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CurrentlySober 07-22-2011 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sid70 (Post 18299890)
Anything more creative then this?

No. The buses smell of piss - FACT

Spudman 07-22-2011 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wehateporn (Post 18300016)
I'm up the other end near Llandudno :thumbsup

nice, i'll be up that way at some point soon, we'll have to go for a beer.

wehateporn 07-22-2011 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Spudman (Post 18300027)
nice, i'll be up that way at some point soon, we'll have to go for a beer.

You bet! There are no other webmasters around here, but then again, how would I ever know, maybe there are. Get in touch when you're here :thumbsup

Sid70 07-22-2011 09:02 AM

Thanks, Spudman is da man to really have it spoken and cleared out.

Grisey 07-22-2011 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Johny Traffic (Post 18299846)
Everyone knows Wales is cheap, they chose not to live there because its a)full of Welsh people and b) It's possibly the most boring place on the planet outside of Leeds

:winkwink:

Fuck you cunt :winkwink:

DamianJ 07-22-2011 09:43 AM

The midlands is a shithole. HTH.

Grisey 07-22-2011 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wehateporn (Post 18300031)
You bet! There are no other webmasters around here, but then again, how would I ever know, maybe there are. Get in touch when you're here :thumbsup

I think you'll find i'm not far away from you, just passed chester

drmadcat 07-22-2011 09:50 AM

i used to live in barnsley

rogueteens 07-22-2011 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by munki (Post 18299985)
Do you have to pay to pick up the accent, or does that come kit and caboodle?

You won't pick up the accent from the Midlands, no-one there speaks English. You can pick up a multitude of other languages though.

zeuse 07-22-2011 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by wehateporn (Post 18300016)
I'm up the other end near Llandudno :thumbsup


20 min's from me, Im near llanberis.

It's no shock to see another immigrant making a beeline for the midlands. I was born there and lived there for 30 odd years before i decided to get the fuck out of the shithole.

DamianJ 07-22-2011 10:11 AM

Fiddy moaning limey scum


zeuse 07-22-2011 10:19 AM

http://www.chavleycourt.com/

http://www.chavvan.com/

The bloke does not have a voice for porn.

247mg 07-22-2011 11:17 AM

Water & TV license you miss. Car you talking about 5 year old. You didnt include very important thing PETROL. £1.40 a litre now almost.

living in Midland for a couple 2000£ is enough...

Sid70 07-22-2011 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by zeuse (Post 18300217)
20 min's from me, Im near llanberis.

It's no shock to see another immigrant making a beeline for the midlands. I was born there and lived there for 30 odd years before i decided to get the fuck out of the shithole.

Have you been to many other shitholes?

dc0ded 07-22-2011 11:43 AM

You forgot to ask about health services and insurance... Well if u r not aware, then thats the best thing here... Its free... :)

Welshmorph 07-22-2011 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DamianJ (Post 18300224)
Fiddy moaning limey scum


Perfect English. Shame about the Wolves shit in the video though.

Morph

Sid70 07-22-2011 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dc0ded (Post 18300474)
You forgot to ask about health services and insurance... Well if u r not aware, then thats the best thing here... Its free... :)

Yeah, I knew that, comparing to US it sounds better.

nikki99 07-22-2011 12:13 PM

everything is so fucking expensive there

Jman 07-22-2011 12:16 PM

I lived in UK for 10 months back in 02-03... Bloody expensive ;)

Sid70 07-22-2011 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Crak_JMan (Post 18300548)
I lived in UK for 10 months back in 02-03... Bloody expensive ;)

There are certain things that are expensive. Americans are just spoiled.

Paul Markham 07-22-2011 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Johny Traffic (Post 18299799)
Personally I wouldn't live in the Midlands, I live in the sunny south. But I doubt prices are very much different. Unless you want to live in some scummy shit hole.

Not anywhere that is anywhere near livable it wouldn't be. For a three bed house thats nothing flash, but ok area, you will need about £1000 ($1600) a month

1) Gas £1000 ($1600) a year
2) Electricity £1000 ($1600) a year
3) Council tax?? £1500 ($2400) a year
4) Internet £100 ($160) a year
5) tv £150 a year ($240)
6) food for 4 Depends on how much you eat? We feed 2 plus 2 children for £600 ($900) a month at least
7) public transport ( bus? ) monthly pass Never used a bus, only scum bags and smelly people go on busses
8) chinese/indian/sushi eating out, depends on how much you eat, but you can get away with £60-£100 for 4 without wine and eat decent enough
9) Small car 5 year old ( like Vauxhall ) cost and insurance Depends how much rust it has
10) Bottle of beer in the pub? £3.20 ($4.80)

Now you know why I live in Czech. :thumbsup

ottopottomouse 07-22-2011 01:37 PM

Strange choice of place.

PiracyPitbull 07-22-2011 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nikki99 (Post 18300543)
everything is so fucking expensive there

Some things are but it depends on your circumstances as to if they matter.

Gas for example is more expensive than the US but, if like most webmasters you aren't commuting it makes little difference.

It really just depends on what you need each day.

Grocery in the UK is on par with the US price wise. Eating out is generally cheaper because you don't have to tip 20%.

There is no monthly medical payment (its part of National insurance contributions).

Having lived in both countries I was amazed at how good the US seemed when I got here but, after a while you realize that its very similar regarding gross and taxed salary.

What you can't get around though.....the houses are way smaller and the weather inclement at best ;)

klinton 07-22-2011 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by B.Barnato (Post 18299881)
The standard of living and quality of life in the UK is crap, compared to most other european countries at least.

well is it ? if you pay for the room 300 pounds monthly and, let's say you earn minimum wage which is around 6 pounds/hour...you have to "work" for that room 50 hours....

