you would think to us... And I hate hot wheater :? My city is half time gray and most time hot ¬¬

Not entering in the "third world problems" topic...

BUT, and it's not an irrelevant particular, brazilian girls are absolutely HOT! ;)

jokes apart i can understand you, italy and brazil have got very different problems (and social conditions) but i always feel like i'm living much worse than i could JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT. italy has got a lot of awesome places, but it's a meager consolation when you see that the ONLY thing that actually works is the public health system... the rest is simply rubb*sh.
not entering the political topic...

 :(

(http://agr.corriere.it/foto/2009/05/29/038A9113-7D4D-4421-BAA0-5CF549D442BA.jpg)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 04, 2009, 03:48:47 PM
I pay £400 a month for a 2 bedroom end of terrace cottage (old stoneworks cottage built in 1875) with a nice garden on the edge of a village.  God bless Leicestershire, it might be flat as piss on a pate, but at least it's cheap.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 04, 2009, 04:58:03 PM
Hey Dheim, at least you have a public health system, not even this we have :lol:

But I got reports that Italy is not that good for a while, probably because of this "pig" you show us :D
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: CaptainDesslock on June 04, 2009, 05:34:50 PM
well, I'd offer some advice as to where to go...

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE UK!!!!!

Ummm.......if you value your life stay away from Texas (people here just shoot each other at random!)

If you want some serious awesomeness....move to Japan!

Other than that, I can't wait to visit for Reading Festival '10 WOOT!!!!!



Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 04, 2009, 08:58:36 PM
I love London with all my heart.

North London is nicest imo, Muswell Hill/Highgate/Hampstead/Finchley/Hendon that whole area is lovely.

They're the nice bits of North London, don't mention Ponders End, Edmonton and Tottenham!  :lol:
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 04, 2009, 09:01:20 PM
The problem with London is that if you're a humble public servant then accomodation is going to eat the bulk of your income.

That problem is not exclusive to the 'humble public servant', it canes all of us.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: noodleplugerine on June 04, 2009, 09:41:28 PM
I love London with all my heart.

North London is nicest imo, Muswell Hill/Highgate/Hampstead/Finchley/Hendon that whole area is lovely.

They're the nice bits of North London, don't mention Ponders End, Edmonton and Tottenham!  :lol:

What's your point? You don't have to live in the shite parts :p
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: HTH AMPS on June 04, 2009, 10:06:00 PM
people tend to lump 'London' into one collective opinion - there are so many districts that you can have whatever type of life you want out of the place (from what I've seen anyway).

Kew Gardens is seriously nice AND you're close to Chandlers just 5 mins off the tube.  Oh, and there's a Starbucks serving caramel fraps (Mmmm!!!) just beside the tube.  St Johns Wood looks very quiet and leafy too.

I've probably named two very expensive areas of London to live in, but my point is that there ARE nice areas and it's not all hustle and bustle.

I will say though, I've never got into random conversations with strangers in London whereas you can easily strike up some banter with people in Newcastle at gigs or out on the piss.  You dont get those simple gestures like a 'good morning' or whatever either - I like that aspect of living in a smaller city.  Saying all that though, I do like London alot.

Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Bradock PI on June 05, 2009, 09:45:48 PM
Live outside london and you can still get there in under 2 hrs from almost 2/3 of the country so when you need the bustle it's there.

For teaching London allowance is circa £6000 which covers around £75 /week after tax so difference is around £80 week in pocket.

And bar man? :(


For bar staff it is probably as easy to live near london as any where else the tips are higher and jobs easier to come by which somewhat compensates for the higher prices as long as you live off the best commuter routes which if your working bar hours is easier.

Other than that better in other big cities some bars and clubs like to recruit foreign staff as it fits their profile of being exotic. Sorry if I have made the wrong assumption from your handle Fernando  :)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 05, 2009, 11:25:13 PM
I'm not really exotic looking (said by europeans I met in my trip in London), in deed they stared at me with a "wtf" face when I said I was brazilian :lol:

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3598480885_1ff4ab00b8.jpg?v=0)

And I got a portuguese nationality, what I think makes things easier...
Do you have idea how much is the weekly payment now a days at bar staff? I say bar staff because I only have experience in work in industry and don't intend to keep on this, so that would probably the kind of job I would be able to get in the beggining...
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 06, 2009, 09:12:50 AM
I love London with all my heart.

