It is really tough. As an expat new joiner F/O I only get approx 6400 GBP (at 15.5 to the pound) pcm after tax - oh sorry, I forgot Dragonair buys my house with some of that. Oh they also pay for some tickets for my family to U.K. with that also. On top of that they give me money to educate my kids in a private school, although it is not the million dollar one. Private medical? nah there was SARS - and maybe MRSA is coming, so of course they are obliged to pay for that.
This Columbian chick says I can walk the streets with her and not get mugged. Naw, I'd be safer in the Old Smoke - maybe my kids would be too? Or perhaps the Algarve?
Please give me a job Easyjet! Or Ryanair - maybe Jetstar, no crime in Sydney I hear.
When is my leave coming up? Stingy, it is nowhere near as much as Easy!
Good luck chaps, I think I will go out for a beer - under the stars.