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- GeorgesII
Hello QBN expatriates, quick survey
Why are the good and negative sides of your country of adoption.
mine:
Live in Italy, works in Milan
+: good food,
the towns are beautiful,
italians are a special bunch-: bureaucracy is a living hell,
the wages aren't that high from what I heard,
politics
- utopian0
me - canada
live - usapros - 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
- isakosmo0
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********
- AHhAAHAHahAvsplus
- im a girl.
and yep. loads of rude people here.isakosmo - woaahhhh
french girl on qbn!
*grabs popcorn******** - I find the French to be really polite. My experiences dont match with the stereotype.********
- mine neither, xcept in south france, i was just playin.
dutch are the rudest******** - by 'rude' she means people dissing her beret and gitanes. deserved i thought.airey
- HAHAmydo
- < french guy calling other people rude ! epic
- ernexbcn0
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
- ********0
me = Canada
live = 8 hour drive from birthplaceprose: 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.
- eating_tv0
me = Western-Netherlands
live = Northen-Netherlandspros: relaxed people, clean air, space, big house
cons: not as close to the sea, not as bustling, everything seems to revolve around Amsterdam
- forbes0
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
- WhiteFace0
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.
- GeorgesII0
So most expats on QBN are either in london or USA,
I thought there were some in Asia too
- ephix0
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.sebastianfrench
- well yeah, I had housing income, but I factor that in to the whole package.ephix
- I got 10k for housing, rented a place at midlevel for 18k not bad just paid 8k hkdsebastianfrench
- yes but compare that 18k place to a different city. will buy you a helluva bigger and nicer place.ephix
- yeah for suresebastianfrench
- neue75_bold0
me = Canada
lived = NetherlandsPros: culture, history, climate, work/clients
Cons: foodlive = Melbourne
Pros: food, climate, people
Cons: work/clients
- airey0
born = nz
live = australiapros: 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?ephix
- was me. moved around the corner! where are you at? and by douche, man are you right.airey
- like russel crow in the early years?mydo
- i'm down in mexico (logan) for the time being. hopefully back close to the city soonephix
- catch up for a beer at onyx (on the corner) next time you're around.airey
- marychain0
Born = South Florida
Live = South Floridapros: weather, great looking women, weather, hot latin women, weather, miami nightlife, weather, great food, weather
cons: sucky music scene, snowbirds, traffic, EXPENSIVE
- sebastianfrench0
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.airey
- nice or ladyboys in thailandsebastianfrench
- Peter0
Me = A handsome Swede
Work = Tokyo / JapanPros: Fun city, fun friends
Cons: Occasional rampant xenophobia, work hours
- ismith0
Born: Worry free US as seen through the eyes of a child
Live: Stale shitty USPros: There's a lot to look forward to.
Cons: If you think too hard, you end up looking pretty far forward.
- benfal990
me = montreal
live = montrealpros- 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********
- minuses: your hockey team sucks.********
- pros: women, poutine
- GeorgesII0
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--------
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********
- its no accident, believe me, its notGeorgesII
- no it was clearly an accident, but dont worry, we forgive you********
- Cheap Gucci = knockoffsebastianfrench
- you accidentally put poutine in the minus category