O/T Advice on living down south...

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MrMincePie

I asked all my friends about this and none have ever experienced living around the south of England.

Its possible I may be moving further down south next year to help out a friend maintain a cricket ground, my worries are that il end up being skint... any words of wisdom out there?

At this moment im earning enough for a living... moving down south I would be earning more but the lifestyle seems more expensive. I don't wanna end up in a situation in two years time where im having to ask my parents to get me out of there... especially my Dad as he will prob laugh at me about it.

Anyone here even live around the south of england?

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Former Member

I live down here and have done all my life so I don't know any difference.

BUT Morrisons and Lidl and Wilkinsons are your friends..

8/12/1012:50 PM

XochiMember Memoriam

Don't do it Meaty!

We have dragons that eat prawn sarnies down here!

8/12/1012:51 PM

CroctacusMember

And we all carry knives and guns....

8/12/1012:53 PM

spongebob squarepantsMember

i live in the south in bournemouth.whereabouts are you likely to be going to?...

8/12/1012:53 PM

MrMincePieMember

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And we all carry knives and guns....

Nothing new there then... try living in Moss Side at the age of 6

8/12/1012:55 PM

Former Member

we like prawns and sushi and all things nouvelle cuisine..

8/12/1012:56 PM

MrMincePieMember

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i live in the south in bournemouth.whereabouts are you likely to be going to?...

From what I have been told... the club is in Surrey, so pretty much as close as I can get to be honest. I don't mind driving to the club either so I would be prepared to live further away from Surrey.

8/12/1012:58 PM

DanceSetteeMember

Don't go...if you smile at them and say hello on the streets they will think you are a prostitute

8/12/1012:59 PM

spongebob squarepantsMember

oh right.sorry meaty don't know much about surrey.but i'd imagine it would be as you say more expensive.i had an uncle who lived in godalming and it was very posh.i guess like in any area there's the nice bits....and the not so nice bits.so rent on a flat would be dependant on the area......

other things like beer and car parking in bournemouth are mega expensive...

8/12/101:02 PM

LiverpoollassMember

I live down here and wish I didn't

8/12/101:05 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

ello Meaty...

I am from the North (Leeds)... and moved down south when I was 16. Tis fine... swings n roundabouts n all that.

However... I am in Essex... you say you are moving to Surrey! hahahaha!

my daughter currently goes to school in Surrey... its beautiful there... LOTS of tall trees, (crap mobile phone signals).... In terms of being more expensive.... household stuff... groceries etc... its not so much that the prices are higher... its the shops they have (not so many Asda's... lots of Waitroses)...

and property... property is scary prices in Surrey...

whereabouts you thinking of moving to?

8/12/101:06 PM

ikatailiMember

Surrey?

You're gonna need wedge

8/12/101:06 PM

SazBombMember

I moved from Newcastle to London a year ago, took a while to settle but enjoying it now

The main thing you'll get clobbered on is rent really, but if you share a house with your mate you should be ok... things like council tax, water, gas, leccy are all pretty much the same

Things like supermarkets and eating out aren't massively more expensive, booze in pubs is more but you can find local boozers that are cheaper

oh oh and you get Krispy Kreme doughnuts down here

8/12/101:06 PM

monkey13Member

Im as far south as you can get, Isle of Wight. OH is from Surrey. He says you'll defo earn more but cost of living is higher.

8/12/101:08 PM

SazBombMember

What you need to look at is what you will be earning, and work out roughly what your outgoings will be and see how much it'll leave you with for socialising etc

8/12/101:08 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

If you are wanting somewhere near Esher/Oxshott/Cobham... then property prices... well put it this way... when I was missing daughter I had a little look at flats.... I thought I was looking at the price to buy the flat... and then I realised it was the monthly rent!

Hubby has just said... in his usual eloquent manner... "there are some shitholes in Surrey... you just gotta find a place in one of the shitholes!"

