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I did a post about this before, though I didnt realise how many people were actually leaving the UK. 700 a day is a lot. Most are heading for Australia which is no surprise for me as 2 of my 4 cousins now live out there and they're on either side of my family (and Australia for that matter). They love it there and have no intension of coming back.
Even though there's only a handful of us left on Freeola there's still a couple of us who talk freely about are desires to quit the UK. Kawada can't wait to get his one way ticket outta here and even pb is keen to leave sunny old Devon for even sunnier Spain.
Me, I've been waiting a very long time to get back on a plane and head back to Singapore. I haven't mentioned it but my girlfriend has been living here for almost 5 months now. Things have been going great and I'd like to live out there now. Though to be honest I don't think I could ever fully quit the UK. I love being English, I do love England. I'm just not happy with what I'm seeing. For me the nicer weather is a bonus, I'm sure thanks to global warming the UK will become a hot country like Spain anyway so you need more than just "the weather" to quit the UK.
Things are different since my last thread about this topic. We've had a huge influx of Polish, even in my little town. While 700 might quit the UK I'm sure they'll be easily replaced by Polish and other immigrants. It's a shame that a lot are sending money home instead of keeping it in the UK. That's hardly going to help our economy or Polands if all the men leave to work in the UK. I'm starting to think Garins idea of joining the EU wasn't such a great idea after all. :(
So maybe it's the right time to jump ship and find a nice new home. Thanks to the internet and cheaper flights it's never been easier to pack up and move to a new country and still stay in touch with the old country.
So have any of the rest of you thought about quitting the UK? Or do you see yourself staying firmly rooted here until the day you die?
Even though there's only a handful of us left on Freeola there's still a couple of us who talk freely about are desires to quit the UK. Kawada can't wait to get his one way ticket outta here and even pb is keen to leave sunny old Devon for even sunnier Spain.
Me, I've been waiting a very long time to get back on a plane and head back to Singapore. I haven't mentioned it but my girlfriend has been living here for almost 5 months now. Things have been going great and I'd like to live out there now. Though to be honest I don't think I could ever fully quit the UK. I love being English, I do love England. I'm just not happy with what I'm seeing. For me the nicer weather is a bonus, I'm sure thanks to global warming the UK will become a hot country like Spain anyway so you need more than just "the weather" to quit the UK.
Things are different since my last thread about this topic. We've had a huge influx of Polish, even in my little town. While 700 might quit the UK I'm sure they'll be easily replaced by Polish and other immigrants. It's a shame that a lot are sending money home instead of keeping it in the UK. That's hardly going to help our economy or Polands if all the men leave to work in the UK. I'm starting to think Garins idea of joining the EU wasn't such a great idea after all. :(
So maybe it's the right time to jump ship and find a nice new home. Thanks to the internet and cheaper flights it's never been easier to pack up and move to a new country and still stay in touch with the old country.
So have any of the rest of you thought about quitting the UK? Or do you see yourself staying firmly rooted here until the day you die?
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I did a post about this before, though I didnt realise how many people were actually leaving the UK. 700 a day is a lot. Most are heading for Australia which is no surprise for me as 2 of my 4 cousins now live out there and they're on either side of my family (and Australia for that matter). They love it there and have no intension of coming back.
Even though there's only a handful of us left on Freeola there's still a couple of us who talk freely about are desires to quit the UK. Kawada can't wait to get his one way ticket outta here and even pb is keen to leave sunny old Devon for even sunnier Spain.
Me, I've been waiting a very long time to get back on a plane and head back to Singapore. I haven't mentioned it but my girlfriend has been living here for almost 5 months now. Things have been going great and I'd like to live out there now. Though to be honest I don't think I could ever fully quit the UK. I love being English, I do love England. I'm just not happy with what I'm seeing. For me the nicer weather is a bonus, I'm sure thanks to global warming the UK will become a hot country like Spain anyway so you need more than just "the weather" to quit the UK.
Things are different since my last thread about this topic. We've had a huge influx of Polish, even in my little town. While 700 might quit the UK I'm sure they'll be easily replaced by Polish and other immigrants. It's a shame that a lot are sending money home instead of keeping it in the UK. That's hardly going to help our economy or Polands if all the men leave to work in the UK. I'm starting to think Garins idea of joining the EU wasn't such a great idea after all. :(
So maybe it's the right time to jump ship and find a nice new home. Thanks to the internet and cheaper flights it's never been easier to pack up and move to a new country and still stay in touch with the old country.
So have any of the rest of you thought about quitting the UK? Or do you see yourself staying firmly rooted here until the day you die?
Even though there's only a handful of us left on Freeola there's still a couple of us who talk freely about are desires to quit the UK. Kawada can't wait to get his one way ticket outta here and even pb is keen to leave sunny old Devon for even sunnier Spain.
Me, I've been waiting a very long time to get back on a plane and head back to Singapore. I haven't mentioned it but my girlfriend has been living here for almost 5 months now. Things have been going great and I'd like to live out there now. Though to be honest I don't think I could ever fully quit the UK. I love being English, I do love England. I'm just not happy with what I'm seeing. For me the nicer weather is a bonus, I'm sure thanks to global warming the UK will become a hot country like Spain anyway so you need more than just "the weather" to quit the UK.
