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grafisk
me - british
live - london, uk
pros - great clients to work with, creative community, good pay, easy to get to into mainland europe
cons - crap weather, expensive,
- i think you misunderstood. sensible contribution nonetheless– Samush
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 8:23 a.m. – Permalink
utopian
me - canada
live - usa
pros - China owns the usa, cheap Mexican labor, pollution and landfills everywhere, free entertainment provided by right wing nut Teabaggers
cons - stuck between Canada and Mexico, greed, bureaucracy
- lol– GeorgesII
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 8:53 a.m. – Permalink
isakosmo
from: paris, france, live: london
+ : best parties, friends, jobs, opportunities, dynamic, so many different people/cultures
- : weather, food, rude people, social life means permanent boozing, city is massive so not always easy to catch up with mates, taxi rates
- < french guy calling other people rude ! epic– whereRI1/8
  AHhAAHAHahA– vsplus2/8
  im a girl.
  and yep. loads of rude people here.– isakosmo3/8
  woaahhhh
  french girl on qbn!
  *grabs popcorn– whereRI4/8
  I find the French to be really polite. My experiences dont match with the stereotype.– ThePublics5/8
  mine neither, xcept in south france, i was just playin.
  dutch are the rudest– whereRI6/8
  by 'rude' she means people dissing her beret and gitanes. deserved i thought.– airey7/8
  HAHA– mydo8/8
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink
ernexbcn
me = Venezuela
live = Spain
+ it's good to live in a country that doesn't have 16,000 murders a year
+ good food, good parties, good friends
- right now the only gripe would be the economic crisis
- yeah, low murder is always a touristic catch– GeorgesII
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:12 a.m. – Permalink
ThePublics
me = Canada
live = 8 hour drive from birthplace
prose: the language essentially speaks itself, effortless, words roll off my tongue like the rain drops overhead. Though I rarely carry an umbrella.
cones: Icecream, snow (rarely), traffic, spliff, and Belgian fries.
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:15 a.m. – Permalink
eating_tv
me = Western-Netherlands
live = Northen-Netherlands
pros: relaxed people, clean air, space, big house
cons: not as close to the sea, not as bustling, everything seems to revolve around Amsterdam
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:21 a.m. – Permalink
forbes
me = English
live = Northern Ireland
+ great country, great surf, great people
+ cool pubs/clubs/restaurants
+ tons of music stuff going on
- its cold
- it rains
- IRA
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:25 a.m. – Permalink
WhiteFace
me = Yorkshire (God's own country)
live = London (Big Smoke)
Pros: good clients, huge choice of food & drink establishments, great mix of cultures.
Cons: snobbery, expense, no fresh air, no hills, nowhere to mountain bike, no good bitter, no space.
- hah a– JazX
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:34 a.m. – Permalink
whereRI
im so proud how everyone stuck to my format.
*wipes tear of joy from cheek
- tomorrow, its gonna rain!!– GeorgesII1/3
  you are such a trendsetter!– ernexbcn2/3
  its raining now actually, bout to ride home in it.
  woohooo– whereRI3/3
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:43 a.m. – Permalink
GeorgesII
So most expats on QBN are either in london or USA,
I thought there were some in Asia too
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:51 a.m. – Permalink
ephix
i was in hk for 3 years.
pros: higher pay, lower tax (2-3%), cheap flights originate from hk to a lot of places around the world, lots of different cultures mixed in together, convenience.
