cirq
10.04.12 | Thanks bros |
omnipanzer
10.04.12 | I've heard the palace has some empty rooms. Maybe you could rent one of those. |
KILL
10.04.12 | i live a few miles away and let me say it rulse! lots of black people and the food is real great |
theacademy
10.04.12 | hi cirq |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | Do not, repeat, DO NOT rent in Central London. Try to go for a place in the suburbs (South/SW London has some nice quiet middle-class suburbs, while North London is more run-down).
When sightseeing, don't get sucked into the tourist traps. You'll get the hang of sightseeing like a local after a while.
The job market is abundant in opportunities, so depending on your field you should have no problem there.
Oh yeah...and get a tube map, or you WILL get lost. |
KILL
10.04.12 | damn r2r we should meet up and jam kiss together |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | Another pro-tip: watch your spending, or you'll be broke after a week or so. Also, drinks in central London are £7 on average (about $10), so take lots of money on nights out (or go somewhere cheaper).
And remember they drive on the other side (unless you're already British and just moving from within). |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | Where you at KILL? |
KILL
10.04.12 | portsmouth it sucks metal is dead but fade lives in hampshire damn we could all meet up and rock out to stryper damn this rules |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | I live in Hants bro! We should meet up for sure! |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | Loads of rockers, goths and emos in my small country town though. Kinda surprising. Mostly teenage college kids though. |
KILL
10.04.12 | haha holy shit noctus lives on the isle of wight too we should all meet up and have a massive orgy |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | Who brings the goth girls? I will be in charge of the jams. |
KILL
10.04.12 | damn i meant just us but sure there can be fat goth girls i guess and i'll bring the helix and leppard, i got you covered bro |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | I ain't havin' no gay orgy my negro! |
Eclecticist
10.04.12 | so like London, Ontario? |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | Nah, London, Texas. |
Slobo
10.04.12 | Try and find a balance between cheap rent and distance to central. I'd advise getting a job first so you know your budget. And don't just try and move to the "trendy" parts of London, you'll pay shitloads for an ironic shithole |
Adabelle
10.04.12 | Rent in London is p high so if unless you really wanna live in the centre you're better off going a bit further out and commuting in (train or w/e) as has been suggested already. There are places with low-rent but I'd check them out thoroughly b/c like probs area with bare crymez. Ummm, I don't remember what else you asked so imma stop here |
Wolfhorde
10.04.12 | Stay away from chavs. They're just human waste. |
Trebor17
10.04.12 | London is scary
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Atari
10.04.12 | interesting profile picture. |
Eclecticist
10.04.12 | If you are talking about London, England then you may want to reconsider. There is an exhaustive and continuously growing gap between the high-wage workers and the lower-wage workers (which is representative of the staunch contrast between various districts within the city's area).
While England in general is getting their act together more and more by tightening their economy the real estate market was predicted to begin bubbling and magazines like The Economist have argued that they may end up in a similar position as the rest of Europe (which is why the Prime Minister wants to completely exit the Eurozone).
Historically England (just like Holland) has had one of the world's strongest banking systems and that is largely what is keeping them from tumbling but I would look elsewhere for residence. |
Adabelle
10.04.12 | ^Yo man have you been recently? |
Trebor17
10.04.12 | "There is an exhaustive and continuously growing gap between the high-wage workers and the lower-wage workers"
It's the same thing here anyway |
ReturnToRock
10.04.12 | I'm an immigrant here and I'm doing MUCH better here than I'd be doing back in my home country. Then again, my home country is one step up from Africa at this point.
I lived in Hounslow and do not recommend it. I do recommend Twickenham/Richmond, as it is a slightly posher area, but still affordable. Stay away from Elephant & Castle/Lambeth, most of North London, and yeah, the hip areas are just as much of a ripoff as your average tourist trap.
My friend is living in some reconverted warehouses and loves it, but I'd HATE something like that, so yeah - GO VIEW THE PLACE before you rent. And ALWAYS ask about bills and Internet, as sometimes they try and skirt around that unless you ask (usually when there's no Internet or some bill isn't included). Avoid meter-top-up electricity LIKE THE PLAGUE, your housemates will NOT remember to top it up and it will be you going broke trying to keep the fridge working so your food won't defrost.
*Goes into a violent, screaming Belfast flashback* |
Eclecticist
10.04.12 | "Yo man have you been recently?"
Yep, I had the pleasure of living with family in London, Preston and Manchester in August. My cousin works at a private bank in downtown London.
"It's the same thing here anyway"
Okay, so then move somewhere better. |
Eclecticist
10.04.12 | sorry, London Proper* that's what they call it over there |
menawati
10.04.12 | I live in London, for places to stay go east, still some cheap areas and good transport links to city and west end. Eating out can be cheap if you research a bit. Don't talk to people on public transport you will be called a weirdo. um...dont go south of the river, especially elephant&castle or brixton at night and avoid west end on saturdays its too fking busy, too many people here |
Adabelle
10.04.12 | "Yep, I had the pleasure of living with family in London, Preston and Manchester in August. My cousin works at a private bank in downtown London."
Oh, cool, just checking etc |
Sniff
10.04.12 | Move to Stockholm. It's couwzzier here |
hydora1171
10.04.12 | register your oyster card online - you can get the money back if your card stops working. get ready to shell out obscene amounts of money on your travel card. don't work in Westfield it will bore the shit out of you. god, i hate london.
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cirq
10.04.12 | I'm thinking even Oslo. |
menawati
10.04.12 | too cold |
ReturnToRock
10.05.12 | menawati I'd talk to people on public transportation all the time, and they would respond pleasantly... :p |
ReturnToRock
10.05.12 | hydora - agreed about the bloody Oyster card - a money sucker, that thing is! I've never spent so much money a month as I did commuting to work every day.
Also, do you work at that Westfield near Shepherd's Bush? I've been there once, I found a football lying around and spent the rest of the day twirling it on my finger and stuff :p |
