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>> No. 6287 Anonymous
16th May 2016
Monday 11:12 pm
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That thread about the Scottish guy who trained his girlfriend's dog to be a Nazi got me thinking. He was working in a call centre, a minimum wage (or close to minimum wage) job, but he seemed like he was living an independent lifestyle.

As a fairly sheltered Londoner this makes me wonder: are there actually places in this country where one can live independently and reasonably well on the minimum wage, or a smidgeon above it?
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>> No. 6391 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:10 pm
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>>6390
What classes as a meagre income? I'm only on £28k but that, plus tax credits, is enough for me to pay the mortgage on a decent 4 bedroom house in a non-shithole neighbourhood, bring up 3 kids, support my lazy partner while she takes a couple of years out of work to be with the baby and still usually have about £200pm more coming in than I have going out.
>> No. 6392 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:17 pm
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>>6391

Sorry lad, I was talking more about the lad who lives on 13k rather than people who earn anywhere near 28k. Compared to the President of an investment bank that's very meagre, compared to your average Briton, that's pretty alright.
>> No. 6393 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:22 pm
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>>6391

An income that's not comfortably above average, for a start. Anything below £25k is below average.

I'd say anything below £20k is meagre in today's economy- More than liveable, of course, this is a first world country and nobody is truly "poor" if they aren't literally on the streets. I'd consider meagre the sort of level of income where you can afford things, but any big unexpected expense can really fuck you over if you're not careful. Say someone hits your car, the excess on your insurance will likely push you overdrawn; or if the fridge breaks, you have to do without chilled food until payday.

I still stand by the fact that having landlords earn so much, proportionately to income, from people in these demographics is appalling, on the same moral principle as those drugs companies charging a fortune for HIV drugs to those brown people who have flies on their faces. Especially if they're a BTL parasite.
>> No. 6394 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:25 pm
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>>6393

Why are you responding as if you're me? Fuck off, you cock.


For info I am >>6392
>> No. 6395 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:32 pm
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>>6394

I wasn't, you egotistical moron. This is an anonymous imageboard. You're not having a conversation on MSN fucking messenger.
>> No. 6396 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:34 pm
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>>6395

Then preface it with 'Not that lad' or don't write it as if it's in direct reply to that.

I don't want my good posts sullied by you talking shit about HIV and brown people and BTL parasites.
>> No. 6397 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:34 pm
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>>6394>>6396
Lad. This is an anonymous board. You're the one being a dick. People answering "as you" is part of the form.
>> No. 6398 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:36 pm
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>>6397

Yes, it is anonymous, doesn't mean you have to pretend to answer as other people, particularly when talking such drivel.
>> No. 6399 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:36 pm
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>>6398
He wasn't. As >>6395 says, check your ego.
>> No. 6400 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:47 pm
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>>6396

You're doing a perfectly good job of sullying them by yourself. Stop acting like such a plank.
>> No. 6401 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:54 pm
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>>6382
>nor do I want to teach English in some shithole on the other side of the planet.
You would certainly have a better standard of life in a shithole on the other side of the planet, than you do now living in whatever shithole you live in. Is it me, or are poor people generally very rude and arrogant?
>> No. 6402 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:57 pm
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>>6401
It's the sense of entitlement.
>> No. 6403 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 6:59 pm
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>>6398
Are you serious? You really can't be this stupid.
>> No. 6404 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 7:44 pm
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>>6401
Lad, there are all sorts of reasons someone might not want to uproot and leave all their family and friends behind to work in China. Is that difficult for you to understand?
>> No. 6405 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 7:47 pm
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>>6404
Maybe the arrogant cunt should say that then. Besides, it isn't like he has anything going for him. I'm sure he can "text" his mum from a shithole on the other part of the planet.
>> No. 6406 Anonymous
20th May 2016
Friday 11:24 pm
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>>6303
>Off to live in Malta next month.

I currently have a job offer for a company in Malta. For some reason they have offered me the job without even seeing me in person (just via Skype). The salary is pretty good, and I like the company. Its just a bit crazy that I have not seen the place in person.

If I end up going to Malta, we should meet up for a beer.
>> No. 6407 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 2:22 am
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>>6303>>6406
I am half Maltese and visit the island often - you do realise how hot it is in Summer? Regularly hits 40 degrees. It's a great place to live, cheap, the natives are friendly, but its quite catholic and conservative (both small C).
>> No. 6408 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 4:57 am
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>>6407

What kind of internet speeds do you get there? Are there any places with a wee bit of lebensraum on the island, or is it all densely populated?
>> No. 6409 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 5:14 am
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>>6303

I wasn't even aware you could do call centre type work from home. Can you apply directly to work from home or do you generally need to do your time in the office first?
>> No. 6410 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 8:38 am
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>>6407

I am vaguely aware of the summer heat.

