Moving abroad for work

[Refuzed]

i know someone who goes to SA for 6 months of the year, never has probs finding cash in hand jobs so all good with travel visa etc

[Mehlovich]

i know someone who goes to SA for 6 months of the year, never has probs finding cash in hand jobs so all good with travel visa etc

Nice! Really considering this. Need a bit of cash first though, if I don't get any work instantly.

[Electric_Head]

what is a bit of cash to you?
realizing of course the Rand conversion may turn you into a multi-billionare when you get here. kidding
I had a friend who lived here for 3 years, back and forth to the UK.
He`s just gone back.
He managed to get a full time programming job for the local university, pretty quickly as well.
The thing with SA is that quite often you can get a job here based on your skills and experience.
It not like they`ll ignore you because you`re a foreigner.
A good worked is a good worker.
The cost of living is a hell of a lot cheaper than other countries.
The quality of life is also exceptional.
And then comes the amazing scenery, traveling, hiking, camping, extreme sports, etc.
Amazing local smokeables
the list just goes on and on

[helix]

south african house is pretty awesome too

[Electric_Head]

south african house is pretty awesome too

SA House
SA psy-trance
SA kwaito
...
...
...

It`s all pretty top notch
The outdoor parties are always awesome.

[Refuzed]

seriously consdiering, just need to save up money for incase i do struggle to find work

[Electric_Head]

but you come with pounds
or euros
you`re always doing ok when you convert.

Plus if you run out of cash you can go live in Swaziland, Transkie, Mozambique or Malawi for f-all and smoke amazing shit all day.
Tough descision

[helix]

is there a techno scene?

how do usd convert

[Ferryman]

The rough cost of moving to Tokyo, £10-12k (including a 3 financial month cusion to find work, with no source of income).

Not to burst your bubble or anything but unless you are very highly skilled in a trade Japan desires at the moment and you speak Japanese it's very and I mean very difficult to get a work visa for Japan, most foreigners who work *there are either English teachers or work for a foreign franchise like an American finance company.
I'm sure you may aware of this though.

Aye. I speak Japanese and am looking to teach English over there.

:stereotypeside:

[Naan_Bread]

is there a techno scene?

how do usd convert

No.

Dollar converts very favourably, about R8 to $1.

[Dub_freak]

I've been considering moving over to Norway, i have family that live over there so i could stay with them for a while. Its a really nice country and i love going there for holidays, anywhere would be better than where i currently live.

[Mr Hyde]

what is a bit of cash to you?
realizing of course the Rand conversion may turn you into a multi-billionare when you get here. kidding
I had a friend who lived here for 3 years, back and forth to the UK.
He`s just gone back.
He managed to get a full time programming job for the local university, pretty quickly as well.
The thing with SA is that quite often you can get a job here based on your skills and experience.
It not like they`ll ignore you because you`re a foreigner.
A good worked is a good worker.
The cost of living is a hell of a lot cheaper than other countries.
The quality of life is also exceptional.
And then comes the amazing scenery, traveling, hiking, camping, extreme sports, etc.
Amazing local smokeables
the list just goes on and on

....not being able to drive through certain areas or stop- let alone walk, security guards with machine guns, 15 foot high security fences around your house, panic rooms, divided society with abject poverty alongside wealth and conspicuous consumption, one of the highest HIV rates in the world, a large amount of racism and poor education, shark infested seas, killer land animals. The list goes on and on.

[Pedro Sánchez]

The rough cost of moving to Tokyo, £10-12k (including a 3 financial month cusion to find work, with no source of income).

Not to burst your bubble or anything but unless you are very highly skilled in a trade Japan desires at the moment and you speak Japanese it's very and I mean very difficult to get a work visa for Japan, most foreigners who work *there are either English teachers or work for a foreign franchise like an American finance company.
I'm sure you may aware of this though.

Aye. I speak Japanese and am looking to teach English over there.

:stereotypeside:

You'll fit in snug then mate Went a few years ago for 4 weeks and it was amazing but super fucking expensive, my mate has been trying to live there for about 5 years but he's getting nowhere, with his lack of skills and shit Japanese.

