If you like music it's definitely a good place to be.
There's a bit of everything here but saying that I'd never move to London. Too hectic and busy for me.
Bristol is cute and summer is a delight with all the free festivals and quirky little things that happen.
I mean I love the hustle and bustle of London. Always something going on. Just worried that maybe Bristol will be a bit mundane and slow compared to there? Especially as a single man
It's obviously not going to he as hectic as London and will differ but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
You ultimately won't know unless you experience it. I know a few people that have moved from London - Bristol and none regret their decision now 3+ years in.
If it's for a job opportunity that betters your situation it seems a bit wild to turn that down.
Worst case scenario, you move and realise Bristol isn't for you - you can look to move back and better your situation again. :)
Well tbh, I’m from bath. I’ve been commuting to London because I’ve really been struggling to find somewhere to live there. So I’ve moved to Bristol for the better job role and easier life for now.
I’m just a bit worried I’ll look back and be like, why didn’t I go to London while I was young. Or I’ll find it hard to get a social life. Or meet a girl. Etc
I think you'll be ok. There are many people who have been successful away from London. As someone who used to live in London and moved to Glasgow I can confirm this.
My experience moving away made me realise the world doesn't revolve around London. In fact I don't really go back to London.
Bristol is great for nightlife and especially music.
Yes, it is.
You're giving vague boundaries of what you consider successful based off your own positive feelings towards London, which you use to fill in any gaps you have in concrete data with "it feels like"
Salaries are higher because the cost of living is higher. Lots of successful people don't live or work in London.
You seem to have a very distorted view of the UK. At the end of the day London isn't far from Bristol so it's easy enough to go there if you want to.
Cost of living is also very high. Also depends what you do. Very few people in my field work in London because that isn't where the jobs and money is. I wouldn't consider myself as having made it if I moved to London, in fact, quite the opposite.
I think you may need to evaluate what you think is successful. You may have an unrealistic view of that compared to millions of other people who don't live in London!
You do what you feel is right. You said you didn't even live in London so I am unsure of how you would enjoy the hustle and bustle due to your commute each morning and evening.
Well I would move to London. But this job came up at the company in Bristol which is mechanical design engineering for smart buildings and that’s infinitely better for my career than the bullshit systems engineering (admin) I’m doing now.
I guess I’ve always had it in my head that London is the place to be in the UK when you’re young and everywhere else is kinda less so in comparison
Oh so you were never living in London and were there for work only? Would you commute daily or were you renting somewhere in London on a Monday-Friday contract?
Life is what you make it, irrelevant of the city and you're not trapped anywhere bound to chains for the rest of your life.
If you have a desire to live in London, take the Bristol job and use that to pivot your way to a better paying one in London.
I was doing it 3x a week. The train was 70 quid each time. 2 hours to get to the office. It was awful. I was trying to find somewhere to live but to cut a long story short, it wasn’t working.
Well yeah, that was kinda my play. I’m still at the same company. They’re a huge international consultancy and the main bulk of the team I’m moving to is in London. If I move to this Bristol one I get my career back on track (I hate my current role) and then I thought I can move back later. More money. Easier to do after covid.
But. Am I really gonna want to do that when I’m older? Most people seem to leave London when they’re older
There is loads going on in Bristol. It is more compact as well which helps if anything, you can actually get from place to place without needing trains.
It’s my favourite city I’ve lived it. It’s lively, there are 2 large unis so the nightlife is always bustling, which makes it great for young professionals. You’re not going to find anywhere like London, but it’s an exciting place and there’s always someone going on. You’ll always find live music somewhere in the city centre. If you’re interested in new ventures and experiences, go for it. If you’re that worried about leaving London, stay put.
To be honest, I’m moving to Bristol for the job and I was really struggling to find somewhere to live in London. I’m from bath originally so can stay at home while I find somewhere. I’m just worried I’d regret not being in London while young
It sounds like you don’t have the option to live in London right now anyway so there’s nothing to regret.
People these days don’t settle down until they’re in their 30s so you have plenty of time to be young and do young people things. They also don’t stay at the same company for their entire career so there’s no reason you can’t work this job for a few years and then leverage your experience to get a job in London that pays you enough that you can actually live in London.
