wozzi71 Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 i would just like to know what kind of age group come and settle in shetlands ,cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 i don't think there are any age restrictions to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 It does seem to be a mixture of age groups. Probably best if you split the age groups into three:- 1. Young adults2. Middle age3. Elderly Category number 1 I would say have very few candidates. Category number 2 is quite popular. A lot of people get fed up with city life and want to get as far away as possible. Shetland is about as far as you can go without getting a visa. An established middle-aged family can flog their house on the mainland earning a nice profit to buy a decent sized house in Shetland. Along with this they bring their children which will then include category number 1 unless they go to Uni never to be seen again. Category number 3 is probably the most popular. Where shall I spend my retirement fund? In a run down city-centre estate or in the (relatively) safe and clean Shetland Islands? Category 3 is quite often an offshoot of Category 2. Cat 2 moves up here, likes it and then the parents move up. Why do you ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozzi71 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 i just wanted to know i,m seroisly thinking of moving i,m sick of it down here,cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Where are you at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozzi71 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 ? Sick of where you are at present? London(ish) by all accounts., no? Let's move you say .... other end of country altogether .. Hmm... "furst" things first .. lock stock and two muckle smoking capstan fullstrength barrels! Can this be a good move - city life to the back of basically nowhere in comparison!? What can one give and or achieve ...? Small community - 20 + odd thousand peeps; island; work maybe?; island; wind; whit wirk? housing? - shall I expect council to provide?; rain; work?; isolation; work?; benefit?; friends?; sea; can i even be employed by anybody?; winter; work?; services?; community; does one "fit in"?; work?; baltic; .... ad infinitum .... What can one say about "life" in Shetland .... for the potential "move to Shetland" set? Several new members of Shetlink have enquired about this over the last few months ... should there be a "semi-definitive" list of things ...? Can established members provide "dir tak on dis aa? fur hit'd mak a coarn 'o sense if dir wis a poast dat head aa o dis in it raeder as aniider treed efter anidder treed efter anidder treed - an aa wirk and nae play made jack nicholson a mad troot and a fekin dull fekin boy!!" pleeps! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozzi71 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 have,nt a clue what your talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozzi71 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 how many islands make up the shatlands [mod]two topics conjoined at this point[/mod] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 hundreds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medziotojas Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 That depends on whether you count every single skerry (reef or rocky island), but it's generally considered to be around 100 islands, 15 of which are inhabited. woops, spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 To keep things tidy I'm going to append this topic onto the prior one you started. Do check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetlandhttp://shetlopedia.com to answer any such questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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