British Expats - Search Results
British Expats

Go Back  British Expats > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
 
Page 1 of 2
1
2
Search: Posts Made By: isgraham
Showing results 1 to 25 of 45
Search took 0.04 seconds.
Forum: Australia
Nov 3rd 2011, 6:03 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It's ironic isn't it that a migrant is criticising other migrants.
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2011, 9:12 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Far easier to live on one salary in the UK than it was in Sydney mainly due to reasonable salaries and housing costs.
Forum: Australia
Jul 12th 2011, 12:28 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It's probably more difficult if you have children etc. I don't so on careful consideration of relative merits I moved back. I'm sure that Australia is going to hit the skids at some point and...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2011, 12:13 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I know a few Bbritish Expats who do not frequent this forum (yes there are some) who have moved back or are planning to.
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2011, 6:01 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I moved back in October 2010.
Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2011, 8:39 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Fortunately I have quite a few options some with nice climates. If Australia doesn't pan out I may have to move to my place in Brazil.
Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2011, 4:26 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I agree with sonly's comment as well but that's not my choice. When I moved to Sydney it made me better off than London moving back to London has made me better off than Sydney. The moment that...
Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2011, 6:46 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It depends on how your expertise are valued in the UK or Australia as to how your experience unfolds. In my case I had a crappy Toyota corolla in Sydney I have a BMW X3 in London. I had to rent a...
Forum: Australia
Jun 18th 2011, 7:47 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

If you are comparing Australia to London then that's a reasonable comment. If the whole of the UK then you are just wrong with the UK being cheaper by a long way. I was up in Manchester recently...
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2011, 11:41 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

London is but very slowly and if you forget inflation. If you include that they are dropping.
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2011, 5:57 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Ok financial IT then. Who cares about the rest.
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2011, 5:57 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I do the same but from the UK even at this exchange rate.
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2011, 5:56 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Exactly it's got to be on a case by case basis. I would not recommend Australia for financial reasons to IT people but for living in a great place and having an adventure I couldn't recommend it...
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2011, 5:53 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Not me I had a great time in Sydney and am now having a great time in London I'm just aware of the difference which feeds into quality of life. For me at the moment Sydney looses out so I'm not...
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2011, 5:51 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Yes me. But it's not absolute cost of living it's relative cost of living. London is cheaper than Sydney and I can earn a lot more.
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 4:32 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Apple are different they package the sh1t sandwich nicely.
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 3:48 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

It may not work with the impending recession.
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 3:25 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I'm in the UK now working for an asset management company. The system kind of works but it's on it's last legs.
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 3:15 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Prior to the GFC I worked for one of the biggest brokers in the world. I wrote their credit derivative trading system and saw the huge volumes going through the system.

I only went to risk 8...
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 3:08 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I remember one instance when upon the release of a change which required some ad libbing due to environmental differences between uat and prod an email was sent to us stating that if we deviated from...
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 1:16 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

You should see the risk system I'm working on replacing. It's the worst I've ever seen. At least I've got the budget and team approved to kill it and rational procedures to follow.
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2011, 12:56 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

I did 9 months public sector prior to moving to Australia and there was less red tape than in a typical Aussie bank.
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2011, 2:10 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

My ex employers were even in the Australian IT section yesterday for how bad their systems and IT moral are. It made me laugh my ex colleagues still email me weekly complaining about the place.
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2011, 1:12 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

My experience of working in IT in Australia was that the management are far more interested in your ability to follow a procedure even if it leads to failure rather than allow people to use their...
Forum: Australia
May 28th 2011, 5:54 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 273,460
Posted By isgraham

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Don't talk about beer I had a skinful last night.
Showing results 1 to 25 of 45
 
Page 1 of 2
1
2


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.