Ever think of relocating?

[colguile]

I've been thinking of relocating to Florida. Miami to be exact, and I was wondering how people who have made a big move like that have adjusted. I know some people have moved over seas and there are language barriers and cultural barriers to over come, but I wondering how some people faired in the transition and why they made the move in the first place.

[P. Gorath]

Yep. Sometimes I think, sometimes I relocating.

[Rod Driguez]

I'd like to hear some responses on this. I have thought about it, but I feel I should stay close while my grandmothers are still around.

I am uneasy about just moving somewhere that I don't know anybody at all and would have zero backup. Especially just for a mere job that may not even work out. I know people do it all the time, but still.

[Satomiblood]

I've actually given this some thought, although it's stupid for me considering I moved into my own place in September. Within a few years, and after serious consideration and research, I might make that switch. Right now, it's a matter of where.

The question is, what's making you want to move? No work in your field? Lack of family and friends?

[Pablo_the_Mex]

I have thought about it, but only if I could make more money than I could here in the US.

[Zachman]

I may consider moving to London one day.

[DarthTrey]

I relocated from Wisconsin to Florida when I moved to college and I don't regret it. It's all in what you make of your situation.

[Dios <-X->]

I've always wanted to relocate to las vegas. * hugs ruin *

[MAGUS1234]

move to cali, its better

[EndLeSS8]

I moved to Cali in Jan 2005

It is better.

[rcaido]

Being a military brat i lived in 6 different countries before i became a teenager (12 years old) Now i'm all grown up & have a house & family.... i dont plan on moving from Olympia until i retire. If i was single, i have no problem relocating...

[Will Gotti]

Ever since I joined the Army in 1998 I got used to moving around a lot and making the best of the new places I've lived in. When I got out I made the easy transition back home for a year at my parents request to get myself together after the military and then moved to SoCal in August 2003.

It also helped that I was going to film school so I had somewhat of a cushion. Now that I've been in Los Angeles since Sept 2005 I've adjusted but the cost of living is making me reconsider. I've invested too much into LA so I'm in it to win right now.

[goodm0urning]

I relocated once, and learned very quickly that life is pretty harsh when the shit hits the fan and all your family and friends are 2,000 miles away. Something to take into consideration.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

as soon as im in/out of college im moving overseas

[Lantis]

I relocated once, and learned very quickly that life is pretty harsh when the shit hits the fan and all your family and friends are 2,000 miles away. Something to take into consideration.

This man speaks truth.

There is no worse feeling than getting raped by life and with no one to turn to. Like screaming at the top of your lungs and no one listens. It's quite the shitty sensation. :bluu:

[ElderGOD]

If the next president isn't Hillary nor Ron Paul, or if Ron completely destroys the US, I'm definitely moving out of the US. At this rate the US dollar will be worthless. I hope Ron can save us, but so many proposed changes make an unclear future.

[ShinAkumax]

I want to move to Vancouver B.C., I've moved before, I'll move again.

[valaris]

I'm 21 years old and I've moved 13 times.

[orka]

i wanna move to manhattan once i'm ballin'

don't plan to stay there all my life, though

[GreyFoxx]

I relocated once, and learned very quickly that life is pretty harsh when the shit hits the fan and all your family and friends are 2,000 miles away. Something to take into consideration.

Spoke no truer words here!!!

[Biolink]

I want to move from Chicago to Cali

[Warpticon]

I've considered moving to Columbus or Orlando.

[EndLeSS8]

I want to move to Vancouver B.C., I've moved before, I'll move again.

Dude, whey the heck do you want to move to Vancouver?
I'm born and raised there, and it's HECKA hard to find a decent job that can pay the bills.

Sales tax is 13% there.

ALL of my friends (who have all graduated university with decent degrees) are all still living at home because housing prices are insane.

Almost all of my friends here in Cali (who have all graduated college with decent degrees) are mostly living at home.
But the thing is, you get taxed less in Cali, and general income is higher, and it's easier to find work. Oh, and the weather is great.

[maxx]

i want to move somewhere warm. fuck this snow shit. i wanna move to cali...so if i ever miss snow i can go up to the mountains and board.

