The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
and existing EHIC cards are still valid
A thank you to Brexiteers.
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Supine
Newt Member
The cost of living is cheaper in much (all?) of Europe.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Holland, Denmark and so on, yeah?
Supine
Newt Member
Did Switzerland join the EU?
Most brits seem to live in France, Spain and Portugal which definitely are cheaper.
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Starry Wisdom
you talked of europe and switzerland has never been anywhere else
and contrary to popular opinion most brits live in britain
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
If he was visiting his second home in Spain before Brexit and as you say not in good health presumably would have already had an EHIC for medical treatment? You have to show that card otherwise you end up with a bill being sent to your UK address
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Starry Wisdom
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
Yes, you can still get one. And when you do retire to Spain you can get an S1 form from the DHSS (as was) and transfer everything over and get a Spanish EHIC.
The only impediment is proving you have a retirement income of 21k for you and your spouse.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Generally but here in Portugal utility bills especially electricity are far higher, so are white goods and cars.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Neither Switzerland nor Norway are in the EU but they are both very much in Europe.
And the cost of living in France is cheaper than the UK
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Bimble's retiring to Spain now?
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
We all are, we’re all so well heeled.
I’m actually dreaming of Portugal…the D7 visa seems achievable.
bimble
floofy
You have to show you have 21k a year for how long?
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
In some parts of Southern Europe, maybe, but this notion of Dystopiary's that the most disadvantaged Brits could just rock-up there with fuck all and live a better life than they would here is fanciful at best.
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Starry Wisdom
especially as so many refuse to learn the local language
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Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Well there is that, and whilst many Brits have gone abroad to make other countries their home, work, and contribute to those societies, many others, particularly retirees, are simply leveraging the difference between their wealth and that of local people to create better lifestyles for themselves. Not really the type of folk I'd have thought a bunch of socialists would have too much sympathy for in other circumstances.
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Starry Wisdom
the times they are a-changin'
Flavour
hang the bankers
Very debatable that France is cheaper. The bits which are cheaper are not the desirable bits, anyway. Provence / Cote d'Azur is not cheaper than the UK.
The Spanish Dream
no, the places most Brits want to live in. Gentler climates and higher standard of living. 'The breadline people' as you so appallingly label them.
Forbes are full of shit, HK, Korea, Japan, and Singapore are all cheaper than the UK.
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Starry Wisdom
from the forbes list i linked to - most expensive countries to live in 2020
1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Iceland
4. Japan
5. Denmark
6. Bahamas
7. Luxembourg
8. Israel
9. Singapore
10. South Korea
11. Hong Kong
12. Barbados
13. Ireland
14. France
15. Netherlands
16. Australia
17. New Zealand
18. Belgium
19. Seychelles
20. United States
21. Austria
22. Finland
23. Sweden
24. Canada
25. Puerto Rico
26. Malta
27. United Kingdom
28. Italy
29. Germany
30. Macao
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Starry Wisdom
yeh well if you want to prove me wrong then you're going the right way about it except you've forgotten to offer any evidence to support your excrement
how much is a ticket on the day from Glasgow to London? Let me check that. I can go to a local food restaurant and get pork rib soup with loads of side dishes for a fiver - what the fuck kind of food can you get in England for a fiver? - fish n chips closer to a tenner. I've just made a 55 minute, bus and metro journey, for a quid. My income tax in 3.3% and we pay 200 pounds a month for a studio in a downtown area close to my partner's office.
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yes, but as with such meaned data, the reality of costs of living very much depend on individual household budget decisions.
If a disproportionately large % of a person's PDI goes on, for instance, Lager...then costs of living may be perceived as lower in states that may appear costlier but enjoy lower purchase tax.
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