8/12/101:08 PM

RexiMember 10 years

My sister has got a flat in Southbourne, so I am in your area quite a bit Spongey - I love it

And it's not too expensive Meaty - you will love the south

8/12/101:09 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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Surrey?

You're gonna need wedge

hahaha..... that was my reaction too!

8/12/101:09 PM

Former Member

The weather is better down here... fact

8/12/101:10 PM

LiverpoollassMember

Avoid London and boroughs like Tower Hamlets, Harringey, Lambeth, Brent - council tax is very high there and the areas are not so nice.

8/12/101:10 PM

SazBombMember

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He says you'll defo earn more but cost of living is higher.

Before I moved I thought my new salary was going to be brilliant, and it looks ace on paper... in reality I haven't noticed any difference

Mind you, I could stop being such and anti social fecker and house share if I want more disposable income

8/12/101:10 PM

RexiMember 10 years

Reference:Saz

oh oh and you get Krispy Kreme doughnuts down here

Don't they have them up north?

Poor, poor things

8/12/101:10 PM

SazBombMember

I'm in Tower Hamlets

Council tax is dead cheap (I think!) and where I live is nice (near Canary Wharf) but some areas are proper dodgy

8/12/101:12 PM

SazBombMember

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Don't they have them up north?

Poor, poor things

Oh actually, they have them in Manchester now, I forgot

Still none in Newcastle though

8/12/101:12 PM

SazBombMember

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Hubby has just said... in his usual eloquent manner... "there are some shitholes in Surrey... you just gotta find a place in one of the shitholes!"

*snort*

8/12/101:13 PM

LiverpoollassMember

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SazBomb online 4,020 Forum Posts Today at 8:12 PM Last Edited: I'm in Tower Hamlets Council tax is dead cheap (I think!) and where I live is nice (near Canary Wharf) but some areas are proper dodgy

Canary Wharf is nice

8/12/101:14 PM

RexiMember 10 years

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Oh actually, they have them in Manchester now, I forgot

I remember when they arrived here in Oxford - tres excitement.

Then Tesco started stocking them, and they lost their appeal

8/12/101:14 PM

SazBombMember

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The weather is better down here... fact

Oh that is true... while the rest of the country was having the soggiest July on record, the SE was baking

8/12/101:15 PM

SazBombMember

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Canary Wharf is nice

I remember looking at a flat in Poplar

8/12/101:16 PM

RexiMember 10 years

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the SE was baking

and ... for once ... we don't have a hosepipe ban

I put water on the garden for three hours on Monday

It hasn't stopped raining since

8/12/101:16 PM

LiverpoollassMember

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SazBomb online 4,022 Forum Posts Today at 8:16 PM Last Edited: Reference: Canary Wharf is nice I remember looking at a flat in Poplar

I used to live in Peckham

8/12/101:17 PM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

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The weather is better down here... fact

Definitely!

Having been down here 20 years I realised when I was recently up in Leeds that I have become a lily livered, big girls blouse southern softy... one whiff of a breeze and I was wanting me coat!

8/12/101:18 PM

MrMincePieMember

My friend lives in Surrey, his parents are quite wealthy so he still lives with them... they have a huge house and he offered me to just live at theirs, then when he told his parents that I was actually born in Manchester they changed their mind about it...

8/12/101:19 PM

Former Member

ANDDDDD you can understand what everyone is saying

8/12/101:19 PM

Monobrow (Sam is a legend)Member

BRIGHTON!

8/12/101:20 PM

RexiMember 10 years

Reference: mEATY

then when he told his parents that I was actually born in Manchester they changed their mind about it...

awwww - how weird. We're not at all like that down here Meaty

8/12/101:21 PM

SazBombMember

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I used to live in Peckham

8/12/101:21 PM

RexiMember 10 years

Reference: Monobrow

BRIGHTON!

Love Brighton - have got a school reunion (only the cool people) booked for a weekend next year there

8/12/101:22 PM

SazBombMember

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ANDDDDD you can understand what everyone is saying

They don't understand meeeee though! They think I'm Irish

8/12/101:22 PM

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