Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
Mar 17th 2010, 9:32 pm
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
The artice is mainly talking about pensioners who moved to a warmer country within the EU and are now findign their pensions wiorth less becasue of the weak pound and declining exchange rate.
Most Brits who move to the USA are not retiring on a Brit pension, but starting a new phase of life and looking to continue earning in the local currency.
Most Brits who move to the USA are not retiring on a Brit pension, but starting a new phase of life and looking to continue earning in the local currency.
Mar 18th 2010, 3:04 am
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
4 million expats may want to return - but there probably 20 million silly feckers wanting to go to florida but who have no hope in hell of getting a visa lol!
Mar 18th 2010, 3:25 am
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
Apparently...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/art...come-home.html
Is anyone here so inclined?
Check out the comments - they're precious. Apparently we made the move overseas because we're cowards, taking the "easy way out". He he.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/art...come-home.html
Is anyone here so inclined?
Check out the comments - they're precious. Apparently we made the move overseas because we're cowards, taking the "easy way out". He he.
Just got back from The Ole Hickory Steak House, a no frills place but the best steak ever. If I move back I might be able to get an unpalatable meal from Brewers Fare for the same price, so I'll just stay put.
Mar 18th 2010, 4:40 am
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
I was in Greenwood Mississippi rather unexpectedly last Saturday evening (yet another long story). We stayed at the Alluvian. I loved it and Greenwood on a sleepy spring Sunday morning. I could've spent all of spring break there!
Mar 18th 2010, 2:49 pm
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
This is my favourite:
Well, well, well...having deserted the country they're crawling back to mummy Britannia. Sickening selt-interested moaners. I say put them in holding centres until they've proved they can be of some worth to the UK or deport them. They quit once - who's to say they won't quit again?
- Barry, Twickenham, 17/3/2010 9:27
Well, well, well...having deserted the country they're crawling back to mummy Britannia. Sickening selt-interested moaners. I say put them in holding centres until they've proved they can be of some worth to the UK or deport them. They quit once - who's to say they won't quit again?
- Barry, Twickenham, 17/3/2010 9:27
Mar 18th 2010, 3:42 pm
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
I had the daily mail on one of my UK news feeds on my iPod, along with other more quality papers. Honestly, I can't bear to read their crap any more. At least The Sun is honest about being a rag...
Mar 18th 2010, 4:12 pm
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
The artice is mainly talking about pensioners who moved to a warmer country within the EU and are now findign their pensions wiorth less becasue of the weak pound and declining exchange rate.
Most Brits who move to the USA are not retiring on a Brit pension, but starting a new phase of life and looking to continue earning in the local currency.
Most Brits who move to the USA are not retiring on a Brit pension, but starting a new phase of life and looking to continue earning in the local currency.
Mar 21st 2010, 8:08 pm
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
Daily Mail readers aren't happy unless they've got something to hate. When the DM publishes its regular features that push the opposite PoV (new life in the sun is all hunky dory for UK expats etc etc) you'll get comments slagging off people who haven't emigrated for being stupid for putting up with UK life and too lazy to make the effort to improve their lives.
Mar 21st 2010, 10:24 pm
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Mar 21st 2010, 10:34 pm
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Mar 23rd 2010, 4:12 am
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Re: Four million ex-pats "want to return to the UK"
Ah, the Daily Mail, always so cheery...lol
Personally, I'd give anything to go back to England, because Ihate it here, and if I escaped, I would never set foot on American soil again as long as I live.
But thats just me...lol...and its for none of the reasons given in the article!
Personally, I'd give anything to go back to England, because Ihate it here, and if I escaped, I would never set foot on American soil again as long as I live.
But thats just me...lol...and its for none of the reasons given in the article!