Moving to England!

[jesper]

Hi all,
I'm most likely moving to the UK and would like to get some good advise about a nice city in the south to move to

Preferably a beautiful and warm one with 100000+ inhabitants and lively newts and newtpeople

Cheers
/Jesper

 

[benjamin]

Guildford it's near me, and surrey is the best county for English herps, it has all native and most introduced species. It's a real nice place, especially the commons.

 

[jesper]

I'd love to, there are no jobs that close to London though... I was almost placed in Southampton but that position was taken by someone else in the last minute.

 

[francesco]

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE even though it's not exactly in the south there's good night life, there are lively geordies and I remember seeing some newts for sale in Peter Barrats!!!

 

[kim]

Milton Keynes!!!

 

[william]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, although it isn't a city it's a large town in Shropshire with all three natives and a colony of alpestris not to far away!

but if you want a city then you could try either Bath, Oxford, Exeter or Plymouth in the south west... they are mostly nice places.

 

[pollywog]

Forget about the south come to the midlands -Worcestershire, lovely contryside home to cristatus, vulgaris, helveticus, and an introduced population of carnifex. And its so quiet it will drive you insane.

 

[william]

Andrew's right the Midlands are much better. but Shropshire is a lot nicer than Worcestershire! home of Darwin!

 

[anthony]

GO NORTH.

 

[jesper]

Thanks for all the responses, I was aiming for the south since I supposed that the climate would be warmer there....Perhaps the difference between the south and the midlands are negligible??

So why would the midlands be better than the south?? Or north? I am committing at least two years of my life to this location so I need all the advice I can get....

 

[william]

you aren't going to get much warmer by being in the midlands or the south. basically if you go east it will be drier but colder in the winter, in the west it will be milder, but wetter, in the south it will be warmer in the summer. and in the north it will be colder. it depends on what you want.

the midlands is a good safe house. a blend of the northern and southern climates. have you thought about Birmingham? if not there then try Telford, it is not to far from Birmingham or Shrewsbury, it is also a small city.

(Message edited by will_j on May 20, 2005)

 

[jeff]

If lively newts is your thing, perhaps you should move into the house next to Mike East's

?

 

[jesper]

Well, I'd prefer 15-25C all year 'round and a lot of Cynops and Tylototritons nearby. I need a high population density of beautiful AND highly intelligent girls that are both charismatic and have great personalities. So where in the UK will I find this combination?

I know some british exchange students here and all they say is don't go to Birmingham....

So how's Manchester or Liverpool? Plymouth? Cardiff or Bristol? Those are the recommendations I have got.

Geez, now those guys have drunk me under the table two nights in a row....

 

[william]

well, 15-25 all year round will be hard! you'd need to go to the continent for that, or the Isles of Scilly, which are very beautiful, but they have tiny population. Manchester would be good, but it only hits the temps you want in the summer. i'd advise against Liverpool. plymouth or Bristol might be good choices. Chester might be a good choice to.

 

[benjamin]

I hate to break it to you but you won't find that climate in the UK. In the south where I live it's about 0-10º in the winter (though it did go up to 13º in december) and 15-30º in the summer, and it's slightly colder in the North.

 

[jesper]

I was joking about the temps....

Considering we have -5-(-)15 here during the winter I am quite satisfied with 0-10C to say the least...

Ok, so Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Plymouth are quality cities then eh

How about Norwich or Ipswich?

 

[janice]

What are you looking for in a place to live, Jesper? What sort of things are important to you? Do you like busy city life, quieter suburban life but close enough to get into the action? Or do you like a quiet atmosphere? Will you work? What will you do? Is it important that you have a lower cost of living? Cornwall and Devon (southwest coast)are warmer but can have more rain.

 

[jesper]

Hi Janice,
Thanks for helping out

I will be working as a pharmacist for Boots the chemist. Well I'd like to have a busy city close by, preferably one with a University. I could live either in the city or nearby(as in suburbia or a smaller town near a bigger city). A green beautiful countryside would be very nice... I do not like industrial cities, but then again who does?
A good football team wouldn't hurt either(seems like I have some british blood in me eh?)
Some of those things would be nice...

Thanks again,
Jesper

 

[janice]

Take a look at http://www3.lehigh.edu/alumni/yorkshire.asp. Also consider Lancaster. These are both in the northeast of England, have a low cost of living and are very beautiful.
Bristol is more industrial but also has a university and a city centre.
Manchester and Liverpool - well, they are busy cities, both have universities but also industrial and maybe too far north for you.
Oxford is a fun place to be but the cost of living is fairly high.
As for Birmingham, I don't know why people told you to avoid it. It's going through a lot of renewal and the Worcestershire countryside is gorgeous!
Feel free to email me at calamityto@hotmail.com.

 

[william]

one little problem with manchester is that it is one of the wettest places in England. I still stand by Shrewsbury or Telford. wonderful countryside, and not industrial. it also has a very mild climate.