chartpolski 20,414 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 Places like Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand have/had their Brit communities who steadfastly refused to assimilate into the local way of life. When I've visited friends in these places they've asked me to bring things such as black pudding, haggis, marmite, oxo, etc.....all of which I'm sure are available in these places now You can take the man out of Britain, but you can't take Britain out of the man ! Cheers. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 If I moved to turkey I could live as an actual millionaire… that’s mad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,950 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, mackem said: My nephew is a welder on the railways in UK, makes decent cash but his mate who now lives in Australia earns 3 times as much welding and fabricating on a FIFO mine. Canada is also looking for welders. I keep telling him mate he also owns some land on one of the Islands in the Orkney left to him after his father was murdered up their his mate moved up their 10 year ago and has never looked back and it's doable to still visit family and friends regular. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,801 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Places like Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand have/had their Brit communities who steadfastly refused to assimilate into the local way of life. I always integrated and assimilated, I tried to shag as many as possible wherever I wound up, doing my best for the empire 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,801 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, tatsblisters said: I keep telling him mate he also owns some land on one of the Islands in the Orkney left to him after his father was murdered up their his mate moved up their 10 year ago and has never looked back and it's doable to still visit family and friends regular. If I was a young kid with a trade I would be on a plane within a month bound for pastures new, you have to go looking, it never drops in your lap. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,414 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 I was born to late, (just ), colonial Africa or India would have suited me and the memsahib ! ! Cheers. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,950 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, mackem said: If I was a young kid with a trade I would be on a plane within a month bound for pastures new, you have to go looking, it never drops in your lap. Remember years ago my uncle went to Australia to live i think it was that scheme the Australian's were doing for a tenner. I wonder what the take up would be now days if Canada or New Zealand did the same. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,180 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, socks said: If I moved to turkey I could live as an actual millionaire… that’s mad. And a muslim. From rambo to sambo 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, tatsblisters said: Remember years ago my uncle went to Australia to live i think it was that scheme the Australian's were doing for a tenner. I wonder what the take up would be now days if Canada or New Zealand did the same. 10 pound poms... my great uncle went on that....also my two ozy mates I lived with in Spain....there parents had done the same...shame it dont happen now 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 After the way the governments of Australia New Zealand and Canada behaved over the corona virus they would be the last places I would move to. 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,180 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, mackem said: My nephew is a welder on the railways in UK, makes decent cash but his mate who now lives in Australia earns 3 times as much welding and fabricating on a FIFO mine. Canada is also looking for welders. There is age limits to emmigrating to other countries inless youve got coloured skin and arrive in a dinghy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, socks said: After the way the governments of Australia New Zealand and Canada behaved over the corona virus they would be the last places I would move to. must admit me and the Mrs thought the same....shame as well cos we loved both Oz...and nz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,801 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Lenmcharristar said: There is age limits to emmigrating to other countries inless youve got coloured skin and arrive in a dinghy I wouldn't like to row a dingy to Australia 9 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I was born to late, (just ), colonial Africa or India would have suited me and the memsahib ! ! Cheers. And me, I could have borrowed your chai wallah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,322 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 What about closer to home lads ?…..Victor Orban seems like he has the right ideas for his country ? Does anyone else find it a little bit sad to read so many would see themselves or their family’s gone to new pastures ? Enoch knew exactly what he was talking about all them years ago huh 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 minute ago, mackem said: I wouldn't like to row a dingy to Australia And me, I could have borrowed your chai wallah it ain't half hot mum.... remember the punk walah the bloke outside the office pulling the rope working the fan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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