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ChrisPK
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| Working class Brits don't feel this booming economy at all. The British economy is all about the Square Mile, so only bankers are doing well in the UK. |
Is there a single place on earth where the wealthy elite and big business are not doing a roaring trade at the expense of the rest of society?
@OP
In anycase I used to work in a call centre in London and it was one of the worse jobs I have ever had to endure.
The good news is that you can use that office experience and find an entry level admin job. After a year you should be able to find a better office type job with a real wage and at least the prospect of going a little bit further if you are proactive about seizing training opportunities.
However, if the lure of life overseas appeals then a nice easy PS job for a few years could give you the opportunity to do what you really want in life. |
London's Financial District is the center of global financial fraud schemes, is the cause of misery for millions and millions of people worldwide. Don't forget its bankers' immoral actions are always the start of a domino effect around the world. |
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ChrisPK
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aq8knyus
Joined: 28 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| London's Financial District is the center of global financial fraud schemes, is the cause of misery for millions and millions of people worldwide. Don't forget its bankers' immoral actions are always the start of a domino effect around the world. |
Yeah...it is all the fault of London and the Brits...I am sure there is not a single dodgy bank or fraudulent scheme in the US/France/Germany/Japan etc.
Again do you think it would be difficult for me to find articles detailing how horrid life can be in a Parisian banlieue, small town Australia or any major city in N.America?
I don't know if you are a johnny foreigner whose knowledge about the UK has been warped by your reliance on the daily fail, or a Brit who was unfortunate enough to have been born in the north, so I don't want to discount your experience entirely. However, your perception of the UK is very much mistaken.
Life in the UK (or at least the places I lived in) is very pleasant, if soul crushingly boring outside of London.
Everyone complains, but can you tell me of a better feeling to be had anywhere else in the world than that which can be felt by walking down a narrow 900 year old street in a charming market town in the shires with the gentle tune of a Mr. Whippy off in the distance and the tender first drops of rain falling on your cheeks? |
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ChrisPK
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| London's Financial District is the center of global financial fraud schemes, is the cause of misery for millions and millions of people worldwide. Don't forget its bankers' immoral actions are always the start of a domino effect around the world. |
Yeah...it is all the fault of London and the Brits...I am sure there is not a single dodgy bank or fraudulent scheme in the US/France/Germany/Japan etc.
Again do you think it would be difficult for me to find articles detailing how horrid life can be in a Parisian banlieue, small town Australia or any major city in N.America?
I don't know if you are a johnny foreigner whose knowledge about the UK has been warped by your reliance on the daily fail, or a Brit who was unfortunate enough to have been born in the north, so I don't want to discount your experience entirely. However, your perception of the UK is very much mistaken.
Life in the UK (or at least the places I lived in) is very pleasant, if soul crushingly boring outside of London.
Everyone complains, but can you tell me of a better feeling to be had anywhere else in the world than that which can be felt by walking down a narrow 900 year old street in a charming market town in the shires with the gentle tune of a Mr. Whippy off in the distance and the tender first drops of rain falling on your cheeks? |
If it's so good over there, why are you here in Korea where acid rain will burn your skin? Why does OP want to come back? I don't get it. |
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aq8knyus
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:23 am Post subject: |
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| If it's so good over there, why are you here in Korea where acid rain will burn your skin? Why does OP want to come back? I don't get it. |
Because not everyone hates living in Korea and sees it as something they must endure.
Some people actually like living in Korea or at least the freedom and excitement of living in a radically different part of the world. The OP was talking about Korea or Japan because I suspect he is bored of living in the same old country for the last 20+ years.
Wanderlusting over exotic places does not mean that the UK is the pits, it just means that at this stage in life you want something more stimulating.
The UK is a very, very good place to live if a little boring and I am sure when I reach a stage in my life when boring and quiet sounds appealing I will almost certainly be returning. |
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Chaparrastique
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| The UK is a very, very good place to live if a little boring |
Its only possible to have a good life there if you have a LOT of money. For most, the reality is as below
I'd rather have the freedom and interest of living in the far East than surviving on an moderate wage in the UK.
.....As I have repeatedly stated on here over the years, Britain is a piece of rotting cabbage |
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oatmeal
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:10 am Post subject: |
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Please don't return.
Unless your life has failed so miserably and you weren't able to find any jobs nor any wife, then maybe we can make an exception and allow you a second chance  |
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oatmeal
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| The UK is a very, very good place to live if a little boring |
Its only possible to have a good life there if you have a LOT of money. For most, the reality is as below
I'd rather have the freedom and interest of living in the far East than surviving on an moderate wage in the UK.
