My dear life, so now people cant voice their opinions without some stuck-in-the-rut person knocking them.

It would seem some people join forums like this just to knock others, no matter how and no matter about what, just need to have something to say.

Me thinks you (bil) probably dont even have a passport and think being a pioneer is a week away at Butlins.

Get a life my friend

Ah, the response of the loser. Methinks another nerve has been touched, causing yet another twerp to run over to the screen, stick his tongue out and then run away.

I don't knock anyone (except sad losers that make stupid and wildly inaccurate assumptions about me.)

I speak 4 languages from fluent to get by, and can, on top of that turn my hand to a politeness or so in Japanese. I'm reasonably well travelled, over 10 or so European countries outside of the UK, even spent time in German training schools where I was the translator.

I have an excellent life, and right now I shall extend my rectal orifice, and you may advance and osculate.

Why on earth are you constantly trolling on this forum?

Enough of the name calling and the petty remarks, you are not being fair to the OP of this thread.

Check my original responses. I think you will find they were perfectly in line with the original poster's comments.

I only return pettiness to those that jump on me.

I trust that the comments you make also apply to others and you will be advising them to keep their posts polite?

They won't have any problems with me then.

No, no, no!!! It's not exclusively English, trust me!

I'm originally from Italy, but lived most of my adult life in the UK and guess what, my experience is exactly the other way round. Now that I'm back in Italy I'm really struggling. It was worse in the place I'd grown up in, so I had to move away from there. Envious nasty comments, people rejoicing in your failure (must have been a failure if you're back now) and taking even more pleasure in your struggles to re-integrate, but the worse comments are made when you miss your previous home or are ignorant to any changes that have taken place while you were gone.
It's not an English, or Welsh, thing, by any means. It's envious, narrow minded, unhappy and passively aggressive people who you'll find anywhere. But unfortunately they can do a lot more damage than they should ever be allowed to. Just remember, for every nasty comment you get, there are ten people who'd have something nice to say but you just haven't spoken to them yet..

All the best

"It's envious, narrow minded, unhappy and passively aggressive people who you'll find anywhere."

Sad, isn't it. I really think that part of it is down to you having 'betrayed the ideals of your group'

Nasty little people who can't stand to see you, (by succeeding or getting somewhere, ) seeming to criticise their way of life.

I get jumped on here if I dare to suggest the UK isn't perfect, doesn't have the perfect climate and so on. I'm entitled to. It's my country, after all. Now if I were to go to say Antartica, and start whining that it was cold and full of penguins, that would be something else. They'd probably call me a whinging pom.

To be honest, my first reaction to your reply was 'Please don't get me involved in this..' I'd been blissfully oblivious to the last few exchanges when I posted my comment.. and I don't really agree with attacking people like that.
However, there's some truth in what you say there. I feel it's my bloody right to criticise Italy as I'm Italian. (I'll probably defend it if it's attacked by a foreigner though. Well, depends on what they say..) I guess it all depends a lot on how you say things though. There's no need to be so defensive; I'm sure lots of people can empathise with your main points. And what a boring world it would be if we all liked the same things!

True, absolutely true.

I have no objection to people saying that they prefer the UK's climate to anywhere else. Me, I just loathe it, and it's my right to express that. The UK is a great country. It just isn't perfect, like any other country it has its faults.

(Plus, let's face it the weather can be pretty depressing.)

I'm just amused by those who desperately try and claim it is perfect, or those who frantically 'big it up' (isn't that a lovely phrase?) in an attempt to justify their actions.

As for attacking people, I just give what I get. It's why I'm usually so polite.

Good. I'm glad you are feeling a little better. That's what BE is all about really after all. Help , info and support.

Feel free to come and share on the NZ forum too. I arrived in NZ just 3 days short of my 50th birthday, husband was 45 yrs, so there is still time to try and work something out. The cut off , as you know, is 55.