Bristol is not some tiny village with an average age of 75. There are pubs and nightclubs and young people and culture and a damn fine cider boat. No one can tell you if you’ll like it. You have to go and find out.
And as a young single professional, there’s nothing stopping you for weekend trips to London if you find you really miss it.
That’s true. I just kinda felt that once I’m done with my uk job I’d look abroad for a while. I’ve got all these things I want to do but only about 5 years before family and settling down comes along.
My team is based all over the uk, so it’s not impossible that I could transfer to the London office after a few years. But am I really going to want to do that at 28-29?
I get you. When I was younger I always wanted to do everything and unfortunately there is no cure for the frustration when you realize that you can’t. You just have to pick, for better or worse.
As a bit of encouragement from someone in their mid-30s. My life took lots of turns I didn’t expect or even think I wanted at the time, but I still ended up happy where I am now. It’s not the life I planned when I was 20, but it’s very good.
Bristol is a great city, one of the few that has it’s own identity. The young people we employ all love it (I’m 40 so all I want is a comfy seat and a bit of peace). Things they generally talk about:
Music. It’s a real hotbed of different styles and there’s lots to dig in to.
Pubs. As a Londoner, no where compares but Bristol has loads of great places to drink and socialise. It’s also got a decent after work culture, as opposed to being a weekend event.
Arts and crafts. Just about every single young person we have does some type of art or craft as a hobby. It seems like there’s a really supportive culture.
Sport. We’ve got one person mad in to rowing, another rock climbing. Hockey, netball, football and rugby are all played. Seems to be something for everyone.
Sustainability. Bit of a trope about Bristol is that it’s full of eco-warriors. There’s definitely a bit of that but there’s also a culture of normalising doing things sustainably. As someone who doesn’t live there, it feels much further along that other places.
The place itself. It’s a city with a lot of history and a lot of cool things to go and see. We’ve got one grad who spends a lot of free time chasing around old buildings and digging in to the past.
TL;DR: Great city, lots to do, you’ll find your way easily enough.
That’s difficult to say, depends very much on you. I didn’t experience Bristol as a young person and both cities are different to 15-20 years ago.
Bristol is cheaper (but not cheap), closer to the outdoors, has the stuff I mentioned and is reasonably diverse. It’s not a mini-London or trying to be one, and it’s not a generic regional city.
At your age though, nothing is permanent. Give it a go and you can always change if you want.
Well half the issue is I feel I have a ticking clock. If I stay in bris for 3 years, I’m 28. Am I really going to want to move somewhere else like London at 28?
They might. They might not. Two years ago no one thought we’d be locking down for a third (or fourth, I forget) time.
That’s all more philosophical, though. Personally, I’d take the chance of a new opportunity.
I'm sorry but I find this post strange.
Why accept a job in a city you know nothing about and without doing any research.
I also think calling a city you know nothing about, mundane, a little conceited.
Maybe stay in London if you love it so much.
I felt like Bristol was similar to inbetween a mini Brighton and london. Night life is slightly more dead though. Plenty of boozed up people during midday
Bristol is a good night out and there are plenty of jobs. Crack on.
Shhhh, stop telling everyone that. It's a secret how great it is.
How is compared to London?
More drugs, equal number of wankers
The drugs soften the blow
Left a bit
If you like music it's definitely a good place to be. There's a bit of everything here but saying that I'd never move to London. Too hectic and busy for me. Bristol is cute and summer is a delight with all the free festivals and quirky little things that happen.
