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Rocksolid said:Were_Doomed said:Rocksolid said:newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Tiglet2 said:Check out some of the OPs other threads, makes for interesting reading!I would. I've just read your rants about UK housing on the other thread. You come across as a very hateful person.Now surely, if you're earning £300k in London, you should be halfway towards saving a very decent deposit on an OLDER house that stood up to the Luftwaffe in WW2 rather than waiting for a Government HTB handout on a cardboard new-build house (One thing we do agree on). But then again, I'm sure you wouldn't want to live in London, what with the 57% of Indians living there (I still have no idea where you got this figure from)
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
I would rather live somewhere else in UK like Edinburgh or Manchester, but ideally, outside UK for sure, I hope you don't crucify my opinion.
* Gross generalisation - they may as British as any of us. Skin colour <> nationality., not sure who likes to be here tbh.
Why do you need to change my words in something so horrible? I didn't say I don't like foreigners!1 -
newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Again...
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.What a weird thing to say.You're blinkered if you think other countries don't have the social problems like we do. France certainly do (I spent a lot of time in France). Poland do (as per previous). I'd be very surprised if Italy doesn't.I have absolutely no idea why you're living here?As for people not liking living here, I think most people do. We're a great nation. Whilst people might moan about the weather, it's a fairly mild weather system. We get very few days over 30c (people in this country moan like mad when it gets hot). And we get very few snow days, particularly in the South where some areas rarely if ever get them! Those who live in the South West, particularly, get very few days below 0c.It's easy to sit outside and make an assumption about British people. In the same way I could say that from the outside, Italians are brash, right-wing and think they're better than everyone else. I'm pretty sure they're not. But just because your values are different to ours, doesn't make us wrong.London (and its outlying area) is definitely not representative of the country. Nothing against anyone who lives there (some of my family do), but as a countryside-born person, I have no wish to live in a city and I don't. I live in a village in Buckinghamshire which gives me access to everything I want from local towns and cities (I can get into central London in under half an hour by train) but have farms and nature surrounding me. In fact, many people who live nearby are prepared to pay the £6k to travel into London every day, knowing that house prices are considerably less than half with generous gardens and countryside on tap.As I get older and have no reason to live near a city, my wife and I fully intend to move out to the coast, hopefully in a fairly rural and remote area.Again, I've yet to understand the attraction of Manchester. My wife is from there and has no wish to ever return. My Son lives there. He tells me it's great for young people because it's so vibrant, but can understand that if your life doesn't revolve around alcohol and socialising that it may not be attractive for middle-aged folk.If you're involved in the financial industry and simply chasing money and you don't like London, I'd recommend the Netherlands or Switzerland. Edinburgh could be interesting too, although I don't think you'll earn the kind of money you could in London (I could be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure we pay our banking folk much less than the ones in London).
I like up north to be close to mountains, I don't care if it has to be Manchester, Liverpool and the rest of the cities up north, certainly I have few preferences.
I'm not in the financial sector, but I play with it.
I'm living here just... for making money I suppose, and that's not a wonderful reason to stay in one place, it makes the life miserable, as currently it is.
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newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Again...
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.Again, I've yet to understand the attraction of Manchester. My wife is from there and has no wish to ever return. My Son lives there. He tells me it's great for young people because it's so vibrant, but can understand that if your life doesn't revolve around alcohol and socialising that it may not be attractive for middle-aged folk.1 -
Rocksolid said:newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Tiglet2 said:Check out some of the OPs other threads, makes for interesting reading!I would. I've just read your rants about UK housing on the other thread. You come across as a very hateful person.Now surely, if you're earning £300k in London, you should be halfway towards saving a very decent deposit on an OLDER house that stood up to the Luftwaffe in WW2 rather than waiting for a Government HTB handout on a cardboard new-build house (One thing we do agree on). But then again, I'm sure you wouldn't want to live in London, what with the 57% of Indians living there (I still have no idea where you got this figure from)
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.
