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My boss has given me the ok to work abroad for a few months next year.
B3TANS
Any tips…success tales…stories of thefts, rape and murder for the lone young female traveller?
Spare a few quid?
Lovely stuff.
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:10, archived)
I hear a fog horn.
Booooooooooooo-rinnnnng.
(I helped save b3ta! The Gentleman Bastard waxing lyrical. ©, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:11, archived)
Speaking of horns I'm playing in St Albans tonight down The Horn if people are near there and want to have your FACES rocked off!

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)
widdly widdly deeeoooww chucka chucka boowopp a widdly!

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)
will you please stop farting the theme to match of the day

(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:13, archived)
:( ok
*chuffs along to Ski Sunday*
(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
those stains are gonna be a bastard to get out of your skiddies

(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
Damnation
One of the few Fridays I am not over in St Albans visiting friends :(
(I helped save b3ta! M o D, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:20, archived)
that's nowhere near me
can you play at the nell gwynne in southsea instead?
(I helped save b3ta! manolith hooray for me, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:23, archived)
erm, is Camden close to there?

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:27, archived)
I'm playing at the Mother Shipton, Stamshaw
is that close enough for you?
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:38, archived)
theres another one down there
join that then
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)

www.b3ta.com/talk/6271455
(I helped save b3ta! Noit happy baby orangutan, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:28, archived)
You gotto do it like this,
Shawty! Ready set go!
*autotunes*
(I helped save b3ta! Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:37, archived)
Spanish men don't do sex
They wank on your foot and let the flies do the hard work
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:11, archived)
Rosie is only 15
that'd make them paedoflies.
(I helped save b3ta! Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)
She had a long paper round

(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
theres no spanish people in spain
ive been there
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)
Germans then

(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
ENTSCHULDIGUNG

(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:19, archived)

Bitte schön
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:20, archived)
must have been an english resort then :P

(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:18, archived)
i was well fucking unimpressed
all brits and germans and construction construction construction.
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:20, archived)
the costa del sol then :)
you should try tarifa, cadiz, seville and huelva..
(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:42, archived)
i'd wouldn't not know.

(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:44, archived)
Just dont go to Italy
and then moan about being in Italy
(I helped save b3ta! Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)
this sort of thing happens?

(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:13, archived)
So it seems

(I helped save b3ta! Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
It leads to chronic gerontophilia
A terrible affliction
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
Pfft

(I helped save b3ta! Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
You must have 'em hanging off you then.

(I helped save b3ta! RR I love you ... in a way, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:46, archived)
living in a hotel is really dull

(I helped save b3ta! mongychops, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:12, archived)
This has reminded me of an odd aussie sitcom based in a hotel.
Just wanted to let you know.
(I helped save b3ta! Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:13, archived)
McLeod's Daughters?

(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:24, archived)
Where are you going to work?
Some places are more fun than others.
(I helped save b3ta! Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:13, archived)
either france or oz
i cannae click...wot am i missing?
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
kenya
its lovely
(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:16, archived)
Kenya, fuck yeah.
More seriously, I live and work in that foreign as a Brit, so if you want any specific tips or whatnot I might be able to help. Generally, learn a bit of the language, don't drink the water and keep your hands off the priests.
(I helped save b3ta! Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:16, archived)
language eh
they do not like it when I say they sound welsh.
(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:17, archived)
woo! the opportunities
i feel so stale :(
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:37, archived)
A burning car in Kenya.

(I helped save b3ta! Jobe, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:17, archived)
hot hatch eh

(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
haha
fucking hell, Kenya
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:20, archived)
working as a terrorist eh?
booming market that apprently
(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:13, archived)
im a gyppo
we're not accepted in those circles
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
is there a worldwide need for lucky heather?

(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:16, archived)
And pegs

(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:17, archived)
well, some of those places do pong a bit
so a peg on the nose might actually help
(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:21, archived)
Always carry two wallets.
One stuffed with old Tesco Clubcards and newspaper that you are happy to handover to anyone with a knife.
And a real one.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
Or carry 2 wallets with just frogs in and NO money or cards!
DOUBLE WHAMMEY!
(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:16, archived)
oooh sneaky

(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:18, archived)
Works brilliantly
right up until they open it, check the contents, and stab you for being a cheeky cunt.

