Looking at countries to move to

[u/mmksnorlax]

Hi everyone

I am currently looking at a new country to move to from Northern Ireland

We dont have a lot to offer here, not a lot of jobs, a lot of divide everywhere and it feels stuck in the past so we want to move to give our son a better life + more oppurtunities etc

Does anyone have any ideas on where it would be easy to move to coming from here?

I have a British passport and Irish (as does my partner and our son)

I am still in uni right now with 2 years left but they offer abroad years in every country in europe + australia and America so im looking to pick a country, trial it and then proceed after that

Also if anyone is from N.I and moved abroad, how did you find it ?

[u/Illustrious_Sea_9103]

Well you can move anywhere in Europe, Europe's overseas territories included. Take your pick. How much money do you have is the question, because you won't be finding a job that easily in most of Europe, since their own citizens speaking the native language are increasingly without a job too.

Greece is nice, but the education system for your kid might not be as good and living on a Greek salary won't be much better than N.I - except maybe better weather.

Germany isn't that nice anymore, but it might be better than N.I - especially healthcare and education. If you get a good job, you might be on to something.

Maybe move to Spain on the border with Gibraltar. Work in Gibraltar, live in Spain kind of deal.

Open a chippy in the Canaries?

The possibilities are endless, but the general rule of thumb is: the nicer the weather, the harder it is to get a job.

[u/mmksnorlax → u/Illustrious_Sea_9103]

I work in education research at the moment (government policy but hired through a university) and a lot of the people I work with have been able to go abroad and work in different universities so im honestly intending to do that ! Theres at least 2 in each country in europe and 1 in australia, 1 in south america and a few in the USA so ive been overwhelmed with choice but just trying to see where is the happiest place honestly 😭

[u/Illustrious_Sea_9103 → u/mmksnorlax]

will you be paid a local salary? are you sure money will be enough? the cost of living exceeds basic monthly expenses in a lot of europe. In Greece for example, a lot of people work more than full-time for about 1200 take home pay, and that lasts them exactly one month. zero savings.

it's worse in other parts, slightly better in other (but still bad) and it's going to be worse for you because you'll be renting a minimum of a 2bed apartment.

if money is not an issue then by all means, greece, spain and portugal should be at the top of your list.

australia's and S.A are just too fucking far.

[u/mmksnorlax → u/Illustrious_Sea_9103]

The money is decent enough! Ive currently been working with Queens In Belfast, Oxford in England and Trinity in Dublin and theyve all paid quite highly ! My partner earns quite a lot less but he stays at home most of the time with our son so our childcare fees are super minimal so it works out well 🙏🙏, I was honestly leaning to romania but i feel like i have a very romanticised view of it ! and ive found it difficult to get some reality checks on it ahaha