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A friend of mine took this route in the 70's. It was not only relatively cheap but once you arrived in India you could live off the very generous UK Unemploymen
by 6LLvveMx2koXfwn 9mo ago
A friend of mine took this route in the 70's. It was not only relatively cheap but once you arrived in India you could live off the very generous UK Unemployment Benefit for a very long time as the exchange rate was incredible and the price of basics extremely cheap. He did it for several years before moving on to Japan. So he didn't need to take any time 'off' :)
- hexbin010 9mo ago> but once you arrived in India you could live off the very generous UK Unemployment Benefit for a very long time Oh, so your friend is the reason the extremely generous £391/mo unemployment benefit stops if you leave the country even for one day now ! :)
- nonethewiser 9mo agoHe just collected unemployment while vacationing for months? Was that fraud or just how the system worked?
- 6LLvveMx2koXfwn 9mo agoThere were almost no checks - he was, in theory, 'available for work'. The system is very different now - in part because it used to be too easy to take advantage of . . .
- crossroadsguy 9mo agoExchange rates are still incredible and a lot of foreigners do this in India. In places like Goa, HP, UK etc.