Redz Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 For why? Sad loss. My family, in laws and extended, as well as a lot of friends are here. I really like the area and a trip 'home' isn't arduous. Never say never, but that's kinda how it is the noo. Where the fuk are you away tae? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Ach, well, best o luck. All going well, Verona. All going shite, Milan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) So... New Zealand? Thoughts? edit: no nasty snakes, spiders, excellent countryside, nice population (all stoned out their bonces) Edited September 25, 2014 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redz Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Ach, well, best o luck. All going well, Verona. All going shite, Milan. That is a change o' scenery. Why Italy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 That is a change o' scenery. Why Italy? Got a lot of mates out there (Italians, not Scots), one of whom's got a company I'm investing in. It'll probably go tits up, but you only live once. Last week just killed me inside, and I canna bide here any longer. Plus, I need te hunt doon the phuqqing Arabs who nicked my iPhone the other week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redz Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Got a lot of mates out there (Italians, not Scots), one of whom's got a company I'm investing in. It'll probably go tits up, but you only live once. Last week just killed me inside, and I canna bide here any longer. Plus, I need te hunt doon the phuqqing Arabs who nicked my iPhone the other week. Best of luck! I often wish I lived further away fae Pittodrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Plus, I need te hunt doon the phuqqing Arabs who nicked my iPhone the other week. You best off no trying Tannadice first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Best of luck! I often wish I lived further away fae Pittodrie ...and you, old son. Hope everything works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 You best off no trying Tannadice first Dinna be daft - they're still trying te work oot Nokia's!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 How many No thinking Scottish expats will be coming back home now because of the No? (oh wait that is not funny at all...but actually really fukkin sadd. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) Dinna be daft - they're still trying te work oot Nokia's!!Wtf is a Nokia ? Edited September 25, 2014 by jock strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) Think yous should move to Manchester. Look at the company you can have....me, Wibble, Tam4Fingers, and a few others in the surrounding areas. Edited September 25, 2014 by jock strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I hope you're nae employed by the Lancashire Tourist Board, Jock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I hope you're nae employed by the Lancashire Tourist Board, Jock. Not qualified enough for such a position Flora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dod Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I would've been tempted with a Yes. Do my bit etc. Can't see me moving back for a while now although I may move back to Europe at some point just to be closer to family. I'm in the oil/gas game. We had 3 Scots on this rig in the last month, all Yes, but none with a vote. We're not all selfish twats. None of the Aussies here can believe we didn't go for it. A lot of them did assume that a No was the default position though due to the media here reporting it that way. Some people were genuinely surprised that I was in favour of a Yes when I talked to them about it. Not that they didn't think it was a good idea, but just because of how it was being spun. I've persuaded a few to take a more critical line on how their media reports news, which is a good thing. Like myself before this referendum most people just tend to suck it up. The Aussie PM has also made sure I'll never vote for him or his party. He should definitely be on the c*nt list. What are the criteria for being able to vote in WM and Holyrood elections back home? I just moved here last year, do I still qualify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbocummings Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I was right up for coming back after a Yes vote but feel less inclined now I have to admit. I'm a bit of a lurker on this board because my love of the national team has never left me even though I rarely get to see games these days. I was pleased with the positive vibes I was getting off this board before the referendum, it was a big antidote to the negativity elsewhere. Of course it turned out to be a little bit of conformation bias but enjoyable nonetheless. I would come on here to keep my head up and still do. I'm living in Mexico and one of the positive aspects is how there is the beginnings of an understanding of what Scotland, Britain, England, the UK, actually means. i.e. that it's not actually the same thing. The referendum got a surprising amount of coverage here from a media not much fixated on Europe. My colleagues all asked my opinion on the referendum and are all scratching their heads at the No vote. They are genuinely confused at how a country could vote No. So am I. I do expect to come back one day, as long as I feel comfortable about finding work, but the vote has put that on the back burner unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 I would've been tempted with a Yes. Do my bit etc. Can't see me moving back for a while now although I may move back to Europe at some point just to be closer to family. I'm in the oil/gas game. We had 