[Carpet Lint]

Endless, if you don't mind me asking, what's your deal? I'm assuming you're a Canadian that's chilling in the States now? So did you get a job down there that provided a work visa? Otherwise I'm not sure how one would move out of the country...you'd have to like apply for immigration and all that, right?

[Cisco]

everyone who is in college has the idea of re-locating. Going to greener pastures... me, i've though about it.. but now my idea is to (after i graduate) to work in the US for about 5 years, save enough money and develop a good reputation then move back here to the philippines.

The majority of my friends do plan to work out of the country. Well, i have lived in NJ before.. when the news about me moving to the P.I. came, i was exited and very happy. But when i moved here, it took me about 2 years to adjust. During my first two years in the P.I., i was very upset about leaving the States. Wishing that we never did move to the philippines. It was a huge pain knowing that the things i was used too and my closest friends are not around anymore. That's what people should think about when they plan to move to a different place. Do you think you'll miss your old lifestyle? Stuff like that. But now, i'm very happy were i am. So, i don' plan to re-locate to the states for good.

[SuicidalGrandpa]

Sometimes I feel the great need to get out of here. Great need. But it probably won't happen for a while.

[ckrazy]

Why not? at some point in everyone life you probably get piss off and what to get away, just most of use never go through with it :looney:

[TS]

Sometimes I think of hopping on a bus or a train and heading to some random place...Seattle, San Jose, Colorado, whatever, and just spending the day there. Just hang out, look around, see what's going on. And then head back.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

I want to get away! I want to get awaaay!
-Lenny Kravitz

[Warpticon]

I want to get away! I want to get awaaay!
-Lenny Kravitz

..

It's "fly away" the second time. You know, the name of the song?

The hell was this about anyway?

[P. Gorath]

I could use a roommate if anyone wants to move to LA

...you have to get a job though

[valaris]

I could use a roommate if anyone wants to move to LA

...you have to get a job though

Had you asked that a month ago I would jump on that opportunity like Mycah's last date on a cupcake.

Alas plans for next years are already starting to be set.

[Jay Wang]

I've been thinking of relocating to Florida. Miami to be exact, and I was wondering how people who have made a big move like that have adjusted. I know some people have moved over seas and there are language barriers and cultural barriers to over come, but I wondering how some people faired in the transition and why they made the move in the first place.

Hey man,

I'll give a fellow Canadian my 2 cents. I used to live in Scarborough, ON ... moved to Calgary AB for a few months then moved back to Ontario where I am working in Sarnia.

When I moved to Calgary, the only people I knew in the city were the people who I went to university with. There was a strong core of 6-8 guys who I was pretty good friends with as we all lived in residence together and/or had the same classes together (engineering). It definatly helps when you have people you know in a new city, they can help you adjust, you can meet new people thru them, etc etc.

My reason for moving out west was primarily career oriented (it also didn't hurt to already have a buncha friends there and a FREE place to stay). I had just finished school with a chemical engineering degree, my summer contract was up with the company i was working for in toronto so i said to myself, what the hell, i might as well go out there and see what the who oil+gas boom is all about.

I also met a buncha SRK Calgary fools too who were all hella cool. Now that I think of it ... half of them were actually from NFLD :rofl: ... they also moved out west to jump aboard the oil+gas boom.

Of course before I went out there, I tried to gather information from my friends. They all said that Calgary was a great city, blah blah blah. (this was of course from the people who grew up there).

After living there for a bout 4 months, I realized that Calgary is a pos city and I would probably never want to live or even visit there again. I won't get into the details as hating on Calgary could be a thread in itself.

Anyways to summarize, I did not have a pleasant experience re-locating to Calgary. I am glad to be back in ON now where I am alot closer to home where I can regularly see my family and friends.

Now some Q's for you:

- What are your motivations behind moving? Career? Family? Friends?
- Have you been to/visited the part of Miami where you want to live?
- Just curious, where in Toronto do you currently live?

Peace. Hope this helps.

[EndLeSS8]

Endless, if you don't mind me asking, what's your deal? I'm assuming you're a Canadian that's chilling in the States now? So did you get a job down there that provided a work visa? Otherwise I'm not sure how one would move out of the country...you'd have to like apply for immigration and all that, right?

