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It's not impossible, I moved here last August and worked in a hostel for two months while I searched for professional work (which I have degrees and years of experience in). However you don't seem to have a realistic view of your chances of breaking into acting here (about zero). I met (in those 2 months) probably 30-40 people with quite literally the exact same story as you, (Sth America, Eu passport, acting/theatre). Literally zero of them have had any success in their chosen field and all have gone home broke and dispirited or are here eking out an existence on some 0-hour job or other. Many of them had experience and were extremely talented people. The reason people are being so negative is that (and I mean this in the nicest way possible) people in your situation are a dime a dozen and we've all seen it a lot before. You state that London/LA are the places to be for opportunity, and I don't doubt that but there is an enormous enormous glut of people desperate to get into the creative industries. The chances of you having any of that success yourself are slim to none. That said it sounds like it's your dream and maybe you'll get lucky. So come just be careful to leave yourself a solid exit strategy.
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For £100 per week in zone 2-3 you'll probably be sharing a (too small) room with someone just FYI. Going out further it gets cheaper but transport costs and time also increase a lot. Expect to pay £600/month for rent unless you live in a total shithole or zone 4+ I think you still need to work on managing your expectations.
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Mar 3, 2015 01:24
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You should check out https://www.spareroom.co.uk/ to get a better grasp of prices. Yeah the numbers I was quoting are for sharing a flat, often with up to 8! people. Having a place to yourself is overwhelmingly the exception rather than the norm and you have to either go out really far or be earning fat stacks of £££ to afford it. Bear in mind its pretty difficut to find a good deal without actually being physically present in London. The LSE also has an alright map to see where the cheaper area's are.  For what it's worth im not trying to discourage you, just inject some realism. London is an amazing city but like people said it can eat you alive if you let it. Saros fucked around with this message at 12:55 on Mar 3, 2015 |
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Mar 3, 2015 12:42
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If you are looking for a room it will be per person. If you are renting a whole flat it will be for the entire place split however you feel like it. I would strongly reccomend not renting a whole place initially as you can end out paying enormous amounts as an initial outlay. Its common to have a bond of at least 4 weeks rent plus 4-6 weeks rent in advance plus £200+ for "agent fees" plus whatever else the landlord/agent thinks they can sting you for (credit checks etc). Everything to do with property here is totally hosed. Unless you have an 'all inclusive' rent you will also be responsible for council taxes, water bills and gas/power/net. Probably £20 a week each would cover them most places, you can avoid council tax if you are a full time student. Other things off the top of my head, https://www.listentotaxman.com/ <- Check your take home after tax Try live in the north east and bike places. Tube links arent as great but that does make it cheaper and you will have access to the 'cooler' spots. I dunno where the acting stuff is concentrated these days other than the obvious theater distrcits. I do want to emphasise again that you are very very unlikely to get anywhere at all with acting. You will likely end out working two part time jobs to make ends meet and while that can be fun for a while you'll get sick of being crushingly poor pretty fast.
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Mar 3, 2015 15:14
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Yggdrassil posted:Regarding job opportunities, i see that there are good positions for bilingual spanish/english work It all depends on your job and workplace. Full time is basically 35+ hours per week, part time is less than that and some places pay monthly, some fortnightly. You have to be given a lunch break by law but generally you get 30-60 mins for lunch (unpaid) and 2x 10-15 min breaks in the morning/afternoon. This can all be googled prety easily http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/rest-breaks. For those sorts of jobs leveraging your spanish you found you'll be looking at the lower 20's for pay, you'll also be competing with a shitload of actual Spanish people (their economy is totally hosed and all the young people seem to have washed up in London.) Its doable for London but you wont be able to save anything and will be paycheck to paycheck most of the time. Saros fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Mar 5, 2015 |
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Mar 5, 2015 14:50
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Tony Montana posted:yeah brah! actually I just got back from living in the Italian Alps skiing everyday for 3 months, prior to that did the downhill season in Switzerland. I live in Australia and my girlfriend is a professional scuba diver. But hey, punch down another warm cider and hit up those hardbodies! To be fair your European experience of apparently being a ski bum means you are so qualified to speak on european culture?