.....As I have repeatedly stated on here over the years, Britain is a piece of rotting cabbage |
Totally agree with you. The UK is a classic example of FAILED MULTICULTURALISM. It's an absolute mess there and it looks more like a muslim country now than it does British. More than 50% of primary school children in UK are now non-british. Yeah. way to go UK. Beautiful. |
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aq8knyus
Joined: 28 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| Chaparrastique wrote: |
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| The UK is a very, very good place to live if a little boring |
Its only possible to have a good life there if you have a LOT of money. For most, the reality is as below
I'd rather have the freedom and interest of living in the far East than surviving on an moderate wage in the UK.
.....As I have repeatedly stated on here over the years, Britain is a piece of rotting cabbage |
You must have some very expensive tastes if you cannot survive off an average wage in the UK. Also unlike a lot of other countries if you are truly struggling you can get access to benefits to prevent you from falling into real poverty.
I am not trying to say that the UK is the land of rainbows, but do truly believe it that much different for the average person living in France, Germany or the US? Are you saying there aren't people in those countries having to make hard choices about their budget or who don't have concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour?
Also all this moaning about chavs is a bit overblown, they are pussycats compared to the thugs they have in the US or pretty much anywhere else. I have felt more unnerved by being shouted at by a group of drunken adjosshis than by a bunch of Kevs. |
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aq8knyus
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| aq8knyus wrote: |
| The UK is a very, very good place to live if a little boring |
Its only possible to have a good life there if you have a LOT of money. For most, the reality is as below
I'd rather have the freedom and interest of living in the far East than surviving on an moderate wage in the UK.
.....As I have repeatedly stated on here over the years, Britain is a piece of rotting cabbage |
Totally agree with you. The UK is a classic example of FAILED MULTICULTURALISM. It's an absolute mess there and it looks more like a muslim country now than it does British. More than 50% of primary school children in UK are now non-british. Yeah. way to go UK. Beautiful. |
I think you mean non-white and just because they are non-white doesn't mean they are not British....
The more of them there are and the less there are of daily mail reading bigots the better for the whole country.
Multiculturalism in the UK is working fine on the street, the failure of multiculturalism exist solely in the fetid imaginations of the UKIP crowd. Where genuine problems do arise they are more often than not a consequence of the inherent racism of the system. Whether it be the lack of BAME people in the police force or in parliament. |
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robbie_davies
Joined: 16 Jun 2013
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Admin or TESL?
Whatever happened to my life!?  |
Were you one of those twentysomethings working in Korea lamenting all those old middle aged TESL losers who couldn't make it in their own country and now the realisation has come that life is as bleak for you with your useless poli-sci degree back in England?
Don't worry, you are not alone.
What would be my advice for you? If you want to become a more employable person back home, go to China and start getting that Mandarin Chinese down. Do a few years and try and get a year at a Chinese University learning the reading and writing aspect of Mandarin and you will be able to go back home with something substansial under your belt.
It seems you previously looked down on TESL/TEFL/TESOL but with a CV that is TEFL heavy and a useless degree, chances are a comeback was always on the cards.
I like teaching English and am over 40, if that makes me a loser, so be it.
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robbie_davies
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| oatmeal wrote: |
| Chaparrastique wrote: |
| aq8knyus wrote: |
| The UK is a very, very good place to live if a little boring |
Its only possible to have a good life there if you have a LOT of money. For most, the reality is as below
I'd rather have the freedom and interest of living in the far East than surviving on an moderate wage in the UK.
.....As I have repeatedly stated on here over the years, Britain is a piece of rotting cabbage |
Totally agree with you. The UK is a classic example of FAILED MULTICULTURALISM. It's an absolute mess there and it looks more like a muslim country now than it does British. More than 50% of primary school children in UK are now non-british. Yeah. way to go UK. Beautiful. |
The vast majority of the G8 are multi-cultural countries, the most liveable cities in the world are multi-cultural cities. Multi-Culturalism has not failed in the UK because most of the UK is still white and British by demographic.
A very learned American friend of mine went to the North West of England, to the South Lancashire industrial belt and was amazed how few black people or mosques there were and how very white the place is. According to all the news reports in America, there is a race riot in every corner - not so. He came away saying 'They have been lying to us in America, you guys are doing wonderfully' Another thing he noticed was how happy people seemed to be.
Come over yourself and see how it is, don't let 'Fox News' colour your world view. |
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edwardcatflap
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sethzor
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You do realize that these number (as even the article you quoted yourself) don't actually mean anything for the regular citizen, as wages are not growing while many social programs (education, pensions, healthcare etc) are being cut and taxes et all are in fact increasing. Due to inflation and ridiculous distribution of wealth the purchasing power of an average Brit has been falling quite rapidly since the late 90s or something.
Of course there's always hope that once economy grows even more, the masses will feel its effect as well, but if the past is anything to go by, I wouldn't hold my breath for it. |
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edwardcatflap
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| Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| You do realize that these number (as even the article you quoted yourself) don't actually mean anything for the regular citizen, |
Yeah, I didn't think people were dancing in the streets or anything. Just wanted to put an alternative side to the UK= a rotting cesspit/pile of garbage argument. |
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