I'd agree on the cards, but use some real low denomination currency if you don't actually want to die bleeding on a foreign pavement.
(I helped save b3ta! the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:22, archived)
An english newspaper is like gold-dust to an ex-pat.
They just love to see what "Gordon 'Braahn' brown's britan" has turned into, faakin' all of 'em, cahmin ovah. Faakin' 'ell mate, I remember when you could walk into a shop and ask for something in english, know what I mean?
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:29, archived)
The only thing I can suggest is that you make sure you go visiting places
And take someone else from the office with you for the first week, just so you have company while you find your way around.
(I helped save b3ta! SuperMatt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
When I was in Singapore
I resented not having someone with me because it meant my excursions were pretty dull.
(I helped save b3ta! SuperMatt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
The lonely lament of the sex tourist...

(I helped save b3ta! Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
I imagine sex tourists as wearing hawaiian shorts and cameras around their necks.
And no more.
(I helped save b3ta! ArthurTheRat, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:42, archived)

I'd make friends with a stray dog and go on a crazy adventure :)
(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:17, archived)
I think stray dogs in singapore quickly become delicious food
I didn't see one anywhere.
(I helped save b3ta! SuperMatt, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:31, archived)
That's because they were all on a crazy adventure with me

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:32, archived)
talking to yourself eh

(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:19, archived)
yeah i have a mate who's thinking about coming
she's shite at saving though
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:16, archived)
Come to NZ

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:14, archived)
yes!
will you give me a job?
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:15, archived)
I can pay you with beans and lentils

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:21, archived)
:(
i'll work for coffee and bed and toast
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:24, archived)
I can do that when I have a new house

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:26, archived)
it's a DATE :D

(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:35, archived)
I am hoping to move to NZ later this year.
Got any IT jobs? I saw a really good job that I'd be good at on Trademe the other day, but missed the application date. :(
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:18, archived)
Jobs are pretty thin on the ground round here
but come for a holiday instead!
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:22, archived)
My missus is Kiwi, and we want to raise our
daughter somewhere nice. We're coming, ready or not.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:26, archived)
cor!
awesome fun! If you go to Egypt, "Ja shi" means "Go away".
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:16, archived)
She could sell herself for camels
I'm not quite sure why anyone would want payment in camels :S
(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:18, archived)
Camels are
fucking awesome.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:22, archived)
Wacky t-shirts are a must I see :P

(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:31, archived)
we're from the internet, what do you expect
:P
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:33, archived)
Album: Terrorists on Holiday

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:34, archived)
Those headscarves are fantastic
keep the sand out of your eyes and the sun off your head. Complete with sunglasses, we looked like proper terrorists :D
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:39, archived)
Terrorists sporting Oakleys

(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:42, archived)
if you go to a traveller site "gorger" means "non-pikey"

(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:27, archived)
and now I know.

(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:30, archived)
Or alternatively if you are ever in Greece
You should definitely say
'Ande gamisou vromiaskila poutana'
It means 'Hello, how are you?'
(Bababoon, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:39, archived)
Use the advice on moneysavingexpert to find the cheapest travel insurance deal
Get a Nationwide bank account as they don't charge fees for withdrawing money abroad
Use Jeyes cloths as handy travel flannels. You can throw them away instead of having flannels festering at the bottom of your laundry bag in your rucksack.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:17, archived)
are there any banks that charge for taking money out abroad these days?
my Barclays and RBS accounts definitely don't.
(I helped save b3ta! the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:24, archived)
think it depends on the account you have

(I helped save b3ta! Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:27, archived)
I just trust the research here:
www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money#topcards
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:33, archived)
It's not that simple
as banks don't all offer the same exchange rate, so you can be charged 3% for taking out £100 worth of currency and still pay less than Nationwide if their current exchange rate is rubbish. Plus that's not going to work unless it's your actual current account that your salary goes into, which seems a hell of a lot of effort to go into to save what will effecively be a few pence.

