thinking of emmigrating to canada or mainland europe

Cianos · 09-02-2009 01:15PM

OP,
I've been living in Berlin for the past year. It's a great city and I would really really recommend it. From what I'm told it's very different to other German cities, so I would be careful about what choice you make in that regard. Munich and other more Western cities are apparetnly very work orientated. Berlin is a lot more diverse and there are more interesting things going on.

While it won't have as many jobs as other cities, it is very cheap. Rent is cheap, beer is cheap, food is cheap, transport is cheap etc. Not many people here have much money so you don't feel that big push to work work work!

If you have a strong level of German already, then you will find it very easy to get talking with people I think. People seem open enough to talking with random strangers, in bars or in the shop and so on.

Anyway if you have any questions about Berlin just ask!

judas101 · 09-02-2009 01:52PM

i too have moved to germany in the last few months.

im in a lovely city called heidelberg.

i think germany is a cool place. granted, some of the older people arent that sound but the young ones, especially ones that have been outside germany for a while are bang on mostly.

go for it OP!

talkingclock · 09-02-2009 01:57PM

jochenstacker wrote: »

Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Belgium and now the new Eastern Countries all within easy reach and easy to get to and get around, hell yeah! I would definitely not only advise it, but strongly encourage you to get out while you're young! Or even get out if you're not, you're never too old. Have a look at people who traveled and people who never even left their parish, who think Dublin is The Great Big Yonder. Don't end up a gombeen! You will have a vastly broadened horizon as far as life experience is concerned and no college in the world teaches that. Coming back is another matter, you will notice the food (****e), the weather (****e), health care, infrastructure, competence of the government, public transport and everything else to do with generally running a country (all ****e and run by gombeens who never even left their parish but mammy brought them for an interview for a job with the local council) and wonder why the hell you've come back in the first place.

+1!

OP go to the continent! I have lived and worked in Germany and at the end of Feb I'm going back again.

In case you are homesick, Ireland is just a 2hrs flight away and with a bit of luck it costs you only 20 quid retrurn! Cheap enough for a long weekend at home.

deecom · 09-02-2009 02:03PM

OP Moved away 3 years ago to Slovenia. Best thing i ever did, as everyone has said before go for it, what have you got to lose!

Best of luck with whatever you decide.

Professey Chin · 09-02-2009 02:32PM

wixfjord wrote: »

Im not your friend buddy!

IM NOT YOUR BUDDY GUY!!!

Im not your guy friend

Wagon · 09-02-2009 02:35PM

eurotrotter wrote: »

hey gang
iv done a degree in BIS in ucc and im currently doing a masters in BIS now (BIS - BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS) - (IT)

Same as me! Only i wasn't arsed doing a masters.

I'm moving to Italy with virtually no italian but on the upside, the climate there is excellet. It hovers around the 30 degree mark for half the year.

Boskowski · 09-02-2009 04:27PM

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Yeah, Jerry's alrignt.

Now that makes me feel so much better...

citytillidie · 09-02-2009 05:13PM

Currently looking into moving to Canada to, going to London in May to a Canadian jobs fair to see what the employment situation is like there before making any real big decisions.

NADA · 09-02-2009 06:44PM

Living in Munich now since September. Studying here. It's great. Great city. Nice transport system. No scum bags. Good beer. Not sure how the working situation is but I believe finding work is a bit tough. The German themselves are a pretty cool and laid back folk despite what you may be led to believe. Only 2 hours flight from home. Also if you know any German at all you'll get by. Even while your learning it everybody can speak English to you. Yeah Id say go try it. Also a cheap enough place to live although not the cheapest in Germany.

onemorechance · 13-02-2009 05:17PM

citytillidie wrote: »

Currently looking into moving to Canada to, going to London in May to a Canadian jobs fair to see what the employment situation is like there before making any real big decisions.

Ya heading there too. I hope it is good and not just recruitment agencies promising the world just to get your details.

NickCarraway · 13-02-2009 07:33PM

Crikey, is every one off to Canada then? Darn, that's what I was thinking of doing!!!!
I guess I'd like to go to Canada because its big, they seem to have a great quality of life, should be able to find work in my field no prob and they speak English. And its not Australia!!! Seriously, the amount of paddies in Australia is ridiculous! Seems to me that there is an upswing in people choosing Canada over Oz and I'd imagine its for this very reason. I only hope too many of us don't go and ruin it. Also, and I mean no offence to anyone, I don't particularily like Aussie culture/attitudes (horrible sweeping generalisation, but there you go!)
I'd be all for going to Europe (Berlin is class), the USA or South America but in my work I need to have fluency in the local language and I'm no where near this in anything but English unfortunately. Otherwise I'd move to Argentina.

Never been to Canada, but am hearing good things about the western states. Alberta seems to be where its at. Thing is i wont be in a position to go for another 4 years, so don't everyone go moving there and ruining it for me!

rossie1977 · 14-02-2009 02:55AM

liah wrote: »

Alberta, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, etc are all going through a bit of a buzz re: jobs right now but only in certain fields, especially oil. The latter two provinces are fairly remote and are more for the hardcore types. Just flatlands, mostly all farming communities. Really tough weather in the winter. Alberta's okay though since it's so close to British Columbia.

yeah i don't think people from the uk/ireland realise how cold it gets in those places or how remote somewhere like winnipeg is. hit -40C there about 3 weeks back and average nightly temperature in winnipeg in january is -25C, and thats before windchill

Funkstard · 14-02-2009 03:13AM

Would going to Berlin to work for a year and having no German be a completely stupid thing to do or would it be maybe ok?

thinking of emmigrating to canada or mainland europe

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