| Where to live in the UK? 13:59 - Jan 23 with 33507 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
I've no idea where I would like to live once I graduate from university next summer with my degree in physiotherapy. I'll be 29 when I finish, and I'm completely disillusioned with this country.
I've not travelled much in the UK (the only major cities I've been to are London, Birmingham, and Leeds). I'm aware this will therefore sound quite ignorant, but is there anywhere in the UK which is really that 'nice'? Can't say I've been bowled over by anywhere I've been so far.
To give you an idea of what sort of place I like on a purely aesthetic level. The most recent city I visited was Vancouver, which I absolutely loved.
In terms of what I would want, the main criterion is somewhere with a large population therefore creating many social opportunities. But it also has to feel open and friendly, as well as being aesthetically pleasing.
Does anywhere like this even exist in this country or am I going to have to go overseas for the type of thing I am looking for? If so then my qualification should open doors. [Post edited 23 Jan 2020 14:00]
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:28 - Jan 23 with 4889 views | vapour_trail |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:24 - Jan 23 by jeera |
Like Darth is in his twenties. |
I was talking to the OP but appreciate I haven’t followed established board protocol there. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:28 - Jan 23 with 4890 views | factual_blue |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:20 - Jan 23 by NewcyBlue |
I love Raffles.
I am signing off in Singapore. Hopefully some time there before flying home! |
We are passing through Singapore airport en route to Melbourne in a few weeks.
Spent three days in Singapore on our way back from NZ in 2018. Sadly Raffles was shut for refurbishment.
Apparently that means we'll have to go back again. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:30 - Jan 23 with 4889 views | Darth_Koont |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:22 - Jan 23 by vapour_trail |
Don’t go to Scotland. It’s fcking freezing and full of Scottish people.
If you’re in your 20s, London town is your friend. |
Scotland's the big leagues.
London is for amateurs trying to make the grade. They end up living in another small town like Wandsworth or Hackney trying to get the attention of a scout. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:30 - Jan 23 with 4889 views | Perublue |
I am amazed Brighton has not had a shout.....unless I missed it.
Equally you'll be 29 when you finish.....life can change a lot for lot of people around that time for a lot of reasons,so something right now that feels like a winner,may not be as attractive....I guess we all end up somewhere planned or not...make the most of wherever it is. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:37 - Jan 23 with 4875 views | Darth_Koont |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:30 - Jan 23 by Perublue |
I am amazed Brighton has not had a shout.....unless I missed it.
Equally you'll be 29 when you finish.....life can change a lot for lot of people around that time for a lot of reasons,so something right now that feels like a winner,may not be as attractive....I guess we all end up somewhere planned or not...make the most of wherever it is. |
You're right, Brighton is a very good call.
It's over 20 years ago so not sure exactly what it's like now. But was seriously thinking about it before I met a Swedish girl and then it all became irrelevant. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:38 - Jan 23 with 4871 views | vapour_trail |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:30 - Jan 23 by Perublue |
I am amazed Brighton has not had a shout.....unless I missed it.
Equally you'll be 29 when you finish.....life can change a lot for lot of people around that time for a lot of reasons,so something right now that feels like a winner,may not be as attractive....I guess we all end up somewhere planned or not...make the most of wherever it is. |
Brighton has the sea which is a massive plus. I went for sea after the city and would highly recommend for the mind and the soul.
Brighton is over-rated though, IMVHO. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:45 - Jan 23 with 4852 views | jeera |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:28 - Jan 23 by vapour_trail |
I was talking to the OP but appreciate I haven’t followed established board protocol there. |
It was a cheap shot, but you know.
Opportunity and all that. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:46 - Jan 23 with 4848 views | jeera |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:28 - Jan 23 by factual_blue |
We are passing through Singapore airport en route to Melbourne in a few weeks.
Spent three days in Singapore on our way back from NZ in 2018. Sadly Raffles was shut for refurbishment.
Apparently that means we'll have to go back again. |
It's not the Pickerel buddy. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 18:47 - Jan 23 with 4847 views | Meadowlark |
| Where to live in the UK? on 17:21 - Jan 23 by Lord_Lucan |
Yeah, you've put me off even more now. |
Singapore was great before they bulldozed Bugis Street. Now it's just like downtown Houston....... |  | | |
| Where to live in the UK? on 19:30 - Jan 23 with 4808 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Where to live in the UK? on 14:04 - Jan 23 by chicoazul |
If you really are completely disillusioned then you know what to do. Were I a young man in your position I would do the same. |
I think ending it all is a bit extreme  .
Second Bath/Bristol. Shrewsbury’s nice. As is Chester, York, Merthyr Tydfil, Cheltenham, Edinburgh (I may be fibbing about one of those). Depends what interests y - just the feel of the place or the local area too, whether you want the attractions of a large city or a quieter place that’s quick to get out of for days out...
If you’ve no ties maybe try and go abroad, which is obviously what Chico was getting at. Maybe Vancouver. Full-time immigration might not be possible in a fairly common field, but you might be able to get a short-term placement of some sort. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 19:35 - Jan 23 with 4798 views | jeera |
| Where to live in the UK? on 19:30 - Jan 23 by Swansea_Blue |
I think ending it all is a bit extreme .
