Vacation silence
June 17th, 2003 by HenJust got back from a 3 week vacation in the UK. Visiting friends and family, relaxing, playing with my old Amiga.
Everyone was on dial-up, so although I got a connectfree.co.uk account, I could rarely put up with the pain of trying to do things through dial-up.
It was fun to be back in the UK. I think the standard of living is better there [than Kentucky], but the cost of living is a lot lot higher, so in the end I’m able to have a bit more fun with increased liquidity over here.
June 20th, 2003 at 4:23 am
It is similar over here (Madrid) although you also get the standard of living
People keep telling me about how salaries are higher in the UK (when I mention it is more expensive) but then I don’t think they are much more than maybe 20% whilst the cost of living is at least twice as much. And don’t they say a pound saved is worth more than an extra pound earned (considering taxes, which are also higher in the UK)
June 23rd, 2003 at 9:52 am
i keep my extra pounds on my waist. hahah! i’ve been waiting all week to use that one - tip your waitress!
June 25th, 2003 at 5:55 am
It was good to see you guys over here you should visit more often!
It’s a shame that there are so many unenlightened souls still using dial-up but it’s also good - less line contention for those of us in DSL!
The effect of the cost of living in the UK really does depend - I’m not sure how things translate but I’d guess that my current salary (~50k GBP) would equate to around 58k USD somewhere big (like NYC) or 45-50k USD in the sticks. Is that a reasonable translation? Would I be able to have the quality of life in NYC or SF as I do in London…