I currently live in South Africa and well, I want a plan for a place to move to in the next 5 years max. The problem is i can’t decide where to go and as much as I love Australia, it feels too far from the time zones where all my people are.

So I have decided that Europe/UK would be perfect but can’t find a perfect fit. I have a UK passport

I am looking for:

  • mild weather. Not too bothered to be honest but not looking for a snow 8 months of the year or rain 8 months of the year. Ideally i just want a place that gets some sunlight, some rain, some cold and some hot days
  • low level or low acknowledgment of corruption. I want my taxes to do something -low crime rate
  • good work life balance with a decent opportunity for living. Currently working at a Big 4 consultancy so hoping I can have a nice enough lifestyle but not be working 24/7

I really like places like Netherlands, Scotland, Germany but have found various flaws. I also really like the Mediterranean

I don’t really like the UK but prefer something like Scotland. They just apparently get less sun than I’d like

  • Jeep_torrent39@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As a Saffa that moved to Europe, just accept that “mild” weather here is pretty shitty and it rains quite a bit. We are blessed with great weather in SA.

    That being said, Netherlands is your best bet I reckon. Soooo many South Africans here. I have many friends working for the Big 4 in and around Amsterdam, getting a job shouldn’t be tough.

    However, there is a housing crisis here and elections are going on at the moment. It basically looks like Netherlands are getting their own Dutch Trump that hates immigrants, so that’s all a bit up in the air at this moment.

    • TumblrForNerds@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yea I can hopefully transfer through the company internally. I heard politics there arent looking great at the moment though.

      I dont mind rain I think I just want some days where the sun shines. Especially for my partner who would probably get really depressed otherwise

      • Jeep_torrent39@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        In winter I go to work in sub-darkness and leave in complete darkness working a 9-5. It can be extremely tough with no sun. I sometimes go days without sunlight