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would you leave england,if you could.?
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defrocked priest
Father Footy
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Wow have I opened the tin of worms.I have a mate who moved to Calgary,he seems quite relieved to have done the move after much deliberation.It seems that most of my contacts are leaving England.Personally,I do get fed up with the deterioration of England,but really,is there a better alternative?It all seems relative to me.If I were to leave I'd really make a push for Australia.
btw cheers for all the reponses this is the most replies I've ever gotten to any one of my threads.
btw cheers for all the reponses this is the most replies I've ever gotten to any one of my threads.
People write friends and family quite casually but family can have a great pull on you.
My Mum is now quite severly disabled which was a contributing factor to me moving back down south. Two of my grandchildren were born in Sussex and that also had an effect.
When I moved away I wasn't bothered about my family at all but as I have got older they have mattered to me more and more.
My Mum is now quite severly disabled which was a contributing factor to me moving back down south. Two of my grandchildren were born in Sussex and that also had an effect.
When I moved away I wasn't bothered about my family at all but as I have got older they have mattered to me more and more.
Gerbil
Nsc's most loved
Trying my hardest to get out of this country.
Might be able to get a job transfer to NZ and hope to be gone by September.
I really don't want my kids to have to grow up in this country the way it's going and I can't see it ever getting any better.
Might be able to get a job transfer to NZ and hope to be gone by September.
I really don't want my kids to have to grow up in this country the way it's going and I can't see it ever getting any better.
acrossthepond
Active member
I just find England so bloody grey and miserable. We've moved to the US for work, and are already looking at finding a way to stay here more permanently as the standard of living is just so much better, and my kids have really settled. So long as you don’t expect the Americans to be substitute British, I find them great to get along with and every generous with it. I feel they get a pretty bad press from us one way and another.
Having previously lived in Belgium, Angola, The USA (first time around) and Russia I can honestly say that I feel very little pull for the country at all. I feel that the people in the UK are being steadily ground into the dirt by successive governments, taxation, bureaucracy, and every time I have been back it I have been itching to get away again within six months or so.
The thing is, it is the combination of things above that the make the British (as opposed to the country) so brilliant and I think there is a very strong argument for turfing a nation with a better climate out of their country and taking it over.
Having said all that, Sussex is by far and away the best part of the UK
Seeeeeeeeeaaaaagulllllllllllllssss
Having previously lived in Belgium, Angola, The USA (first time around) and Russia I can honestly say that I feel very little pull for the country at all. I feel that the people in the UK are being steadily ground into the dirt by successive governments, taxation, bureaucracy, and every time I have been back it I have been itching to get away again within six months or so.
The thing is, it is the combination of things above that the make the British (as opposed to the country) so brilliant and I think there is a very strong argument for turfing a nation with a better climate out of their country and taking it over.
Having said all that, Sussex is by far and away the best part of the UK
Seeeeeeeeeaaaaagulllllllllllllssss
Withdean Wanderer
Banned
No, no no no! I get ridiculously homesick as it is. I look forward to coming home even when i'm on a holiday that i'm enjoying, and i couldn't really bring myself to go to Uni outside of Sussex!
Still, with any luck i won't care so much in ten years times. Japan, US and Australia all appeal
Still, with any luck i won't care so much in ten years times. Japan, US and Australia all appeal
swindonseagull
Well-known member
Kids have grown up and are finally leaving so wifey and I will be retiring to The Philippines in 23 months..
I have lived overseas for 10 years in the last 22 so I will not miss UK..
I don't get to go to Withdean much now so I will be content with following the seagulls on the internet. believe it or not football is not the be all and end all in life!.
ps I can get a 3 bed 2 bath house for £23K or if im really greedy a 7 bed house for £47K but thats to big!
I have lived overseas for 10 years in the last 22 so I will not miss UK..
I don't get to go to Withdean much now so I will be content with following the seagulls on the internet. believe it or not football is not the be all and end all in life!.
ps I can get a 3 bed 2 bath house for £23K or if im really greedy a 7 bed house for £47K but thats to big!
Muzzman
Pocket Rocket
Yes. I hate this country with a passion.
Porky
New member
I have heard people say, "I wouldn't emigrate. I would miss the pubs"
If pubs are the be-all and end-all of your existence, then you shouldn'tove out of your street.
Nevertheless an interesting and well balanced thread.
I met Juan, and he didn't try to convert me from being a heathen, which I appreciated.
If pubs are the be-all and end-all of your existence, then you shouldn'tove out of your street.
Nevertheless an interesting and well balanced thread.
I met Juan, and he didn't try to convert me from being a heathen, which I appreciated.
The Clown of Pevensey Bay
Well-known member
I'd like to work in Europe or Asia for a bit. My employers tend to send people abroad for two years at a time, if they're good enough.
I still work in Shepherd's Bush.
I still work in Shepherd's Bush.
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Porky said:
Quick assessment had you marked down as a hopeless case.
How are you doing, Porky? Getting ready to move back to these parts?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Can't you beg for a transfer to CUMBRIA?The Clown of Pevensey Bay said:
The Clown of Pevensey Bay
Well-known member
Lord Bracknell said:
Took me long enough to get transferred out of there! I was watching the Wainwright documentaries on BBC4 recently, though, and realised that I did miss the place quite a bit.
Djmiles
Barndoor Holroyd
Been at University in Wales since 2005, some things are great here like feeling safe walking through town at night, but people recognise I'm very southern and get a bit of hostility from some people, which is lovely.
Always look forward to getting home to Sussex, even if it is Haywards Heath
Always look forward to getting home to Sussex, even if it is Haywards Heath
BensGrandad
New member
Yorkie said:
This sums it up for me in 1995 we were all packed, ferries booked etc to move to Cyprus but my illness stopped us at the last minute and since then her that has to be obeyed, who was very keen at the time has said that she wouldnt go now because of the grandchildren etc.
So it looks you lot are lumbered with me for the rest of my time.
OzMike
Well-known member
Yorkie said:
I knew a friend who had a similar problem, he delayed moving out of the country, to take care of a relative.
Unfortunately the relative was gone in 6 months and then the move was too late and he always lives in regret.
It is always possible to return for visits etc. But you only get one go on this ride and better to have tried and failed then not have tried at all.........................Gospel according to St. OzMike