I definitely don't get charge any fee or load on my barclays debit card though, I'm sure about that. But I think individuals get different deals as well as standard bank conditions so mine might not be standard.

Like all these things on moneysavingexpert, I guess it comes down to how much your time is worth to you. To me it's not worth a couple of hours of my time to change current account even if it saves me a few quid or so when I go on holiday.
(I helped save b3ta! the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:43, archived)
Agree about the time vs money thing. There are a few things I don't bother with.
It's still more than a few pence - it can be £3 on top of each withdrawal, which adds up when you are getting stiffed on the exchange rate as well. That's a lot of money to a backpacking student (can be a night's accomodation and food).

I already banked with Nationwide, so was easy choice for me. The Nationwide exchange rates also seem pretty fair.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:49, archived)
ah, right enough
if money's tight and you're backpacking you're probably taking out small amounts at a time. I just tend to take as much as I reckon I'll need for the duration out of the first machine I find, so i'd only get stiffed for £3 once in that situation. Plus I'm mostly abroad with work these days and consequently it doesn't matter.
(I helped save b3ta! the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 12:03, archived)
There's a man driving a ride on lawnmower in what I feel is an inappropriately dangerous manner in the park at the bottom of the tower.

(I helped save b3ta! Noit happy baby orangutan, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:17, archived)
Looks closer, it's Esme. She's been on the gin again.

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:19, archived)
Are you Rapunzel?

(I helped save b3ta! Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:19, archived)
Yeah, but I'm not letting you tug on my hair, fat boy.

(I helped save b3ta! Noit happy baby orangutan, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:25, archived)
where you off to? *stalks*
working abroad for me has been the best decision i've ever made.. I can never imagine working in the UK now. Just the fact everything is laid back here.. I strolled into work close to 11am today and no one said a word!
(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:18, archived)
You do know about time zones, right?
Try adjusting your watch.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:22, archived)
pfft

(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:24, archived)
not sure yet
i checked with the big nob first because i want summat to come back to. im trained up in sap and IN DEMAND
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:22, archived)
oh my, SAP engineers are minted
well done you
(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:24, archived)
minted...? :(((
good lord im getting gypped
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:25, archived)
Yep, should be minted. Last year we were getting bounty payments if we
got SAP-trained friends to join the company. Not sure how the recession will be affecting things, but you should probably check the job ads to see what you could be earning.
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:28, archived)
My SAP has just crashed
Fuck SAP.
(I helped save b3ta! Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:30, archived)
On the first day, make someone your bitch, or you'll spend the rest of the time being someone else's bitch.

(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:30, archived)
Just like b3ta.

(I helped save b3ta! Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:37, archived)
Try to get a job outside the kitchens or the laundary.

(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:31, archived)
Be polite, but turn down Big Gaz's offer for fags.
It may seem cheep, but he'll 'ave you exactly where he wants you, in his pocket.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:32, archived)
Bar of soap in a sock, doesn't leave a bruise on the outside.
Make sure you have it on you at all times so you don't get shanked.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:33, archived)
Newspaper rolled up and folded in half is my favourite. Chelsea Brick.

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:35, archived)
You might like the idea of getting a mobile, but if the screws find it, you'll be put on Not On Normal Comunial Exersize.
And you don't want to be with 'em lot.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:34, archived)
Before you get sent under, try and get as much information as you can from Phil, tell him Gonz sentcha and he'll make sure you're looked after, if you know what I mean.

(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:35, archived)
Tell 'em you've found Jesus, you'll get time off in the church on one of your shifts.

(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:39, archived)
KEEP AWAY FROM THE DARKS

(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:43, archived)
LETS ELOPE

(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:45, archived)
i spent all last night fighting my illness.
absolute fact.
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:46, archived)
i spent it round gonz's
were you fighting it via the power of cwytch and hot girlfriend?
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:50, archived)
it was a lone fight last night,
i only just won.
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:51, archived)
:(
you should come down for a beer
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:55, archived)
by which i mean their bitters. foreigners
make bad dark bitters.
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:45, archived)