why do people move so far away

markopantelic

just looking on the australia forum the cost of flight tickets, and then hearing my cousin who moved to canada a few years ago say how he won't be able to come back to ireland for a few years, and i'm thinking why do people move so far away if they dont really want to? my cousin and sister live in london and paris respectively and they can like come how pretty regulary, i mean if you move to australia or something your kinda stuck there.

whats your opinion.

qz

You must be a real penis to be around.

SV

I know a lot of people who would gladly move as far away from Ireland as is possible.

Not everyone likes the place..

markopantelic

qz wrote: »

You must be a real penis to be around.

screw you j/k:rolleyes:

towel401

The furthest you can get away from ireland on this earth is a tiny island a few hundred miles to the right of new zealand

galwayrush

I know someone who moved to Australia, then again, he owes the banks 22 million. Good a reason as any i guess, excpt the bastard owes me and a whole lot more money as well.

markopantelic

lol really?

Firetrap

Er...because they want to?

galwayrush

markopantelic wrote: »

lol really?

Yep, obviously i'm not going to name names, then again, it's freely available information because of his High Court case.

towel401

I know I'm moving to Tristan da Cunha as soon as i scrape together a bit of cash

galwayrush

towel401 wrote: »

I know I'm moving to Tristan da Cunha as soon as i scrape together a bit of cash

I'm thinking of moving somewhere where i could live like a king for a fiver a day, all i can afford.:pac:

FruitLover

markopantelic wrote: »

why do people move so far away if they dont really want to?

WTF makes you think people "don't really want to" move far away? Christ, out of Canada and Ireland, I know where I'd rather live. I don't even know why I ever came back to Ireland, and I'm planning another exodus as we speak(/type).

wylo

Because Britain is the only nearby English speaking place and who wants to move there when they dont have to?

hopalong85

cos there's way better places to live than ireland.

A Primal Nut

markopantelic wrote: »

just looking on the australia forum the cost of flight tickets, and then hearing my cousin who moved to canada a few years ago say how he won't be able to come back to ireland for a few years, and i'm thinking why do people move so far away if they dont really want to? my cousin and sister live in london and paris respectively and they can like come how pretty regulary, i mean if you move to australia or something your kinda stuck there.

whats your opinion.

Because they have a job and don't have at home; or a better job than they would have at home.

Because they an excuse not to have to come home.

The weather.

They have a family there, possible married to someone from there.

There are many reasons ask your cousin.

biko

markopantelic wrote: »

why do people move so far away if they dont really want to?

I don't know. It doesn't make sense to me why someone would move to a place they don't like.
Perhaps you should ask them? Or in the moving to Australia/Canada forum?

markopantelic

but everyone wants to be close to family, i'd never move to a place where I had to spend over €2,000 on tickets to get home, at least if ya live in london or paris you can get a ryanair flight easily.

my cousin in canada hated leaving when he was a back for a while at christmas. if he lived closer he could see his friend and family more regulary.

wylo

its a bit ridiculous alright, but its a strong Irish tradition thats stemmed from the famine days

TaxiManMartin

Nothing to do with being Irish.
Human nature.
A certain proportion of us will have a hunger to wander. Others wont and will stay put til they die.

hawkmoon269

markopantelic wrote: »

but everyone wants to be close to family

Well, that assumption is your first mistake.

SV

markopantelic wrote: »

but everyone wants to be close to family,

Why do you think that?

markopantelic

family, friends etc...

b12mearse

Well I'd never moved to the U.K. because you'll always be a Paddy there. Mainland europe, forget about it, language barriers. That leaves u.s., canada. aus and nz. they are all far way byt nicer climates then this hole:o

galwayrush

b12mearse wrote: »

Well I'd never moved to the U.K. because you'll always be a Paddy there. Mainland europe, forget about it, language barriers. That leaves u.s., canada. aus and nz. they are all far way byt nicer climates then this hole:o

Not to mention better run countries than this bananaless republic.:rolleyes:

ejmaztec

wylo wrote: »

its a bit ridiculous alright, but its a strong Irish tradition thats stemmed from the famine days

It's been a fucking long famine.:eek:

Karoma

markopantelic wrote: »

family, friends etc...