Came down to visit, got an interview from a recruiter. Got the job on the spot. Flew back to Vancouver the next day, and moved to Cali the next week.

The work visa I'm on is quite easy to get, it's renewed every year and costs $50USD. All you need is a university degree AND your job needs to be on some sorta NAFTA list AND you need a letter from your workplace.

No need for immigration, you're just on a work visa.
However, for all of this working out so insanely smoothly, I was EXTREMELY lucky/thankful.

[DESERT DRAGON]

I live in Phoenix, AZ. Its growing very quickly. Kinda sick of city life. I was thinking about moving to a small town in Tennessee.

[DaDesiCanadian]

I've been moving all my life, so my perspective is probably a bit skewed. Country shifts are a major shift, even if it's just crossing the border. Canada/US culture shock isn't bad at all, but there's still a significant shift. I found the moves refreshing, but you will always regret the life you left behind. You just have to make sure the positives outweigh the negatives. Of course, this is all pretty obvious, but sometimes it helps just to have someone state it. :smile:

[ShinAkumax]

Dude, whey the heck do you want to move to Vancouver?
I'm born and raised there, and it's HECKA hard to find a decent job that can pay the bills.


There is always jobs for people in trades. I live in Calgary right now, CALGARY! Wouldn't you want to get out too?

[Geese Pants]

I've been thinking about it..........I would like to do it after I finish my B.S. Degree, or when I'm 30.......whichever comes first.

[akumatrunigga]

If the next president isn't Hillary nor Ron Paul, or if Ron completely destroys the US, I'm definitely moving out of the US. At this rate the US dollar will be worthless. I hope Ron can save us, but so many proposed changes make an unclear future.
wow it became a political thread out of nowhere for a brief moment.


I dont know ive placed consideration ever since my sis graduated from college with a B.S. in industrial engineering working at Boeing in the seattle area. SHe is doing fine and also since my uncle formerly lived there he had a couple of buddies that made the transition a bit easier. I did had interests in memphis, dallas, pleasanton (work related), maybe atlanta (but that is such a black man cop out city to run to imo).

Now since im doing the RE im open for any opportunity in CRE to make big bucks in whatever city as long as the minority population is pretty strong.

[ChunLi]

I'm tired of So Cal and "The OC" in general.

I've visted NYC and Paris and would LOVE to live there.

[Sasmasta]

I'm coo' with where I'm at for the time being.

[EndLeSS8]

There is always jobs for people in trades. I live in Calgary right now, CALGARY! Wouldn't you want to get out too?

Ok, that makes more sense now.
One of my close friend's sister lives in Calgary now, and it's cold.

The whole 2010 Winter Olympics is really screwing around with the Vancouver housing market.

[GuMz]

I'm coo' with where I'm at for the time being.

word i love cali shitz alot better then texas

[ShinAkumax]

Calgary is like Texas except worse and colder.

[Striderhyru05]

miami ftw. you'll enjoy the weather, beautiful women, and the nightlife. I plan on moving there full time during the summer to finish medical school.

[ShinAkumax]

I think in general, Canada is a much better country for someone of Central Americas decent. Canadians are among the finest of folks you could ever hope to deal with.

[Taito]

I'm done with the US. I really don't feel any attachment to it, and living for so long without worrying about high/violent crime rates, returning won't be an easy transition. My main goal right now is to find civilian work in another country and establish residence there (it definitely doesn't have to be Japan but I have a bit of a foundation here). Hopefully I can get that ironed out in the next couple years.

[ShinAkumax]

I'm coo' with where I'm at for the time being.

You avatar looks like a penis.

[Ho0v-Man]

I live in Alabama. I don't think i need to elaborate.

[ShinAkumax]

But please do.

[colguile]

Now some Q's for you:

- What are your motivations behind moving? Career? Family? Friends?
- Have you been to/visited the part of Miami where you want to live?
- Just curious, where in Toronto do you currently live?

Peace. Hope this helps.
I heard Calgary is mad racist and full of elitist pricks? It that true?

