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My sister and cousins live there. (Sis ~6 years, cousins ~25+)

From my experiences when visiting.

Its quite boring place to live, only one cinema in douglas, no real nightlife, nothing much happens. There is a supermarket in Douglas but none elsewhere on teh island. If you want stuff delievred it costs extra from anywhere. Telephone/Internet is a monopoly to Manx telecom as are mobiles(no roaming last time I was there).

The locals call it 30 thousand alcohoics clinging to a rock in the Irish Sea as there is little else to do but drink.

On the plus side, Crime is very low, scenery is beautiful, roads have no speed limits outside the towns(except for TT weeks when they make it 60 to stop everyone killing themselves). TT week means the population doubles for a fortnight and you get to do partying like bikers do. Taxation is LOW so you don't need to earn as much for a reasonable standard of living. House prices are higer than Accy but about the same as Manchester.

What are you planning to do there? You either need a skill they are short of or a cart load of money to get a residents pass. Non islanders are seen as outsiders for a LONG time. Sister is still not seen as local.

If there is anyting specific PM me and I'll ask my sis for her opinion.