Neverending stooooryyyyyy!

[kitty]

Soooo, those of you who had the honor to read my always desireable post here on Chaos, know my moving nature (pun! ha.)

I lived in Germany, moved to Australia and well.. now I'm moving back - with BF and plans. My visa expires on 18. September this year and we are flying on.. 18. September, so in about two weeks.

We decided that basically only two days ago, so we are totally unprepared. ;D

The reason why I'm telling you guys this dazzling story is, because BF will only have a visa for one year for germany aswell, so we are already planning in advance and try to figure out where to go after good ol' Germany!

So you all live in countries ( ), tell me why your country is a good idea to stay in for a year or so!

PS: Germans and Aussies don't need to bother, I already know that Germany has too high taxes and Aussieland doesn't have Burger King

[Elliot Kane]

Well, right now the UK is completely stuffed and piling up ridiculous amounts of debt because the people in charge are half wits (No offence intended to half wits, BTW, though I can see why they might find the comparison insulting).

That said, the value of the pound seems to be dropping and of course it's always good for people in the music industry! Prices of goods show signs of dropping, too.

Being completely insane, the govt is of course going to put the price of fuel UP in the middle of this recession, as nothing says "I hate businesses" like increasing transport costs when your economy is already dipping... Well, that and adding reams of unnecessary red tape, which they are ALSO doing...

On the bright side, this bunch of useless clowns will probably be out by this time next year. We'll still be paying off their immense debt, but nonetheless...

England is not too appealing right now if you intend to drive around anywhere, are looking for decent interest rates on your bank accounts (But then, that's true of most other places, too) or appreciate having a govt that isn't so blatantly insane it's surprising they haven't all been sectioned, yet. But as a German citizen you would be eligible for benefits if you need them, including help with housing costs. Not sure about the BF, seeing as he's from the Commonwealth, but that might be worth looking into... And we are good for the music industry.

So - good and bad, really! Kind of like being offered a golden chalice filled with poison... ;D

[rhiian]

WE HAVE BURGER KING. and me, of course :']

There's always poundland, everything you need for £1! and primark, where it's possible to create a whole outfit for under a tenner, to save the day in these expensive recession times.

And and and you studied British English if I recall correctlyyyy and it's the land you love so much (or am i confusing you with someone else? I don;t think I am! XD)

There's plenty of places to visit, lots of hertitage, and the population density means there are lots of towns and cities in a small area, in comparason to places like America and Austrailia where there are big gaps of nothing between cities.

And there's the unpredictable weather which is great if you fancy being daring. The air current from the south means it -can- be nice and warm, and the further north you go, the less you need to worry about watering plants!

Leicester in particular, is the most multicultural city in Europe, with the largest display of divali lights outside of India, the Carribean carnival every year, a large Christmas lights display every year, and the Buvarian(sp?)/German market around January time, (just incase you miss Germany a little bit ) And at the minute Leicester's undergoing heavy refurb. so there's new buildings left right and centre, and soon there's going to be a £10million sports complex with ice rink in the city centre.

The UK is also rather generic in the western world. Things like fast food, chain stores, supermarkets, cheap booze, and whatever else is rather western xD

I don;t know if you can tell but I lost enthusiasm for this post after a while. xD
In terms of downsides I'd say unempolyment rates are on the up and so are various taxes. I think EK covered all that jazz rather well. I went for the superfical, immature, approach to this

[Elliot Kane]

I think Rhiian would make the more convincing ambassador for Britain, though! ;D

[kilgoretrout]

For your own good , stay out of North America. It's becoming quite the police state.

[kitty]

@ Eli - thank spock I don't have a drivers license in ANY country
The bank thingy doesn't effect me either, since (when staying basically anywhere only 3 to 12 months) I keep with the bank I have in Germany. The thing with being eligible for benefits as a german citizien was new to me, cool! ;D

@ Rhian - Yes I was the one who loved british accents so very much I also think I would be quite fine with funny weather, seeing as I just am about to have two winters and no summer and in 2008 had two summers and no winter but in any case rain... and I love indian food

@ kil - aww not so negative! I was born in East Germany, with people getting thrown in prison when they watched western TV - a "police state" can't shock me

I always wanted to go to the US or Canada for a short time (I know I wouldn't want to die there, but for a period of time.. why not)

[Flix]

Come to the U.S. It's great. You can take your pick of most any climate in the world, tropical to sub-zero. It's just a big freaking place, so you can move around if one place sucks, and there are places to go and see in all that space, not like Canada...

Laws are different in each state...the legal system is a big ole mess, just so you know.