Okay...now, imagine that not everyone in the world thinks like you...

markopantelic

b12mearse wrote: »

Well I'd never moved to the U.K. because you'll always be a Paddy there. Mainland europe, forget about it, language barriers. That leaves u.s., canada. aus and nz. they are all far way byt nicer climates then this hole:o

ah yes canada the place where your skin freeze instantly for 6 months of the year, wonderful indeed:rolleyes:

i think the rainfall in aukland new zealand is higher than dublins

dr.bollocko

qz wrote: »

You must be a real penis to be around.

markopantelic wrote: »

screw you j/k:rolleyes:

Quit it.

galwayrush

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Quit it.

Little slap on the wrist.
Haha, you're in a very good mood today.:D

FruitLover

markopantelic wrote: »

but everyone wants to be close to family

Nonsense, one of my favourite things about moving abroad was being 6,000 miles away from my family.

ArseBurger

markopantelic wrote: »

ah yes canada the place where your skin freeze instantly for 6 months of the year, wonderful indeed:rolleyes:

i think the rainfall in aukland new zealand is higher than dublins

Hey, you're welcome to stay in Ireland. Actually, do. Some of us legged it to get away from the Orish and begrudgery.

Fly to the right, 10,500 miles. Fly to the left, 10,300 miles. Couldn't really get further away.

Mr.Lizard

markopantelic wrote: »

just looking on the australia forum the cost of flight tickets, and then hearing my cousin who moved to canada a few years ago say how he won't be able to come back to ireland for a few years, and i'm thinking why do people move so far away if they dont really want to? my cousin and sister live in london and paris respectively and they can like come how pretty regulary, i mean if you move to australia or something your kinda stuck there.

whats your opinion.

You just answered your own question there.

robinph

markopantelic wrote: »

but everyone wants to be close to family

Since when?

jester77

Most people are too lazy or unwilling to learn a new language, so they move to the only places that speak English.

Tchaikovsky

towel401 wrote: »

The furthest you can get away from ireland on this earth is a tiny island a few hundred miles to the right of new zealand

What about Tristan da Cunha? Man I'd love to live there

Tchaikovsky

ArseBurger wrote: »

Fly to the right, 10,500 miles. Fly to the left, 10,300 miles. Couldn't really get further away.

Doing in the maths.... you'd eventually end up in Wales

deecom

jester77 wrote: »

Most people are too lazy or unwilling to learn a new language, so they move to the only places that speak English.

Yup! Been out in a country that would not have a language on the leaving cert course! And can safely say its true, I speak German and French too, but wanted a new challenge. So i think, move away, will do you the world of good! If your up for it. As regards family, further the better!!

No regrets about moving!

Black Swan

markopantelic wrote: »

thinking why do people move so far away

Crossed the pond west for a free ride at university.**





**Oops! That sounds a bit erotic? Ha! Well, we do party a lot!

nitrogen

b12mearse wrote: »

Well I'd never moved to the U.K. because you'll always be a Paddy there.

You'd be surprised, it's not the 1960s and London is a little more multicultural than Dublin will ever be.

As Carl Sagan said, we were wanderers from the beginning.

towel401

London is full of preppy students with iPhones who drink overpriced coffee

seanybiker

qz wrote: »

You must be a real penis to be around.

Ha ha ha. I feel all warm now after pissing meself. Ah thats lovely.

I wouldn't have much interest in moving to the UK but North America sounds appealing to me. I'm very close to my family and that would be the most difficult part but other than that I have very little to lose. I'll probably stay here as long as I'm working but if I end up losing my job for whatever reason then I might consider it.

shane86

I moved to Oz because I couldnt hack our sh1t weather and overpriced cost of food and drink. And our mostly sh1t nightclubs. Out here I can easily afford a few pints after work, takeaway food is cheap as, steak dinners for about one euro, it cant be beat.

