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    I won't be proper expat for a while, but I do plan on jumping ship to NY in a few years, once I've got a grasp on the career ladder.

    From: Ascot,UK

    Currently living: Plymouth, UK
    + It's where my degree course is
    - Junkies everywhere, to a point where I've seen smackheads passed out outside a secondary school on my walk home.
    - Not much to do
    - Not just a lack of cultural diversity but complete cultural ignorance that borders on racist; ME(to stranger):"Do you know if there are any Caribbean restaurants nearby?" STRANGER:"Haha, are you blind or something, theres a KFC just across the road"...

    To the average Plymothian, Caribbean cuisine is Kentucky Fried Chicken... I guess it's the stereotype that black people like fried chicken, and that's all they know... God I miss London.

    Previous/Future area: London,UK
    + So diverse. There is something for everyone
    + Brilliant art scene. Amateur exhibitions, Uni exhibitions, big galleries
    + Music scene
    + General vibe of ambition and desire in the air. Yes, not everyone is smiling, but everyone is doing something with themselves.
    - Expensive, but I find it's just expensive because (+) London compells me to go and make the most of my life.

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    • NY cons : need a visa.dyspl
    • Need a job offer to get a VISA...goldieboy
    • yes, need a job offer.
      AND THEN win the H1B lottery to get a visa.      dyspl
    • Where'd you live in Ascot Orrin? I did, tooGordy22
    • Near the Ascot oriental, but I moved to Crowthorne early on. Ascot is better known than Crowthorne so I go with Ascot.
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    • I've not looked into a Visa much, but my girlfriend is american and we could well be married by then.
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