MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch
and where are you?...
I'm in India - Bengaluru
You taken the family out there 😯
No. The nature of the job allows me to get home quite a bit. They wouldn't want to move here anyway. I love it here but I wouldn't move lock stock and barrel....
Hola! Spain.
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¡Olé!
morzine, france (not as a seasonaire, i hasten to add!)
I've been living in Leipzig, Germany for the past ten years. 😯
Me!
My name used to be Patrick, but I changed it by Deed Poll.
😀
It's nippy out actually; the warm fluffy one over there, thanks.
NW Alps here since (at various times) 1969
Another frog here, Languedoc-Roussillon since 2000, Savoie beforehand.
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Spain rules!
I moved to Scotland 6 years ago. It was tough at first, what with the almost impenetrable language and frankly inedible local cuisine, but I find I am warming to the place and its peoples.
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Daaaaaaag!
From a Yorkshireman in Holland.
Nj USA past 2 years and probaly for a few more
Calgary Alberta
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can't see us coming 'home'
Western Australia for almost two years, no rush to return either....
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Toronto here, arrived in August, no plans to return any time soon...
Panama City, Panama...
I'm in the same boat as Ox, came to visit Haggisworld 15 years ago and havent left yet. I practice my accent every day though - just to keep in touch with home.The Flying Ox
I moved to Scotland 6 years ago. It was tough at first, what with the almost impenetrable language and frankly inedible local cuisine, but I find I am warming to the place and its peoples.
Melbourne, Australia
Arrived 3 months ago, bikes have have finally arrived in the shipping container last week. Will see how the next few years go.
+1 Australia.
But not riding anything like Ishouldbeworking's - can understand why though, I discovered the myth that is quicksand at the weekend.
Sunshine Coast (ha, I want my money back for calling it that) for me.
Won't return even in a pine box...
Local:
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enjoy living out here in Boulder, Colorado.
Its rather snowy at the moment, but looking forward to this when summer rolls around:
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Again, no plans to move back home any time soon
A Scotsman in exile here in Englandshire - and I've no excuse for being awake at this time of night / day. Considering (seriously) a relocation to NZ right now. The wife has lots of friends out there and I like the pretty scenery 🙂
living in Whistler, Cananda for the past 5 years
best ski and bike terrain in the world
Ishouldbeworking - whats the riding like in WA? Im moving over to Perth area later this year, just waiting for visas to arrive, any good local mtb websites or clubs? Where are the best spots for riding please?
I'm in Vancouver, BC. Been here since '03 and no intentions of going back. Will probably move somewhere else in Canada in a couple of years though as the cost of houses in Vancouver is ridiculous, and I don't want to live in a 700 sq ft flat for ever!
Today I rode my shiny new bike in the sun up some great singletrack within the city limits (well, Burnaby, a suburb), with views of the snow-covered mountains. Might ski after work tomorrow. Tough life.
Paul
Am Canadian.. lived in the UK for 12 years. Now living in the middle east.
Am planning to return home to Canada (either Vancouver, Toronto or Halifax) in the next few years.. can't see myself returning to the UK even though i am very fond of it and consider it home..quality of life is not great.. which is a shame.
can't see myself returning to the UK even though i am very fond of it and consider it home..quality of life is not great.. which is a shame.
Interesting.... care to expand??
This seems to be a constant conversation amongst many of the natives (especially at the moment). Always though that there was an element of the moaning British mentality about it, so a slightly different perspective is interesting
I'm in New Zealand, been here since December and no plans to rush back either!
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Quite a way from home though:
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Been living in the Czech Republic for about 15 years, and have no plans to return to UK. The language is a nightmare though.
Currently escaping the tax system and Scottish Weather in East Malaysia (Borneo). 3.5 years so far and due to be here another 3. No plans to return.
Been in Belgium (Flanders to be more precise) since 2004.
It's wonderful to be in a place where cycling is so popular.
Language still throws up the odd dialect based issue now & then but that's just funny now.
Not really an ex-pat so to speak, but currently living and working in Awassa, Southern Ethiopia.
I'm a VSO volunteer.
And I'm looking forward to coming home. It's not an easy place to live...
:o)
Paul
Germany currently.
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Not enjoying it a lot though...
Day 1 of expat life for me - landed in Singapore this morning! 🙂
A pseudo frog with a passport to prove it.
Ein Anhänger von Roter Stern der seit 10 Jahre in leipzig wohnt. Bist du auch ein bischen Punk? Schön wenn es so wäre.
Lancashire to Whakatane NZ. Bloody good move in my opinion.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Been here four years and cannot see myself ever going back to the UK except to see friends and ride my bike there.
Came here with the wife, and 2 kids, just had a third.
Work hard but quality of life is much better, riding in the jungle and 35-40 degrees is just different but still fantastic. Travel ops are superb so far been to Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Singapore, Cambodia, Australia, Bali and this year am going to NZ skiing, Borneo, Laos, maybe Sri Lanka and probably the Phillippines.
Occassionally miss things and friends - but real friends come over!
Cheers
Shiny
I've been living in Denmark for the last 6 years and we are in the process of buying a new house and the kids are starting school so we are here for a good while yet.
Some good things and some bad.
Spain, nearish to Don Simon. Despite that, no hurry to move back to the UK 😀
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Gothenburg, Sweden for the last 6 years. Have a young family so tied here for the time being.
I'm more of a serial immigrant than an expat. New South Wales. I don't intend to go back to the UK to live or work but otoh I think the Australian economy is in much greater danger than everyone else thinks it is, so...
I think the Australian economy is in much greater danger than everyone else thinks
How come? Are those thoughts sector specific? or just the economy in general?
