MPH Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Quite frankly, nowhere. I hate to put a downer on this thread but...... I made the move to the states 5 years ago and it was the best decision i ever made. I have a 4 bedroom house with 1300 sq ft basement turned into a games room ( pool table came with the house) and the other half turned into a work shop. with air compressor and air compressor lines leading upto the garage 2 outbuildings ASWELL as an attached 2 car garage on 2 acres of land in the country. I paid $85,000 for it which is the equivalent of about 50 grand at the time. I get paid about 40% more even after converting dollars to pounds and yet the taxes are lower. I pay income tax of 10%, sales tax of 7.5% and only about 12% tax on fuel ( in England its about 60% right now i think for petrol tax). Not only are they lower, i ended up getting more back in my tax returns than what i paid in. No idea how that works. im about 2 1/2 hours one way from an amazing mountain range and 2/12 hours the other way from some amazing beaches. Best move i ever made!
Mark_w Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best: Suffolk Coastal (27%) Worst: Argyle and Bute (8%)Near: South Derbyshire (22%) Where I live - 20%Basically, congratulations you'll be miserable everywhere.
Rincewind Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 i went Bute last year on a coach holiday. OK for a short stay. Not sure if I'd want to live there. Very relaxing in the short term but could get boring longer.
Mark_w Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 i went Bute last year on a coach holiday. OK for a short stay. Not sure if I'd want to live there. Very relaxing in the short term but could get boring longer. Boring would be fine for me, in reality North London would probably be the worst place to live of those I've been to.
Webbo Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best-Mid suffolk Worst-Newham Near-Oadby and Wigston. (Only a point above Charnwood though)
One Legged Beaver Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best: Craven (52%) Worst: West Dunbartonshire (28%) Best Near: Craven Where I live: N/A
Jon the Hat Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Quite frankly, nowhere. I hate to put a downer on this thread but...... I made the move to the states 5 years ago and it was the best decision i ever made. I have a 4 bedroom house with 1300 sq ft basement turned into a games room ( pool table came with the house) and the other half turned into a work shop. with air compressor and air compressor lines leading upto the garage 2 outbuildings ASWELL as an attached 2 car garage on 2 acres of land in the country. I paid $85,000 for it which is the equivalent of about 50 grand at the time. I get paid about 40% more even after converting dollars to pounds and yet the taxes are lower. I pay income tax of 10%, sales tax of 7.5% and only about 12% tax on fuel ( in England its about 60% right now i think for petrol tax). Not only are they lower, i ended up getting more back in my tax returns than what i paid in. No idea how that works. im about 2 1/2 hours one way from an amazing mountain range and 2/12 hours the other way from some amazing beaches. Best move i ever made! Keep checking in regularly so we know when you get shot.
Webbo Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Keep checking in regularly so we know when you get shot.
MPH Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Keep checking in regularly so we know when you get shot. I live out in the country... too far for the trigger happys to travel
Trav Le Bleu Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best - Hinckley and Bosworth (oh well, not too far off then ) 67% Worst - Newham 56% Where I Live - Oadby and Wigston 66% (Meh, why bother for an extra 1%?) Best near you - errrrrm... Hinckley and Bosworth? Seems to be a small spread between best and worst for me, probably because I'm fairly easy going.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Quite frankly, nowhere. I hate to put a downer on this thread but...... I made the move to the states 5 years ago and it was the best decision i ever made. I have a 4 bedroom house with 1300 sq ft basement turned into a games room ( pool table came with the house) and the other half turned into a work shop. with air compressor and air compressor lines leading upto the garage 2 outbuildings ASWELL as an attached 2 car garage on 2 acres of land in the country. I paid $85,000 for it which is the equivalent of about 50 grand at the time. I get paid about 40% more even after converting dollars to pounds and yet the taxes are lower. I pay income tax of 10%, sales tax of 7.5% and only about 12% tax on fuel ( in England its about 60% right now i think for petrol tax). Not only are they lower, i ended up getting more back in my tax returns than what i paid in. No idea how that works. im about 2 1/2 hours one way from an amazing mountain range and 2/12 hours the other way from some amazing beaches. Best move i ever made! Yeah well, I'm only 2 1/2 hours away from a hill, and 2 1/2 hours away from Skegmess… I'd love to move to America
Jon the Hat Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Hart. Funnily enough I am looking at a house in Church Crookham at the weekend.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 I live out in the country... too far for the trigger happys to travel
MPH Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 How did you get that from my facebook page? In all seriousness i could show someone over here a photo a photo of an EDL march and they could come to the conclusion the whole nation is in anarchy.... The power of a photo! I can honestly say i know of absolutely no one who looks similar to those in the photo... and certainly no one who lives in this area...... I did once meet a woman who had a few teeth missing but that was in the hospital i work in about 3 years ago.... when she heard i was from England she asked where i had learnt to speak English from as it was very good.
The God Emperor Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best place: Cambridge 77% Worst place: Eilean Siar (Where?) 62% Where I live: Hinckley and Bosworth 72% Best near me: Lichfield 75% So basically I'm happy everywhere.
Unabomber Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best Tamworth everything else it doesn't even matter I have already failed.
MPH Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best Tamworth everything else it doesn't even matter I have already failed. Is there snow where else to go?
lavrentis Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best: Ribble Valley Worst: Eilean Siar Nearest: Hammersmith and Fulham
Nalis Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 I got Best Place as North West Leicestershire which is random considering I live in London...
Webbo Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 I got Best Place as North West Leicestershire which is random considering I live in London... When the BBC say you ought to be living in Coalville you should worry.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Without doing the quiz I can tell you it's Leeds or Harrogate for me
Nalis Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 When the BBC say you ought to be living in Coalville you should worry. Oh dear
Dan Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best; Wealden (53%) Worst; Argyll and Bute (33%) Where I live; Blaby (41%) Near me; Oadby & Wigston (44%) My best is 53% deary me.
Voll Blau Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 Best: Teignbridge (79%) Worst: Eilean Siar (66%) Where you live: Derby (73%) Best near you: South Derbyshire (73%) Eilean Siar tourist board must be seething at this test. Like Devon but don't think I'd want to live that far away.
cambridgefox Posted 25 March 2015 Posted 25 March 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31816926 Best place Ely Worst place Accrington Best nearest to where I live Mt Harborough MrsG Harrogate Derby Oadby Ely,did you put fondness for charity shops,opticians and people who coo at the post office on twos dee
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