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Saying that Manchester is uglier than Florence and that Italian food is better than English food are not insults, but a factual statements. I’m in Inner London
by mmarq 4y ago
Saying that Manchester is uglier than Florence and that Italian food is better than English food are not insults, but a factual statements.
I’m in Inner London because I have a very high paying job, that allowed me to buy a nice flat in a nice area and that allows me to fly to Europe even 5 times a month with my entire family, if I want. But I was very close from leaving the UK a few years ago, when it became evident that my 100K£ salary wasn’t enough to enjoy the same lifestyle of a friend of mine that lives in Berlin with an entry level s/w development job and 2 children.
- benbristow 4y agoManchester has some beautiful architecture, some very interesting places to visit and in the UK we compensate with culture, people and nightlife. And there are some very good restaurants & eateries if you actually put some research & effort in. Maybe your £100k salary would go (a lot) further if you moved away from London and to somewhere like Manchester - everyone knows London is stupidly expensive ;) I'm on like £40kish around Glasgow in a nearby town and quite comfortable - I'd feel like Elon Musk on your salary.
- mmarq 4y agoIf Rome and Paris and Florence are in the Champions League of beauty and Milan is in second division, Manchester is a funny non-league football team that once in its history got through round 1 of the FA cup and then lost 7-0 against a premier league club.