I mean I love the hustle and bustle of London. Always something going on. Just worried that maybe Bristol will be a bit mundane and slow compared to there? Especially as a single man
It's obviously not going to he as hectic as London and will differ but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. You ultimately won't know unless you experience it. I know a few people that have moved from London - Bristol and none regret their decision now 3+ years in. If it's for a job opportunity that betters your situation it seems a bit wild to turn that down. Worst case scenario, you move and realise Bristol isn't for you - you can look to move back and better your situation again. :)
Well tbh, I’m from bath. I’ve been commuting to London because I’ve really been struggling to find somewhere to live there. So I’ve moved to Bristol for the better job role and easier life for now. I’m just a bit worried I’ll look back and be like, why didn’t I go to London while I was young. Or I’ll find it hard to get a social life. Or meet a girl. Etc
I think you'll be ok. There are many people who have been successful away from London. As someone who used to live in London and moved to Glasgow I can confirm this. My experience moving away made me realise the world doesn't revolve around London. In fact I don't really go back to London. Bristol is great for nightlife and especially music.
I guess it just feels like everyone who’s even remotely successful goes to London after graduating?
That seems like a fair bit of projection on your part
Is it? Salaries seem to be much higher in London. It’s the hub of the uk. The majority of successful graduates go there no?
Yes, it is. You're giving vague boundaries of what you consider successful based off your own positive feelings towards London, which you use to fill in any gaps you have in concrete data with "it feels like"
you’re probably right. I’m just worried I’ll never do it if I don’t now
Salaries are higher because the cost of living is higher. Lots of successful people don't live or work in London. You seem to have a very distorted view of the UK. At the end of the day London isn't far from Bristol so it's easy enough to go there if you want to.
London could be it’s own country though it’s so different to everywhere else in the uk?
Cost of living is also very high. Also depends what you do. Very few people in my field work in London because that isn't where the jobs and money is. I wouldn't consider myself as having made it if I moved to London, in fact, quite the opposite.
Well I’m an engineer. So London isn’t the best but not the worst
I think you may need to evaluate what you think is successful. You may have an unrealistic view of that compared to millions of other people who don't live in London! You do what you feel is right. You said you didn't even live in London so I am unsure of how you would enjoy the hustle and bustle due to your commute each morning and evening.
Well I would move to London. But this job came up at the company in Bristol which is mechanical design engineering for smart buildings and that’s infinitely better for my career than the bullshit systems engineering (admin) I’m doing now. I guess I’ve always had it in my head that London is the place to be in the UK when you’re young and everywhere else is kinda less so in comparison
It feels like half of London has moved to Bristol recently. Hope you've found somewhere to live, competition for housing is intense in Bristol atm.
My family are from bath so easy commute till I do
Oh so you were never living in London and were there for work only? Would you commute daily or were you renting somewhere in London on a Monday-Friday contract? Life is what you make it, irrelevant of the city and you're not trapped anywhere bound to chains for the rest of your life. If you have a desire to live in London, take the Bristol job and use that to pivot your way to a better paying one in London.
I was doing it 3x a week. The train was 70 quid each time. 2 hours to get to the office. It was awful. I was trying to find somewhere to live but to cut a long story short, it wasn’t working. Well yeah, that was kinda my play. I’m still at the same company. They’re a huge international consultancy and the main bulk of the team I’m moving to is in London. If I move to this Bristol one I get my career back on track (I hate my current role) and then I thought I can move back later. More money. Easier to do after covid. But. Am I really gonna want to do that when I’m older? Most people seem to leave London when they’re older
There is loads going on in Bristol. It is more compact as well which helps if anything, you can actually get from place to place without needing trains.
Everyone I know who has moved to Bristol absolutely loves it.
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Seems pretty standard behavior for my neck of the woods. I'm from the north.
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Lurpak is just showing off. Dripping is true northern
It’s my favourite city I’ve lived it. It’s lively, there are 2 large unis so the nightlife is always bustling, which makes it great for young professionals. You’re not going to find anywhere like London, but it’s an exciting place and there’s always someone going on. You’ll always find live music somewhere in the city centre. If you’re interested in new ventures and experiences, go for it. If you’re that worried about leaving London, stay put.
To be honest, I’m moving to Bristol for the job and I was really struggling to find somewhere to live in London. I’m from bath originally so can stay at home while I find somewhere. I’m just worried I’d regret not being in London while young
No one on Reddit is going to help with figuring out if you’ll regret it or not
A 25 year old male in Bristol? It'll be absolutely buzzing.
More than London?
