akibun 0 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hello. I spoke with someone last night from Guernsey. I was surprised to hear it was not part of UK and is it's own country. But in many country list it does not appear. It is confusing to me. It sounded like interested place though. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My wife was born in Jersey, Guernsey's big relative. also look up "Channel islands". Tax there is a flat 10%. sounds so much better than the marginal rate of 40% plus i'm currently paying Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Not part of UK? Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Isn't it part of our "Empire"? Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 LOL, they have their own currency, stamps, government and taxes. they are part of the commonwealth, but I suspect that they would be very unhappy with people bundling them into the UK collective. They have very strong french relations too Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Akibun, when it comes to politics, the UK is a weird place. The UK is made up of 3 major countries (Scotland, England, Wales) and a province(Northern Ireland). The channel islands, like the Isle of Man are not actually part of the UK but are a Crown dependency, in that the British government is ultimately responsible for them. The strange thing about the UK is that outside of Politics, in the mind of its people, it isn't really 1 country. Each member country retains its own national identity that sets it apart from the others, with its own unique culture, traditions and language. The most common mistake that most non-UK people make is assuming the the UK = England, when in fact England is but 1 of the parts that make up the UK. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Jersey, Guernsey, you have to be rich to move there. I say move there as the indigenous are not rich but they live there. Tax havens have their perks. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My wife was born there and lived there for 8 years before migrating to Australia. i understand that if she wants to move back there she isnt allowed to buy property for 7 years (not that we could ever afford to buy there!!). One of her aunties lives in a castle (as a caretaker) and her uncle owns and lives in a converted WWII german bunker!!) I understand that if you werent born there, you have to have around 10M pounds in assets before they will even bother to look at your Resident application. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Wow. didn't know that. Lots of snobs there is there? Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 lots of people who dont like paying tax!! a lot of their business is banking, setting up offshore companies. I know that Derek Warwick (ex Formula One) lives there. i understand that english actor John Nettles, who played in the tv show Bergerac (based in Jersey)applied for residency, based on all of the good will and promotion he created through the tv show, and was told by the Jersey govt to "bugger orf" Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Poor Bergerac. And he was a good guy. Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 LOL, and the bad guys with the bent cash? they would be accepted Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Bergerac was a yawn fest. Just the right sort of character for this rich man's retirement home. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 has it gone up to 10mil now? It used to be 6. Not to worry, very soon lots of yen holders will be able to afford 10mil sterling. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Even AETs. Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Akibun, when it comes to politics, the UK is a weird place. The UK is made up of 3 major countries (Scotland, England, Wales) and a province(Northern Ireland). The channel islands, like the Isle of Man are not actually part of the UK but are a Crown dependency, in that the British government is ultimately responsible for them. The strange thing about the UK is that outside of Politics, in the mind of its people, it isn't really 1 country. Each member country retains its own national identity that sets it apart from the others, with its own unique culture, traditions and language. The most common mistake that most non-UK people make is assuming the the UK = England, when in fact England is but 1 of the parts that make up the UK. Ah! The good old days of conquest and empire. Life must have been much easier when you could march over the hill and subjugate the bloke next door. Problematic neighbors could be easily dealt with by exterminating the male population and, ahem, appropriating the female population and no messy UN or Human rights issues to deal with. I'm sure there are a few local disputes going on around the world right now that would be sorted out quick smart if people could get medieval with each other. RENTON from Trainspotting has a great take on being part of the UK: I hate being Scottish. We're the lowest of the **** low, the scum of the earth, the most wretched, servile, miserable, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some people hate the English, but I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers. We can't even pick a decent culture to be colonized by. We are ruled by effete arseholes. It's a shite state of affairs and all the fresh air in the world will not make any **** difference. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Originally Posted By: The Gimp Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Akibun, when it comes to politics, the UK is a weird place. The UK is made up of 3 major countries (Scotland, England, Wales) and a province(Northern Ireland). The channel islands, like the Isle of Man are not actually part of the UK but are a Crown dependency, in that the British government is ultimately responsible for them. The strange thing about the UK is that outside of Politics, in the mind of its people, it isn't really 1 country. Each member country retains its own national identity that sets it apart from the others, with its own unique culture, traditions and language. The most common mistake that most non-UK people make is assuming the the UK = England, when in fact England is but 1 of the parts that make up the UK. Ah! The good old days of conquest and empire. Life must have been much easier when you could march over the hill and subjugate the bloke next door. Problematic neighbors could be easily dealt with by exterminating the male population and, ahem, appropriating the female population and no messy UN or Human rights issues to deal with. I'm sure there are a few local disputes going on around the world right now that would be sorted out quick smart if people could get medieval with each other. RENTON from Trainspotting has a great take on being part of the UK: I hate being Scottish. We're the lowest of the **** low, the scum of the earth, the most wretched, servile, miserable, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some people hate the English, but I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers. We can't even pick a decent culture to be colonized by. We are ruled by effete arseholes. It's a shite state of affairs and all the fresh air in the world will not make any **** difference. but he was a Junkie, what did he know!! it's great being Scottish!!! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 We should get back to them. First call, NW OZ. http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthread...html#Post301394 Link to post Share on other sites
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