Thread: UK living

George.
If you are into health care/hospital work then Saudi Arabia is the place to be. The hospitals there pay much better and you get better benefits than both UK and UAE. Normal contract is with flights, housing, end of service awards are very good.
I lived in Saudi for ten years before moving to Dubai and unless the job you get is a real corker then you'll find it hard to make your objectives work.

I can never understand why people want to move to UK...everyone I know wants to leave the place!
These days you'll find much cheaper professionals from Poland, Philapines and South Africa doing all of the work that people like yourself used to do & at half the price!

Regards.

S.

My first post after watching for a long time before commenting......I live in the 'Cotswolds'....a beautiful area about 1 hour train ride from london paddington....i have also live in california for 15 years and Perth WA for 1yr.....

The UK is a great place to live if you are willing to accept the fact that we are a tiny place with 60 million people. Everyday costs are rising fast and most people would say that the Gov inflation figure of 2.5% is BS as we believe it is closer to 10-15%, when you include all the stealth taxes.

Diesel Fuel is now $2.57 A per LITRE, and food costs are rising quickly. Monthly Council property tax is $352.00 A on my home, and the average cost of a 4 bed home around this area is $1Million A. Then if you work in London, the train costs keep rising and are now $9000 per year for commuter times.

Notwithstanding the costs, the place is so damn crowded, the roads, trains, countryside. There are just so few places to escape, unlike the US or Aus.

Then you have our famous weather. From Oct to May it is winter...not usually cold, just damp and an average temp of 10 C and often gray for long periods. We all pray that spring/summer show up from May until late Sept.

I love the UK, but am also happy to travel to the US, which i do monthly, which keeps me sane, as the winters are getting much grayer, wetter and warmer. Our village has been flooded 3 times in the last 12 months, our house twice.....2 feet deep.....the weather has changed so much in the last 20 years.....

Anyway...I hope it helps you. It helps me to vent!!!

on the plus side...you do not have to wait 4 months for an 08 defender....but when you get one and go off road, all the walkers complain.....