Would you consider emigrating if the recession gets really bad here in the UK?

GDB2222

jorichste wrote: »

I left uk 7 months ago, the best thing I ever did- well one of the best anyway. If you have to be skint then its much more fun in the sun!! Exchange rates don't really matter if you work in the country that you live in.

where did u go to?

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've never been abroad. NEITHER HAD SARAH PALIN

Most countries wouldn't allow me in to work (age-related, no sought-after skills). THAT IS A PROBLEM, I AGREE. EU IS GOOD, OF COURSE.

HOW ABOUT LEARNING TO BE A PLUMBER, THEN GO LOOK FOR A JOB IN POLAND? ;-0

If I met Mr You'll Do and he wanted to drag me somewhere - IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CAVEMAN. ANYWAY, YOU'LL NEED TO GET OFF THE SOFA TO FIND HIM.

Sorry about the caps. One day, I'll go on a course to learn how to do coloured writing

GDB2222

steadysaver wrote: »

I wouldn't worry too much about global warming. Onces the Earths magnetic field dies off, the atmosphere will dissapear and then there will be something to worry about.

wikipedia says:
Based upon the study of lava flows of basalt throughout the world, it has been proposed that the Earth's magnetic field reverses at intervals, ranging from tens of thousands to many millions of years, with an average interval of approximately 250,000 years. The last such event, called the Brunhes-Matuyama reversal, is theorized to have occurred some 780,000 years ago.


So, it's high time for a reversal. Put on your tinfoil hat now!

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

wikipedia says:
Based upon the study of lava flows of basalt throughout the world, it has been proposed that the Earth's magnetic field reverses at intervals, ranging from tens of thousands to many millions of years, with an average interval of approximately 250,000 years. The last such event, called the Brunhes-Matuyama reversal, is theorized to have occurred some 780,000 years ago.


So, it's high time for a reversal. Put on your tinfoil hat now!

I've read up on that before.
No need for the hat - we'll all die anyway

Really2

GDB2222 wrote: »

wikipedia says:
Based upon the study of lava flows of basalt throughout the world, it has been proposed that the Earth's magnetic field reverses at intervals, ranging from tens of thousands to many millions of years, with an average interval of approximately 250,000 years. The last such event, called the Brunhes-Matuyama reversal, is theorized to have occurred some 780,000 years ago.


So, it's high time for a reversal. Put on your tinfoil hat now!

But would reversing it have no effect anyway, it would still do the same job

jorichste

gdb2222, I moved to cyprus. Within eu so no problems with visas, lots of people speak english, although we are all learning greek. Work is generally not as well paid as in uk, but cost of living is much lower-my council tax is £80 per year!

Microstar_2

I spent some time in Australia and started up in business there (vehicle mechanical and bodywork repairs, air-conditioning). We kept the UK business running with a family member in charge, in case things didn't work out. A good job, because like a lot of emigres, we did come back. I met a lot of ex-pats who left UK because they didn't like it here, but moaned equally about Aus! I don't think they'd be happy anywhere (where do you think 'whinging Pom' originates?).
There's a lot of things I missed, including a sense of history (not something you notice until its not there), and what I would call 'quaintness'. Aussie suburbs are the most boring places on Earth. We also found the education system to be less good than anticipated, there are good 'state' schools in Aus, but you'll find you have to pay quite a bit to use them! There's also the Aussies themselves, superficially friendly but a bit boorish. If you're the sort of person who likes going to barbecues and then have blokes ramble on and on about sport (with mouths full so that you get sprayed with food) then you'll like it. I know its a cliche, but there really is a lack of culture, Sir Les Paterson is not entirely fictional! They have a lot of similar socail problems to us (crime, anti-social behaviour, the 'bogan' underclass, bludgers etc).
In summary, great place for a holiday but I didn't want to live there.
We spent a few months in NZ, which I liked a lot better, but you really do get a feeling of isolation.
As for the economic problems, well I think they've also had a housing bubble and I think the AUS$ has dropped a fair bit and Aus reserve bank has had to step in to prop it up?? Falling commodity prices will not be good news for Aus.

UK is not a bad place if you have a reasonable income. There are good schools available, decent houses (if you have a bit of money behind you) and its cheap and easy to jet over to Europe if you want a week or two's break in different surroundings or a blast of hot sun.
If you don't like 'your' part of the UK then more somewhere else within the country. There are some beautiful, quiet and fairly cheap parts of the country up in Scotland or NE England or even N. Ireland. The grass is not always greener on the other side of the world.
We have some relatives in US too, and they are really going through the mill at the moment, with additional worries about loss of healthcare cover. I'm not unhappy to be where I am.

thriftybabe

We have made a great living in the UK. We always said that should things go really bad then we would try somewhere else. We are not at that stage yet but think we may be at the stage possibly by April next year. Will have to wait and see but it is definitely at the back of our mind at the moment!

Penelopa.Pitstop

I wanted to live in Switzerland but ended up in UK. Now I gave up the idea of living in Switzerland. I think I'm too lazy to move again and start again. I'd like to have a home somewhere in the world. Right now I'm renting and I don't feel like it's a proper home.

I'm not afraid of recession. I have considerable savings, good skills and proper insurance in case of redundancy.

If I move to other country it wouldn't be due to economic situation.

StevieJ

ad9898 wrote: »

'Giving us different winters', I like your understatement, if the Gulf Stream stopped, we would have winter permanently, it could possibly bring on another ice age, ironic in the face of global warming.

At least we wouldn't be flooded, every cloud and all that :T