A friend of mine recently got a job there and said he loved it. He also said there were some opportunities for people with my educational background (bitotech/microbiology). So I'm looking to see how the move would fair me.

I've never been to miami myself but some friends who've been there say it's nice. I don't think I want to live there forever, maybe for about 2-3 years.

I live in scarborough around warden and eglington.

I'd move to cali, but all the dirty women and attention whores in that state make me sick.

[Black Chanler]

I've thought about it but apparently the Raleigh/Durham area is supposed to be a hotbed for jobs.

[Luciano Leone]

Right now... lots of my friends are not really my friends. Like I have a few people that I can trust, that's it, but they all go to college far away and I dont get to see them much. Im being fucked over at the whim of college faculty at the college of my dream (which I got accepted to) and this is the second time I've tried to actually get in a program and have been denied.

I would really love to relocate to chicago. I really loved it there during a week's visit a while back.

This city/state is really pissing me off. Especially the people in it.

[GeoG2]

Miami is ass. Pick somewhere else.

A lot of people come here because of the South Beach hype, but once that fades, you find little else. You absolutely need a car, because public transportation is trash and you wait 30 minutes between buses. The weather is overrated, as rain is constant in the 'glorious' summer, and no, don't think its always hot, as it will drop to the 50s-60s during winter. The broads are not that much different than what you'll see in New York or California... people just overrate them because... hell, I have no idea why.

This is a great place to live for awhile or to escape to every now and then, but living here will totally ruin the notoriety for you.

Do I need to mention our sports teams suck, most of our local music artists suck, and there's always the small possibility a hurricane will turn your living room into a doghouse?

[Deuce]

I thought about relocating, then I realized that you can take the boy out the hood, but you can't take the hood out the homeboy.

[SNAAAAKE]

I wanna move to WC so I can play cvs2 all day. everyone hates cvs2 around here :mad:

[Silentness!]

I wanna move to WC so I can play cvs2 all day. everyone hates cvs2 around here :mad:

I like CvS2!
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After I'm done with the military whether it's 20 or 30 years or even less than 10 years I plan on using my money + education to work in SoCal. Going to continue working with anything computer related. Network administrator sounds like a good title :sweat:

I know it's expensive as hell to live there, but I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather live. I don't belong in Japan or Korea... I'm not even 1% Asian and I get tired of being looked at like I'm some got damn alien.

I'm SURE YOU'VE SEEN A BLACK PERSON BEFORE IN YOUR LIFE. You can stop pointing at me now... (random Korean person pointing at me)

[akumachan]

from SMB:

The wife and I up and moved to Arizona last September and we've never regretted the choice. California's a great place but just to expensive. The people are nicer out here, there's less traffic, slightly cleaner air, less graffittii and stuff is much more affordable.

[RockBogart]

If the next president isn't Hillary

You lost me after that.

[ShinAkumax]

I heard Calgary is mad racist and full of elitist pricks? It that true?


Mad racist for Canada maybe, but still way better than state side. Elitist pricks? Yeah but they won't be talking to you anyways.

[The Bucket Of Truth]

I live in Alabama. I don't think i need to elaborate.did lynyrd skynyrd lie? i think not. i want to visit alabama one day cause it is sweet

[Clear Sky]

There is always jobs for people in trades. I live in Calgary right now, CALGARY! Wouldn't you want to get out too?

The only thing that sucks is that you'll be getting paid less over here if your doing trade jobs. That might matter or not.


After living there for a bout 4 months, I realized that Calgary is a pos city and I would probably never want to live or even visit there again. I won't get into the details as hating on Calgary could be a thread in itself.


Might as well get your hate on, cuz I doubt that this thread will get any bigger. Breathe in, breathe out, and let go of all that hate in your heart!

[xsonicc]

i'm living in so cal and dying to get away the minute i graduate university. preferably somewhere east coast, probably canada/quebec. yeah my french sucks and it's cold, but i love it, having been there a lot.

i'm just thinking it's time for change for me, to get out and see the real world rather than having a sheltered world with my parents supporting me for now and blahblah.

[Lovely Kitsune]

I have no real desire to relocate. I think I got a good thing going on here in southern California.

I don't know about others but I like living in a place where it only rains like 10 days a year.