Moving to London: is it feasible?

bow_song · 12-03-2007, 08:18 PM

Hi!

I'm graduating this month in English Studies. I'll be spending the holidays in Peru but I have no real plan for afterwards. My dream is to work in publishing (either in agenting or editing) and the best two places are New York and London. Since I'm French, I figured moving to London would be easier than NY. On the other hand, I have no job offers so I'd be showing up with no assurance of a salary. My parents are willing to help me out at first but they're nowhere near rich and I don't want to be too much trouble.

What I'm asking is, is it a bad idea to just show up in London and hope I get a job early? I doubt anyone'll give me a job without interviewing me in person since I have no work experience. I figured I'd wait tables or something in the mean time but London is expensive. Crazy? Or doable? How much should I make a month minimum to live with some dignity? I don't drive, don't party and don't have special dietary/health needs.

Is it possible to work in the city and
live outside of it without too horribly long a commute?

I've always wanted to go live there but I want to be prepared.

tristar · 12-03-2007, 08:19 PM

cant park cant move cant do eff all in the city of every other countries nationals.what a fuc--- dump init

gib · 12-04-2007, 04:29 AM

You'll need to have at least 1000 pounds for rent and living costs a month. If you're willing to go ahead and work hard you'll find it a lively, overcrowded but exciting place to live and work with lots of opportunities if you're hungry for success and to better yourself but realistically you'll have a tough time at the start. Good luck

billy · 12-04-2007, 04:29 AM

hello
well if you want a job you could start advertising yourself there before you go.
it is very easy to get a job in London because it is a very big city and they always need people to work .
yes you should be OK if you go there.
even if you get a low payed job at first to start with you can always keep looking London has a lot of opportunity in it .
hope you enjoy yourself there.
London is great.

bonjour jaillissez si vous voulez un JOB que vous pourriez démarrer annoncer vous-même là avant que vous alliez. il est très facile d'obtenir un travail à Londres parce que c'est une ville très grande et ils ont besoin toujours de personnes pour travailler. oui vous devriez être BIEN si vous allez là même si vous obtenez un bas payed le travail d'abord de commencer par vous pouvez toujours continuer à regarder Londres a beaucoup d'occasion dans lui. espoir vous vous amusez là. Londres est grand désolée pour mon grammer français faible. j'apprends toujours la langue.

Veronica Alicia · 12-04-2007, 04:30 AM

Housing is so expensive in and around the Capital.
My son-in-law worked in the City and lived in St. Albans which had a direct rail link with London. Cheaper than trying to live in London itself, but still horribly expensive from the viewpoint of us in the Midlands. However, that might be a solution for you as far as a roof over your head goes.
I do wish you luck and hope that someone on here can offer some really positive suggestions.

12-03-2007, 08:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
bow_song Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	Moving to London: is it feasible? Hi! I'm graduating this month in English Studies. I'll be spending the holidays in Peru but I have no real plan for afterwards. My dream is to work in publishing (either in agenting or editing) and the best two places are New York and London. Since I'm French, I figured moving to London would be easier than NY. On the other hand, I have no job offers so I'd be showing up with no assurance of a salary. My parents are willing to help me out at first but they're nowhere near rich and I don't want to be too much trouble. What I'm asking is, is it a bad idea to just show up in London and hope I get a job early? I doubt anyone'll give me a job without interviewing me in person since I have no work experience. I figured I'd wait tables or something in the mean time but London is expensive. Crazy? Or doable? How much should I make a month minimum to live with some dignity? I don't drive, don't party and don't have special dietary/health needs. Is it possible to work in the city and live outside of it without too horribly long a commute? I've always wanted to go live there but I want to be prepared.

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12-03-2007, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
tristar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	cant park cant move cant do eff all in the city of every other countries nationals.what a fuc--- dump init

12-04-2007, 04:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
gib Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	You'll need to have at least 1000 pounds for rent and living costs a month. If you're willing to go ahead and work hard you'll find it a lively, overcrowded but exciting place to live and work with lots of opportunities if you're hungry for success and to better yourself but realistically you'll have a tough time at the start. Good luck

12-04-2007, 04:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
billy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3	hello well if you want a job you could start advertising yourself there before you go. it is very easy to get a job in London because it is a very big city and they always need people to work . yes you should be OK if you go there. even if you get a low payed job at first to start with you can always keep looking London has a lot of opportunity in it . hope you enjoy yourself there. London is great. bonjour jaillissez si vous voulez un JOB que vous pourriez démarrer annoncer vous-même là avant que vous alliez. il est très facile d'obtenir un travail à Londres parce que c'est une ville très grande et ils ont besoin toujours de personnes pour travailler. oui vous devriez être BIEN si vous allez là même si vous obtenez un bas payed le travail d'abord de commencer par vous pouvez toujours continuer à regarder Londres a beaucoup d'occasion dans lui. espoir vous vous amusez là. Londres est grand désolée pour mon grammer français faible. j'apprends toujours la langue.

12-04-2007, 04:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Veronica Alicia Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Housing is so expensive in and around the Capital. My son-in-law worked in the City and lived in St. Albans which had a direct rail link with London. Cheaper than trying to live in London itself, but still horribly expensive from the viewpoint of us in the Midlands. However, that might be a solution for you as far as a roof over your head goes. I do wish you luck and hope that someone on here can offer some really positive suggestions.