North London is nicest imo, Muswell Hill/Highgate/Hampstead/Finchley/Hendon that whole area is lovely.

They're the nice bits of North London, don't mention Ponders End, Edmonton and Tottenham!  :lol:

What's your point? You don't have to live in the shite parts :p

That North London isn't the nicest part, not by a long shot  :roll:
Finchley has a serious Chav problem, Hendon is surrounded by some of the busiest roads in the Uk, M1, A1, A41 and the North Circ'
Hampstead has the worst School run 4x4 problem in the country, full of pretentious tossers.
SW London pisses over the North.
Muswell Hill is nice though. Highgate is too small.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Prawnik on June 06, 2009, 05:06:15 PM
Re: London.

Riddle me this. How can a country with so many caribbean islanders and africans not be able to come up with one reggae radio station? A billion reggae fiends and no decent irations.

In the middle of Babylon and all the radio seemed to play was Girls Aloud and mall rap.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Philly Q on June 06, 2009, 05:18:18 PM
Riddle me this. How can a country with so many caribbean islanders and africans not be able to come up with one reggae radio station? A billion reggae fiends and no decent irations.

A billion?  :?

I should think there is a reggae radio station somewhere.  But I'm not going looking for it.  :|

You could come and hang around in my neighbours' garden if you like reggae that much.  :P
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: dheim on June 07, 2009, 09:27:52 AM
Riddle me this. How can a country with so many caribbean islanders and africans not be able to come up with one reggae radio station? A billion reggae fiends and no decent irations.

A billion?  :?

I should think there is a reggae radio station somewhere.  But I'm not going looking for it.  :|

You could come and hang around in my neighbours' garden if you like reggae that much.  :P

i was thinking the same thing! :)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: noodleplugerine on June 07, 2009, 10:31:24 AM
I love London with all my heart.

North London is nicest imo, Muswell Hill/Highgate/Hampstead/Finchley/Hendon that whole area is lovely.

They're the nice bits of North London, don't mention Ponders End, Edmonton and Tottenham!  :lol:

What's your point? You don't have to live in the shitee parts :p

That North London isn't the nicest part, not by a long shot  :roll:
Finchley has a serious Chav problem, Hendon is surrounded by some of the busiest roads in the Uk, M1, A1, A41 and the North Circ'
Hampstead has the worst School run 4x4 problem in the country, full of pretentious tossers.
SW London pisses over the North.
Muswell Hill is nice though. Highgate is too small.

Well it's all subjective isn't it? This isn't about some "REP UR ENDZ" shite, christ. Hendon is a bit of a shitehole though. I live in Palmers Green which is absolutely lovely, going further north you have winchmore hill, also lovely, enfield town is alright, c--kfosters/whetstone/friern barnet are all a bit of a dump, but again, you don't need to live in these places.

Re: London.

Riddle me this. How can a country with so many caribbean islanders and africans not be able to come up with one reggae radio station? A billion reggae fiends and no decent irations.

In the middle of Babylon and all the radio seemed to play was Girls Aloud and mall rap.

There's quite alot of reggae stations, the local stations around where I live all play reggae!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Philly Q on June 07, 2009, 11:39:00 AM
I think the "point" of the "nice parts of N. London vs. shite parts of N. London" comments is just to say that it's not all the same.  London's a funny place.  You can have a lovely area that's just a stone's throw from a mini Beirut full of nutters and horrible old tower blocks.  Which might be worth knowing for someone who's moving from another part of the country.

And it's stating the obvious, but it costs to live in the nice parts.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 07, 2009, 05:20:30 PM
I love London with all my heart.

North London is nicest imo, Muswell Hill/Highgate/Hampstead/Finchley/Hendon that whole area is lovely.

They're the nice bits of North London, don't mention Ponders End, Edmonton and Tottenham!  :lol:

What's your point? You don't have to live in the shiteee parts :p

That North London isn't the nicest part, not by a long shot  :roll:
Finchley has a serious Chav problem, Hendon is surrounded by some of the busiest roads in the Uk, M1, A1, A41 and the North Circ'
Hampstead has the worst School run 4x4 problem in the country, full of pretentious tossers.
SW London pisses over the North.
Muswell Hill is nice though. Highgate is too small.

