I found NZ lacked culture generally. It was a weird mix of British and American. Then the Maoris kind of shoved to the side. It felt like 20 years behind the UK in everything. I can imagine it would get quite boring to live there for long period of time. I did 7 months and came back.
The website anzscosearch is quite helpful. I’m not sure how accurate it is but you create a free account and can search jobs and it tells you which visa you are eligible for, which states accept it etc. It even gives you an idea of the average salary for each job too but as I say I’m not sure exactly how accurate or up to date the site is.
Well, your post based on false assumptions here. I'm not "white" or at least, I don't classify myself as such even though census generally classifies my ethnicity as "white - other". The part of about "resembling" me and my circle is a bit out of line. Nor am I US based.We all face true poverty no matter where we live. In India like everywhere there are poor and rich, but you can avoid it if you want. In fact the poverty in the EU is the same rate as in India.
Regarding sexual harassment let's not forget India has 1.4 billion people so any statistic about rape as well as poverty etc. Is proportionate to the population. It does sound a bit iffy from your side because it is based on your own biases and assumptions. This happens everywhere and if anything I'd feel much safer in India than in some European countries. Statistically, an act of sexual violence happens every 70 seconds in the US. And in India? Every 16 minutes. Being anywhere in the world doesn't protect you from this, it's just the colonial mindset that makes people afraid/ look at others in a different way. The only reason why you would feel safer in the US is because its in the west, there are a lot of people that resemble you and your circles i.e. White people.
I'm not trying to change your mind or offend you, just wanted to point this out because it's a common misconception. I would highly recommend going on holiday there and experience first hand
It’s a huge decision so it’s bound to be a bit daunting. The way I see it is I’d rather give it a go and have no regrets. I’d hate to always think what if! In addition, I think people get scared out of emigrating being a permanent thing. It’s not! If you don’t like it then you can always come back!
I think in several countries it would be the same, for example New Zealand. The issue is more prevalent where there isn’t enough housing and substantial enough infrastructure (eg hospital/school capacity) for the population. Building more houses would help but the UK government is not supporting existing public sector infrastructure enough so I don’t see them building more. Where land/property is worth less and the salary is higher in real terms, than it tends not to be so much of a problem, for example in Australia. I’m the same as OP - I’d be open to Australia but don’t want to leave my parents behind. They’d be fine on their own but I would miss them.
How come? You not enjoying it anymore? You’ll have for there just before the pandemic I’m guessing x
So do the spiders not really come into the house then? Are certain parts of Australia more prone to certain spiders than others? X
Your post is interesting because I left France as a teenager and I truly think that life in France is very difficult and stressful. Granted, France has better weather, more consumer goods, better food but the amount of bureaucracy, intolerance, judgment and overall lack of safety cancels out a lot of positives. I don't think it's any better than the UK.Dont know if this answer will interest you as it wasn’t my choice. But I’m from England and my parents decided to move to France when I was younger, and honestly best choice ever. They wanted to move to Australia originally but it was too far from our family.
moving country is great you learn so much. The only thing that bothers me is that I miss English food, like stupid things, I would kill for certain foods
Thank you, honestly am not sure if life would have been better or not had we went, it's always going to be a "what if" ill have an I think because I honestly loath this town so much I fool myself into truly believing that life would have been so much better in Australia even though I think they have a more expensive way of living over there, I think the pay is good but it needs to be in order to balance out the costs of things, my dad was the one essentially getting us in as his job was a skill an we also have family over there so we had our sponsors as well, but I don't know how life truly would have turned out, I was around 7 when they were going, maybe I'd have come back home or went to another country but who knows now
They are both under 5. We live in wales so child 1 has already started school. As they start age 3 here. Everyone says kids are resilient and adapt to everything but it’s still a massive decision, we are very seriously considering it
That is very true concerning intolerance and judgment. As I am now married to a French man I must admit that I tend not to tell people that I am English. Racism is such a problem here, I live in quite a remote part of France and you should see the way some people treat different colored/accents etc it is quite disgusting!
He was offered a job he couldn't refuse, so he went and never looked back. To be honest it was quite a shock to the rest of the family as he just left and that was it.
Our biggest start was getting our sponsors sorted, am not sure if its still a thing or not but for us it was giving us a huge help in getting over there, my dad's skill was also needed heavily at the time so that helped, have you researched into what places in Australia are low with your skill? It helps if your planning to go to a area that's low with it an then stay a year or two an look to other places to move if you aren't happy once you have the foot in the door, there's a higher chance of being accepted if they need you in a specific area compared to areas that's probably got loads in your line of work, after that it was mostly comparing cost of living vs wage and all the other details like if the area we wanted were going accept us into schools, doctors, dentists etc and then thinking about if we were going be able to cope with the summer heatwaves, risks of wildspread fires, droughts, not seeing family etc not that am putting you off or anything, but it's things you don't realise at the time, again many go over an it's the best thing they ever did so it can work out for the best
Always dreamed of moving to New Zealand too. I’ve travelled around it when I was 18 and fell in love . Don’t think I’d have the balls to love so far away from my family but I would love to know how the monthly outgoings compare to UK outgoings.
Would it not be the same most other places though where you have to work long hours full time to afford a mortgage/rent/cost of living? (Genuine question) or have you worked out that you’d be able to work less and still have a decent standard of living?
My job is currently in demand over there and depending what state i would move to, I would be paid more than I am here at the moment working much less hours! As many have said, the cost of living is higher but financially it still is viable for me.
I think it’s the dream of abandoning everything and starting afresh to is a major draw when considering emigrating. I think lockdown has made everyone reevaluate what they are doing with their lives and consider what needs changing.
I felt like that before I went to Aus on holiday but once you’re there you are fine and sorta know where you’d find a spider e.g not leaving shoes outside but also not being so OTT that you check under your sheets etc before you go to bed.
shes got like 14 years of experience and has been in Dubai for 10 years tbf and has some further qualifications, but yeah it’s dizzying. I heard a pint is like £11. How much is e.g. a mango (trying to think of something they might be able to grow there)?