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Scooterscot's love affair with the Germans - how long will it last?

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    Scooterscot's love affair with the Germans - how long will it last?

    Scooter is like a blushing bride about to be taken up the Oxo Tower by the Teutonic beast. When will he see the light?
    Vote now.
    15
    Never - he's a boring Kraut through and through
    33.33%
    5
    When he realises he's paying more tax and has lower rates than the UK
    26.67%
    4
    When he realise how very dull and boring the Germans are
    13.33%
    2
    Scooter and andyW have a love next in Munich
    26.67%
    4
    Hard Brexit now!
    #prayfornodeal

    #2
    The single currency crisis won't be pretty. Which hasn't happened yet.

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      #3
      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
      Scooter is like a blushing bride about to be taken up the Oxo Tower by the Teutonic beast. When will he see the light?
      Vote now.
      :nazi::nazi::nazi::nazi::nazi::nazi::nazi::nazi::n azi:

      "Deutschland oh Deutschland"
      What happens in General, stays in General.
      You know what they say about assumptions!

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        #4
        Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
        "Deutschland oh Deutschland"
        IS that what he moans as he's taken up the Oxo?
        Hard Brexit now!
        #prayfornodeal

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          #5
          Did you buy that property in Berlin Sas?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
            Did you buy that property in Berlin Sas?
            Nah figured out there was not much of a return whether in capital appreciation or rent rises.
            Berlin is a bit of a doley, dropout city: the Brighton of Germany if you like.
            Hard Brexit now!
            #prayfornodeal

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              #7
              Being Irish I have lots of friends who have moved away.

              Most like where they have moved too and settle in, you speak to them and they are happy with their new life.

              Then, like me, they wake up one morning and decide they can't stand the place anymore and go back to Ireland. Only to repeat the exercise a few years later.

              Others don't have the option, don't have the money or the skills to go back. Research on the Irish in the UK shows they live 10 less than the Irish in Ireland.

              Scooter, always have a way out, so you don't feel trapped.
              Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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                #8
                Until the next downturn. The Germany economy will crash big time once a new Red-Green government takes over. The last time they got in unemployment spiralled to nearly 5 million.
                I'm alright Jack

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by sasguru View Post
                  Nah figured out there was not much of a return whether in capital appreciation or rent rises.
                  Berlin is a bit of a doley, dropout city: the Brighton of Germany if you like.
                  Ribbing aside, what's changed your mind over the past year?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
                    Ribbing aside, what's changed your mind over the past year?
                    Just being risk averse: realising I don't need or want to take risks anymore.
                    Plus I'm looking at buying a property in Oporto and that's difficult enough

                    PS I still like Berlin though.
                    Hard Brexit now!
                    #prayfornodeal

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