MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
Jun 10th 2011, 9:54 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
my personal opinion is even if the education system is better in the UK....for them to make a decent life for themselves in the future they are going to need a really well paid job to even get on the housing ladder let alone the cost of living.....British Gas has just announced an increase of almost 20% on their rates...and the rest of the utility's are said to be following suit!!!
I do think living in a city in the UK with a decent sized uni makes a difference. Norwich without UEA would be pretty grim in lots of ways.
Schools are fine in UK. Schools are fine in Canada. I've been in a lot in both places. Really not that different.
Jun 10th 2011, 10:06 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
I actually contemplated a move to Durham when I was living in Vancouver. Nice place, bit small. Long way from London and a bit close to Newcastle for my taste. Hence I ended up in Norwich.....
I do think living in a city in the UK with a decent sized uni makes a difference. Norwich without UEA would be pretty grim in lots of ways.
Schools are fine in UK. Schools are fine in Canada. I've been in a lot in both places. Really not that different.
I do think living in a city in the UK with a decent sized uni makes a difference. Norwich without UEA would be pretty grim in lots of ways.
Schools are fine in UK. Schools are fine in Canada. I've been in a lot in both places. Really not that different.
Jun 10th 2011, 10:18 pm
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Jun 10th 2011, 10:23 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
I actually contemplated a move to Durham when I was living in Vancouver. Nice place, bit small. Long way from London and a bit close to Newcastle for my taste. Hence I ended up in Norwich.....
I do think living in a city in the UK with a decent sized uni makes a difference. Norwich without UEA would be pretty grim in lots of ways.
Schools are fine in UK. Schools are fine in Canada. I've been in a lot in both places. Really not that different.
I do think living in a city in the UK with a decent sized uni makes a difference. Norwich without UEA would be pretty grim in lots of ways.
Schools are fine in UK. Schools are fine in Canada. I've been in a lot in both places. Really not that different.
Jun 10th 2011, 10:28 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
It even has a Waitrose. What has happened to the north??
And, to keep the thread on track, it seems they shut the one in Durham to open the one in Newcastle:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/new..._in_newcastle/
And, to keep the thread on track, it seems they shut the one in Durham to open the one in Newcastle:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/new..._in_newcastle/
Jun 10th 2011, 10:31 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
Jun 10th 2011, 10:35 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
It even has a Waitrose. What has happened to the north??
And, to keep the thread on track, it seems they shut the one in Durham to open the one in Newcastle:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/new..._in_newcastle/
And, to keep the thread on track, it seems they shut the one in Durham to open the one in Newcastle:
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/new..._in_newcastle/
What's the point of having a north/south divide if they're not going to police it?
Jun 10th 2011, 10:44 pm
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Jun 10th 2011, 10:47 pm
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Jun 10th 2011, 10:56 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
You can also forget those memories of a quiet pint in a pub garden in the countryside. In Durham people take their drinking seriously. If you don't drink, get drunk, have a good fight then throw up all over the pavement it is hardly worth the bother of going out.
Jun 10th 2011, 10:59 pm
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Re: MOVING BACK TO DURHAM ENGLAND -PROS/CONS ?
Having just moved from the Newcastle area, I would say stay in Canada, download an episode of Geordie Shore and you will find plenty of reasons not to go back (tongue in cheek). My main concern would be the kids education, they will be a year behind their age group in the UK and subjects such as Geography and History will be very different to what they have learnt here.
Durham is a beautiful city and I can see it's attractions if going back!
Durham is a beautiful city and I can see it's attractions if going back!
