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Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 12th 2005, 4:09 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

The difference between your friends and I is that I have lived abroad most of my life. If I had the ultimate choice I would live in Canada/ OZ or NZ, because they are English speaking countries which...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 10th 2005, 6:48 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Somebody I know well just told me that at the bank branch he works at in London they banned Father Christmas and any other reference to Christmas for fear of offending those of a *different religious...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 10th 2005, 5:35 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

They still think *merry old England* exists. :)

It was in the news this week that a girl was disciplined at school for wearing a crucifix. Meanwhile at the same school the other cultures are...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 10th 2005, 5:20 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Theres a difference....when my wife came to the UK, we filled out the forms, paid our money and waited our turn in the queue. We support ourselves and have never asked anybody for anything.

A...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 9th 2005, 10:10 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Then you obviously haven't been around on many web forums then. Look at the postitive side this thread has put some life into a one sided point of view....
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 9th 2005, 3:10 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

I am not trying to win any arguments and if you didn't like my original post then ignore it as it was never meant as an insult to anybody.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 9th 2005, 11:46 am
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

I think it might be xanadu he's off to, From his description of the UK I think he needs to move to cloud cuckoo....

I think you should go and take a look at the comments of many others on the BBC...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 9th 2005, 10:26 am
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

To Ken Dodd....why do I think Britain is so bad?

Overpopulation.....60 million people in a country the size of NZ and the pressure on land, resources and largely Victorian infrastructure is huge....
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 9th 2005, 8:08 am
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

I think many people have missed my point on here. Forget that I ever mentioned South America for a moment. I apologize to anybody if I have offended them....this was not my intention. I have had a...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 9:29 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Ken Dodd...Because if you read what i stated in the beginning.....I asked WHY would people leave countries such as Australia/ New Zealand and Canada to come back to Britain......the only reason I am...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 8:16 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Brazil is a vast country....the far South is the best option not Sao paulo/ Rio, besides this is only an option I am considering. The place that really interests me is Chile.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 8:12 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

To Leedsgirl/ Lady of the Lake/nethead....I don't mean to sound insulting and its obviously your choice, but I just cannot fathom why anybody in their right mind would leave NZ/ OZ/ Canada to come...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 7:18 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

To Manc.....Britain is old news. The countries of the future are those with space and plenty of natural resources. All Britain has to offer is coal and scroungers....manufacturing is dying,...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 3:58 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Thanks MJC...good to know i am not the only person who thinks this way.

First I am no novice to living abroad having lived in South Africa for 20 years as well as time in Australia while I was 16,...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 2:43 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Re: Why come back to Britain?????

Of course I know that both those countries are not English....been there enough times and speak Portuguese and a little Spanish.

What I mean is that I would prefer English speaking countries...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 8th 2005, 2:18 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 19,042
Posted By eliscolin

Why come back to Britain?????

I read through some of these posts about people leaving countries such as Canada, NZ or Australia to come back and live in the UK and I try to understand WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY would anybody in their...
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