I was under the impression that a lot of the Australian resilience was commodities driven...
Near to Bilbao, in the Basque country. Came here on holiday, been here 5 years now. It´s the longest I´ve ever lived in one place since leaving home for Uni.
4½ years into life in Southern Sweden, can't see us ever moving back TBH.
The summer:
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I am in Brazil, but after saying that am flying back to Blighty today for 3 or 4 weeks.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Devon originally
I'm [i]not[/i] in Spain 😉
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Smogmonster - google perth mtb and you will get the clubs website which has details of all the local rides, the photo in my post is jarrahdale
Riding pretty good once you get used to the peagravel, generally the mtb 'scene' is made up of a small number of dedicated riders, not much general mtb interest around and not much stuff in most bike shops.
Save all your your wiggle and crc purchases until you get here - not vat and free postage, but buy lots of hard to source cotic and singular frames before you leave....
Email in profile for more info.
Double post
not expat yet, but moving to Finland in July. No plans to return to the UK full time. Belgium, NZ, Oz, Germany and Austria are pretty attractive atm too 🙂
Will be an expat again soon, this time it's Bogota Colombia, still not sure how I feel about it yet.
not expat yet, but moving to Finland in July
Lucky git 🙂
What professions are people in - there's a real variety of locations mentioned there!
IT.
I was an expat. My family moved to Peru when I was 12. I came back for university and proper sausages. Strange how you miss the small things!
I'm in Central France.
Been here full-time since 2007.
Semi retired IT contractor.
Now full-time cyclist! 😉
I havent lived in the Uk now for 5 years.
Left when i was 20 and now living in Innsbruck, Austria.
Best bike place 😉
5 Bike Parks within 1hr or so.
Miss Dominos thats about it
Nick I was nearly in Innsbruck yesterday. Glad to hear there are bike parks nearby, will be visiting them in the summer.
I'm still living a mile from the house I was born in ........ should i move?
Finland is an excellent choice 🙂
I concur with Kitz_Chris, bit snowy here at the mo.
Colorado USA
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I'm still living a mile from the house I was born in ........ should i move?
No, not if you are happy there.
in the desert that is Zaragoza- northern Spain, only for a year, but it's been fun so far
What professions are people in - there's a real variety of locations mentioned there!
meeja researcher here. It's lots of numbers, and people are sufficiently scared of them to think it's magic and hence give me a visa 🙂
Haven't done ANY riding since I got here though, but roll on spring. I'm also hoping to get down to Utah again, now that it's only 4 hours' or so flight.
I'm in Slovenia. Been here more than 10 years. Great riding (STW have been here more than once to report), whatever your taste. I work in a research lab.
I live near Belfast, it is shit as is the UK and its lack of job prospects, I am divorcing but have three great kids, should I up sticks and leave?
We had a chat about this thread today in our site office, lets face it the quality of life in UK is turd
lets face it the quality of life in UK is turd
Rubbish. You might've had a crap time of it, that's your problem not the UKs.
I'm still living a mile from the house I was born in ........ should i move?
I depends why you left in the first place. And whether "now" feels the right time to go back.
i live in a place called Hommersåk, Norway. Winter lasts forever but i really like it here. Moved from the UK 10 yrs ago. 5 years in Zurich and now Norway. I agree with the above speaker, "quality of life in the UK is mostly shite". I wont be returning, other than to visit family and friends
quality of life in the UK is mostly shite
Such a stupid statement.
Most countries have pros and cons. The UK has a lot of pros, however they are sadly lost on so many people. Great shame.
OK, I'll bite. What are the pros?
Bob Diamond?
Pros about the UK:
- you can get a good curry, ranging from madras, to tikka masala, rogan josh, peshwari nan, paneer gobi.... I could go on.
- Barstaff know which beers should be served cold and which ones warm.
- You can see masses of music from the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, France etc etc etc.
- You can buy alcohol in the corner store, and have change left from a fiver!
- Fish and chips is a) possible and b) something that people understand without having to translate.
- Tea is available on tap, you don't have to import decent teabags.
- People don't give you a funny look when you ask for squash, y'know, diluting juice? No? D@mn.
- There are around 20 different countries you can visit within a 4 hour flight of London.
Oh god, what have I done?!
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Of the UK? Well off the top of my head
Intelligent forward looking tolerant culture
Accessibility of mountains, seaside
Outstanding natural and man-made beauty
Some of the world's best museums, art galleries etc etc etc etc
One of the world's biggest and greatest cities
Countryside access
Good career prospects
Great cultural output (tv, film, music, literature etc)
For a few.
That's not a competitive list, by which I mean it's not meant to say my country's better than yours. However it is a list of good things.
Just because you used to wallow in some hole of a crap town doesn't mean the whole country's bad.
yeah, thats not really saying much for the uk nicko.
Been in Vancouver 3 years, no plans to move back.
Shiny - where in KL? I'm back in London at the mo but should be back soon.
Being chased by a pack of monkeys as a downpour closed in - and as you know that means it got dark - on the Mont Kiara singletrack was........ interesting....
Looking at moving at the moment
Fish & chips and orange squash isn't really an argument for staying somewhere.
The UK is Okay, but other places clearly have something to offer.
Only thing I want to stay for is family and friends and familiarity - otherwise keen to explore.
Everywhere has it's pros and cons I guess
Liverpool.
I tried living down south but it was shite.
Anlegov where in Slovenia?
Hey Clockwork667 - Where in Colorado are you?
I just got back from a weekend Skiing and back to the day job. I work in Academia, but the real reason I'm here is bike racing.
Boulder has the most vibrant mountain bike scene I know of; the local Wednesday night race series attracts some of the fastest riders in the USA. Just one of many reasons I'm here.