Well it's all subjective isn't it? This isn't about some "REP UR ENDZ" shitee, christ. Hendon is a bit of a shiteehole though. I live in Palmers Green which is absolutely lovely, going further north you have winchmore hill, also lovely, enfield town is alright, c--kfosters/whetstone/friern barnet are all a bit of a dump, but again, you don't need to live in these places.

wtf is "REP UR ENDZ" when its at home?

Palmers Green = absolutely lovely?  :?

Subjective? Not really no.

My original point was SW London, Richmond, Teddington ect. Go and have a look at the Thames down there and you will see what I mean.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Will on June 07, 2009, 05:29:02 PM
I'm not really exotic looking (said by europeans I met in my trip in London), in deed they stared at me with a "wtf" face when I said I was brazilian :lol:

Were you wearing that hat though Fernando? The hat makes you exotic :P

I hope you aren't saying Londoners are Europeans :lol:
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 07, 2009, 05:47:33 PM
:lol: The hat is at home...

Europeans I mean:
1) the people I met at english school in london (switzerlanders, italians, germans, czechs...)
2) people at the pub in london (WRC2007 England x France, the frenchs came to say "congrats" when England won the game)
3) people trying to speak with me in german/dutch in Amsterdam
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: dheim on June 07, 2009, 06:14:27 PM
:lol: The hat is at home...

Europeans I mean:
1) the people I met at english school in london (switzerlanders, italians, germans, czechs...)
2) people at the pub in london (WRC2007 England x France, the frenchs came to say "congrats" when England won the game)
3) people trying to speak with me in german/dutch in Amsterdam

you could easily be italian, i'd say... anyway the image we foreigners have got of brazil is the wild mixture of races that make those girls so damn hot (:haha:), but many brazilians look just like their european ancestors (including the multitude of nazi refugees...  :)), so it's no surprise...
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 07, 2009, 06:49:29 PM
I've italian and portuguese ancestors, but it's from great-parents :)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Prawnik on June 07, 2009, 08:17:35 PM
Re: London.

Riddle me this. How can a country with so many caribbean islanders and africans not be able to come up with one reggae radio station? A billion reggae fiends and no decent irations.

In the middle of Babylon and all the radio seemed to play was Girls Aloud and mall rap.

There's quite alot of reggae stations, the local stations around where I live all play reggae!

That is teh weird.

If you live in London, where is Palmers Green? I lived in Streatham and Oval areas (SE London) and the Jamaicans complained (along with me) about the lack of reggae on the radio.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Johnny Mac on June 07, 2009, 08:49:43 PM
Re: London.

Riddle me this. How can a country with so many caribbean islanders and africans not be able to come up with one reggae radio station? A billion reggae fiends and no decent irations.

In the middle of Babylon and all the radio seemed to play was Girls Aloud and mall rap.

There's quite alot of reggae stations, the local stations around where I live all play reggae!

That is teh weird.

If you live in London, where is Palmers Green? I lived in Streatham and Oval areas (SE London) and the Jamaicans complained (along with me) about the lack of reggae on the radio.

They're was one I found I while ago, but i'm not sure if they're still broadcasting. There are a hell of a lot of pirate dance music stations.

Palmers Green is N13. As the crow flys, about 8 miles north of Shoreditch. Follow Green Lanes from Newington Green, Islington and you'll get there.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 11, 2009, 05:01:14 PM
So the move idea progresses, just posted an application form to a school in Ipswich. Based it more on the school than the area, but from what I've seen that area looks nice. Shall keep you all updated, driving for an interview will be a little tricky.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 11, 2009, 05:10:15 PM
Get a airplane man! :D

Remember being ridiculously cheat a abroad flight to close europeans country...
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 11, 2009, 11:00:13 PM
Suffolk is really nice.  Not been to Ipswich which I hear mixed reports about (well, been to the Tesco on the outskirts to get some beer but that's as close as I got), but I like Suffolk a lot.  Adnams is one of my favorite breweries too which is handy.

I can recommend The Sorrel Horse in Shotisham, The Ramsholt Arms in Ramsholt (oddly enough) and the chippy in Aldeburgh.

