Could you make it on your own?

Question

dropped off in a foreign land or other city or whatever, no friends, no workmates, no family. finances holding for the moment but you have to find work. how would you do? youre to stay there long term.

Answer 1

Almost certainly.  I was brought up to be a survivor with a father (who left school at 12 to start work and sold newspapers on a street corner) who had the philosophy "if you want pocket money, get out and earn it".  I did - I had 3 paper rounds, morning before school, evening after school and a 4-hour Sunday morning one;  I had more money than any of my friends!

I have no friends in this Country so I wouldn't miss that, my kids have emigrated, I would have no problem scrubbing floors for a living if I had to.

Answer 2

i would curl up in a ball and cry!!

Answer 3

I'm ok at picking up languages so I'd be ok there. I think I would do ok as long as I could find work as I'd make friends at work presumably.

Answer 4

8 yrs ago i was offered a job in Cyprus as a holiday rep I accepted.

I worked the summer season then stayed the winter without work then decided I wanted to stay in Cyprus permanently. I found an apartment and a full time permanent job and this is where i am now all my family are in the UK I met friends here and it's been a struggle but I am happy at long last. Don't have savings what I get as salary is all i have so as you can imagine at times it's been hard like when I got sick and had to go into the clinic. I have survived because this is what i want out of life and i believe if you want something enough you make sacrifices to get them.

Answer 5

Actually that's what I'm planning to do in the next few months. And in the  plan it is including leaving my current job, selling or renting my current house, etc. And I do this to get a diploma in some course when I already have a bachelor degree in other. I go there with student visa which means I can only work 16 hours per week at study time.

What would I do? Find a place to live. Find some job for sure, any job will do. And only then perhaps try to get a better job.

Can I make it? Well God help me, I do hope I can make it, lol.

Answer 6

I would be forced to be the most proactive person of all time.   Get a place  to atleast call home for a few days.  Perfect my resume and cover letters and attack places that will hire me...for me labs, tech comps, and universities...and seek any job that can temporarily pay the bills.   Once I'm safe from money restraints...the rest (friends, family concerns, etc) will follow.

It's realistic, but sad that money was the priority before friends and family.

Answer 7

I wish I had a nickle for every time that has happened to me!

Assuming I couldn't speak the language, I think that would be my greatest obstacle. But many people who have immigrated to our country have experienced the same obstacles and were able to get some initial help from other immigrants (e.g., housing, work, educational support to learn the language and develop a skill). Not easy, but accomplished by many.

Without such help I would have to rely on my collection of nickles.  

Answer 8

done it and I survived, but wouldn't fancy doing it again

Answer 9

I'd do what we all have to do to make it, learn the language (steal a translation dictionary) get a job and work my *** off.

Answer 10

I'd find the very cheapest place I could say that had running water. Ensuring I was suitably presented, I'd go to a pub/bar where I might expect to find some local english speaking people and talk to people. If there were no suitable people there I would still drink some nasty cheap alcohol and smoke nasty cheap cigarettes and contemplate plan B, C, D though to Z-23F.

Eventually, I would find an ex-pat community or take advantage of global stereotypes to get a job of some sort that could sustain me. I'd look for clerical or administrative positions over manual labour (however I wouldn't exclude that as an option) on the basis that there's more of an opportunity to talk to people and discover opportunities.

Sure I'd get upset that I lost my pension (which probably isn't going to be worth anything anyway), property and sentimental trinkets, but ultimately I'd find the experience quite an adventure.

In short, I wouldn't choose it, but if I were to find myself in that situation, I reckon I'd throw myself at it with gusto and not die or get arrested in the process.

Answer 11

I don't know but I think I most likely wouldn't so I'm not going to ever risk it.  

Answer 12

Interesting question, yes I probably could now but when I was younger that would have been another question,

now I have a trade that is universal( Plumber ) but I have been educated by an Australian traveller , he sells coconut jewellery and has made a decent living from that all over the world, but if this is a question of can I stand my own company then yes I would love to do a year on my own just travelling no complications of worrying about whether everybody else has got everything or been to the loo or I don't wont to go there, yep all on my own , I would defiantly love that, but then , to come home to England , my wife of 39 years bless her, and a pint and my own bed, thanks for the question a few minutes of fantasy, but don't tell the wife.

Answer 13

Every time I've been in another country I've looked for a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's witnesses.  Without fail I've found a group of very welcoming, happy and hospitable people where language is no barrier.  I'd like to think that I'd be able to do that.  :)

Answer 14

Yes but it would take a while to accept. I'd feel quite miserable at first.

Answer 15

i would like to think that i would be ok

but in reality, i really don't know how i would fend for myself without anyone to really rely on