Check out the " moving back" gang!!!!
May 13th 2004, 1:17 pm
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Check out the " moving back" gang!!!!
Some of them had enough of the UK already!
May 13th 2004, 1:19 pm
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Re: Check out the " moving back" gang!!!!
Originally posted by plumber
Some of them had enough of the UK already!
Some of them had enough of the UK already!
G
May 13th 2004, 1:25 pm
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Not really.........done it before!
MOVED TO WALES!!!!
MOVED TO WALES!!!!
May 13th 2004, 1:26 pm
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Originally posted by plumber
Not really.........done it before!
MOVED TO WALES!!!!
Not really.........done it before!
MOVED TO WALES!!!!
G
May 13th 2004, 1:29 pm
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I sometimes wonder how much truth there is in the old saying "the grass is always greener......"
May 13th 2004, 1:34 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
I sometimes wonder how much truth there is in the old saying "the grass is always greener......"
I sometimes wonder how much truth there is in the old saying "the grass is always greener......"
"Home is where the heart is"
May 13th 2004, 1:43 pm
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Nice one florida...........
oh well , back from my little raid on the darkside!
oh well , back from my little raid on the darkside!
May 13th 2004, 1:52 pm
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Originally posted by plumber
Nice one florida...........
oh well , back from my little raid on the darkside!
Nice one florida...........
oh well , back from my little raid on the darkside!
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
Those with lots of dosh tend to do better (funny that). Those with less will struggle earlier, they stop fixating and start inquiring of their motives (mostly because they don't have the financial resources to maintain the fixation). In the end, though, they - one and all - will stop with the head and finish with the heart. Some will stay and some will go...but we will all finally find that home is where the heart is...
May 13th 2004, 1:54 pm
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Florida, thats very true, home IS where the heart is. Certainly for me, even in the blue moments.
Trouble is, not everyone realises that, and they always think somewhere else must be "better" - even if they can't define "better". I sometimes think some people would never be happy, whereever they were......
Trouble is, not everyone realises that, and they always think somewhere else must be "better" - even if they can't define "better". I sometimes think some people would never be happy, whereever they were......
May 13th 2004, 1:56 pm
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Originally posted by Florida_03
I would just like to add...
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
I would just like to add...
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
I suspect that, for many people, the process takes over and getting the visa becomes more important that the reason for the visa in the first place.
It is the excitement of passing each stage of the process that becomes an end in itself.
This is why some people start to worry more when they actually have the visa.
Then practical concerns matter and dreaming has to stop.
Just an observation.
G
Last edited by Grayling; May 13th 2004 at 2:01 pm.
May 13th 2004, 1:58 pm
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Originally posted by Florida_03
I would just like to add...
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
Those with lots of dosh tend to do better (funny that). Those with less will struggle earlier, they stop fixating and start inquiring of their motives (mostly because they don't have the financial resources to maintain the fixation). In the end, though, they - one and all - will stop with the head and finish with the heart. Some will stay and some will go...but we will all finally find that home is where the heart is...
I would just like to add...
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
Those with lots of dosh tend to do better (funny that). Those with less will struggle earlier, they stop fixating and start inquiring of their motives (mostly because they don't have the financial resources to maintain the fixation). In the end, though, they - one and all - will stop with the head and finish with the heart. Some will stay and some will go...but we will all finally find that home is where the heart is...
well said young man
May 13th 2004, 2:08 pm
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Originally posted by Florida_03
Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
May 13th 2004, 2:22 pm
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I feel dwarfed by intellectual giants.........
wise words people!:lecture:
wise words people!:lecture:
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May 13th 2004, 2:36 pm
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Originally posted by Florida_03
I would just like to add...
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
Those with lots of dosh tend to do better (funny that). Those with less will struggle earlier, they stop fixating and start inquiring of their motives (mostly because they don't have the financial resources to maintain the fixation). In the end, though, they - one and all - will stop with the head and finish with the heart. Some will stay and some will go...but we will all finally find that home is where the heart is...
I would just like to add...
I cannot believe that people put so much head and so little heart into the decision to emmigrate. They fixate on exchange rates, big houses, pools, weather, lifestyle...they buy all the books, watch all the videos, TV shows, they become obsessed. Some even start building dedicated websites, filling them full of their fantasies. It seems to become more about the process and the expectation and less about themselves and what matters at a personal level.
Those with lots of dosh tend to do better (funny that). Those with less will struggle earlier, they stop fixating and start inquiring of their motives (mostly because they don't have the financial resources to maintain the fixation). In the end, though, they - one and all - will stop with the head and finish with the heart. Some will stay and some will go...but we will all finally find that home is where the heart is...
Whisky
May 13th 2004, 2:38 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Florida, thats very true, home IS where the heart is. Certainly for me, even in the blue moments.
Trouble is, not everyone realises that, and they always think somewhere else must be "better" - even if they can't define "better". I sometimes think some people would never be happy, whereever they were......
Florida, thats very true, home IS where the heart is. Certainly for me, even in the blue moments.
Trouble is, not everyone realises that, and they always think somewhere else must be "better" - even if they can't define "better". I sometimes think some people would never be happy, whereever they were......
Another good comment Polly, whats happening, everyones got their clever heads on.
Whisky