I understand that air-con is a necessity, and sun cream and hats - I am very pale.

The attraction for me is that it seems exotic enough for a interesting lifestyle change / cultural experience, but (mostly) they also conveniently speak english. It also has some pretty good companies to work for, and rock climbing all over the island.
>> No. 6412 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 1:41 pm
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>>6410
Vaguely aware? Lad its practically North Africa in climate. All the shops close at 12:30 and open again at 4:30 and nobody goes out during that time in Summer. My grandfather was proud of the fact he didn't own a raincoat and used to moan that in December he might have to wear a cardigan sometimes.

If you're into climbing, diving or sailing, you'll be all set. There are no sandy beaches (except one which has imported sand), its a very rocky, craggy landscape.
>> No. 6413 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 1:42 pm
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>>6408
It has extremely good internet - they passed some tax-break-laws a few years back that mean many of the large gambling and porn firms have their servers there. It's definitely a growth area for the island.

It is very densely populated. There isn't really a "countryside" to speak of, though there are some quiet bits where the tourists don't go.
>> No. 6415 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 5:06 pm
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>>6414

Be more specific. Offering to meet someone for a pint isn't an unusual occurrence on here. The mods are somewhat sociable, at least historically, so are a few of the Hull lads, or is it that he's off to do a job he hasn't had a face to face interview for (which, to be fair, it seems he'd had to have gone to Malta to do which is probably why it was via Skype).

Your indignation seems strange, is all.
>> No. 6416 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 6:01 pm
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>>6415
What?
>> No. 6417 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 6:12 pm
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>>6416
I think you're getting crossed wires over the intended meaning of "what the hell is wrong with you?".
>> No. 6418 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 6:21 pm
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>>6417
I got crossed wires over the intended recipient of my post. Oops.
>> No. 6419 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 8:12 pm
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>I got crossed post over the intended recipient of my wires.
>> No. 6420 Anonymous
21st May 2016
Saturday 8:25 pm
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>>6419
About English the cool thing important word order isn't always is.
>> No. 6435 Anonymous
31st May 2016
Tuesday 4:36 pm
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I got the job I had the interview for, roughly doubles my salary.

Hope you're all frothing at the mouth about how struggling I am when I still don't buy that 4K tv.
>> No. 6436 Anonymous
31st May 2016
Tuesday 4:55 pm
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>>6435
Congrats lad. Ignore the trolls that have been posting in this thread, you seem alright.
>> No. 6437 Anonymous
31st May 2016
Tuesday 5:01 pm
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>>6436
Thanks mate.
>> No. 6438 Anonymous
7th June 2016
Tuesday 7:24 pm
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>>6303

Are you there yet, other-Malta-lad?

I will be there in two weeks to finalize the job, and if that goes OK, I will be moving over in August - in time for the seriously hot season.
>> No. 6439 Anonymous
8th June 2016
Wednesday 6:23 pm
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>>6435
Good for you lad. Came in a bit late but I'm with you on poorcunting it out while you wait for something better to come along. I'm on 28k right now and still living like a student because I'm putting most of my salary away to invest in property abroad. Nothing wrong with tightening your belt for a bit if you have a long-term plan.
>> No. 6441 Anonymous
12th June 2016
Sunday 7:31 pm
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>>6439
>I'm putting most of my salary away to invest in property abroad
Tell us more, please.
>> No. 6451 Anonymous
1st July 2016
Friday 11:25 pm
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>>6438

Update, just in case anyone cares. The trip went pretty well so the upshot is I will be starting in august. It shall be interesting!
>> No. 6452 Anonymous
2nd July 2016
Saturday 1:11 am
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>>6439
You want to go from poor cunt to rich cunt, do you?
>> No. 6453 Anonymous
2nd July 2016
Saturday 4:53 pm
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>>6451
How do people arrange for a place to rent and all that? Stay in a hotel and look for a place to rent?

Will you get taxed in both here and there? Is this it? Are you going to build your life there now?
>> No. 6454 Anonymous
2nd July 2016
Saturday 9:43 pm
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>>6453
> How do people arrange for a place to rent and all that? Stay in a hotel and look for a place to rent?

I am staying in an Airbnb (private en-suite room in a flat owned by an Australian ex-pat) for 2 weeks after I arrive. I am optimistic I can find somewhere decent inside that time.

> Will you get taxed in both here and there?

I don't think I will be taxed in both places, but it will probably involve some paperwork.

> Is this it? Are you going to build your life there now?

