Wages, cost of living rent, etc in UK

[GNEP]

I'll check with the expats here regarding car costs - as they have all been through the same processes...

[Fat Tone]

Originally posted by GNEP
(Have I been rude enough about Lincolnshire yet? )

No....not yet....

[GNEP]

From a mid-40s Canadian living within the M25 (ie close to London):

BMW 525 costs about 350 to 380 pounds to insure.

That should be a pretty good benchmark - Lincolnshire should be cheaper still. But basically you don't need to worry too much about the insurance costs - it won't be a showstopper.

Try and get the company to pay for medical insurance for you both.

Basically, you will be more than comfortable


More on Lincolnshire :
-Don't get lost on the Wolds - it's wierd up there
-Bring plenty of warm clothing - it can get quite cold
-Hope you don't mind the smell of pig farming
-Wonder why Lincolnshire consistently tops the list of the "UK's cheapest housing"?

[GNEP]

Oh and any county with a town called Grimsby - well, need I say more?

[Gurm]

Maybe I'm just hanging with an older crowd, then. ROFL.

Come to think of it, I'm not "under 25" anymore either.

(Here in the USA, 25 is a magical age after which you get a gigantic insurance break, can rent cars without a cosigner, etc.)

- Gurm

[HomeBrewer]

Originally posted by GNEP
You'll also have to get used to drinking your beer (bitter) warm But then you'll need to in Lincolnshire...

Won't be a problem. Keep my homebrew and local "craft" brewery alse in my beer fridge set at 16C. The local brew pubs in in my area typically serve their beer 14C - 16C. Normal bars/taverns serve the commercial beers (Budweiser ,Miller,Coors,etc.) 6C - 9C. Much too cold, numbs the taste buds.... then again that may be just what they want.

[Gurm]

Yer taste buds NEED to be numbed to stomach that swill (coors, bud, etc.).

- Gurm

[Technoid]

Originally posted by Gurm
Yer taste buds NEED to be numbed to stomach that swill (coors, bud, etc.).

- Gurm

ROFL