So am I the only American here?

[Aperitif]

South east from London ..on the coast? That's where I live.

Get a/your room you two!

 

[somewhere in america]

South east from London ..on the coast? That's where I live.

It was near some kind of land preserve and the water was like a delta or swamp since it hand land bars separating water. The house had 2 bedrooms an unusually large kitchen (for Europe anyways ) the living room (lounge) was narrow but the length of the house. It had 2 sliding glass doors in that room right out to a deck that overlooked the water which was maybe 20 feet from the deck. Grey clapboard siding (I'm sure it was painted once which is pointless near water) wide plank painted hardwood floors. It was something like 275 pounds per month plus all utilities but it had wood heat only (which I don't mind). I think it was about 8 miles from a little town (I think it said like 14k). The equivalent of the same thing here would be more like $400 a week (I always figure the dollar is about twice as much as the pound it works for the most part) as it would be considered a vacation rental.
I almost moved to London maybe.... 2005? 2006? Anyway, the rents in London while not shocking, were WAAAAAAY above my budget. So when I saw that it had me looking twice!

 

[somewhere in america]

Get a/your room you two!

If I were there or he were here; it's possible.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Sounds nice...no.swamps here though...here being about 60 miles directly south from central London.
Strange that your impression of uk prices is as it is, when I was on the states I was forever looking at really nice houses on huge areas of land for sale at half what they would cost here. Mostly anywhere within commuting distance of London is expensive.

There were some stunning properties in Oregon and idaho and Virginia I saw, and I heard that Naples Florida is pretty cheap for what you can buy.

Personally I don't like busy cities, I'd rather be somewhere quiet.

I almost rode down into.north.carolina from virginia, but I decided to stick to the plan and spend a few days on the beach in.Yorktown instead.

 

[somewhere in america]

Looking at a map Seven Sisters and Seaford sound really familiar.... I guess that's more South than east

 

[Saluki]

I totally can't resist this one. But I can't decide between
Hap P!SS burg or Hap PEE burg

Hays-bo-ruh Seriously, I am not joking. Its a Norfolk thing.
Don't even get me started on Stiffkey.

 

[somewhere in america]

There are lots of cheap places sure but when you compare city with city, Based on the size of London is more like NYC or LA and real estate there is very expensive. In NYC you might be able to find a sleeping room (a closet with a bed, no bathroom, no kitchen, not even a microwave) for $500 month.
I used to know quite a few people in the UK but I've lost touch with most now.
If I do manage to get through school I want to intern abroad for 1-2 years. I've narrowed it down to 3 cities but I haven't been able to decide;
Rome, Italy, Stockholm, Sweden or Tokyo, Japan. all three while are very different architecturally, have something specific to offer based on where I want to go with a career.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Looking at a map Seven Sisters and Seaford sound really familiar.... I guess that's more South than east

The bass player in my last band lives in seaford. It's a similar distance east of Brighton to how far I am west of Brighton.

 

[Brandane]

Oh, this is mean... Kirkudbright and Milngavie, anyone?

Kir CUD brite
miln GAV eeeee

Me Sir! Me Sir! Am I allowed, being sort of local? (BTW, there's a "C" in KirkCudbright ).

Kir COO Bray
Mill GUY.

Hows about ...... Strathaven, seems straightforward enough?

 

[somewhere in america]

The bass player in my last band lives in seaford. It's a similar distance east of Brighton to how far I am west of Brighton.

Let me guess, you do folk metal.
I like bands like Apocolyptica, Tyr, and Epica but also Massive Attack and Dead Can Dance. My favorite instrument is the Cello.... maybe one day I'll learn to play..... Yeah right.... I'll stick with writing and drawing!

So you're saying you can't pronounce all of your consonants....
like "Jason" Statham but with an r and an n in there somewhere LOL

 

[ianrauk]

Let me guess, you do folk metal.
I like bands like Apocolyptica, Tyr, and Epica but also Massive Attack and Dead Can Dance. My favorite instrument is the Cello.... maybe one day I'll learn to play..... Yeah right.... I'll stick with writing and drawing!

So you're saying you can't pronounce all of your consonants....
like "Jason" Statham but with an r and an n in there somewhere LOL

Love the Worlds Collide album.
Have seen them a few times over the past 20 years.

 

[somewhere in america]

A typical Playlist of who I might Listen to; I'm curious if anyone else listens to or has heard of some of these....

Finntroll Maserati Zeromancer Chevelle Tricky Tool Deftones Equilibrium The Prodigy Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
HiM Armor For Sleep Suidakra Velvet Acid Christ Angels Of Venice Cypress Hill Wintersun Nightwish Celtic Cross
Swallow The Sun Switchblade Symphony Equilibrium Folkearth Epica Ayreon Agathodaimon Jay-Z & The Verve
Waylander Enslaved Sevendust Soulfly Trapt Danzig Chevelle The Dead Weather Garbage Depeche Mode
Spawn Of Possession Filter & The Crystal Method Stabbing Westward Butthole Surfers Dead Can Dance Shade Empire
Fey Caspar McCloud Framing Hanley Ill Niño Swallow The Sun Ghost in the Machine Darkane Norihiko Hibino
OhGr Tantric Bardo Pond Ann-Marie Boudreau Legion Of The Damned Allure Moonsorrow Massive Attack Rata Blanca
Diva Destruction Das Ich Wirksystem Xavier Naidoo Steinkind Gojira Limp Bizkit Gary Numan Enslaved
Suicide Commando Bloodbath Combichrist Wumpscut Zombie Girl Imperative Reaction Gary Girouard A Perfect Circle​

Mogwai Other Lives Apocalyptica Lords Of Acid KMFDM Rammstein Thievery Corporation
Amon Tobin Armin Van Buuren Quantic

 

[ianrauk]

A typical Playlist of who I might Listen to; I'm curious if anyone else listens to or has heard of some of these....

Finntroll Maserati Zeromancer Chevelle Tricky Tool Deftones Equilibrium The Prodigy Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra
HiM Armor For Sleep Suidakra Velvet Acid Christ Angels Of Venice Cypress Hill Wintersun Nightwish Celtic Cross
Swallow The Sun Switchblade Symphony Equilibrium Folkearth Epica Ayreon Agathodaimon Jay-Z & The Verve
Waylander Enslaved Sevendust Soulfly Trapt Danzig Chevelle The Dead Weather Garbage Depeche Mode
Spawn Of Possession Filter & The Crystal Method Stabbing Westward Butthole Surfers Dead Can Dance Shade Empire
Fey Caspar McCloud Framing Hanley Ill Niño Swallow The Sun Ghost in the Machine Darkane Norihiko Hibino
OhGr Tantric Bardo Pond Ann-Marie Boudreau Legion Of The Damned Allure Moonsorrow Massive Attack Rata Blanca
Diva Destruction Das Ich Wirksystem Xavier Naidoo Steinkind Gojira Limp Bizkit Gary Numan Enslaved
Suicide Commando Bloodbath Combichrist Wumpscut Zombie Girl Imperative Reaction Gary Girouard A Perfect Circle​

Mogwai Other Lives Apocalyptica Lords Of Acid KMFDM Rammstein Thievery Corporation
Amon Tobin Armin Van Buuren Quantic

All very good apart from Limp Bizkit..who are, and let's be honest. Rubbish. Sorry.

 

[somewhere in america]

I guess that's why I can't pronounce French when I read it..... to much into phonetics

 

[somewhere in america]

All very good apart from Limp Bizkit..who are, and let's be honest. Rubbish. Sorry.

LOL I knew you were going to say that.... I like their song Break Stuff cuz some days I feel just like that song!!!!