Moving Away

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I am moving to suffolk in a few weeks and I really am looking forward to moving away from london, but I am feeling strange about how long it will take me to settle in, as I come from a bigish family and there is always something going on, well with my mum and sister anyway, (part of the reason of moving) has anyone got any advice for me, also i am 6months pregnant with my first child, and where we are moving to my partners mum+dad and a few other family members live so we are not completly on our own.

[GraceAnais]

i would advise that once you get there you try to get involved with things within the area. as you are pregnant this may be hard, but get out there and try to meet new friends. when you move somewhere new you really have to put yourself out with others. when your baby comes how about joining a mother's group? or even going to a fitness class ( i know they have ones with creches attached) what ever you do don't just rely on you partners family completely. if you're going to be living there permanently you need to make your own friends, rather than rely on others. despite this it would be nice if your partner has a sister/inlaw who could invite you to meet their friends. good luck though, it sounds really exciting.

[Buenchico]

(Posted in 2 parts):

So you're coming to live here in Suffolk. At least you're coming from the right direction. (We only grant visas to citizens of Norfolk on an exceptional basis!).

Seriously, if you're moving from London to Suffolk, you'll be moving to a part of the country where people are likely to have far more time to get to know you than in many parts of London. I know that's a vast generalisation and I'm certainly not suggesting that Suffolk people are as overtly friendly as the citizens of Yorkshire or somewhere like Liverpool. (Indeed, you'll have to accept that true Suffolk people will look upon you as a 'foreigner' for at least 20 years! Despite this, however, you'll find that it'll probably be easier to find true friendships in Suffolk than in London. The fact that you're a 'foreigner' doesn't stop you being a friend).

[Buenchico]

(2nd Part):

One of the keys to understanding life in Suffolk is to recognise the need for a bit of forward planning. In London. you can just head out to a cinema, theatre or whatever on a whim. We've got plenty going on but you need to plan in advance to take into account, for example, that the film you want to see is in another town several miles away. Similarly if you're moving to to one of the more rural areas near the Suffolk coast, you'll have to remember that if you want a taxi inthe evening then you'll have to book it before 6.00p.m. because that's when all the taxi offices close!

You don't say whereabouts in Suffolk you'll be moving to. It's a bigger county than most people realise. (It takes a couple of hours to drive from Lowestoft to Haverhill). Most of Suffolk is attractive and you're never really too far away from a bit of 'life'. (Although, if you're going to have a young baby to look after, you might not have much free time anyway!).

Just remember that if you offered most residents of Suffolk a well-paid job in London, with free accommodation in London thrown in, they'd simply laugh in your face. Most people living in this county do so because they like it, so it must have something going for it!

Chris