Quote by Ukwineman
I have tried to leave these shores 3 times now and always been halted by family reasons and not myside. All bar 1 of mine life abroad and love it, and to be honest my kids are the only thing keeping me here and thats waering thin. Why do I want to go, weather ok but mainly I'm tired of living in a nanny state seen it getting worse ver the last 10 years, yes is suppose that is political but find it very hard to find anything English that makes me want to stay.
Quote by flower411
lol the point of mass exodus from this nation has obviously been lost...nxt timr will think of a more thought provking title
Quote by Garfield1
Climate we have a lovely temperate climate.
Downshift to what?
Children's safety that is no better abroad than here. Maddie? Ben? They're just the ones that spring to mind, who went on holiday and disappeared
Work opportunities plenty here too.
Time travel wow, can they do that abroad?
Culture we have that in bucket loads here.
Lifestyle we have that too.
Activities loads of them here!
Friendly people and those too!
Health foreigners don't get sick then?
retirement well, you can retire here too.
Quote by helnheaven
I have tried to leave these shores 3 times now and always been halted by family reasons and not myside. All bar 1 of mine life abroad and love it, and to be honest my kids are the only thing keeping me here and thats waering thin. Why do I want to go, weather ok but mainly I'm tired of living in a nanny state seen it getting worse ver the last 10 years, yes is suppose that is political but find it very hard to find anything English that makes me want to stay.
Quote by Ukwineman
I have tried to leave these shores 3 times now and always been halted by family reasons and not myside. All bar 1 of mine life abroad and love it, and to be honest my kids are the only thing keeping me here and thats waering thin. Why do I want to go, weather ok but mainly I'm tired of living in a nanny state seen it getting worse ver the last 10 years, yes is suppose that is political but find it very hard to find anything English that makes me want to stay.
Mr Awkward :rotflmao: Quote by helnheaven
I have tried to leave these shores 3 times now and always been halted by family reasons and not myside. All bar 1 of mine life abroad and love it, and to be honest my kids are the only thing keeping me here and thats waering thin. Why do I want to go, weather ok but mainly I'm tired of living in a nanny state seen it getting worse ver the last 10 years, yes is suppose that is political but find it very hard to find anything English that makes me want to stay.
Mr Awkward :rotflmao: Quote by Ukwineman
I like to be different :smug:
Quote by Freckledbird
Climate we have a lovely temperate climate.
Downshift to what?
Children's safety that is no better abroad than here. Maddie? Ben? They're just the ones that spring to mind, who went on holiday and disappeared
Work opportunities plenty here too.
Time travel wow, can they do that abroad?
Culture we have that in bucket loads here.
Lifestyle we have that too.
Activities loads of them here!
Friendly people and those too!
Health foreigners don't get sick then?
retirement well, you can retire here too.
Quote by Garfield1
Climate we have a lovely temperate climate.
Downshift to what?
Children's safety that is no better abroad than here. Maddie? Ben? They're just the ones that spring to mind, who went on holiday and disappeared
Work opportunities plenty here too.
Time travel wow, can they do that abroad?
Culture we have that in bucket loads here.
Lifestyle we have that too.
Activities loads of them here!
Friendly people and those too!
Health foreigners don't get sick then?
retirement well, you can retire here too.
Quote by Corrie2007
Without the Frecklebirds and Flowers of this world life would be pretty dull and boring - debate is about giving answers which you may or may not like so getting offended is about taking something personal - nothing personal in here - none of you can smell me so I rest my case
Quote by Corrie2007
Without the Frecklebirds and Flowers of this world life would be pretty dull and boring - debate is about giving answers which you may or may not like so getting offended is about taking something personal - nothing personal in here - none of you can smell me so I rest my case
Quote by Corrie2007
Without the Frecklebirds and Flowers of this world life would be pretty dull and boring - debate is about giving answers which you may or may not like so getting offended is about taking something personal - nothing personal in here - none of you can smell me so I rest my case
Quote by Garfield1
Climate we have a lovely temperate climate.
Downshift to what?
Children's safety that is no better abroad than here. Maddie? Ben? They're just the ones that spring to mind, who went on holiday and disappeared
Work opportunities plenty here too.
Time travel wow, can they do that abroad?
Culture we have that in bucket loads here.
Lifestyle we have that too.
Activities loads of them here!
Friendly people and those too!
Health foreigners don't get sick then?
retirement well, you can retire here too.
Quote by Freckledbird
"its a hard rain thats gonna fall"
Quote by GnV
We've just done it... escaped Angleterre for the peace and quiet of France...
and you can get Earl Grey tea here... and not from the English shops either; the French love it.
Are we coming back to UK? Doubtful! We are Europeans after all! Next stop might be Slovakia. Why on earth would we want to come back to "scumbag" Britain?
Murder, , assault, dreadful governance and awful coffee are de rigour in Bliars Britain, now under the stewardship of a non elected commissar.
England isn't for the English any more so we aren't worried about leaving it for pastures new.
Quote by X_fanny_x
only those that emigrate can really answer truely but me thinks t for the better weather maybe thinking more relaxed style of living
we considered it last year dek got offered a job in australia better money, furnished house that came with the job, certain benefits better schools
but in the end we stuck to what we knew best without leaving family behind
Worth the ferry fare by itself! Quote by shark
We shipped out for several reasons, some political, some social, some climate influenced....
France isn't perfect by a long way Agreed- we found our mate's barns had been broken into when we arrived at the weekend, and they're in the midst of nowhere, with knobs on! so lets make that clear, but... we can now get to see our GP within 24 hours, hospital referals are much quicker, we pay less tax, the roads are a lot less busy Aint they just! We've been back & forth a lot in the last year- and only encountered one traffic jam in many, many hours of travelling. They're in better condition, too! (esp. away from the major cities) we dont have any road tax (toll roads are your own choice), booze cheaper,Wouldn't know....but the cheese is lush! fuel cheaper, haven't found that to be the case recently- especially with the crappy exchange rate at the mo, but we know it tends to vary greatly in France housing generally cheaper Much,in the area we frequent!.... and the weather is better!! Still getting mud out of my ears, so no comment
Crime is generally lower and (our own personal feeling)the education is better...Daughter arrived with us speaking English and about 5 words of French.. she now speaks Engish (obviously!) French, Spanish and Chinese (smart arse!)
We have lived elsewhere (before anyone asks)spending time in both California and Canada but we ended up in Brittany although Canada still has a big appeal...
From outside looking in and having already lived in the USA, for us, the Uk seems to be more American than English nowadays (sorry peeps, our personal opinion!)
Whatever the States picks up on, tends to arrive in the UK some months later, whether its kids wearing hoods and talking using some wierd hand gestures or a load of people telling you that stuff is bad for you, you can't do that anymore and you will need a licence to do this from now on....etc etc
We made our choice and voted with our feet...but fear not... the Uk still has one true, real and dynamic skill....
It produces Marmite!!
France isn't perfect by a long way Agreed- we found our mate's barns had been broken into when we arrived at the weekend, and they're in the midst of nowhere, with knobs on!
