GaelicFox Posted 19 July 2016 Posted 19 July 2016 I moved to leicester 25 years ago best thing I ever did ! Do it lad , send me a private message and will help all I can if your serious
separator Posted 19 July 2016 Posted 19 July 2016 The company that I work for have a division that deals with traffic management and they have contracts all over the UK (and Australia too.), I don't work for that side of the business but I there are over 100 vacancies across the business at the moment. not sure if thats your thing but the link is below... https://www.cubic.com/Transportation/Solutions/Traffic-Management
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 19 July 2016 Posted 19 July 2016 from my experience, australia is wanky and full of slags that break your heart, come over georgios
Jattdogg Posted 19 July 2016 Posted 19 July 2016 3 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: from my experience, australia is wanky and full of slags that break your heart, come over georgios If they use you for sex without transmittng diseases to you then i fail to see the problem.
possiblygeorge Posted 20 July 2016 Author Posted 20 July 2016 5 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: from my experience, australia is wanky and full of slags that break your heart, come over georgios This is true 2 hours ago, Jattdogg said: If they use you for sex without transmittng diseases to you then i fail to see the problem. this x2
fuchsntf Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 8 hours ago, Watson said: I wouldn't let your love of the club dictate where you move. There are plenty of places in the UK I'd recommend above Leicester. Anything above Leicester...we are no1, PL Champions...nobody but nobody is ajBove Leicester Quite a few below us, especially london ...
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 18 hours ago, possiblygeorge said: Surely can't be all that bad! I understand the need for change, however I'd definitely recommend you visit Leicester for a couple of weeks before moving here - were it not for our PL title win and Richard III discover, Leicester really is a bog-standard UK city with a few nice parts and a fair few nasty parts. We've got an OK shopping centre, a big handful of questionable takeaways, rush-hour madness, bog standard parks, sub-standard parking, a cool looking prison, a rugby stadium (urgh), LCFC (YES) and a train station. Not a lot of note. The surrounding countryside is quite nice if you're into that, but so is most of the UK. You're 2 hours from the nearest beach, and it's a real shit one full of scum you wouldn't touch with a barge pole. 2 hours from London (if you're into that), 2 hours from pretty much anywhere else of note in England. We have winters here. Not usually that cold (0-5C in the day is normal, -5 - 0C at night) but when it is freezing/snowing it's chaos - cancelled flights, ungritted roads that are occasionally undriveable. We are actually having a summer this year (30C, humid) but you sometimes experience years where 20C is the absolute maximum and it can rain near enough every day from April to November. On the plus side, the most dangerous wildlife is probably the stinging nettle and the dog faeces, no chance of getting killed by a spider while you pass solids. If you're moving because of your love of Leicester City, just remember that you won't be able to go to many (if any) games while we're doing so well as it near enough always a complete sell out these days
Finnegan Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 18 hours ago, MPH said: Move to the United states instead. Its such a big place you can find any environment you want. Want a nice liberal place? there's a state for that. Want ultra conservative? there's a state for that. Plus its so much cheaper than England and so much more work available... Yeah. One problem. It's full of yanks.
Parafox Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 Don't forget we have an extradition treaty with Australia... Just saying
Parafox Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 44 minutes ago, Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo said: I understand the need for change, however I'd definitely recommend you visit Leicester for a couple of weeks before moving here - were it not for our PL title win and Richard III discover, Leicester really is a bog-standard UK city with a few nice parts and a fair few nasty parts. We've got an OK shopping centre, a big handful of questionable takeaways, rush-hour madness, bog standard parks, sub-standard parking, a cool looking prison, a rugby stadium (urgh), LCFC (YES) and a train station. Not a lot of note. The surrounding countryside is quite nice if you're into that, but so is most of the UK. You're 2 hours from the nearest beach, and it's a real shit one full of scum you wouldn't touch with a barge pole. 2 hours from London (if you're into that), 2 hours from pretty much anywhere else of note in England. We have winters here. Not usually that cold (0-5C in the day is normal, -5 - 0C at night) but when it is freezing/snowing it's chaos - cancelled flights, ungritted roads that are occasionally undriveable. We are actually having a summer THIS WEEK (30C, humid) but you sometimes experience years where 20C is the absolute maximum and it can rain near enough every day from April to November. On the plus side, the most dangerous wildlife is probably the stinging nettle and the dog faeces, no chance of getting killed by a spider while you pass solids. If you're moving because of your love of Leicester City, just remember that you won't be able to go to many (if any) games while we're doing so well as it near enough always a complete sell out these days Fixed
Parafox Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 I hear Hand Avenue has moved a bit more upmarket these days
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 Just now, Parafox said: Fixed Correct! Quite often our summers are about 12 hours, so a week is pretty generous
Larry_LCFC Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 Sounds to me like you just need to go travelling for a month or two. Get it out your system. The grass isn't always greener. In fact in Leicester, it will probably all be yellow.
