[blatch]

I'm thinking of doing the same. I make more money than I ever imagined I would but the quality of life is crap. Shit properties, polluted, unfriendly people, overpriced...

I'm thinking I might do another year then bail.

All I want is a place where people are actually friendly, not too busy to care about each other, somewhere with a garage for my motorbikes and a garden for barbecues. Not much to ask, but can't see London being the place.

I'm literally only in London now for the money.

[lgieron]

> I'm literally only in London now for the money.

Me too, but isn't it true for many people in top metropolies? People live there because it's great for their careers, not because they're nice places.

[blatch]

There's one thing somewhere being good for your career, another feeling like you're living to work because you can't afford the money or time to do the things you want to do.

[lgieron]

In my case I'm aggressively saving. I feel for people in professions which don't allow for that though. At the same time, I choose the software profession in part for the insane salaries we can command.