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Mar 22, 2015 08:32
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You are way too optimistic and cheerful to be a Londoner, im sorry it's just unnatural.
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Mar 24, 2015 00:06
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Ignore them they're being a dick for no reason.
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Apr 23, 2015 20:11
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It almost entirely depends on where you live. If I want to see a GP I can do it same/next day and a specialist referral is usually only a couple of weeks.
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May 14, 2015 13:23
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^^Spainish/Portuguese thing. Oh a paddytown pub with attached hostel. I bet I know exactly where you're staying and fair warning it's pretty terrible. Still, welcome to London, may she treat you well.
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May 23, 2015 00:35
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Yggdrassil posted:Why? I had two friend work there when they first arrived and both said it was a pretty bad enviroment, staff get the bad rooms and the management were assholes. Hopefully its improved since then. London council gyms are generally more expensive than the no frills places. You can get them for 20-25/mo and council ones are usually 40+.
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May 24, 2015 21:31
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What do you like? It's a city of 8.5 million people and one of the world's premier cities. You can find basically anything.
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May 25, 2015 11:43
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Clapham, Fulham and Shepherds Bush.
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Jun 14, 2015 11:41
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oliwan posted:how do the australians afford to live in these areas? Same as anyone, 8 people to a flat. They aren't particularly expensive area's for the most part you can get a room in a flat for about £600/mo.
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Jun 14, 2015 14:51
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Yeah Camden hasnt been a cheap market area for a looonnng time now. Its a tourist trap plain and simple these days.
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Jun 17, 2015 20:28
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Yggdrassil posted:In actually not concerned about fun. I dont drink alcohol, don't go out dancing, my normal social nights here ARE friend reunions at a house. I dont speak german and I'm going to London for the entertainment industry hub that it is. quote:I dont drink alcohol  Oh Jesus Christ I forgot about that bit. Flee while you still can! That said I have a couple of friends in TV & Theater here in London, I could pass along some questions if you want. Do you have PM's? Saros fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Jun 18, 2015 |
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Jun 18, 2015 12:26
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At that price point it's just not going to happen i'm afraid. You'll need to move outwards, probably zone3+ and commute into Victoria (assuming that's where the job is?) Really though we need more details to be able to help. Look for commuter rail lines (not necessarily the tube) which go to Victoria.
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Jun 24, 2015 16:37
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It depends on your visa/citizenship status, it's totally possible to get a NIN without an in person interview.
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Jun 26, 2015 14:44
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He moved to Brighton to escape the bad things about London. Right.
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Jun 29, 2015 20:20
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I thought you wanted to live in London.
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Jul 4, 2015 10:44
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My post was mostly just making fun of the place. It's a bit of a dump of a commuter town and cheap for a reason.
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Jul 4, 2015 13:57
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You seriously never want to be at the mercy of National rail commuter services these days. Especially anything to do with London Bridge. Citymapper definitely includes both underground and commuter rail services, I just checked it now and its 24 minutes from Victoria to Croydon.
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Jul 6, 2015 12:11
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Good lord for £450/mo. I also seriously doubt you'll be saving £400/mo on £8/hour, your take home is what £1200?
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Jul 20, 2015 10:14
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It seems a bit optimistic for £450pcm to cover the bills as well. Maybe Poplar is super cheap or something? OP seems to have settled in well at least.
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Jul 20, 2015 10:39
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People were telling him he wasn't gonna become an actor and was gonna be stuck in an expensive cramped apartment making barely over minimum wage in some low-skill job. This is still all true so far as I can tell.
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Jul 21, 2015 13:48
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So hows acting going?
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Aug 5, 2015 21:23
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^^ Basically this but don't go interailing. Its too expensive these days and has a LOT of restrictions on where/how the tickets can be used. It's cheaper and easier to simply book off peak times on the rails or take flights (which also allows longer hops). This is especially true for winter when the cost of travel and hostels drops through the floor most places that aren't winter sport related. But hey if you do come to London let us know, always happy to go for a pint with a fellow Kiwi or show you around.
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Oct 28, 2015 13:21
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Also the kiwi's in london facebook page is really good for finding rooms in established flats.
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Oct 29, 2015 13:08
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Are you still alive Argentinian buddy?
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