What other country would you consider?
May 16th 2009, 10:57 pm
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May 16th 2009, 10:58 pm
#62
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Germany for us because it seems to be fairly central in Europe so would be easy to get to other countries. Two of my sisters lived for a time in Germany and both loved it. Besides, my husband works for a company which is headquartered in Germany, so he would have work there.
We don't speak German, but from what my sister tells me it's not to difficult to pick up and most Germans speak English.
We don't speak German, but from what my sister tells me it's not to difficult to pick up and most Germans speak English.
May 16th 2009, 11:00 pm
#63
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Re: What other country would you consider?
I was about to type an explanation, but then thought I might get it wrong as I never completed mine...(left school in lower 6th so to go to the local tech to do my A Levels instead) so here's a link for ya instead lol
http://www.dofe.org/
http://www.dofe.org/
May 16th 2009, 11:05 pm
#64
Sharon
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Still never heard of it .The only thing i would know about was charitys helping kids from the different divides in northern ireland . Sorry . But keep up the good work .
May 16th 2009, 11:10 pm
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Trying to fill in a job application here for a school in Hillsborough, as currently I teach 40 miles from home in Ards....and I'm fed up with the drive after having been there for the past 5 years!!! lol
May 16th 2009, 11:16 pm
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Sharon
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Re: What other country would you consider?
How long ago did u apply to get into australia ? And was it as a teacher .My bro in law lives in ards .Thats a long drive 4 u .rather u than me
May 16th 2009, 11:20 pm
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Does ur bro have kids, if so, which school do they go to? lol
May 17th 2009, 1:09 am
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Sharon
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Re: What other country would you consider?
All at high school and i think 1 has left as far as i know don`t keep in contact with he is a bit of a dickhead to be honest lol.(I don`t mince my words )
May 17th 2009, 1:24 am
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May 17th 2009, 1:30 am
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Well one question.
ARE YOU NUTS!!!
I worked in Mannheim near Frankfurt for 6 months, and they were the most miserable 6 months of my life.
Talk about an unfriendly, abusive people. A bunch of nasty over bearing people, who just bark at you, even in shops. And you can watch supermarket managers shouting at shoptill attendants as you wait to get served.
They push you out of the way on the streets, and I mean literally push. My favourite memory was one day when it was pouring down, and I had no umbrella, so I was walking under the awnings of the shops. As were all the people with umbrellas, and they would literally walk into me rather than be forced out into the rain (with their umbrella). No, I was supposed to go into the rain and get wet.
Seriously that is their mentality.
And you would want to live there?
I'd go back to Germany, only at gunpoint.
JTL
ARE YOU NUTS!!!
I worked in Mannheim near Frankfurt for 6 months, and they were the most miserable 6 months of my life.
Talk about an unfriendly, abusive people. A bunch of nasty over bearing people, who just bark at you, even in shops. And you can watch supermarket managers shouting at shoptill attendants as you wait to get served.
They push you out of the way on the streets, and I mean literally push. My favourite memory was one day when it was pouring down, and I had no umbrella, so I was walking under the awnings of the shops. As were all the people with umbrellas, and they would literally walk into me rather than be forced out into the rain (with their umbrella). No, I was supposed to go into the rain and get wet.
Seriously that is their mentality.
And you would want to live there?
I'd go back to Germany, only at gunpoint.
JTL
May 17th 2009, 1:33 am
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Well one question.
ARE YOU NUTS!!!
I worked in Mannheim near Frankfurt for 6 months, and they were the most miserable 6 months of my life.
Talk about an unfriendly, abusive people. A bunch of nasty over bearing people, who just bark at you, even in shops. And you can watch supermarket managers shouting at shoptill attendants as you wait to get served.
They push you out of the way on the streets, and I mean literally push. My favourite memory was one day when it was pouring down, and I had no umbrella, so I was walking under the awnings of the shops. As were all the people with umbrellas, and they would literally walk into me rather than be forced out into the rain (with their umbrella). No, I was supposed to go into the rain and get wet.
Seriously that is their mentality.
And you would want to live there?
I'd go back to Germany, only at gunpoint.
JTL
ARE YOU NUTS!!!
I worked in Mannheim near Frankfurt for 6 months, and they were the most miserable 6 months of my life.
Talk about an unfriendly, abusive people. A bunch of nasty over bearing people, who just bark at you, even in shops. And you can watch supermarket managers shouting at shoptill attendants as you wait to get served.
They push you out of the way on the streets, and I mean literally push. My favourite memory was one day when it was pouring down, and I had no umbrella, so I was walking under the awnings of the shops. As were all the people with umbrellas, and they would literally walk into me rather than be forced out into the rain (with their umbrella). No, I was supposed to go into the rain and get wet.
Seriously that is their mentality.
And you would want to live there?
I'd go back to Germany, only at gunpoint.
JTL
May 17th 2009, 2:10 am
#73
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Re: What other country would you consider?
Corsica
We were looking into buying a property there with a view to living there full time once the kids were finished at school. Seriously beautiful place.
We were looking into buying a property there with a view to living there full time once the kids were finished at school. Seriously beautiful place.
May 17th 2009, 9:36 am
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Re: What other country would you consider?
May 17th 2009, 9:50 am
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Re: What other country would you consider?
For us it would have probably been Ireland, England or possibly Scotland.
Although in our usual fashion it probably would have only been for several years unless of course we loved it. We probably would have went to Ireland first but there really aren't many mines there or in England for that matter. So work would have been a problem, never bothered to look into whether we actually qualified or not.
Although in our usual fashion it probably would have only been for several years unless of course we loved it. We probably would have went to Ireland first but there really aren't many mines there or in England for that matter. So work would have been a problem, never bothered to look into whether we actually qualified or not.