Not really. I am only planning to stay for 2 years or so. I want to see a bit of the world before I turn 30 and settle down with a fat bird.
>> No. 6455 Anonymous
3rd July 2016
Sunday 1:07 am
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>>6349

Jesus christ, that trolling was fucking cringe inducing. I've rarely posted here over the last 12-18 months, I've just started browsing again over the past week or two. You guys have let your standards slip.

That wasn't even a cunt off, that was some kind of dork-off.

That was that spazzy guy who you went to primary school with - the one who followed all the trends that pre-teens would follow from month to month, the guy that was a complete dick to his mum when she took him shopping with her, until she bought him the trendy waste of plastic so he would cease to make noises with his mouth, who would then run around from group to group in the playground the next day thriving on the mild interest in the thing he had. The kid who had a difficult transition into secondary school and didn't really mature at all for 2 or 3 years, but then all of a sudden one monday was completely 'devoted' to music, and would list and claim to be a fan of every single variation of rock and metal music on his geocities or myspace or whatever generation this twat was in, there's always one. Then when he got older he would pretend to be high when the other kids would see him on the park but weren't able to avoid the eye contact, causing him to come over and talk about his dreamcast. Sometimes these people get a job at 16 at Maplins, and they use their entire life's work in trying to impress people to please the customers aching, throbbing wallets, eventually becoming assistant manager. Or, they go to university, fail to mature again, until their final year, and graduate with a 2:2 in social anthropology (chosen because it sounded kind of cool if you said it with a bit of a sneer, like you were hard done by, but mysteriously clever as well) finally ending up working in a call centre - but a good call centre, selling European timeshare to Americans.

You know 'that guy', there's always one of them, once a year.

But our troll, no -he's not 'that guy'. He's the only kid that was ever impressed by 'that guy', way back in primary school, impressed enough to spend a lifetime imitating him, but lacking any of the social function to successfully act upon the muscular, primal, animal urges that were awakened inside him as he would watch, breathing through his mouth, nose running, as 'that guy' tried to walk-the-dog with his yoyo and talked about limp bizkit.

Yeah. That's you mate.
>> No. 6456 Anonymous
3rd July 2016
Sunday 1:56 am
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>>6455

Fuck me. That burn couldn't be more brutal if it involved an ISIS prisoner and a cage.

You should post more.
>> No. 6457 Anonymous
3rd July 2016
Sunday 1:59 am
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>>6455
So this is how copy-pastas start.
>> No. 6458 Anonymous
3rd July 2016
Sunday 2:09 am
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>>6455


rant rant rant rant rant

Been down that London marchagainstdemocracylad?
>> No. 6459 Anonymous
3rd July 2016
Sunday 2:28 am
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>>6455
You're taking it well.
>> No. 6460 Anonymous
3rd July 2016
Sunday 4:09 am
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>>6455
10/10, enjoyed.
>> No. 6462 Anonymous
21st July 2016
Thursday 7:56 pm
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>>6303

Are you already in Malta? How are you finding it?

I've been looking into rental prices in Malta and it seems that you can rent a 1-2 bedroom flat in Gozo for around 200-250 euros a month, plus there's no council or property tax to pay. If you can get a decent internet connection and work from home doing transcription or call centre work then it looks like working from home in Malta is a far better deal than working from home in Britain.
>> No. 6463 Anonymous
21st July 2016
Thursday 8:52 pm
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>>6462
Gozo ain't Malta lad.
>> No. 6464 Anonymous
21st July 2016
Thursday 9:50 pm
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>>6463

Malta refers to both the island of Malta and the nation of Malta, of which Gozo is a part.
>> No. 6465 Anonymous
22nd July 2016
Friday 6:23 am
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>>6463
>>6464

"Gozo" in Portuguese means spunk. I've always found that funny.
>> No. 6466 Anonymous
22nd July 2016
Friday 7:20 pm
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>>6462
> Are you already in Malta? How are you finding it?

I am not there yet. I will arrive in the middle of August.

> I've been looking into rental prices in Malta and it seems that you can rent a 1-2 bedroom flat in Gozo for around 200-250 euros a month...

Gozo seems much cheaper than the mainland. I am looking at 1-2 bedroom flats near the centre of Malta proper (i.e. close to the jobs) and there doesn't seem much available for less than 600 euros a month. Also, food seems a bit cheaper than the UK, but not much - it is mostly imported and Malta does not have the large population that the UK has to bring the cost down. Cars are also very expensive (due to import taxes), yet everyone has one because the public transport is unreliable and it is not safe to cycle.

Luckily I am not moving to Malta for the money, and I should be earning enough to be comfortable anyway.
>> No. 6467 Anonymous
22nd July 2016
Friday 8:03 pm
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>>6466
Go and convince them to have another referendum on becoming part of the UK.

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