Second Bath/Bristol. Shrewsbury’s nice. As is Chester, York, Merthyr Tydfil, Cheltenham, Edinburgh (I may be fibbing about one of those). Depends what interests y - just the feel of the place or the local area too, whether you want the attractions of a large city or a quieter place that’s quick to get out of for days out...
If you’ve no ties maybe try and go abroad, which is obviously what Chico was getting at. Maybe Vancouver. Full-time immigration might not be possible in a fairly common field, but you might be able to get a short-term placement of some sort. |
Baffin Island. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 19:48 - Jan 23 with 4777 views | Oxford_Blue |
Having lived in Ipswich, London and Oxford, I can say Oxford is a wonderful city - beautiful, great buildings, culture, restaurants, schools, hospitals etc and 46 mins from London.
Not cheap. |  | | |
| Where to live in the UK? on 19:55 - Jan 23 with 4760 views | SomethingBlue |
| Where to live in the UK? on 19:48 - Jan 23 by Oxford_Blue |
Having lived in Ipswich, London and Oxford, I can say Oxford is a wonderful city - beautiful, great buildings, culture, restaurants, schools, hospitals etc and 46 mins from London.
Not cheap. |
Big fan of Oxford too having lived there myself but I'd imagine if you are a young person moving there alone with no ties to the university (/universities) it might be a bit alienating. Could be wrong of course. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 20:05 - Jan 23 with 4743 views | vapour_trail |
| Where to live in the UK? on 19:55 - Jan 23 by SomethingBlue |
Big fan of Oxford too having lived there myself but I'd imagine if you are a young person moving there alone with no ties to the university (/universities) it might be a bit alienating. Could be wrong of course. |
As general melchett memorably said, Oxford is a complete dump. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 20:14 - Jan 23 with 4723 views | factual_blue |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:46 - Jan 23 by jeera |
It's not the Pickerel buddy. |
They keep adding random Ks and Ls to the name
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| Where to live in the UK? on 20:15 - Jan 23 with 4723 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Where to live in the UK? on 19:48 - Jan 23 by Oxford_Blue |
Having lived in Ipswich, London and Oxford, I can say Oxford is a wonderful city - beautiful, great buildings, culture, restaurants, schools, hospitals etc and 46 mins from London.
Not cheap. |
Cost is always the issue isn’t it? I had an ex in Oxford, and even with a decent job the sorts of places people can afford to live immediately post-degree are little different to any other place. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 20:22 - Jan 23 with 4709 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
Thank you everyone for the contributions.
Wherever I end up I shall invite you all for a house-warming*.
* Maybe. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 20:59 - Jan 23 with 4679 views | gordon |
| Where to live in the UK? on 18:22 - Jan 23 by vapour_trail |
Don’t go to Scotland. It’s fcking freezing and full of Scottish people.
If you’re in your 20s, London town is your friend. |
The risk with London though, is that it turns you into a tw*t. Seen it happen more times than I care to remember, and it doesn't get any less sadder each time. |  | | |
| Where to live in the UK? on 21:01 - Jan 23 with 4673 views | vapour_trail |
| Where to live in the UK? on 20:59 - Jan 23 by gordon |
The risk with London though, is that it turns you into a tw*t. Seen it happen more times than I care to remember, and it doesn't get any less sadder each time. |
It’s true. I did over a decade living there, left years ago and I’m still a tw@t. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 21:05 - Jan 23 with 4671 views | GeoffSentence |
| Where to live in the UK? on 14:41 - Jan 23 by BackToRussia |
Is Bath the civic equivalent of Arran Lee Barratt for you, Geoff? |
Close, but not quite. Bath is not underrated in the same way. |  |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 21:12 - Jan 23 with 4656 views | Darth_Koont |
| Where to live in the UK? on 21:01 - Jan 23 by vapour_trail |
It’s true. I did over a decade living there, left years ago and I’m still a tw@t. |
But on the plus side, you're a worldly tw@t.
That's something we're all trying to reach. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 21:15 - Jan 23 with 4647 views | vapour_trail |
| Where to live in the UK? on 21:12 - Jan 23 by Darth_Koont |
But on the plus side, you're a worldly tw@t.
That's something we're all trying to reach. |
I’m really not. I live within 150 miles of where I was born.
Like most of the species. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 21:21 - Jan 23 with 4633 views | BlueForYou |
Go out & see the world for a couple of years! When you’re fed up of that, the UK will be far more appealing. |  | | |
| Where to live in the UK? on 21:23 - Jan 23 with 4625 views | Darth_Koont |
| Where to live in the UK? on 21:15 - Jan 23 by vapour_trail |
I’m really not. I live within 150 miles of where I was born.
Like most of the species. |
Keepin' it real.
Which is what I'm telling myself as I go out to get some milk for tomorrow morning. | |
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| Where to live in the UK? on 21:36 - Jan 23 with 4606 views | Darth_Koont |
| Where to live in the UK? on 21:21 - Jan 23 by BlueForYou |
Go out & see the world for a couple of years! When you’re fed up of that, the UK will be far more appealing. |
Generally, people who leave don't come back. Because most of the developed world has similar to offer and sometimes a whole lot more. You then look at the UK like any other country.
I wish everyone in the UK could have that opportunity for 6 months or more. I don't think Brexit would even have been much of a discussion. | |
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