Moving from Au to Newcastle UK - advise

velodrome.co.nr

gosh! do you know what you are letting yourself in for moving to there? lol
Geordies as people from Newcastle upon Tyne are known as have possibly the worst accent of all British people, lol and are extremely hard to understand

good luck

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BenMelb

So i have been told not exactly how i will go with that, however i doubt i would make much sence after a night at the pub

I gather there is still a high percentage of "british" speaking (eg without the heavy accent) in these area's?

After doing some reading on the geordies (as i had no idea what it was) and i am more confused than ever with the way they speak, i guess time will tell

BomoSammo

Don't listen to all of the doom mongers . . . you haven't lived until you get caught out in driving sleet with gusts of wind so strong that they all but blow your wheels out from under you.
Does your contract include you working with a team of Geordies?
If so you are likely to have the time of your life on nights out . . . you'll have to leave that big coat at home, though, it's shirtsleeves only even in December !
Your Aus$ will only go half as far over here so you may need to fork out more than you thought for any nice bike . . . but the upside to that is 2 years of earning £ will buy you any bike you like when you return to Oz - depending how many nights a week you party in the Bigg Market, of course.
There's some fabulous countryside in Northumberland so the previous comments regarding strong clubs with regular rideouts doesn't surprise me at all.
Oh, and women will ask you what the current storyline is in Neighbours, and will be genuinely surprised if you don't know !
Enjoy !

BenMelb

thanks,
I now intend to take my bike with me, i will insure it so if the airline smash some carbon its covered.

The other almost good thing?!?! is Australia is so expencive that the UK (bike wise) is even, your beer i hear is cheaper and we are only cheaper with living costs eg rent, fuel, and meats.

otherwise i think you supply V demand is better and it works out even. If i can save i will come home in front but even if i come home about even i just cant wait to see what its like.

My last day at work in melbourne scored me some books on Euro and one on English pubs.... looks and reads like my heavan exect the cold that i will need to get used to!!!

short sleves .... my god! over 23+ deg maybe but do you really in winter eg jan where i see on the net its about 3deg?

crazy people

i will have to practise my "english" such as bollocks and geezer? hahaha

BomoSammo

i will have to practise my "english" such as bollocks and geezer? hahaha[/QUOTE]

. . . and you'll need to learn 'The Blaydon Races' if you fancy singing your heart out on the Gallowgate End for the Toon . . . just the 1st verse and the chorus will do you, everyone mumbles the rest anyway.

wheelist

When do you arrive Ben?

(I was gonna try and use a geordie accent but couldn't even begin to write it)

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BenMelb

I am waiting on my Visa then i book the flights, it is expected i will get there mid march or the start of april.

I better buy some warm cloths before i leave. I understand they are much cheaper here... just not sure exactly what i would get as its been high 30's here all week so a singlet feels like a jacket to me

YIMan

I take it you mean the strongest accent rather than the worst?

Ben, there is a lot of good riding to be done in the north-east both on and off-road, though you will find the UK roads rough and ready (from both a surface finish and driver cycle-awareness perspective) compared to Oz and of course the weather can be harsh.

You will get some great country riding on quieter roads going out into Northumberland (north of Newcastle) or west into the Pennines. There are off road cycle routes directly from Newcastle city centre right out into the wilderness (and indeed right across to the west coast) and also purpose built tracks at Hamsterley Forest, Kielder Water and a but further north at the 7 Stanes centres.

Have a great time, I can almost guarantee you will love it despite the weather!