[kitty]

@ Flix - lol that was an interesting discription At least I know what places not to go before ever been there (Texas, Utah & similar packed-with-nutcases places...)

But for the US, I woulkd probably need a bit more detailed information - of a s[ecific area at least, bit too big to just go there like that

[Flix]

Yeah, that's more thought than I'm willing to give...

Go to one of the metropolitan cities

[ss]

Kit...the most interesting reason to come to the US is that you will get to see ME.!!!!!! ;D

Other than that, You can just get in a car and travel. If you are not bounded by time, it will be the most awesome experience in your life.

You have the snow covered mountains in Washington State and Idaho, and Montana with endless wilds and deep forests. You can go to the midwest and see and endless sea of grass and grain in the growing season or endless seas of corn as far as the eye can see. You will think if I just can get high up, I will see farther, but when the road elevated over a bridge, you just see miles and miles of more wheat or corn.. I would not like to live there, but it is an awesome sight.
You can travel up or down the west coast from Mexico to Canada and the Big Sur area or California is as rugged as the Cornish coast in England or the Western coast of Ireland or Scotland. Also, visiting the wine country of California and the giant Sequoia trees in Northern California is amazing.

The southwest in New Mexico and Arizonia is desert with scenic panoramas that take your breath away. The gulf coast has an assortment of vistas and styles of living, like New Orleans and Mobile, and the cooking is great, as well as the hospitality.

I am from West Virginia and I think it is the most beautiful place in the world with old growth timber and mountains and rivers and waterfalls and innumerable back country roads to travel.

East coast is great, the Carolinas and here in Virginia, you can lay on the beaches, travel 100 miles west to flat farmlands, travel another 100 miles and be in beautiful mountains...all in the same state....

Florida has the Everglades, and alligators and bogs and fens and Georgia is beautiful, especially Savannah.

New England is awesome..pine forests, rugged mountains, winter sports...

Wyoming is cowboy country, with Utah and Nevada and again touching on Montana...they don't call it the "Big Sky" for nothing.

I you can only visit one big city...it has to be New York City...it has a life of its own and cannot be described, it has to be experienced.

It is impossible to describe America...it is as Flix said, one hugh place.

Don't pay no mind to Kilgoretrout....he is a cynic and apparently very fearful of the world... ...He forgets what an amazing blessing God has bestowed on this country.

We have our problems, our fears, our anxieties, but in spite of it all, everyone that comes here finds it probably the best country on planet earth.

You might find that you actually DO want to stay till you die..

Come Visit US KIT......

[Hildor]

Yup go to the US. BUT...visit Belgium for some pretty cool ancient cities, one of the two most beautiful motor racing circuits in the world and french fries on the way through

[kitty]

@ ss - I'm not much of a country girl.. so NYC would probably more my thing, I also like California - because of Caltech in Passadena ^^ if I'd be super-clever I'd study there.

I'm sure the US is interesting but I don't plan to ever stay in one single country until I'm too old to travel - the world's too big and interesting to stay in just one place.

Thanks for the description of it all

@ Hildor - you forgot your WAFFLES! Belgium waffles rule. I was in Belgium before it's pretty actually, the only reason why I wouldn't go there for a short time, is because it's impossible to learn dutch/flemmish since you guys just don't have any grammar rules! And my french sucks

[rhiian]

what's the difference between a french kiss and a beligian kiss?
they're both the same except one has a little more flem

[twoheadedragon]

Sept 7, 2009 18:21:48 GMT rhiian said:

what's the difference between a french kiss and a beligian kiss?
they're both the same except one has a little more flem

This coming from an ENGLISH young lady? ;D

Here's an Irish joke (coming from an Indo-Russo-Franco-Belge )

Q: "Why does the Englishman go pee with the door wide open?"
A: "He doesn't want anyone peeking through the keyhole!"
(I heard this one from an Irishman when I was in France, about 11 years ago)

[Glance A'Lot]

As a rather (in-)famous Hungarian immigrant (speak 'alien' or 'bloody foreigner') once wrote:

"Englishmen don't have sex, they have hot water bottles"

(Later expanded by another for Australians: "<quote above> Australians prefer beer, hot or cold!" ;D )

That ...french sucks isn't peculiar...

...that's the point, isn't it?

{*flogs himself with the moderator whip* "I'm a nasty boy, full of sinful thoughts, arbitrarily and wrongly interpreting innocent remarks - and a terrible example to the youth!" *flogs on...*}

[Hildor]

because it's impossible to learn dutch/flemmish since you guys just don't have any grammar rules! And my french sucks

Don't we Well not that I actually know, I forgot all my language courses from high school and do everything by feeling quite well now ;D