I don't earn 300k, Business Insiders mentioned between 100-300k salary in London, where 100 is the minimum, 300 max, and I agree with it. More precisely, with this you live just normally, don't even think about having the millionare life in the little Canary Warf. In all this, if arithmetic is an opinion, it's all your opinion then
I would rather live somewhere else in UK like Edinburgh or Manchester, but ideally, outside UK for sure, I hope you don't crucify my opinion.1 -
rik111 said:Rocksolid said:newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Tiglet2 said:Check out some of the OPs other threads, makes for interesting reading!I would. I've just read your rants about UK housing on the other thread. You come across as a very hateful person.Now surely, if you're earning £300k in London, you should be halfway towards saving a very decent deposit on an OLDER house that stood up to the Luftwaffe in WW2 rather than waiting for a Government HTB handout on a cardboard new-build house (One thing we do agree on). But then again, I'm sure you wouldn't want to live in London, what with the 57% of Indians living there (I still have no idea where you got this figure from)
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.
I don't earn 300k, Business Insiders mentioned between 100-300k salary in London, where 100 is the minimum, 300 max, and I agree with it. More precisely, with this you live just normally, don't even think about having the millionare life in the little Canary Warf. In all this, if arithmetic is an opinion, it's all your opinion then
I would rather live somewhere else in UK like Edinburgh or Manchester, but ideally, outside UK for sure, I hope you don't crucify my opinion.
For sure they did good with this lockdown helping people/families that needs.0 -
Aranyani said:newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Again...
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.Again, I've yet to understand the attraction of Manchester. My wife is from there and has no wish to ever return. My Son lives there. He tells me it's great for young people because it's so vibrant, but can understand that if your life doesn't revolve around alcohol and socialising that it may not be attractive for middle-aged folk.I'm very aware. My wife is from Greater Manchester (although she'll fight you and tell you she's from Lancashire). However, I was more implying the City of Manchester (and arguably including Salford, although I'm aware that's a different place and well aware of my Geography).I'm not slagging off anyone who lives there - I'm happy for you. Personally, I don't much like Cities full stop anyway, but each to their own.0 -
newsgroupmonkey_ said:Aranyani said:newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Again...
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.Again, I've yet to understand the attraction of Manchester. My wife is from there and has no wish to ever return. My Son lives there. He tells me it's great for young people because it's so vibrant, but can understand that if your life doesn't revolve around alcohol and socialising that it may not be attractive for middle-aged folk.I'm very aware. My wife is from Greater Manchester (although she'll fight you and tell you she's from Lancashire). However, I was more implying the City of Manchester (and arguably including Salford, although I'm aware that's a different place and well aware of my Geography).I'm not slagging off anyone who lives there - I'm happy for you. Personally, I don't much like Cities full stop anyway, but each to their own.0 -
Rocksolid said:newsgroupmonkey_ said:Rocksolid said:Tiglet2 said:Check out some of the OPs other threads, makes for interesting reading!I would. I've just read your rants about UK housing on the other thread. You come across as a very hateful person.Now surely, if you're earning £300k in London, you should be halfway towards saving a very decent deposit on an OLDER house that stood up to the Luftwaffe in WW2 rather than waiting for a Government HTB handout on a cardboard new-build house (One thing we do agree on). But then again, I'm sure you wouldn't want to live in London, what with the 57% of Indians living there (I still have no idea where you got this figure from)
I don't like UK, no one does, at least no one that I know, mostly foreigners, but I don't see British not depressed too...
London is for sure the worst city in UK, surrounded by the worst cities for social problems mostly, all connected to the financial pressure, don't try to hide it.
I don't earn 300k, Business Insiders mentioned between 100-300k salary in London, where 100 is the minimum, 300 max, and I agree with it. More precisely, with this you live just normally, don't even think about having the millionare life in the little Canary Warf. In all this, if arithmetic is an opinion, it's all your opinion then
I would rather live somewhere else in UK like Edinburgh or Manchester, but ideally, outside UK for sure, I hope you don't crucify my opinion.0 -
Aranyani said:Loads of Greater Manchester is very rural and not city like at all, me thinks maybe you are just a snob. 😉Maybe. Maybe I just don't like Manchester CITY or London CITY or any CITY that you choose to pick.Or maybe you're just one of those professional "offendeds". You get offended easily don't you?
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