In Poland, for example :1orglaugh, if you get minimum wage, which is about 8 pln/ hour and you pay for the room 700 pln....you have to work for that room 90 hours heh....
Yes I know that is rather extreme example, but that's the way it is...

In Europe purchasing power is the best in UK and Germany, I think.....

Chosen 07-22-2011 02:09 PM

Why would you want to live in the UK?

Barefootsies 07-22-2011 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chosen (Post 18300882)
Why would you want to live in the UK?


DVTimes 07-22-2011 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid70 (Post 18299768)
Hello UK people,

I want to be realistic, can you tell me , on average, what would be a living cost in UK Midlands.

So far I have figured out housing J450-J600pcm for 3 bedroom house.

What about:

1) Gas
2) Electricity
3) Council tax??
4) Internet
5) tv
6) food for 4
7) public transport ( bus? ) monthly pass
8) chinese/indian/sushi eating out
9) Small car 5 year old ( like Vauxhall ) cost and insurance
10) Bottle of beer

You name it what I missed :)

Thank'Ya!

1) Gas - £50 or more per month
2) Electricity - £50 or more per month
3) Council tax?? - depends on size of house
4) Internet - about £10 for phone line and £15 for net on top. But you can find lots of deals. Thats per month.
5) tv - £120 a year or somthing. More if you want sky or whatever.
6) food for 4 - Depends on the shop. I would say at least £10 per day.
7) public transport ( bus? ) monthly pass - Bus is about £2.350 pd. Its cheaper to buy a car.
8) chinese/indian/sushi eating out - Abouit £10 per person.
9) Small car 5 year old ( like Vauxhall ) cost and insurance - About £800 I would say 2nd hand. Insurance is about £200 or more a year. Plus road fund (£100 or more a year). Fuel is expensive too.Plus MOT each year £30 not inc parts.
10) Bottle of beer - I do not drink, but cans seem cheap from supermarkets.

DVTimes 07-22-2011 02:26 PM

Trains are expensive.

Its about £80 per person for a return from Leeds to London.

Its cheaper to rent a car for a day, including fuel.

Also London is far more expensive than most places.

wehateporn 07-22-2011 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Grisey (Post 18300151)
I think you'll find i'm not far away from you, just passed chester

I'll remember your name from this day forward :thumbsup

wehateporn 07-22-2011 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zeuse (Post 18300217)
20 min's from me, Im near llanberis.

It's no shock to see another immigrant making a beeline for the midlands. I was born there and lived there for 30 odd years before i decided to get the fuck out of the shithole.

Now that is close, we went down there last year for a Halloween Train, I'll remember you name too

DamianJ 07-22-2011 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Barefootsies (Post 18300905)

Cheers!

8char

lagcam 07-22-2011 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes (Post 18300937)
Trains are expensive.

Its about £80 per person for a return from Leeds to London.

Its cheaper to rent a car for a day, including fuel.

Also London is far more expensive than most places.

If you live in Leeds and can afford a train ticket why would you buy a return ticket?

Agent 488 07-22-2011 08:54 PM

i would only like a messy rented flat as long as i had a cabbage market down the road. i need me my cabbages.

cognitos 07-22-2011 09:10 PM

Left England when I was 21 -- haven't looked back. I was head hunted for a job running the PPC campaigns for an online bookies earlier this year. They offered me 100k GBP + bonuses. Wasn't enough to move back.

AdultKing 07-22-2011 09:29 PM

I recommend Bolton as a prime place to live :2 cents: :)

Sid70 07-22-2011 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes (Post 18300926)
1) Gas - £50 or more per month
2) Electricity - £50 or more per month
3) Council tax?? - depends on size of house
4) Internet - about £10 for phone line and £15 for net on top. But you can find lots of deals. Thats per month.
5) tv - £120 a year or somthing. More if you want sky or whatever.
6) food for 4 - Depends on the shop. I would say at least £10 per day.
7) public transport ( bus? ) monthly pass - Bus is about £2.350 pd. Its cheaper to buy a car.
8) chinese/indian/sushi eating out - Abouit £10 per person.
9) Small car 5 year old ( like Vauxhall ) cost and insurance - About £800 I would say 2nd hand. Insurance is about £200 or more a year. Plus road fund (£100 or more a year). Fuel is expensive too.Plus MOT each year £30 not inc parts.
10) Bottle of beer - I do not drink, but cans seem cheap from supermarkets.


Thanks, this explains a lot. Since we're 4 it takes to calculate bus routs vs buying a used car.

Sid70 07-23-2011 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes (Post 18300937)
Trains are expensive.

Its about £80 per person for a return from Leeds to London.

Its cheaper to rent a car for a day, including fuel.

Also London is far more expensive than most places.


2 adults, 2 kids ( 3 and 7 ), still J320 return??
And car rental price would be $100 a day + gas?

Sid70 07-23-2011 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Markham (Post 18300624)
Now you know why I live in Czech. :thumbsup

Paul, I don't think living in CZ is much cheaper, can you try to compare by points UK vs CZ, please?

Sid70 07-23-2011 12:11 AM

Locally, this is how a member of a local parliament behaves in bar, then he escapes to Russia but they get him to return back, but i'm sure he will go free as nothing had happened.


Sid70 07-23-2011 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DamianJ (Post 18301080)
Cheers!

8char

Damian's band seems to be pretty relaxed fellas, care to elaborate on my pointers?


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