cons: pollution, expect longer hours, over-bearing crowds, expensive rent, 2 weeks holiday only (unless you work in a flexible company like I did, but rare)
- Better when you work for Western Company in HKG. We get housing income.– sebastianfrench1/5
  well yeah, I had housing income, but I factor that in to the whole package.– ephix2/5
  I got 10k for housing, rented a place at midlevel for 18k not bad just paid 8k hkd– sebastianfrench3/5
  yes but compare that 18k place to a different city. will buy you a helluva bigger and nicer place.– ephix4/5
  yeah for sure– sebastianfrench5/5
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 9:51 p.m. – Permalink
neue75_bold
me = Canada
lived = Netherlands
Pros: culture, history, climate, work/clients
Cons: food
live = Melbourne
Pros: food, climate, people
Cons: work/clients
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:11 p.m. – Permalink
airey
born = nz
live = australia
pros: an economy not going to the shitter
cons: neue75_bold lives on the same coastline
- i saw an alloy studio on the same street that la douchebag vita is on. that you?– ephix1/5
  was me. moved around the corner! where are you at? and by douche, man are you right.– airey2/5
  like russel crow in the early years?– mydo3/5
  i'm down in mexico (logan) for the time being. hopefully back close to the city soon– ephix4/5
  catch up for a beer at onyx (on the corner) next time you're around.– airey5/5
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:16 p.m. – Permalink
marychain
Born = South Florida
Live = South Florida
pros: weather, great looking women, weather, hot latin women, weather, miami nightlife, weather, great food, weather
cons: sucky music scene, snowbirds, traffic, EXPENSIVE
- not an expat...just wanted to participate.– marychain
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:30 p.m. – Permalink
sebastianfrench
Me = France
Work = US (NYC) Asia (HK, Singapore)
Pros: Money, Living, Food, Networking
Cons:
AWAY FROM MY WIFE & KIDS
NYC - meetings / Clients / Cabbies
HK - NON-creative staffs, people, crowds, hygiene
Singapore - Singlish they speak, conservative
- pros: away from wife, time to be with rentboys.– airey1/2
  nice or ladyboys in thailand– sebastianfrench2/2
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:31 p.m. – Permalink
Peter
Me = A handsome Swede
Work = Tokyo / Japan
Pros: Fun city, fun friends
Cons: Occasional rampant xenophobia, work hours
- Gaijin! Lol– sebastianfrench1/2
  I'm glad that amuses you– Peter2/2
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:43 p.m. – Permalink
ismith
Born: Worry free US as seen through the eyes of a child
Live: Stale shitty US
Pros: There's a lot to look forward to.
Cons: If you think too hard, you end up looking pretty far forward.
- My body may have been born in NYC but my mind was born somewhere else...– ismith1/5
  a sewage barge i would guess.– airey2/5
  if i had to guess.– airey3/5
  which in fact i did.– airey4/5
  so there is my guess i guess is what i'm sayin'– airey5/5
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 10:55 p.m. – Permalink
benfal99
me = montreal
live = montreal
pros- music scene, low rent, cultural diversity,
cons - mayor sux, lots of homeless and/or weird people in some part of the town, some part of the town are very dirty, snow storm can be a nightmare sometimes
- pros: women, poutine– ThePublics1/2
  minuses: your hockey team sucks.– ThePublics2/2
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Dog-earMar 15, 10, 11:01 p.m. – Permalink
GeorgesII
cool, thanks all,
I think I'd update mine from past experiences,
born Ivory Coast
Seoul, SK
+: fuckn loved kimchi,
nightlife is intense,
languages not hard to learn,
korean peeps are awesome,
cheap gucci shoes :),
weather close to perfect
-: taxi always trying to screw you,
rent expensive as hell,
that weird butterfly food
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Quebec, Kanuklandia
+ canadians,
canadians,
rent is the cheapest, I've ever seen,
canadians
- WINTER, SNOW, ICE, POUTINE
- you accidentally put poutine in the minus category– ThePublics1/4
  its no accident, believe me, its not– GeorgesII2/4
  no it was clearly an accident, but dont worry, we forgive you– ThePublics3/4
  Cheap Gucci = knockoff– sebastianfrench4/4
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Dog-earMar 16, 10, 3:19 a.m. – Permalink
mydo
Born: Kent, UK
Live: Shanghai, China.
Pros, exciting design market, vibrant ever changing city, opportunity to make your mark and grow a business.
Cons: Unhealthy or overpriced food, lack of outdoor activities, mad pollution, no cask ale or good pies. and i've never seen a scotch egg.
- exciting design market? yawn– sebastianfrench
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