I had forgotten all about the Dutch passport thing. That's still so weird to me. 
How did you find about it, or decide you wanted to go to Edinburgh in the first place? Was that because of Tim already, or more just an adventure/whim?
Whoa. That is a really long time to get a passport.
Indeed, it is strange. But also very pretty.
Didn't, for the most part. I gave away a lot of things, sold most of my books. Now I bring things back each time we go across, but I didn't have a great deal anyway.
So furniture and things, you just left? Or sold?
I have lots of stuff somehow. Too much stuff. I also have a car, which I'm thinking would almost have to be sold.
That was brave!
Arg, almost all of the junk food! NZ does it so much better! And I get Marmite posted across from NZ. I also miss top-loading washing machines.
Marmite is grossss.
What's the alternative to top-loading washing machines? Front loading? I've never seen that, ever.
Yeah. I think that would be hard for me too. I grew up on a converted farm (turned woodland), which was next to an actual farm, with horses and roosters and lots and lots of space. It was the best thing about my childhood and it has taken me a long time to get used to the idea that I can't always have nature right at my doorstep. It'd be even harder in Edinburgh, it being a real city and all. (See, I'm complaining here, and I actually do have a backyard in CU... a fairly big one!)
Let's say ~10 years, close friends for 5, romantic-y for 4? These are all highly random numbers of course. *nods*
Well, the bureaucracy related ones aren't too applicable, but that's to be expected - it's not really relevant unless someone has somehow been in the exact same position as me. Which I doubt.
(I'm really hoping Aviendha will reply though, because I know she's an American turned resident Brit, and I'm fairly sure she didn't do it with a work visa.) But it is certainly useful to hear what the experience in general is like, get a feel for how difficult it is, etc. You guys really make it sound pretty easy! I wonder if that's just because the moving process is behind you now and you're settled in, or maybe having people/friends in the new country made it that much more comfortable.
How did you find about it, or decide you wanted to go to Edinburgh in the first place? Was that because of Tim already, or more just an adventure/whim?It took me about 9 months to get the passport sorted. And then it was a case of buying flights & leaving!
Whoa. That is a really long time to get a passport.
Understanding the accent.
Indeed, it is strange. But also very pretty.
Didn't, for the most part. I gave away a lot of things, sold most of my books. Now I bring things back each time we go across, but I didn't have a great deal anyway.
So furniture and things, you just left? Or sold?
I have lots of stuff somehow. Too much stuff. I also have a car, which I'm thinking would almost have to be sold.
I waited till I got there. Lived in a hostel for a week till I found a flat.
That was brave!
Arg, almost all of the junk food! NZ does it so much better! And I get Marmite posted across from NZ. I also miss top-loading washing machines.
Marmite is grossss.
What's the alternative to top-loading washing machines? Front loading? I've never seen that, ever.
I miss the space of NZ. I'd love to have a garden but it's very difficult to find a place with one, and I imagine it will make a house more expensive when we get round to buying one.
Yeah. I think that would be hard for me too. I grew up on a converted farm (turned woodland), which was next to an actual farm, with horses and roosters and lots and lots of space. It was the best thing about my childhood and it has taken me a long time to get used to the idea that I can't always have nature right at my doorstep. It'd be even harder in Edinburgh, it being a real city and all. (See, I'm complaining here, and I actually do have a backyard in CU... a fairly big one!)
Depends on how long you've known the person.
Let's say ~10 years, close friends for 5, romantic-y for 4? These are all highly random numbers of course. *nods*I imagine my answers aren't all that helpful, considering how I got here.
Well, the bureaucracy related ones aren't too applicable, but that's to be expected - it's not really relevant unless someone has somehow been in the exact same position as me. Which I doubt.
(I'm really hoping Aviendha will reply though, because I know she's an American turned resident Brit, and I'm fairly sure she didn't do it with a work visa.) But it is certainly useful to hear what the experience in general is like, get a feel for how difficult it is, etc. You guys really make it sound pretty easy! I wonder if that's just because the moving process is behind you now and you're settled in, or maybe having people/friends in the new country made it that much more comfortable.
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/survey: moving across the ocean & international borders. 12 easy questions. (...yes, am joking.)
- 28/11/2009 04:27:21 AM
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Edinburgh = amazing.
- 28/11/2009 10:33:05 AM
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Oh right, that's how you got there.
- 28/11/2009 06:02:22 PM
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Answers, of a kind.
- 28/11/2009 12:48:34 PM
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Re: Answers, of a kind.
- 28/11/2009 05:48:04 PM
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Re: Answers, of a kind.
- 28/11/2009 07:12:08 PM
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Re: Answers, of a kind.
- 30/11/2009 02:12:08 AM
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Generally quite true, but let me add one or two qualifications.
- 30/11/2009 02:21:33 AM
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Here's that ranking, if you're curious.
- 30/11/2009 02:27:37 AM
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Re: Generally quite true, but let me add one or two qualifications.
- 30/11/2009 02:53:48 AM
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