Terry and Muller, I've been living here in Pécs for over 7 years now (3 1/2 hours out of Budapest) but the wages are so bad (Min. weekly wage in Ireland is more than 4 times my monthly salary, and I earn better than alot of my colleagues), that its very hard to live here now.
For example: we don't smoke, very rarely drink, don't have a car, don't have kids, don't have anything on HP, and watch how we use the water and electricity, but even so 80% of my pay goes on bills - and they continually raise the prices, just not the wages of course. In short, time to move on.
Was thinking either NZ, Oz, or Ireland. NZ is up the creek, and Ivett can't stand snakes, sharks, spiders, or anything else you find in abundance in Oz (damn!), but the Emerald Isle is still somehow offering positions for solderers...
(And besides, the old man and my brother live there in Co. Westmeath, so there'll be fishing
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We'll see how things pan out anyway, but chances are might catch up with you soon for a wee pint and a yarn!
Cheers!
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