Its bizarre isnt it ? I am loving being here, my wife is loving being here and even my Brisbane born and bred kids love it. For some reason that seems to irk a few people which seems very sad.
The kids are REALLY looking forward to this Christmas.

Its water off a ducks back now to be honest, it is definitely more of a reflection on them than me.

I have been ignoring your nonsense but this is absurd. 3 very dangerous streets in our village, that is just laughable June this year there was 1, yes 1 crime. In May there was...wait for it ZERO crimes, in April there was a crime spree....3 crimes. In March there were 2. Im not sure what you have been smoking

I was the same when I came over on my reccie trip 2 years ago to see if things were as bad as the Aussies were telling us As it turned out they werent but anyway i would programme a place into the GPS and it would take me all along these wonderful little lanes and through villages I hadnt even heard of, it was a big part of making my mind up about moving back.

Some people are negative, it is just the way they are wired. I am a very positive person, it is the way I am wired.
I wont apologise for the fact that we have fallen on our feet, we have a beautiful house in a friendly safe village and it would be hard to imagine life could be very much better. At the same time I wouldnt say everyone coming back would be in the same position as us, that would be ludicrous and to be honest you would have to be a bit simple to assume that would be the case.
Should I add a disclaimer after every nice positive comment about our lives that this wont necessarily apply to everyone moving back to the UK as each individuals circumstances are different ?
People want to hear good things about the country they are moving to, that doesnt mean they shouldnt hear the bad stuff as well and if and when the bad stuff happens I will report on that too

I think some people might be a tad envious and this is how they manifest that. The majority of people here are thrilled you're doing well. Just don't hide the negatives, we need a 'warts and all' commentary.

Speaking for myself I'm really just sparring with Chris and I think he knows it. In general I think he gets the attention because he has been quite negative about Australia.

For the record Chris I'm sincerely glad you have found happiness in the UK!! It's a good country and as a family we think we might well live there again, albeit temporarily (but I expect the sparring will continue from both of us ha ha)

I am pleased to hear Chris that you and a lot others are doing so well and sad to hear some others are not. I value reading all the posts and there are those people who are struggling but quite a few who are extremely happy and they bubble over with it You must be daft to think that their life will be like your new life. For everyone it is different. I have noticed in quite a few forums, there are people who continue to jibe certain posters and must wonder if they would rather hear negative posts because it then justifies the decisions they made. We are retiring and should be comfortable, not wealthy. I would definitely think twice if we were returning to work because then I would rather stay where I am!

Try and visit some of the Christmas Markets if you can (if you have not already done so in the past), we went to the Birmingham German Markets in our first year back home and stayed for 2 nights, we had the coldest winter on record lol but it was just lovely after years of very hot Christmases. This year we are either planning York, Lincoln or Bath Christmas markets.

Lincoln Christmas market is brilliant, all the stalls set out round the Cathedral and in the Castle grounds, there is also a food market, plenty of things to do and see, and always choirs and bands playing. It was the first German style Christmas held in the UK, and the others have joined in since.

Thanks, I look forward to trying these markets come Christmas time. Of course it will be far too cold to actually enjoy them....apparently

You'll be OK. I'm posting you a pair of Bugs Bunny mittens.

Usually so many people there that it creates it's own microclimate, probably several degrees warmer than the surrounding area..

USA
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Not every day.
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Please see title of this thread and who the OP was.

Apologises, should have read 'most' dangerous, not 'very' dangerous.




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