My Dilemma
Sep 10th 2009 | 6:51 am
#136
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Re: My Dilemma
Try a size 6 for size.
Sep 10th 2009 | 9:41 am
#138
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Re: My Dilemma
Mrs Triboy's size changes depending on which country she is 4-6 in most Western countries, but a 'hefty' size 8 in Korea She has awful time buying shoes (3 1/2 - 4 depending) unless we are in Korea or Japan, but funnily enough we have a pretty good boutique shoe shop in my hometown in UK (my mother says the shop is for 'rich tourists' and had never been in there until she came in with us, now she loves it 
). A lot of the shoes in there are handmade from Spain.
Do Spanish women have small feet Jules?
She has awful time buying shoes (3 1/2 - 4 depending) unless we are in Korea or Japan, but funnily enough we have a pretty good boutique shoe shop in my hometown in UK (my mother says the shop is for 'rich tourists' and had never been in there until she came in with us, now she loves it ). A lot of the shoes in there are handmade from Spain.Do Spanish women have small feet Jules?
Sep 10th 2009 | 9:50 am
#139
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Re: My Dilemma
Mrs Triboy's size changes depending on which country she is 4-6 in most Western countries, but a 'hefty' size 8 in Korea She has awful time buying shoes (3 1/2 - 4 depending) unless we are in Korea or Japan, but funnily enough we have a pretty good boutique shoe shop in my hometown in UK (my mother says the shop is for 'rich tourists' and had never been in there until she came in with us, now she loves it ). A lot of the shoes in there are handmade from Spain.
Do Spanish women have small feet Jules?
She has awful time buying shoes (3 1/2 - 4 depending) unless we are in Korea or Japan, but funnily enough we have a pretty good boutique shoe shop in my hometown in UK (my mother says the shop is for 'rich tourists' and had never been in there until she came in with us, now she loves it ). A lot of the shoes in there are handmade from Spain.Do Spanish women have small feet Jules?
Sep 10th 2009 | 9:57 am
#140
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Re: My Dilemma
Mrs Triboy's size changes depending on which country she is 4-6 in most Western countries, but a 'hefty' size 8 in Korea She has awful time buying shoes (3 1/2 - 4 depending) unless we are in Korea or Japan, but funnily enough we have a pretty good boutique shoe shop in my hometown in UK (my mother says the shop is for 'rich tourists' and had never been in there until she came in with us, now she loves it ). A lot of the shoes in there are handmade from Spain.
Do Spanish women have small feet Jules?
She has awful time buying shoes (3 1/2 - 4 depending) unless we are in Korea or Japan, but funnily enough we have a pretty good boutique shoe shop in my hometown in UK (my mother says the shop is for 'rich tourists' and had never been in there until she came in with us, now she loves it ). A lot of the shoes in there are handmade from Spain.Do Spanish women have small feet Jules?
What`s interesting is that one of the centres of the Spanish shoe making industry is based in Elche in south eastern Spain, but these days the Chinese are gradually taking over these factories. Several years ago, arsonists burnt down some of these factories to chase out the Chinese competition. There were also several confrontations between the Spanish workers and their Chinese counterparts.....unfortunately, there were no killings or executions
and like most things here the fighting quickly fizzled out. Especially when the latin fighting spirit amongst them quickly died down, example, the ring leader was ordered home by his wife
Sep 11th 2009 | 5:43 am
#141
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From: listerby,sweden (the back of beyond)
Re: My Dilemma
Kidding, right? Currency being devalued to nothing, manufacturing base dwindling, no natural resources, limited self-determination, imminent power black-outs due to underfunded utilities, severely overpopulated, reputation as financial centre in ruins, biggest per capita government debt of first world. It's a basket case.
Sep 16th 2009 | 12:50 am
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Re: My Dilemma
I'm not saying that the UK is "doomed", I'm just making the point that IMO the further you go in the future, the richer you will have to be to have a decent life there, like any contracting, cold country. Britain, always was, is and always will be a country for the rich. That is why it has the biggest gap between rich and poor - even bigger than the US.
Circumstance (as a good friend has often said) is the best reason to be somewhere. Add up the pros and cons and go to wherever is more favourable.
No point trying to live somewhere if you 'aint got a job anyways
Ultimately for us 'culcha' seems to be the deciding 'facta' - each to their own, I suppose!
Sep 19th 2009 | 12:18 pm
#146
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Re: My Dilemma
Funny that, I agree that it's boring, but on the wage front, it's a big drop for us in salaries. The other thing we've found (and have had confirmed) about the UK is that jobs above around 55k just don't get advertised. Someone we know here says they headhunt for all positions above 45k. This makes it really hard to find a position if you're in management and not currently working in the UK or have a position where you're not in the position to go to conferences etc and be seen.
My son has just returned from Australia. He said the more he saw of Australia, the more it made him realise what a great place England is. He even tried living in different places in Oz, but said that Australia is boring.
He was shocked to find how expensive it is in Oz, yet the wages were much lower. He was earning nearly half of his London wage yet was doing the same job, although they worked at a much slower pace in Oz.
He too made a comment about how Brits would crowd into a bar to watch the real sport.
Perhaps the aussie life style suits older people more?
He was shocked to find how expensive it is in Oz, yet the wages were much lower. He was earning nearly half of his London wage yet was doing the same job, although they worked at a much slower pace in Oz.
He too made a comment about how Brits would crowd into a bar to watch the real sport.
Perhaps the aussie life style suits older people more?
Sep 19th 2009 | 12:41 pm
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Re: My Dilemma
Well, that's interesting. I suppose the Brits do more socialising in their own homes or down t'pub I guess......?
I moved back to the UK a couple of months ago after living in asia and spain for the last 8 years. I think that the biggest difference I've noticed is that socialising is very much more limited here. In contrast to Spain, the town centre is dead in the evenings, and going out for a meal has resulted in nothing but disappointment - bad, expensive food - but then we were spoiled in that department in asia - so we end up staying in and cooking.
I miss evenings out with friends having a leisurely drink and dinner.
Think about what it is that you really enjoy about life, and find the country that provides it - ignore the papers, it's all sensationalist rubbish.
I miss evenings out with friends having a leisurely drink and dinner.
Think about what it is that you really enjoy about life, and find the country that provides it - ignore the papers, it's all sensationalist rubbish.