Only things I miss are some tv shows, good pizza (most Sydney pizza is terrible) and chipper food (Ozzies aint got a clue how to make a quarter pounder like you get in an Irish chipper big greasy fallin apart yokes like the sh1t you get in Eddie Rockets seems to be all they have)

Christ I could sure go for a garlic and cheese fry from Abras now :pac:

Apart from Oz my only options would be the UK, Holland, possibly Germany, possibly Canada. I couldnt live in yankee land if you paid me, I feel part of my soul dying when I talk to your average yank woman abroad (maybe only the travelling ones are knobs, I dont know)

dr.bollocko

shane86 wrote: »

I moved to Oz because I couldnt hack our sh1t weather and overpriced cost of food and drink. And our mostly sh1t nightclubs. Out here I can easily afford a few pints after work, takeaway food is cheap as, steak dinners for about one euro, it cant be beat.

Only things I miss are some tv shows, good pizza (most Sydney pizza is terrible) and chipper food (Ozzies aint got a clue how to make a quarter pounder like you get in an Irish chipper big greasy fallin apart yokes like the sh1t you get in Eddie Rockets seems to be all they have)

Christ I could sure go for a garlic and cheese fry from Abras now :pac:

Apart from Oz my only options would be the UK, Holland, possibly Germany, possibly Canada. I couldnt live in yankee land if you paid me, I feel part of my soul dying when I talk to your average yank woman abroad (maybe only the travelling ones are knobs, I dont know)

What are you on about? Are you a time traveller from Oz in the middle fifties?
Beer is more expensive there than here. Steak dinners for a euro? What?
The food there is shoite.

Mr.Lizard

dr.bollocko wrote: »

What are you on about? Are you a time traveller from Oz in the middle fifties?
Beer is more expensive there than here. Steak dinners for a euro? What?
The food there is shoite.

Beer is cheaper out there (their domestic stuff anyway - Carlton, Tooheys, VB etc). I've never seen steaks for (equiv) one euro but I have had 3 dollar steaks in Syndey that weren't too bad. 5 Dollar Steaks are fairly decent too.

shane86

dr.bollocko wrote: »

What are you on about? Are you a time traveller from Oz in the middle fifties?
Beer is more expensive there than here. Steak dinners for a euro? What?
The food there is shoite.

What? Even Guinness and Heineken are cheaper here despite the distance they travel (though the Guiness is pretty poor)

There are 3 dollar steak meals available, that is about 1.80 euro last I checked. I can have a 4.50 euro fry up brekkie that costs a tenner back home. List goes on, shocking cheap.

But, as said, jesus Aussies cant do burgers or pizza generally speaking.

dr.bollocko

shane86 wrote: »

What? Even Guinness and Heineken are cheaper here despite the distance they travel (though the Guiness is pretty poor)

There are 3 dollar steak meals available, that is about 1.80 euro last I checked. I can have a 4.50 euro fry up brekkie that costs a tenner back home. List goes on, shocking cheap.

But, as said, jesus Aussies cant do burgers or pizza generally speaking.

Dammit. I should have stayed longer in Sydney. The ole domestic beer is rough stuff.

Mr.Lizard

dr.bollocko wrote: »

The ole domestic beer is rough stuff.

I loved Carlton. Started off with VB (which wasn't bad either) but stopped as soon as I found out everyone associated it with being a knacker.

Rented Mule

ejmaztec wrote: »

It's been a fucking long famine.:eek:

It apparently ended in 1992.

Rabies

I moved in '06. Back twice since and going back again in 8 weeks. Its far away, but only 32hrs or so of travelling to get home.

shoegirl

markopantelic wrote: »

i'm thinking why do people move so far away if they dont really want to?

Its definitely untrue to suggest that anybody would move to Australia or NZ without really wanting to. If you are not going on a temporary visa there is a cost of a few thousand dollars just to apply, and you can be left waiting for anything from 6 weeks to over a year on a visa outcome - which you have no guarantee of getting. Canada can be as much as a 3 year wait.

So nobody is going to even apply unless they really want to go.

Then again, you don't really know what these places are like until you go and live there. Some people get impressions of places from others or have unrealistic expectations. Nobody is forced to go anymore.