North East England after Canada
May 21st 2012, 9:47 pm
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Re: North East England after Canada
Thanks! Its a Nikon bridge camera 'cool pix L310' with 21x zoom. I picked it up when I was in the UK for 130 quid.
Thats too bad, although Hartlepool / Teesside isn't the nicest of places! is commuting from Yarm an option?
this is an interesting thread.
We have been living in the north east for the last 18 months, and tbh I'm not that keen. The west midlands was much more friendly, although the northumbrian coast is nice. Before that I was in Manitoba for a couple of years
I look out of my office window in Hartlepool and think how much it reminds me of Winnipeg, On balance I think I would rather be in canada than the UK.
I have a permanent job in the northeast, and I spend the day looking at properties on the internet, and I have realised I don't really want to live here!!
We have been living in the north east for the last 18 months, and tbh I'm not that keen. The west midlands was much more friendly, although the northumbrian coast is nice. Before that I was in Manitoba for a couple of years
I look out of my office window in Hartlepool and think how much it reminds me of Winnipeg, On balance I think I would rather be in canada than the UK.
I have a permanent job in the northeast, and I spend the day looking at properties on the internet, and I have realised I don't really want to live here!!
May 21st 2012, 10:21 pm
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Re: North East England after Canada
transatlantic,
Thanks for the info. I'm going to look online now for that camera. The quality of the pics were beautiful
Thanks for the info. I'm going to look online now for that camera. The quality of the pics were beautiful
May 22nd 2012, 6:39 am
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Believe me when I say that the novelty of great scenery and a sense of history soon wear off. The other british traits of poor customer service, bad traffic, dysfunctional society, lager louts, ferrel underclass & social service scroungers soon takes over your perception of the place.
May 22nd 2012, 12:05 pm
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No, to make ends meet I have 2 part time jobs, one in hartlepool and one in northumberland(up to Alnwick), so effectively I need to live in and around Newcastle. As you may know real estate in Newcastle is pretty expensive if you wish to live in a reasonable place and the schooling is not that impressive
Believe me when I say that the novelty of great scenery and a sense of history soon wear off. The other british traits of poor customer service, bad traffic, dysfunctional society, lager louts, ferrel underclass & social service scroungers soon takes over your perception of the place.
Believe me when I say that the novelty of great scenery and a sense of history soon wear off. The other british traits of poor customer service, bad traffic, dysfunctional society, lager louts, ferrel underclass & social service scroungers soon takes over your perception of the place.
I have no illusions that the NE is utopia, there are some pretty crap parts! however I spent most of the time in Dunston area which isn't especially desirable to say the least and still had the experiences I posted.
May 22nd 2012, 2:15 pm
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That commute would dishearten even the most overly positive person! must be over 120 miles a day?
I have no illusions that the NE is utopia, there are some pretty crap parts! however I spent most of the time in Dunston area which isn't especially desirable to say the least and still had the experiences I posted.
I have no illusions that the NE is utopia, there are some pretty crap parts! however I spent most of the time in Dunston area which isn't especially desirable to say the least and still had the experiences I posted.
If you are reasonably content in Canada, then I would stay there, if I were you, The novelty of the nice bits of the UK wear off pretty quick - I guess you could say that about anywhere though!
May 22nd 2012, 5:43 pm
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Re: North East England after Canada
After 2.5 years in Canada I have just got back from an eye opening trip to the North East of England. The people were all nice 'here ya go pet' the supermarkets cheap and the countryside lovely. Only let down was the weather was a bit dull. Now i'm confused as I was reasonably content in Canada until my trip.... now I feel nothing for the place.
Anyway, here are the pictures I took!
Newcastle- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1515011
Tynemouth- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1514826
Hexham- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1514774
Anyway, here are the pictures I took!
Newcastle- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1515011
Tynemouth- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1514826
Hexham- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1514774
I have to say I can't wait but I shall also miss Canada.