[Molzie]

Don't waste your time with New Zealand mate.

shum, I am disappoint son.

If you decide to come to nz and you have trade experience then Christchurch is the place to be. A whole city rebuild in 2012.

[budsteq]

Don't waste your time with New Zealand mate.

I loved the country but there is no way I could live there. Even the cities have a small minded mentality!

What do you mean? I've seriously considered moving there about a year ago, even began the process of applying for citizenship, but backed out when none of my friends / family supported me. Hearing this I'm wonderng if it was the right decision...

What's the main issue there? They're mean or something?

Darngarnit you can't have carnal relations with my sister,
who is also my wife, who is also my aunt.

bro... lol.

NZ's the shit but it's sorta hard to find work at the moment, you'd probably be better off in Australia.

[budsteq]

what is a bit of cash to you?
realizing of course the Rand conversion may turn you into a multi-billionare when you get here. kidding
I had a friend who lived here for 3 years, back and forth to the UK.
He`s just gone back.
He managed to get a full time programming job for the local university, pretty quickly as well.
The thing with SA is that quite often you can get a job here based on your skills and experience.
It not like they`ll ignore you because you`re a foreigner.
A good worked is a good worker.
The cost of living is a hell of a lot cheaper than other countries.
The quality of life is also exceptional.
And then comes the amazing scenery, traveling, hiking, camping, extreme sports, etc.
Amazing local smokeables
the list just goes on and on

I want.

[Sexual_Chocolate]

Don't waste your time with New Zealand mate.

shum, I am disappoint son.

If you decide to come to nz and you have trade experience then Christchurch is the place to be. A whole city rebuild in 2012.

well its not like hes lying.

moving to NZ at the moment (unless your a refugee or a millionaire) is pretty much pointless.

and the whole rebuilding of chch is gonna be slow as hell, considering none of the major insurance companies are willing to put their necks on the line

[Molzie]

and the whole rebuilding of chch is gonna be slow as hell, considering none of the major insurance companies are willing to put their necks on the line

Nah mate, not anymore. if your house is red then you've been payed out. Whole suburbs have been red zoned.

In the new year it will take off. Everyone I know in the trade industry are doubling the size of their teams to manage with the rebuild. The CBD will take a while.

[Sexual_Chocolate]

^^ well i suppose thats good. cuz last time i heard, most insurance companies arent even willing to insure the rebuild itself....

and trust, i really want that shit to happen.

being a designer in this economy, that amount of work will be very welcome haha

[Electric_Head]

what is a bit of cash to you?
realizing of course the Rand conversion may turn you into a multi-billionare when you get here. kidding
I had a friend who lived here for 3 years, back and forth to the UK.
He`s just gone back.
He managed to get a full time programming job for the local university, pretty quickly as well.
The thing with SA is that quite often you can get a job here based on your skills and experience.
It not like they`ll ignore you because you`re a foreigner.
A good worked is a good worker.
The cost of living is a hell of a lot cheaper than other countries.
The quality of life is also exceptional.
And then comes the amazing scenery, traveling, hiking, camping, extreme sports, etc.
Amazing local smokeables
the list just goes on and on

....not being able to drive through certain areas or stop- let alone walk, security guards with machine guns, 15 foot high security fences around your house, panic rooms, divided society with abject poverty alongside wealth and conspicuous consumption, one of the highest HIV rates in the world, a large amount of racism and poor education, shark infested seas, killer land animals. The list goes on and on.

Should I create the same exaggerated list about your country for now reason what so ever?
I`m giving you a first-hand heads-up but you choose to post the BS that the media churns out.

I don`t see the point of arguing this either way.
Or for that matter explaining any of my comments or countering any of your comments.
You don`t have to come here.
I will add though that a friend of mine from the UK was living here for 3-4 years and he preferred it hands-down.
He preferred the weather, general std of living, cost of living, the dope, the people, etc.

But when you do finally decide it`s worth it, you`ll realize I was telling the truth.

@ NaanBread & Helix[Delay] - there is in fact a thriving techno scene, it`s just not as large as some countries. But Techno is loved by many down here.