Moving to the UK

[anonymust]

Hey guys,

I'm just curious as to how difficult it is to find a house in the UK. (preferably London).

And what is the average cost of a studio (something between 20 - 40 sq meters)

I lived all my life in the USA with my parents, but i was born of Dutch nationality (The netherlands), and trying to live here for the past two years is difficult since i never spoke dutch in my life.

So i'd like to come to the UK to live and/or study/work.

Since UK is part of the EU :) I can travel freely :P

P.s the GBP is worth more than the EUR :) hope i get a good job!

[Yorkie]

Hey guys,

I'm just curious as to how difficult it is to find a house in the UK. (preferably London).

And what is the average cost of a studio (something between 20 - 40 sq meters)

I lived all my life in the USA with my parents, but i was born of Dutch nationality (The netherlands), and trying to live here for the past two years is difficult since i never spoke dutch in my life.

So i'd like to come to the UK to live and/or study/work.

Since UK is part of the EU :) I can travel freely :P

P.s the GBP is worth more than the EUR :) hope i get a good job!

The UK is arguably overcrowded as it is. The Pound may be worth more than the Euro but the cost of basic commodities is ludicrously expensive. University fees are on average £9,000 per year. Jobs are increasingly scarce with serious levels of unemployment rising fast. Many, if not most, young people find themselves unable to get on the property ladder. Riots have recently swept the country. Racial tensions run high in many parts of the land. The country is ruled by an unelected coalition government. It rains most of the time.

Please don't think that I'm trying to put you off, but have you ever considered Poland?

[anonymust]

I have polish friends, I've been to Polland, but Im more looking forward on getting to a country where i can build my career (preferable in English) and live life regularly (watch english tv shows, read English magazines) that kinda stuff if you know what I mean.

I dont want to really adopt to another country, i know the way of life for the British, and i can manage with that,


at the moment I am in the Netherlands, and i hate their culture, and they way they do things...

P.s. I heard from polish friends that the roads over there suck a-r-s-e

[Mzungu mchagga]

Impressive thread!

anonymust asks question on 24-01-11 (only post so far!)

Yorkie replies on 30-10-11 (only answer to thread!)

anonymust replies to Yorkie within 16 minutes


Must have been a great moment you've been waiting for 9 months long

[Yorkie]

I have polish friends, I've been to Polland, but Im more looking forward on getting to a country where i can build my career (preferable in English) and live life regularly (watch english tv shows, read English magazines) that kinda stuff if you know what I mean.

I dont want to really adopt to another country, i know the way of life for the British, and i can manage with that,


at the moment I am in the Netherlands, and i hate their culture, and they way they do things...

P.s. I heard from polish friends that the roads over there suck a-r-s-e

If I wasn't married you could come and live with me. You look gorgeous! [Don't tell my wife...]

[maria]

Hi, it is nice meeting you!
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Hope I've been useful to you and I wish you luck with finding the house of your dreams. Nice and safe moving to UK from me!

[Cimmerianbloke]

The lady doesn't seem to be around anymore, but her 2 posts tell a lot about what is wrong with young people nowadays. Her expectations about life in the Netherlands have not been met, is it because of the weather, language? I have the deep feeling that immigrants should adapt to their host culture and not the other way around (consider that Holland is one of the most tolerant countries when it comes to immigrants...), and things there are done pretty efficiently. Moving to the UK won't sort the problem as, as Yorkie rightfully underlined, society there is more fragmented, communitised, jobs are scarcer and London has a housing problem. As a part-time working student, it is a recipe for disaster. Flanders published a couple of weeks ago a leaflet for immigrants, explaining in very simple language what is expected from people coming to Flanders to live. Some politicians have been commenting the publication as downright racist and depicting Flanders as a narrow-minded community, borderline intolerant. After reading the leaflet, where emphasis is put into learning Dutch and adapting to Flemish and Belgian laws and way of life (along with more trivial information such as "it rains a lot, do not go out without an umbrella"), I cannot stop thinking this is what had been missing for so long. Fair play to the lady for acknowleding she doesn't want to adapt to another country though, that is a sure endorsement to the US education policy. Welcome to Europe, but remember the US of A will always be there for you to go back if you feel homesick...

[ljj589]

I lived all my life

[Olga]

the UK is very overcrowded. I lived here so far for a few years but I wouldn't want to stay here, especially in London.