3 Scots on this rig in the last month, all Yes, but none with a vote. We're not all selfish twats. None of the Aussies here can believe we didn't go for it. A lot of them did assume that a No was the default position though due to the media here reporting it that way. Some people were genuinely surprised that I was in favour of a Yes when I talked to them about it. Not that they didn't think it was a good idea, but just because of how it was being spun. I've persuaded a few to take a more critical line on how their media reports news, which is a good thing. Like myself before this referendum most people just tend to suck it up. The Aussie PM has also made sure I'll never vote for him or his party. He should definitely be on the cuddly bunny rabbit list. What are the criteria for being able to vote in WM and Holyrood elections back home? I just moved here last year, do I still qualify? You can apply to vote as an overseas citizen. Think you can be away up to 15 years and still vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al1978 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Moving back next year after nine years in London and one in China. Desperately wanted to move back to an independent Scotland but the result hasn't put me off. The scum in George Square stuff has put my girlfriend off a bit - she's never lived in Scotland and struggles to get her round that guff. The correct reaction. London started to do my head in after about seven years and living in a city of 25 million in China should make me appreciate a quieter life in Scotland. Will join the SNP when I get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Slightly less likely to move back in next few years due to NO vote. It would have been exciting to be at the birth of a new independent Scotland. Felt very deflated last Friday. First time ever I felt the Scottish cringe, not that I believed then or now that Scotland was too wee, too poor, too stupid to govern itself but rather that 55% of its people subscribed to that belief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Despite the fact that I said that I wouldn't listen to these f*ckers again, I turned on 5Live in the car this morning to pick up the beginning of the Ryder Cup. Straight away there was an interview with 'defence expert', Sir Blahblahblah, who explained in these plummy tones just why Britain was such a military power and why we need to be the world police etc etc. It was simply a re-run of the last 15 years, and it was enormously depressing. We had the chance last Friday morning to be looking at a blank sheet of paper where we could all begin to write our future.....instead Scotland has now been shoved right to the background and we're once again in the hands of a Westminster government who will continue to make the same mistakes and drive the country into the ground one way or another. As I said, enormously depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hessen Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 My Mum is looking to move back next year. I fully expected a mini rush of folk moving back after a YES vote, pushing up house prices, so in that respect something positive has come from a NO vote, but so far that's the only thing I can come up with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redz Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Slightly less likely to move back in next few years due to NO vote. It would have been exciting to be at the birth of a new independent Scotland. Felt very deflated last Friday. First time ever I felt the Scottish cringe, not that I believed then or now that Scotland was too wee, too poor, too stupid to govern itself but rather that 55% of its people subscribed to that belief. Yep. First time in my 49 years I've been embarrassed at being Scottish. (And for my home city/shire) I could have just come straight back down the road on Friday morning, however luckily common sense did prevail. My Dad (And Mum I suspect) voted NO, which is his right, it still wasn't easily digested by me though. I accept that 55% of the population won't feel this way, I'm only pointing out that I do and that I can't speak for everyone else. Even a week after I still feel physically sick at the thought of the vote. Sad perhaps, but there you go...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 oh yeah i think that demographic were made super fearful of a backlash. Possibly also living in the part of the UK that the UK is actually run for might influence too I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Possibly also living in the part of the UK that the UK is actually run for might influence too I guess? Yeah no doubt. A lot of people living outside of Scotland for work reasons actually see this is the reason why Scotland should not be independent. Me I am the exact opposite, the constant exodus of our best and brightest is a sure sign our country needs her independence. Theirs is a self fulfilling prophecy. Like I say how many expat No's are coming back because of the No? How many expat Yes's would have? One was an exhilarating and hugely exciting prospect the other is flat and deeply drab...I let you work out which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I was called a chicken shit from a 'borough' of chicken shits yesterday. When I explained that Scotland is a country, I was promptly told we are a small borough in North England. Remained calm and said that's a load of crap, you ( Northerners ) are run by the same shower from London and the response of " you had your chance to break away and shit it " promptly put me back to square 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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