Things are different since my last thread about this topic. We've had a huge influx of Polish, even in my little town. While 700 might quit the UK I'm sure they'll be easily replaced by Polish and other immigrants. It's a shame that a lot are sending money home instead of keeping it in the UK. That's hardly going to help our economy or Polands if all the men leave to work in the UK. I'm starting to think Garins idea of joining the EU wasn't such a great idea after all. :(
So maybe it's the right time to jump ship and find a nice new home. Thanks to the internet and cheaper flights it's never been easier to pack up and move to a new country and still stay in touch with the old country.
So have any of the rest of you thought about quitting the UK? Or do you see yourself staying firmly rooted here until the day you die?
What it doesn't mention is that a lot of people come back once they find they can't find work or that the type of living is just too different for them.
For me, going to Spain is more about the ability for us to be more flexible with the kids, Gina being able to work and generally a better place for the kids to grow up. That said, there are less things for the kids to do there, they do lots of things here such as a music class, swimming classes etc.
For me, going to Spain is more about the ability for us to be more flexible with the kids, Gina being able to work and generally a better place for the kids to grow up. That said, there are less things for the kids to do there, they do lots of things here such as a music class, swimming classes etc.
I saw one program where a family were deciding whether to move to Spain or not. One of the things they mentioned was whether there was a future for their kids in Spain. Further education, job prospects etc. Is that something you've thought about pb? Though you know Spain better than me so I'm not sure how things are there. It's a shame they can't still do their classes out there.
Oh I forgot to mention the family did decide to stay in the UK for the kids future. Though it's an interesting point you made about people changing their mind, or even worse when one person changed their mind and it kinda ruins the relationship. Atleast that's what I saw with some of the programs.
Oh I forgot to mention the family did decide to stay in the UK for the kids future. Though it's an interesting point you made about people changing their mind, or even worse when one person changed their mind and it kinda ruins the relationship. Atleast that's what I saw with some of the programs.
The good thing is that we wouldn't burn our bridges and we'd be able to come back here if we needed to. The kids would have a grounding in both languages and would have the choice of two countries.
As for work, some places are better than others, but there's work there, just not a wide variety. But then it's getting to be the same here.
As for work, some places are better than others, but there's work there, just not a wide variety. But then it's getting to be the same here.
That's what's great about China, there's ALOT of job opportunities for a dirty foreigner like me to teach over there as there's a huge demand for English training nowadays. The only hard part is the language barrier seeing as Mandarin is a real pain to learn with the different pronounciations for each character and my accent doesn't make it any easier. Shame Japan is harder to get a job in otherwise i'd have gone over there.
Can fully understand why there's so many people leaving though.
Can fully understand why there's so many people leaving though.
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> Can fully understand why there's so many people leaving though.
Same here, quality of life is decreasing, and no sooner than immigration is mentioned, your branded a racist. Honestly, I couldn't care less about how much foreign workers generate for the economy, it's more about how they live and act when they are over here. If you’re being honest, it is only the minority whom take the opportunities britain offers, it seems like the majority want the same lifestyle they had back home. Britons do the same abroad, it's just pants when it is in your neighbour hood.
I've wanted to move to the republic of ireland for a while, and might eventually. It is just a bit risky to move when you have no job lined up, not to mention leaving your friends, and family (although mine are fairly scattered anyway). Probably after further visits, to see if everyone is as friendly as they come across, then I'll make it. I’m not positive about the best areas though, as dublin has more jobs, but county cork seems to have less crime. The major thing that does worry me is that british bit attached to the north.
> Can fully understand why there's so many people leaving though.
Same here, quality of life is decreasing, and no sooner than immigration is mentioned, your branded a racist. Honestly, I couldn't care less about how much foreign workers generate for the economy, it's more about how they live and act when they are over here. If you’re being honest, it is only the minority whom take the opportunities britain offers, it seems like the majority want the same lifestyle they had back home. Britons do the same abroad, it's just pants when it is in your neighbour hood.
I've wanted to move to the republic of ireland for a while, and might eventually. It is just a bit risky to move when you have no job lined up, not to mention leaving your friends, and family (although mine are fairly scattered anyway). Probably after further visits, to see if everyone is as friendly as they come across, then I'll make it. I’m not positive about the best areas though, as dublin has more jobs, but county cork seems to have less crime. The major thing that does worry me is that british bit attached to the north.
We're in the process of selling our property in southern England and we hope some time in the future to live in Tenerife. This country is going right down the pan!
I've watched this country go down the pan for 50 years now and we're still here.
Every day I would leave given the slightest opportunity - it doesn't matter about family, just your closest - so take them with you or at least give them the option to go or to stay.
New Zealand would be our ideal resting place and maybe, within the next 10 years, we will be there.
Every day I would leave given the slightest opportunity - it doesn't matter about family, just your closest - so take them with you or at least give them the option to go or to stay.
New Zealand would be our ideal resting place and maybe, within the next 10 years, we will be there.
On the basis of this thread, I think the biggest problem with the UK is too many people whining about how bad it is.
Sorry guys, Garin has a habit of doing this, just ignore him until he has something a little more constructive to say than 'you're all a bunch of whiners'. ;)
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