Re: Quality of life in the UK

"Runli Guo" <rg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.26.19.54.52.376727@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The quality of life in the UK is very low, no wonder more and more people
> are leaving the country. My husband is away 11 hours a day (8 hours work
> and 3 hours commuting). I have less than an hour every day
> to see him. I am taking care of two little ones. Child care is more
> expensive than I can earn despite that I had a pretty good education. We
> are renting a house because the property prices are too high for us to
> afford anything half-decent.
>
> Some friends of ours are moving to New Zealand to have a better future. I
> think they are doing the right thing.
>
> I don't know anyone else is sharing my views here.

Depends where you live in the UK. Most of Europe, Oz and NZ are expensive
near the cities. Most of the world has embraced working from home - the UK
lags behind. The US generally has a very high earnings/CoL ratio.

I used to earn 70K in London and get back to Lancashire to see my family at
weekends. That plan didn't last long - I can't imagine how I even suffered
it for the few months I did. I've quartered my salary, got rid of my house
down there, work from the converted garage, and do the school run every day.
The three hours work I lose from being with my son after school can be made
up after he's gone to bed.

Get your husband to get a better job. Not better paid, or better prospects,
just better.


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