If you lived in Portugal, would you go and live in Manchester?

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As the questions says, Manchester V’s Portugal?

No. I mean I like Manchester but just the weather would swing it 😂

No. Unless there was a v v good reason.

Er, no

Context needed.

Manchester is a great city but it depends on exactly where, the accommodation, and general financial circumstances.

Haha - last year I got offered two jobs at the same time - one in Lisbon one in Manchester.

Ended up in Manchester and we love it.

Impossible to answer without further information.

Whats your job and lifestyle in Portugal? Where do you live in Portugal? What would you do in Manchester?

I live in the North West and strongly recommend you don’t move for the weather.

I grew up in Manchester and would never choose to live there again.

Well maybe….you’re comparing a country where people probably only experience on holiday with a U.K. city. If I lived in an unexciting part of portugal and had connections to Manchester I might move. If I was offered an excellent job in Manchester I might move. Portugal needs more than just Sun to make it a desirable place to live.

@Lizzieregina Why not?

You can't compare an entire country to one city!

I've never been to Portugal, but I imagine it would be too hot for me in the summer. I wouldn't want to live in Portugal or Manchester tbh!

I’ve lived in multiple other places since I left Manchester (3 other countries plus London) and I liked all of them better.

I found Manchester gloomy and depressing and my brothers all still live thereabouts and I don’t feel like their lives are all that much improved over how we lived as kids.

Granted I left as a teenager and haven’t been back in recent years, so maybe it’s better now (although probably not the weather) but if I had to find a new place to live, it wouldn’t even make the consideration list despite having loads of family there.

Stupid question. Stop wasting people's time.

That would depend on age, stage and aspirations for future life. Too many variables to be able to comment in any meaningful way.

Jesus 🙄

Well Ronaldo did it, left and came back again 😂

We love Portugal and we live in Manchester and we've discussed possibly living in Portugal which would obviously be lovely. But I'd miss city living and I do actually enjoy the cold grey skies

Funnily enough, we've just come back from Portugal, having visited just outside Lisbon. I wouldn't necessarily want to live in Lisbon, but I think I'd rather live in Portugal than England. One day bus ticket that you can use all day - €2. Train into Lisbon €2.30 (45 minute distance). Everything clean - streets, shops, trains, parks, apart from graffiti. I know we were on holiday but the pace is slower there in general. I guess there's an element of rise tinted spectacles as everywhere becomes a little tedious after a while, but if nice there in a heart beat if I could.

I live in Portugal and have only visited Manchester.
Portugal is a really wonderful country to live in but generally it is easier for retirees than those having to earn a living. So it depends on the reasons for the potential move.

@Hopealong Are you a retiree (if you don’t mind me asking!)

I mean... daddy or chips?!

Australia or Slough?!

What a weird thread...op, are you going to explain?

Where in Portugal? Where’s family and friends? What’s the financials like? Too many questions, not enough info.

I like this game.

Nantes vs Bulgaria?

Leipzig vs Bhutan?

Sao Paulo vs Tonga?

Hilarious. No op. I wouldn't.

I'm in the minority but I'd rather live in Manchester than Portugal. I find learning languages difficult so it would be a daily struggle and I don't like heat. So I wouldn't want to live outside the UK.