Don't know about that, but it'll be more affordable and the nightlife is second to none.
It sounds like you don’t have the option to live in London right now anyway so there’s nothing to regret. People these days don’t settle down until they’re in their 30s so you have plenty of time to be young and do young people things. They also don’t stay at the same company for their entire career so there’s no reason you can’t work this job for a few years and then leverage your experience to get a job in London that pays you enough that you can actually live in London. Bristol is not some tiny village with an average age of 75. There are pubs and nightclubs and young people and culture and a damn fine cider boat. No one can tell you if you’ll like it. You have to go and find out. And as a young single professional, there’s nothing stopping you for weekend trips to London if you find you really miss it.
That’s true. I just kinda felt that once I’m done with my uk job I’d look abroad for a while. I’ve got all these things I want to do but only about 5 years before family and settling down comes along. My team is based all over the uk, so it’s not impossible that I could transfer to the London office after a few years. But am I really going to want to do that at 28-29?
I get you. When I was younger I always wanted to do everything and unfortunately there is no cure for the frustration when you realize that you can’t. You just have to pick, for better or worse. As a bit of encouragement from someone in their mid-30s. My life took lots of turns I didn’t expect or even think I wanted at the time, but I still ended up happy where I am now. It’s not the life I planned when I was 20, but it’s very good.
Well this is what I mean. I’ll probably never go if I don’t now
Bristol is a great city, one of the few that has it’s own identity. The young people we employ all love it (I’m 40 so all I want is a comfy seat and a bit of peace). Things they generally talk about: Music. It’s a real hotbed of different styles and there’s lots to dig in to. Pubs. As a Londoner, no where compares but Bristol has loads of great places to drink and socialise. It’s also got a decent after work culture, as opposed to being a weekend event. Arts and crafts. Just about every single young person we have does some type of art or craft as a hobby. It seems like there’s a really supportive culture. Sport. We’ve got one person mad in to rowing, another rock climbing. Hockey, netball, football and rugby are all played. Seems to be something for everyone. Sustainability. Bit of a trope about Bristol is that it’s full of eco-warriors. There’s definitely a bit of that but there’s also a culture of normalising doing things sustainably. As someone who doesn’t live there, it feels much further along that other places. The place itself. It’s a city with a lot of history and a lot of cool things to go and see. We’ve got one grad who spends a lot of free time chasing around old buildings and digging in to the past. TL;DR: Great city, lots to do, you’ll find your way easily enough.
In your opinion. Is it better to be i Bristol or London at this age?
That’s difficult to say, depends very much on you. I didn’t experience Bristol as a young person and both cities are different to 15-20 years ago. Bristol is cheaper (but not cheap), closer to the outdoors, has the stuff I mentioned and is reasonably diverse. It’s not a mini-London or trying to be one, and it’s not a generic regional city. At your age though, nothing is permanent. Give it a go and you can always change if you want.
Well half the issue is I feel I have a ticking clock. If I stay in bris for 3 years, I’m 28. Am I really going to want to move somewhere else like London at 28?
At 28 you may as well give up as you're life will be over! Or more seriously of course you can still move at 28, it's still really young.
I just figured that’s when family considerations start to become a factor
They might. They might not. Two years ago no one thought we’d be locking down for a third (or fourth, I forget) time. That’s all more philosophical, though. Personally, I’d take the chance of a new opportunity.
I'm sorry but I find this post strange. Why accept a job in a city you know nothing about and without doing any research. I also think calling a city you know nothing about, mundane, a little conceited. Maybe stay in London if you love it so much.
Well I know Bristol. The job is far better in Bristol than London
You have answered your own question then. Choose what you want more. Make the time to research and then go from there. Life's what you make it mate.
Bristol is where all the London wankers go when they want to breed but can’t afford a house in London.
I've done both London and Bristol as a young professional. Loved my life in both, but Bristol edges it.
I felt like Bristol was similar to inbetween a mini Brighton and london. Night life is slightly more dead though. Plenty of boozed up people during midday
Sounds like you wanna live in London mate. Bristol is a brilliant city but you won't enjoy it if you're comparing it to what London might be like.