Saturday, September 16, 2006

Big and smelly

Yup, London's all that. Random street corners that smell like vomit, women wearing ridiculously skimpy garments in cold weather, lager louts singing songs at train stations, it all happens here...

am back after spending 3 days in Edinburgh, what a city that was. Small, clean and absolutely packed full of history. Another place other than london which I could easily go to and be happy. Scotland was quite similar to ireland in that sense, both have made quite an impression, and I can't work as a lawyer in either.

Looking for a place to live now, which is proving quite difficult. Went and saw a flat today which I would have been sharing with 3 kiwis. I asked for a reduction in rent on the basis that I would be sharing with, well, 3 kiwis. Got 3 blank looks in response. They haven't called back either. Talk about sensitive, jesus!

Starting work on Monday, booooooooo.........

4 comments:

Zoo Master said...

3 kiwis...sounds like it needs to be a 30-30-30-10 split for that room! Unless they are cute blonde backpacking kiwis, that's completely different. (Zookeeper)

Anonymous said...

I think the Kiwis should be paying you to live with them Sam!
I think you should try and avoid living with antipodeans if possible. Live with a nice English girl. Or a mad Scot. Or a drunken Mancurian. Don't do what every other bloody Australian does when they go over there and just hang around in groups with each other.
Have you checked out www.moveflat.com at all? Places I recommend:
Holland Park; Kensington (not West Ken); Notting Hill; Parts of Fulham. Ideally you want something close to work so you don't have to commute. Where is your work located?
Best of luck finding a place. Let us know when you have so we can all come over and sleep on your floor. :-)

Sam said...

I hope you'd be sleeping with me rossco! The night of the comics is a missed opportunity in my books!!

Anonymous said...

So very glad that nobody else knows what you're talking about Sambo...