pks00
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Alright folks, how you all been. Suffering or enjoying the snow no less. I missed all of that. Apart from this week it just sunshines here in southern california. This week has been storms, heavy rains, flooding everywhere etc etc etc. Reminds me of England
Thought I will give a quick summary of what Ive experienced so far. I dont always have internet as I am using the wireless internet of the motel. And the internet I have is quite often slow.
Came here on a immigration visa so whole family now has green cards. So can now legally live and work here. Im still looking for work though. Job market is crap. Currently living in a motel room, managed to get cheap rent.
Funny place is this. All I can say is if you are young without committments then this is a good place for you as there are a lot more opportunities here than in the UK. But if you are in my situation i.e. getting on a bit wife and 2 kids then its hard.
Schools are hit and miss. I managed to get the kids in good schools otherwise schools are pretty average. Both get tons of homework everyday. Come back from school around 3, eat, play for 10mins or so then do homework till about 9pm, sometimes 10pm.
Driving is pretty easy here. For all you fast drivers, you will soon calm down here because they sue you over the smallest things here. Insurance can be expensive also. You can only park in the street in the direction of the traffic and not opposite. 25mph max around schools and copcars are around. Driving faster and they pull you over. I experienced a lock down. Went to pick up my lad, saw cops opposite and they had closed the road. Someone with a gun was loose. As a result the school is locked down. Waited over an hour in the heat as no shade to park anywhere either.
Food is great here especially if you like your mexican foods. Fast food places everywhere selling a variety of stuff.
Moby fones is a pain. If u get a contract then its always min 2 years. One provider does not give u simcards, the fones work without them so your stuck.
PAYG is crap. I managed to get one but you lose your minutes even when u receive calls. All payg are tied in to min length. After that u lose your minutes unless u topup. Some providers charge u a daily fee also.
You think calling helpdesk over in England is bad, its just as bad if not worse here. Most of the people I spoke with just dont understand English. I ordered a t-mobile simcard using my prepaid visa card online. They took the money but didnt process the order. On foning them up numerous times but they just did not understand the problem. Eventually when someone did, they put me thru what they said was the right dept. Well the person in that dept didnt understand English and just spoke in Spanish. What a joke.
Lecky stuff is dear here. I remember it used to be cheaper than UK but now found it more. Furniture is even more expensive!
I live in a area populated mostly by Mexicans. A lot of the not so overwight ones do have nice curvy bodies and one thing is for sure, they do like to show off their cleavage! Check out some of the hispanic shows and news. Phew! A taster for you on youtube for you - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsO6PgE-VRk"]Hottie Gaby Ramirez[/ame] and [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8bz5DrTe4Q"]Busty Carolina Sandoval[/ame].
TV is crap here unless u got cable or satellite. Since I live in a motel, it has some channels from satellite but still reckon British TV is better. If you like your american tv shows then some reasonable shows on. Check out Leverage, its like a a-team with finess. Another action show is burn notice and white collar. Law and order already comes in the UK, that comes on a lot on the satellite channels here. Oh and for lovers of 24, I actually got to see it the first time its aired here. Usually have to wait for sky or download it to watch it.
A lot of people are thick here, they dont understand logic and can only function with what they are told to do. Basically a lot of uneducated people. Well we all knew yanks are crazy anyways. I just got more proof of it.
Anyways enough of the crap posting. Hope all your DWer's had a good xmas/new year and life in the UK is still good, well as good as it can be.
Thought I will give a quick summary of what Ive experienced so far. I dont always have internet as I am using the wireless internet of the motel. And the internet I have is quite often slow.
Came here on a immigration visa so whole family now has green cards. So can now legally live and work here. Im still looking for work though. Job market is crap. Currently living in a motel room, managed to get cheap rent.
Funny place is this. All I can say is if you are young without committments then this is a good place for you as there are a lot more opportunities here than in the UK. But if you are in my situation i.e. getting on a bit wife and 2 kids then its hard.
Schools are hit and miss. I managed to get the kids in good schools otherwise schools are pretty average. Both get tons of homework everyday. Come back from school around 3, eat, play for 10mins or so then do homework till about 9pm, sometimes 10pm.
Driving is pretty easy here. For all you fast drivers, you will soon calm down here because they sue you over the smallest things here. Insurance can be expensive also. You can only park in the street in the direction of the traffic and not opposite. 25mph max around schools and copcars are around. Driving faster and they pull you over. I experienced a lock down. Went to pick up my lad, saw cops opposite and they had closed the road. Someone with a gun was loose. As a result the school is locked down. Waited over an hour in the heat as no shade to park anywhere either.
Food is great here especially if you like your mexican foods. Fast food places everywhere selling a variety of stuff.
Moby fones is a pain. If u get a contract then its always min 2 years. One provider does not give u simcards, the fones work without them so your stuck.
PAYG is crap. I managed to get one but you lose your minutes even when u receive calls. All payg are tied in to min length. After that u lose your minutes unless u topup. Some providers charge u a daily fee also.
You think calling helpdesk over in England is bad, its just as bad if not worse here. Most of the people I spoke with just dont understand English. I ordered a t-mobile simcard using my prepaid visa card online. They took the money but didnt process the order. On foning them up numerous times but they just did not understand the problem. Eventually when someone did, they put me thru what they said was the right dept. Well the person in that dept didnt understand English and just spoke in Spanish. What a joke.
Lecky stuff is dear here. I remember it used to be cheaper than UK but now found it more. Furniture is even more expensive!
I live in a area populated mostly by Mexicans. A lot of the not so overwight ones do have nice curvy bodies and one thing is for sure, they do like to show off their cleavage! Check out some of the hispanic shows and news. Phew! A taster for you on youtube for you - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsO6PgE-VRk"]Hottie Gaby Ramirez[/ame] and [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8bz5DrTe4Q"]Busty Carolina Sandoval[/ame].
TV is crap here unless u got cable or satellite. Since I live in a motel, it has some channels from satellite but still reckon British TV is better. If you like your american tv shows then some reasonable shows on. Check out Leverage, its like a a-team with finess. Another action show is burn notice and white collar. Law and order already comes in the UK, that comes on a lot on the satellite channels here. Oh and for lovers of 24, I actually got to see it the first time its aired here. Usually have to wait for sky or download it to watch it.
A lot of people are thick here, they dont understand logic and can only function with what they are told to do. Basically a lot of uneducated people. Well we all knew yanks are crazy anyways. I just got more proof of it.
Anyways enough of the crap posting. Hope all your DWer's had a good xmas/new year and life in the UK is still good, well as good as it can be.