meredithf

just learned the company i work for is thinking of opening an office in europe, either in aberdeen scotland or the hague netherlands.

anyone here been to either?

it could mean i would move there when/if if happens

swaggs21

nope, never been there, but europe all around is a pretty awesome place.

meredithf

yeah im really excited. i think scotland would be cool (plus im scottish) but i'd probably prefer the netherlands. but ive never been to either so i dont know

Grifter

what do you do and is it worth it to move?

meredithf

i work for a company that does consulting/training for large manufacturing companies. we have several deals right now with some large companies overseas so they are wanting to place an office over there to cut down on a lot of the travel expenses. I mainly do IT stuff, but we are a really small company right now so we all end up helping each other out a lot to get stuff done. so i do everything from building their new website to answering the phone.

i think it would be worth it. i would love to live in europe.

DVPGSR

Never been to either place but I have driven all over mainland Europe (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic) and would have to go with the Hague. You can drive on the same side of the road in the Hague and you do not have to fly everytime you want to go visit another country. The Autobahns rock (especially in Germany where there are no speed limits) and the Eurorail passes on the trains can take you anywhere you want to go.

Bl@ck

Having lived in Germany for a while i will say that Europe is a nice place to live. However, the novelty wears off after about a year or so.

Grifter

do you have a boyfriend or husband or something?

meredithf

yeah i have a boyfriend of 6 years. he would love to live there as well. actually the only concern i have is what will happen to my cat! my cat is my baby and i think some pets have to be in "quarantine" for up to 6 months when you bring them from overseas... that would be so sad!

puffy

having no work visa, he will not love it for long.