Buce Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 This is a wind up, right? Why would anybody want to swap living in Oz for this godforsaken country?
ozleicester Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 We did this in 2010, moved back after 40 years in Oz. Planned to stay in England for 5+ years ....and we lasted 18 months Things to keep in mind... The distance to travel for work etc may not seem far... but believe me it will take A LOT longer to get everywhere, morning and evening traffic is a shambles. Employers will treat you far worse than they do in OZ (the class system is still alive and very well). Travel, fuel, entertainment etc will be much more expensive than in Oz. Setting up Internet connections and Bank accounts etc is wayyyyy harder than it should be. Even though we are English, we were still considered foreigners and things are more difficult to organise than we expected, the system is just (logically) different to how things work in Oz. On the plus side... You can watch City live.. (well i could then but we were struggling) Europe is soo close and so many opportunities to travel England is a beautiful country with fantastic history and soo much to see. Food is cheap (supermarkets) English people (as a generalisation) are the most witty people and working with nice witty folk is a joy and a laugh. We are kinda old (50ish) so probably less flexible and easy going than you young folk I say go for it... live it take every opportunity.
MPH Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 1 hour ago, Finnegan said: Yeah. One problem. It's full of yanks. Lived here have you? The fact that you call all of them yanks proves your ignorance as to who 'yanks' really are...
Webbo Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 18 minutes ago, MPH said: Lived here have you? The fact that you call all of them yanks proves your ignorance as to who 'yanks' really are... If you're British all Americans are yanks.
The Horse's Mouth Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 live in a lovely city like York or something, this place ain't worth it pal
Fox92 Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 1 hour ago, Buce said: This is a wind up, right? Why would anybody want to swap living in Oz for this godforsaken country? Is our view of living here bad because we live here, though? .... I've always found most people tend to criticise their home town. IE some people "would love to live in London" yet most people I met at Uni who were from London didn't like it. Same applies to a Country? Wherever I've been on holiday I tend to want to live there yet in reality it probably isn't a good idea because living in a Country is far different from just spending a few weeks there. Oh, and I'm not saying England's bad at all. Weather is a bit inconsistent (though I prefer cold to very warm anyway - as proved this week) but the history of this Country is superb, very proud of that, and we have some beautiful places and great Cities in this Country. I'm not sure I could live anywhere else.
Countryfox Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 2 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Is our view of living here bad because we live here, though? .... I've always found most people tend to criticise their home town. IE some people "would love to live in London" yet most people I met at Uni who were from London didn't like it. Same applies to a Country? Wherever I've been on holiday I tend to want to live there yet in reality it probably isn't a good idea because living in a Country is far different from just spending a few weeks there. Nope, its a cr@phole but I stay here for friends, family, and the footy of course ...
MPH Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 37 minutes ago, Webbo said: If you're British all Americans are yanks. and we are wrong to say that! Calling all Americans yanks is similar to an American calling everyone in the UK English..
leicsmac Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 9 minutes ago, MPH said: and we are wrong to say that! Calling all Americans yanks is similar to an American calling everyone in the UK English.. Well, yes, there's the Rebs as well but I'm not entirely sure that's much to be proud of...
MPH Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 1 minute ago, leicsmac said: Well, yes, there's the Rebs as well but I'm not entirely sure that's much to be proud of...
Webbo Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 14 minutes ago, MPH said: and we are wrong to say that! Calling all Americans yanks is similar to an American calling everyone in the UK English.. It is what it is. The term Limey first meant British sailors but it's more generally English now.
MPH Posted 20 July 2016 Posted 20 July 2016 2 minutes ago, Webbo said: It is what it is. The term Limey first meant British sailors but it's more generally English now. Haha... thats coming from an Englishman! I will let you tell our good friend @Finnegan that its ok to call all Welsh people English and they should just accept it because ' it is what it is'
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