when we first arrived in chch city we were taken back with how different it is compared to all the books and video's we saw.
chch city is a smaller version of london,busy, lots of traffic,no parking and when you do find it ,it costs a fortune,dirty,and extremley over crowded.
and expensive.
it's ok if you like city life but if like us you will find it hard,and wonder what have we done.
BUT when you travel out of chch and reach the out skirts it's a little better although the houses are still cramped one behind the other,with very little gardens and no heating just wood burners or storage heaters that cost the earth to run.
when you start work the wages are really crap and after paying the rent ,shopping , pre school fees, car insurance, petrol as every thing is spaced out and you use loads of it ,house insurance,telephone.elec, doctors bills , you don't have any left. so be prepared . and they charge bonds on all utility bills usally $80/$100.
i must say that the views are lovely and the people are great.
houes prices are not that cheap only the ones in the middle of know where which are no good if you have to work in chch city.
has any body else had these thoughts?