Might be heading down that way myself soon.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 13, 2009, 10:25:49 AM
Development! I have an interview on Wednesday. Gotta be there for half 8, so an overnight is essential i think. Oh and I have to deliver a lesson about waves. Damn GCSE science, I love physics but got a lot of studying to do.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: hamfist on June 14, 2009, 08:00:20 AM
Development! I have an interview on Wednesday. Gotta be there for half 8, so an overnight is essential i think. Oh and I have to deliver a lesson about waves. Damn GCSE science, I love physics but got a lot of studying to do.

Good luck !    WHy not bring a guitar in to the lesson and try and get some sound wave theory into it ?   I could see it being quite a good prop.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 14, 2009, 09:05:18 AM
Development! I have an interview on Wednesday. Gotta be there for half 8, so an overnight is essential i think. Oh and I have to deliver a lesson about waves. Damn GCSE science, I love physics but got a lot of studying to do.

Good luck !    WHy not bring a guitar in to the lesson and try and get some sound wave theory into it ?   I could see it being quite a good prop.

I used a ukulele last week to demo sound waves, and I think I'll be using a slinky to show off the different types of waves next week. Though the uke idea might work again...
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 15, 2009, 08:54:41 AM
Come in for a cup of tea on the way back if you want.  Dunno which way your going, but if driving then I'm not far from the M1/M6/M14 junction, which you're more than likely going to go past.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 15, 2009, 04:46:16 PM
Come in for a cup of tea on the way back if you want.  Dunno which way your going, but if driving then I'm not far from the M1/M6/M14 junction, which you're more than likely going to go past.

Thanks man, but I'll most likely be going straight back in the afternoon, got a busy day thurs/friday so need to be in bed sharpish. Thanks again, if i get the job you're getting a unwelcome guest at some point.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 15, 2009, 04:48:45 PM
If you live in Suffolk, I'll be moving into your shed. :lol:

Looks like I'm going down there next month at some point.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: GuiTony on June 15, 2009, 05:41:59 PM
So the move idea progresses, just posted an application form to a school in Ipswich. Based it more on the school than the area, but from what I've seen that area looks nice. Shall keep you all updated, driving for an interview will be a little tricky.

I'm late to this, but as you've mentioned Ipswich, here's my 2p ...

Norwich is way nicer than Ipswich.  We live c15 miles out of Ipswich and c35 miles from Norwich, but go to Norwich far more often than Ipswich.  Ipswich has grown hugely in the last 15 or so years - must be more than double the population that it was - hence its lost a lot of its original character and culture.  It has its share of "problem" areas and hence "problem" schools too, so be careful where you go if you want to enjoy your teaching life.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 18, 2009, 12:55:13 PM
Alrighty, I'm moving to Ipswich. Got myself a job and I'll be moving down over the summer. Thanks for all the input gents, been much appreciated.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: hamfist on June 18, 2009, 03:00:19 PM
Alrighty, I'm moving to Ipswich. Got myself a job and I'll be moving down over the summer. Thanks for all the input gents, been much appreciated.

Well done that man !!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: WezV on June 18, 2009, 03:21:34 PM
well done!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: 38thBeatle on June 18, 2009, 07:02:07 PM
Congratulations.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: Philly Q on June 18, 2009, 07:06:00 PM
Blimey, that was quick!  Well done!   :)
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: WezV on June 18, 2009, 08:03:11 PM
they dont hand around with teachers - certainly not this late in the year
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: badgermark on June 18, 2009, 09:45:56 PM
Thanks again chaps, really appreciated. yeah it was a quick turn around, all the better. Oh and it means i get a 12 week summer, our term finishes tomorrow and england starts in september. Awesome.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 18, 2009, 10:30:39 PM
Oh and it means i get a 12 week summer,

Git  8)

Well done mate, good news.

I've got a couple of Adnams in the fridge, you'd better start practicing.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: WezV on June 18, 2009, 10:43:58 PM
i get 7 weeks this year... its awesome all round!
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: ToneMonkey on June 18, 2009, 10:49:56 PM
I get an extra 2 weeks paternity.
Title: Re: Moving to England
Post by: FernandoDuarte on June 20, 2009, 03:38:47 PM
(late...) congrats badger!