Moving back to Ireland (1 Viewer)

[7 - No tomorrow]

When are you next home 7 ?

Next month maybe.

Everyone I love lives there. The place has me by the balls.

 

[Theseus Mock]

dublinstreets.blogspot hasn't come back, that's about it.

'sup?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Next month maybe.

Everyone I love lives there. The place has me by the balls.

If you fancy a few pints let me know.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

If you fancy a few pints let me know.

Cool so

 

[rettucs]

'sup?

she works in Tower I think

 

[Lili Marlene]

I'm only interested if she still dresses like that.

 

[CinnamonBoy]

@billygannon
You'll hardly recognise the Harold next time you see it, pal. Proper Gaa and *spit* rugby teams these days. And 5 proper classrooms.
But they still find time for the more traditional pursuits thankfully. (Can't even afford a tyre.....)

 

[rettucs]

I'm only interested if she still dresses like that.

thats the one that wouldn't stamp my card cos it was december

 

[Squiggle]

Don't know what to tell you. I don't think Ireland is necessarily any worse than the UK, and some of it's probably a better place to live than some places in the UK.

Our government definitely sucks more, at least in the UK there is a working opposition to keep them honest while here they're really all the same and will do the same thing so it doesn't seem to matter who you vote for.

There are places I'd less like to live than Ireland. Obviously, if I won the Lottery tomorrow we'd be out of here!

 

[Cormcolash]

Gotta pay a visit to Tower

 

[Lili Marlene]

Don't know what to tell you. I don't think Ireland is necessarily any worse than the UK, and some of it's probably a better place to live than some places in the UK.

Our government definitely sucks more, at least in the UK there is a working opposition to keep them honest while here they're really all the same and will do the same thing so it doesn't seem to matter who you vote for.

There are places I'd less like to live than Ireland. Obviously, if I won the Lottery tomorrow we'd be out of here!

Out of interest, where would you go? I think 7's point that Ireland is a great place to live if you're loaded is a good one.

 

[Squiggle]

Out of interest, where would you go? I think 7's point that Ireland is a great place to live if you're loaded is a good one.

There are much better places to live if your loaded. House/land prices and cost of living are pretty steep here, as are pay related taxes (road, household, water, bin), insurance, and services (electricity, gas etc).

France (rural) and probably near West Coast keeps coming up on our list. There are things we like about Sweden, Switzerland and others, but France has a good mix of the things we'd be looking for.

Being a parent has changed my view of Ireland a lot, I don't want my son growing up here, or stuck living here. It's not the country I grew up in anymore.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I'd live in France, or Berlin, in a heartbeat if I had the lingo.

 

[billygannon]

It's mostly about the money for me. It looks like there are a lot of jobs in the area I work in - and they're paying very well.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I'd live in France, or Berlin, in a heartbeat if I had the lingo.

France would be cool.

This put me off living in Berlin

Sacking Berlin | Quinn Slobodian and Michelle Sterling | The Baffler

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

France would be cool.

This put me off living in Berlin

Sacking Berlin | Quinn Slobodian and Michelle Sterling | The Baffler

Have you been? It's a spellbinding city.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Have you been? It's a spellbinding city.

Yeah but I haven't LIVED there. In fairness i'd probably still go if my German was good and I had the chance but that article is a super depressing read.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Yeah but I haven't LIVED there. In fairness i'd probably still go if my German was good and I had the chance but that article is a super depressing read.

People moan a lot about hipsters etc, but they usually come with great coffee places and cinemas and put on good art festivals.
You'll still be bale to find that 50-year-old bakery, but in general, nothing is ever static. IMHO

I'll read the article when I get a chance.

 

[Squiggle]

Billy, salaries are better here than UK. I'm not sure how taxation compares at the minute, but cost of living is definitely lower in the UK (except in London) which offsets the salary difference somewhat. Rent and house prices in Dublin are increasing, lots of nasty little charges (my post above should have read "non pay-related taxes") and silly things like paying PRSI and the USC which was supposed to replace PRSI. I fully expect our government to introduce breathing meters sometime in the next decade and charge us for air.

Of course, Ireland does have all of us (at least until we bugger off to France and Berlin) to recommend it.

 

[Jill Hives]

I'm staying forever but it's either that or go home.