I know. I should have been clearer. I'm leaving the UK... :-) Leaving for the US so don't know if it'll be better but eventually want to move back to the Netherlands (NEDerland in Dutch). Most people here have maybe been to Amsterdam - it's not really my favourite city but imagine moving to Aberdeen from there? Plenty of really really good folk & good things about Aberdeen, don't get me wrong, but if you're not from around here, trust me, it's a hard place in a lot of ways.