Life in London
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18 Apr 2013, 13:20
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Hello Crossfire,
recently I had it in my mind of moving to London. It is a long time dream to move away from Belgium and I have now decided that London will be my destination; even though I'm not quite sure yet.
How is everyday life there? Is it easy to hard a job for someone with no real qualification but who speaks three languages? How are the people? Are there much racists? How's the youth? Criminality? And is it usual to do co-living?
North, South, West, East London? What's the best choice and why?
I am going all by myself fyi
I am reading /r/London already but I want my favorite community's opinion after all :')
recently I had it in my mind of moving to London. It is a long time dream to move away from Belgium and I have now decided that London will be my destination; even though I'm not quite sure yet.
How is everyday life there? Is it easy to hard a job for someone with no real qualification but who speaks three languages? How are the people? Are there much racists? How's the youth? Criminality? And is it usual to do co-living?
North, South, West, East London? What's the best choice and why?
I am going all by myself fyi
I am reading /r/London already but I want my favorite community's opinion after all :')
Saying how the people are would just be generalising, but the majority of British people are usually quite reserved and not so friendly compared to other countries.
Lots of crime in London, stabbings are pretty regular cause of all the gangs.
Honestly you're not going to be able to live comfortably in London unless you're earning a ridiculous amount of money a year, living 15 miles outside of London and a 1 bedroom apartment here costs £150,000+, pretty sure the same thing in the middle of London would be double that price.
I would advise you to stay away, I don't understand why people thinking England is so great, I'd prefer living anywhere else in Europe or North America than here.
Edit: If tl;dr I'll just make pros and cons:
Pros:
Free healthcare (although pretty damn bad for general healthcare at a doctors clinic, emergency healthcare in hospitals is exceptional)
Public transport - no need to own a car here, you can get everywhere via train/bus
Things to do - lots of shit to do in London and other areas of the UK, good nightlife in some cities
Cons:
Job market
People
Weather
Cost of living
90% of girls will give you eye cancer
:DDD
and ruin your pillow cases
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/murder-rate-hits-42yearlow-in-london-8462974.html
Crime in London isn't as bad as most people think.
I would say I am happy to walk any part of London at any time of the day. I cannot say the same for other big cities like manchester (full of scum bags)
Even though people told me it's really easy to get a job there, I planned to fix something for sure before leaving :)
how's u anyway dinevvv :D
+ Transport
+ Stuff to do
+ Opportunities
+ Boris
People in London are generally nice, although just like any city there are areas you probably wouldn't want to spend too much time, for example parts of north east and east London (not so much of an issue in central London).
If you have the money, I'd recommend south-west London as the place to live. It borders on Surrey, one of the nicest counties in the UK, and is generally nicer than other parts of London.
Haven't really ever seen much racism as London is a very multicultural place, although I guess that's also because I tend not to associate with idiots.
Youth won't be that much different in general apart from the fact drinking over here is more of a problem than elsewhere in Europe.
Living with other people is normal as it's too expensive otherwise. I myself will be moving further towards central London soon and will be living with a couple of friends I went to school with.
Can't say too much about jobs as have always applied for stuff in my own field, depends on what you want to do I guess!
so, the answer is no
L'herbe n'est pas plus verte ailleurs, loin de là. Les gens ont tendance à vite oublier le confort de vie de la Belgique.
Prends en compte ne fut-ce que la sécurité sociale. Pas besoin d'aller loin pour un petit exemple: nos amis et voisins Français sont bien moins lotis que nous à ce niveau là (sans parler de leur gouvernement corrompu et ayant à sa tête un rigolo de kermesse, mais c'est un autre débat. Coucou les rageux.).
Après c'est à toi de voir, mais prépare toi à te serrer la ceinture si t'expatries.
xdddddd
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like personnal reasons ???
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second one its sad, it says we cant make jokes on eachother as part of e-social confraternization
london is full of gipsies that steal london natives jobs and erase their own culture bit by bit
stay in your own "country" (belgium shouldnt be considered one but ok)
you are a wizard.
What a weird question!
/me acts surprised.
the exchange rate for pounds its a bitch and they say it is also rlly expensive to live in london. I am not sure what you studied but it is rlly competitive up there so you should perhaps try and apply for jobs using the inet first before you actually move there , if you get a decent offer then you can make a budget and see if you would rlly be able to live well there. gl with it !
Why not go together in future somewhere, as i assume she's still in college?
Don't get the unsympathetic bit though, I mean it is quite a generalisation - are you using the correct word?
The typical Londoner for me was like the guy who approached me in South Kensington, I wasn't sure where to go so I picked up my map. Second later that guy was standing next to me saying; "Trouble finding your way mate?" Then he showed me directions to all museums I were heading to and gave me some tips on some good pubs and stuff. Twas nice.
Then again I might have been lucky.
Then again I think it's hard to make your opinion based on other biased opinions. Go there and see what you think for yourself. You'll end up hating, loving or not giving a shit about London.