Ray

Figures for Orlando are massaged to ensure no bad press that the tourist will see....

NC Penguin

...and what's wrong with the Usenet immigration forums?

meauxna

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I must be the only person who doesn't know what forum that link is going to...

Ray

I wil explain it later

Thydney

Your old one Ray?

Whorelando another sacrifice to the house of mouse
I live a similar distance from the hell hole as Ray way too close

meauxna

Oh thaaaaat.
Just wonder what it has to do with Usenet.

ImAFool

You are in for a terrific culture shock my friend.

Thydney

Made the top 15 crime stats

dip your toe

Brought my kids up in Lake Mary. Good schools, and far enough away from the tourist area to avoid the mouse. Kids have now left the nest so I moved to the country as I didn't have to worry about school districts. I'd recommend renting until you get a good feel for the area.

Rugby, one club in Orlando ( there used to be two ). Standard is pretty low but fun. Hardest part is getting the yanks to carry on playing once they've been tackled. It's an NFL mentality. Also away games take up the whole day and sometimes the whole w/e. due to the distances.

Local pubs, a new place called Jacks, with 60+ beers on draught. A Brit pub in nearby Altamonte Springs called the St. Andrews , passable - just. An Irish bar in nearby Sanford called the Speckled Hen, which I need to visit.

Hope this helps, more info if needed.

Steerpike

Just a thought ... if you really want to make a go of it, try to get used to the place for what it is, not what it is not. If you seek out british pubs, british beers, british sports, etc, you'll find yourself crying in your warm beer with a bunch of other brit's about how everything is 'not like it is back home'.

When I first came here, I did the same thing - went looking for the pubs, the warm draught beer, the footy matches, the fish and chips ... when I was surrounded by new and exciting things, and a whole different way of life and quite different people. I got fed up with hearing how everything was 'wrong' with the place, yet the people never seemed to do the obvious - go back home!

I bumped into a bunch of brits while on vacation in Rome recently. While surrounded by the best restaurants in the world, and fascinating cafes, they asked me if I knew of any 'pubs' ... they'd only been there a couple of days but were already looking for pubs ... to each his own!

callowman

Forget hoity toity Lake Mary/heathrow-over priced and over rated. working in Lake mary all you see are posers in their BMWs and Benz's and Hummers driving around paying for overpriced food in fancy restaurants.

No my friend, move to Oviedo in Seminole county-away from the hustle and bustle (and crime) of Orlando and a nice quiet, community just 20 min drive to O town ! and on the edge of development-next to us is the Eckon state parks.

See you soon !

Dan725

You can't have everything, but if you can't find the last one, methinks you might not be living there long.......

scatty

Think you will find there is much more to it than just that.

Sharlene

Most of the British pubs are near International Drive area and tons in Kissimmee. The thing about O-town besides its lack of culture; its very spread out so you have to drive. Be sure to check out the Cricketer's Arms in the Mercado on I-drive. I lived in Orlando for 25 years before moving to Palm Beach where we have tons of culture but not many pubs. Good luck!!!

Dan725

Theres a lot of dross on I-drive and Kissimmee. You might as well be in Marbella. Had the misfortune of staying there a year ago (for a local friends stag night, no less), and thought we'd go and try one of the many Brit style fy-ups in the morning. Big mistake that was - couple of anemic bits of bacon, about two baked beans and salmonella type egg -- very poor rendition of the real deal, would rather have been in Dennys any day.

I live about the same distance away and share the same views on Orlando as Ray and Thydney. Union jack short wearing 18-30 to Ibiza club just does not do it for me.