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    How South Africa's iPhone 13 prices compare with the US and UK

    At between 9-10% difference UK prices are actually closer to SA prices than US prices (15-20%).
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    My experience is a little different. I think it will vary a lot between companies and roles, for instance we are talking about a future of a hybrid 2/3 or 3/2 office versus home split for most back office roles. If you need to be client facing or whatever then sure you'll be in the office more...
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    I have fallen in love with Brewdog Punk IPA.
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    My wife is a food snob, I discovered this late :laugh:
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    Yeah that's the plan when we buy for sure. When we first moved over and rented we wanted to live in London and get the full experience for a bit before spawning little ones. Also didn't wanted a long commute, which is no longer a priority issue.
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    You get takeout for 2 adults 2 kids for less than £20? I'll be honest that's not my experience. Maybe from McDonalds. Maybe I'm just a pig haha.
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    Also - the UK is bigger than London! So a lot of the prices drop significantly when you start heading further up north. Unfortunately the weather gets worse as do the salaries.
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    So the cost of living in London(ish) is a bit more detailed and accurate compared to other's I have seen, which is good, but it does neglect some things. Renting or buying property here is disgusting. £1400pm as per the article gets you a tiny place anywhere near London. Of course if you don't...
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    The real cost of emigrating to the UK

    Can confirm. We moved around two and a half years ago so relatively recently. Cost for two cats was about R10k each plus an extra R5k each for keeping them in a cattery in SA for a month while we find a long term rental in London. There was quite a lot of admin around rabies tests and stuff to...
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    MTN CEO set to leave South Africa

    Yup. Beautiful day outside today. Just wish the summers were longer.
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    Unisa online exams postponed due to overloaded servers

    Gosh they are full of nonsense. I've been working through a degree with them for four years now and I can reliably say that UNISA's online platform always has capacity issues when the final assignment deadline looms. Every. Single. Semester. This is after having admission issues in the early...
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    IT salaries – SA vs the UK

    Also there is far less need to import anything to the UK as Amazon and other online retailers are massive here. We get something delivered to the house every other day on average. The post room at the office is carnage around Black Friday / Christmas (poor souls). Winters are kak though. Please...
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    IT salaries – SA vs the UK

    That salary offer is from 100k - 400k and GBP400k is an insane salary even in London. Keep in mind for something like that role (quants), as for any other attractive role you are up against literal genuises from the best in the world who graduated from places like Oxford / Cambridge. But granted...
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP - Feedback

    Howzit, am getting terrible download speeds on Cool Ideas / MFN tonight... online gaming unplayable. Do you want the ticket number here or PM?
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    Diablo 3 Timeout Issues on Afrihost Uncapped

    Hi all, Has anyone else experienced a very painful connection and authentication process for Diablo3 on Afrihost uncapped? Lately in the evening it takes me several attempts to even login, then I'll still spend another 10-15 minutes timing out while trying to join a game. Ping speeds to a...
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