Considering the cost of living and tax rates in the UK, I'm not surprised your income is higher. If I lived in the UK, my current grad student stipend wouldn't even be enough to allow me to starve to death. 
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Considering the cost of living and tax rates in the UK, I'm not surprised your income is higher. If I lived in the UK, my current grad student stipend wouldn't even be enough to allow me to starve to death.
LOL, I have noticed alot of people out of the country buying alot of my things on ebay, i even had someone buy a wii in London
Considering the cost of living and tax rates in the UK, I'm not surprised your income is higher. If I lived in the UK, my current grad student stipend wouldn't even be enough to allow me to starve to death.
Oh if we're talking about being a student
How much does it cost to go to university or college over there again? I didn't work through either and my debt comes to about £5k ($10k)!
Oh if we're talking about being a student
How much does it cost to go to university or college over there again? I didn't work through either and my debt comes to about £5k ($10k)!
Is that why so many American universities are filled with international students (including many from Britain)?
I think you'll find British universities are also filled with international students (including many from America).
Maybe it's just something universities the world over have in common
Good thing too, because according to new figures released today, the UK is the third most expensive country in the world in which to live, behind Norway and France.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/jan/09/consumeraffairs.personalfinancenews
Of course, this seems based around consumer spending and doesn't quantify health costs, for instance. Need a heart bypass or a hip replacement in some parts of the world? It's going to cost you, big time...
Yeah, we don't appreciate how lucky we are with the NHS over here.
I still can't believe that you get a bill for your ambulance journeys in America! wtf!
I think you'll find British universities are also filled with international students (including many from America).
Maybe it's just something universities the world over have in common
That's very true. I wasn't implying the prestigious universities in the UK don't have many, many US students.
I just though the post I was replying to painted a slightly slanted picture!
Excellent quote.
I had a whole CATCF-based System sound-set back in the OS7 days...
"The snozeberries taste like snozeberries!"
Wow, took you guys long enough...
I don't know that saying you're better than Americans is that much of a victory. I'm from America (Ohio) but my China made toothpick is better than America.
Our only saving grace at the moment is that in 11 months time, we may be back on the road to recovery...
I really don't hold America in that high regard anymore. I lost my Patriotism after this whole "Iraq/Afghanistan/Iran/Still Can't find Bin Laden/Patriot Act that takes away rights/Almost a Police State/America is the Police of the world" thing
~Crawn
Well gosh, if things are so bad here, you can always relocate to the worker's paradise of France and stay with your buddy Alec Baldwin...oh wait, he still hasn't called the movers yet, has he?
How does one go about obtaining British citizenship? With the outlook of the upcoming election candidates I think things are going to just get worse here
Well all I can say is that which ever country has the Oompah Lumpahs wins
How does one go about obtaining British citizenship? With the outlook of the upcoming election candidates I think things are going to just get worse here
pfffffffft! good luck with that. Even just to get a long term visa (not citizenship) you're going to need: a very specialized job which is needed here, or go to university here, or a close british relative, or a british spouse. It doesn't end there either, you need to renew and renew... it's not as simple as it used to be, especially for americans because america set itself apart from everywhere else. It's somewhat easier if you are a part of the commonwealth of nations, which, no surprise, the US is not. All of that is a long story however.
(I'm american, by the way, so I'm not just talking out of my ass about coming to live in the UK. I learned the painful way)
FTR - There's different crap to deal with no matter where you are. Every day I am shocked at how badly Britons are ripped off. The cost to live here is astounding. So you might have a crap president and other annoyances but if you think moving out of the country will solve all problems, it doesn't. Just new and different problems to be had.
All of that being said however, I am happy here and don't plan to leave any time soon.
Pssh, whatever, I was planning on moving to Canada anyway.
Leaving Texas for Canada?? While your at it why don't you leave Apple for Microsoft.
I for one fail to see any equivalence.Leaving Texas for Canada?? While your at it why don't you leave Apple for Microsoft.
I agree. The analogy would have been far more apt if it had gone, "why not go from Microsoft to Apple."
Leaving Texas for Canada?? While your at it why don't you leave Apple for Microsoft.
So is this a dig at Canada, Texas or just the pot calling the kettle black?
I bet they'll be all smug about this, now. With their tea and their queen and their precious Harry Potter.
LOL!
Take that you red-neck, republican voting bastards!
*sigh*
Just kidding, please continue to make your movies and TV shows.