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Subject:Re: Trying to flee the country - consider the UK From:"Christopher" <addforlist -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 May 2000 13:04:50 +0200
From: Christopher <addforlist -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Trying to flee the country - consider the UK
> Not sure I agree that the quality of life is good in the SE of England -
but
> then again, I'm just a junior tech writer and am not certainly not very
> close to hitting the top tax bracket (40% after 28K).
>
> Additionally I was in London previously (as a student, although I came
from
> a town 30 miles outside London). I've since been in Paris the last three
> years, and I find the quality of life very good (or is just the change
from
> being a poor student?). The downside (apart from the French! **usual
> disclaimer for anyone offended - some of my friends, including my
girlfriend
> are French :)**) is the taxes of course...
>
> I'm curious as why the original poster wanted to leave France - saying
that
> I'm looking to move myself in a year or so... Has Australia already been
> mentioned? I shall trawl through the archives when I have a spare moment
for
> this thread, but if no one has already spoken about Australia, can anyone
> point me to any sources? (except the Australian tech writers list - I'm on
> that).
>
> Otherwise, "the grass is always greener..." and the US does sound
> "interesting".
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Robert -dot- Campbell -at- arm -dot- com>
> To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 9:51 AM
> Subject: Trying to flee the country - consider the UK
>
>
> In the past few years, the south east of England has become one of the
> better places to work and live - pretty much negative unemployment in the
> IT and related industries, 22% tax up to £28K, 40% on anything above that
> (IIRC), free medical (so it's the infamous NHS - you can pay for private
> medical care if you want to...), affordable housing and semi-relaxed
> commutes (around Cambridge, anyway), and a quality of life that no amount
> of money could buy in Silicon Valley... ;)
