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Jasmine
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- Location: UK/ at the moment Budapest, but heading your way soon!!
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by Jasmine » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:34 am
quite why they have any interest in an unshaven balding Scot still amazes me!!
Well to some Ladies it is a turn on

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Jimmyt
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by Jimmyt » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:08 am
Just so everyone knows I did do some research prior to coming to this forum. I was aware that a working residence permit was needed, I am aware it is going to be difficult seeing that I don't speak finnish and poutine is f****ing great. Cheese and gravy what else could you ask for. The reason for the short stay is that a working visa is not necessarily granted for long periods. I don't have the money to stay for a year not working. The reason I chose to go to Finland is because of a finnish girl I met hear in Canada, I want to be near her and she can't be here. Unfortuneatly I am not a student so I have to travell through other means. I don't want a career, I just want to be able to feed myself and keep myself from going crazy while I am there. Three months not working I would go crazy. If you have come across any work posting sites please forward them to me. Chow.
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Hank W.
- The Motorhead
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by Hank W. » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:02 am
Ah, a HBS
Yes well, the problem is if you "just come here" you cannot work. If you want to work here you need to get a job first (from distance)... if you find a job here and an employer they basically require you to fly back to apply... and 3 months... a Yankee mate waited 8 months before landing a job - and he had an A-permit...
Then again, education is free, and if one is a recent graduate
they do have these exchange programmes... there are ways...
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Hank W. on Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:19 am, edited 3 times in total.
Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
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Hank W.
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by Hank W. » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:03 am
Jasmine wrote: quite why they have any interest in an unshaven balding Scot still amazes me!!
Well to some Ladies it is a turn on
Need to work on the accent, as bearded balding long-haired Finns always get the cold sholder

Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.