Parody aside. I actually am thinking about moving somewhere to Europe, get away from america for a while.

suggestions? pointers? things to tell me?!

1/20/2008 2:46:13 AM

Unless you have a job lined up and a valid work visa don't even thing about it.... unless you're rich and can just hang out.

1/20/2008 2:47:21 AM

interesting. so its hard to get a job there if you are just strolling by as an american?

1/20/2008 2:49:30 AM

freetown christiana...i am resident...you are more than welcome to come aboard

1/20/2008 2:50:51 AM

Norway? do what?

1/20/2008 2:52:10 AM

i agree w/ this thread.

1/20/2008 2:57:42 AM

i guess manchester, england would be awesome to maybe see Man Utd at old trafford once, but i really dont know much about england.

the one time i went there was a soccer trip for 2 tournaments, and i was 17 and not really paying attention to anything but soccer and some castle in wales

1/20/2008 2:59:22 AM

marseille
stockholm
amsterdam
milan
Schwangau is a must

1/20/2008 3:06:30 AM

lol you would say milan...whats wrong with london? dont wanna see your fag boys play?

1/20/2008 3:07:09 AM

i would, not in my top 5

1/20/2008 3:08:19 AM

i think my mentality and lifestyle would be better suited for european living...i just really dont know what to do about it and/or live

1/20/2008 3:10:16 AM

this is going to sound ridiculous, but the town in hot fuzz is exactly the type of place i think that i want to live in.

1/20/2008 3:12:11 AM

^^ try Montreal

1/20/2008 3:12:33 AM

never seen the movie..

and ive been to montreal once, from what i remember it was half french-half english

ROYALE WITH CHEESE

1/20/2008 3:13:20 AM

tell you where i would like to go to in africa...tangier

1/20/2008 3:16:19 AM

haha, morocco isn't a place for the faint of heart

1/20/2008 8:12:30 PM

i want to move to barcelona, but decided to move to tahoe first to try to save some money bc i was worried it might be hard to find work as an american, although i still really want to live in barcelona for some amount of time, i think you could probably find work, i still might go soon, but definetly want to go to tahoe since it's winter and all

1/20/2008 8:14:54 PM

barcelona is an awesome city

1/20/2008 8:16:19 PM

i was gonna go and not even worry about any kind of visa and just try to find under the table work at a small pub or something, but idk you think i should just get a visa instead? probably not that hard right?

1/20/2008 8:18:06 PM

i always hear teaching english is an easy way to get a job over there

1/20/2008 8:19:10 PM

yea that would be pretty cool, you'd prob definetly need a visa for that though, i wonder how you go about applying for such a thing

1/20/2008 8:22:04 PM

spanish embassy

1/20/2008 8:23:18 PM

no... I cannot live in my own pants... but it's for lease if anyone wants to give it a shot

1/20/2008 8:24:29 PM

Quote :

"i was gonna go and not even worry about any kind of visa and just try to find under the table work at a small pub or something, but idk you think i should just get a visa instead? probably not that hard right?"

So a pub owner would give an American illegal "under the table" work for what reason exactly? A shortage of willing and able European workers?

Consider also that Europe is considerably more expensive than the US (higher income tax and ~19% sales tax on everything). Think about how your lifestyle would be in the US with a full time pub job. Now imagine yourself poorer, and in the country illegally (no visa).

1/20/2008 8:31:12 PM

well i feel pretty confident you could find a locally owned pub where the owner would let you tend the bar for tips, at the very least work in the kitchen, i mean plenty of mexicans work in america right? it's not really THAT inconceivable.


and it's not really about the money man...if i was worried about that i would've stayed in nyc.



[Edited on January 20, 2008 at 8:33 PM. Reason : r]

1/20/2008 8:32:22 PM

heh, there are plenty of illegal workers in europe--they just come from africa instead of mexico

1/20/2008 8:36:07 PM

Quote :

"well i feel pretty confident you could find a locally owned pub where the owner would let you tend the bar for tips, at the very least work in the kitchen, i mean plenty of mexicans work in america right? it's not really THAT inconceivable."

I see two problems here: First, if you hope to make a living wage off tips in Europe you better be slinging more than drinks.

Second, Europe does have mexicans, only they call them Poles and Czechs. However, the difference between them and you is that they are legally allowed to work in the EU and likely require a MUCH lower wage.

1/20/2008 8:37:35 PM

I doubt you'd get away with it. Europe doesn't have quite the illegal immigration problem the US has. The US basically ignored it for too long and now Mexicans are a critical part of our economy. That's why they get away with it.

You need a work visa to be in the country legally beyond a certain period of time, and for that an employer has to show that there isn't a qualified employee from (country X) available for the position. For pub work, I doubt that would ever be the case. For professional work, that's a different story. With an American accent, you'll stick out like a sore thumb. Eventually someone's going to ask you for your papers.

[Edited on January 20, 2008 at 8:41 PM. Reason : ...]

1/20/2008 8:40:13 PM

Quote :

"only they call them Poles and Czechs."

cue jaybee.

[Edited on January 20, 2008 at 8:56 PM. Reason : lol, what was i thinking?!]

1/20/2008 8:41:14 PM

Spitnewskis and Slobadons

1/20/2008 8:42:30 PM

If youre interested in Sweden you could always apply for grad school, the residence visa youll get as a result will allow you to work legally. Or you could always meet a swedish girl and become her 'sambo'. Essentially this grants you all of the benefits of marriage without the long term contract.

1/20/2008 8:44:50 PM

haha, i was wondering how long before you'd bring sweden up

1/20/2008 8:46:10 PM

yeah, i realize that i bring it up way too often. i was trying to avoid it in this thread but caved as the sambo thing is really underutilized

1/20/2008 8:47:52 PM

i'm not tryin' to rag on you, i just know that's your thing

^5 that would be cue homie

1/20/2008 8:51:04 PM

rangelife, billytalent

1/20/2008 8:51:46 PM

I was following everything until Mr Scrumples post

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6/18/2024 10:54:27 PM

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6/18/2024 11:23:45 PM