Originally Posted by Coda (Post 7301122)

fish :)

Originally Posted by Coda (Post 7301122)

fish :)

Originally Posted by Mummy in the foothills (Post 7294146)

I think you must have picked a really crap area to move back too, there are good and bad parts to every country. Have you thought of just moving within the UK before putting out the expense to move countries all over again?
What were your reasons for moving back? Weren't you happy with your life in OZ/NZ the things that made you move haven't changed.

Originally Posted by highersights (Post 7301063)

Surely it's fair enough. Coda is posting on MBTTUK because she moved back to the UK, and is sharing her experience. There is a tendency on this forum only to 'allow' good reports of the return - indeed to promote them - which distorts the reality of the collective experience of moving back to the UK and creates a very biased picture. Negative postings are often shot down unless they are expressed extremely sensitively. Not everyone is include to be so balanced, or untruthful. If the post was one slagging of the UK from someone who had moved away and never moved back, then fair enough - that is outside the scope of the forum. But Coda has in fact moved back to the UK. It sends a clear message to future disgruntled returnees "Don't rock our boat".

Indeed, under the link for this forum it states:
"Moving back to the UK after a long spell abroad can be very daunting. Share your experiences or ask a question."

I appreciate negative reports can be uncomfortable for some thinking about returning, but perhaps they can provide a little balance too, or maybe even help prevent a very expensive mistake in some cases. Coda may be a fairly 'robust' in her criticisms of the UK, but she is just sharing her experience of moving back to the UK - the raison d'être of the forum.

Originally Posted by highersights (Post 7301147)

I thank you.

I thought it was obvious Jules!

Originally Posted by cricket1 (Post 7301153)

Personally speaking, I don't understand why anyone has to create an excuse to leave any country by only leaving negative comments. I am British, I feel offended when someone hurts my country therefore I am going to defend it. I do not believe people here are so insecure or confused that they need to wrapping up in cotton wool by not hearing a balanced view. Coda did not give a balanced view, she gave England, based on living in London, a slating.
it's far more the case, that people on the forum disagree and do not accept her views because they can see the wider view while she is somewhat narrow and biased in her opinion.

Sorry Coda, just my own humble opinion having lived all over the UK. :)

Originally Posted by cricket1 (Post 7301153)

Personally speaking, I don't understand why anyone has to create an excuse to leave any country by only leaving negative comments. I am British, I feel offended when someone hurts my country therefore I am going to defend it. I do not believe people here are so insecure or confused that they need to wrapping up in cotton wool by not hearing a balanced view. Coda did not give a balanced view, she gave England, based on living in London, a slating.
it's far more the case, that people on the forum disagree and do not accept her views because they can see the wider view while she is somewhat narrow and biased in her opinion.

Sorry Coda, just my own humble opinion having lived all over the UK. :)

Originally Posted by Coda (Post 7301183)

Here's a list of places in the UK i've lived in - before I went to OZ.


Manchester
London
Blackpool
Nottingham
Luton
Blandford
St-Annes
Bournemouth
Highcliffe
Wendover
Aylesbury
New Milton


I think that allows me to comment on England as a whole given that there is a good cross section there - villages, towns, cities, North, Midlands, South etc. ;)

I've been virtually all over the UK. Let's compare lists!

Originally Posted by cricket1 (Post 7301197)

Easy to say that Coda. We can all say it in fact can't we? Yet you only refer to London?

Originally Posted by cricket1 (Post 7301153)

Personally speaking, I don't understand why anyone has to create an excuse to leave any country by only leaving negative comments. I am British, I feel offended when someone hurts my country therefore I am going to defend it. I do not believe people here are so insecure or confused that they need to wrapping up in cotton wool by not hearing a balanced view. Coda did not give a balanced view, she gave England, based on living in London, a slating.
it's far more the case, that people on the forum disagree and do not accept her views because they can see the wider view while she is somewhat narrow and biased in her opinion.

Sorry Coda, just my own humble opinion having lived all over the UK. :)

Originally Posted by Coda (Post 7301183)

Here's a list of places in the UK i've lived in - before I went to OZ.


Manchester
London
Blackpool
Nottingham
Luton
Blandford
St-Annes
Bournemouth
Highcliffe
Wendover
Aylesbury
New Milton


I think that allows me to comment on England as a whole given that there is a good cross section there - villages, towns, cities, North, Midlands, South etc. ;)

I've been virtually all over the UK. Let's compare lists!

Originally Posted by highersights (Post 7301202)

You've lived in more places than me! I'm not having that. <packs cases>

Originally Posted by Coda (Post 7301206)

:) ha, there's probably a few i've forgotten about. Anyhow, the point is i've lived all over England. Do I really need to move somewhere else to tell me what I already suspect? No.

Anyhow, im over this thread. Later peeps:p

Originally Posted by Coda (Post 7301183)

Here's a list of places in the UK i've lived in - before I went to OZ.


Manchester: Its ok I suppose, if you like Coronation Street and Man.Utd Ay, it's &%$@in' boss lad.
London: Very nice place....One of my favs No. The last time I went there were two human poos within 10-15 metres of one another...on the pavement.
Blackpool: Good for drag queen shows And nothing else.
Nottingham: Its got Sherwood Forest with Robin and his merry men. Scary city.
Luton: Shit-hole Agreed. Been two many times (more than once). Torture.
Blandford: Don`t know it Can't get past the name.
St-Annes: Don`t Know it Posh for Northerners...I think it's near Blackpool
Bournemouth: mmmmmm Very posh and nice and near the sea side. No, it's not. Not any more. Well, it's still by the sea. Or it was. Maybe it's under water now what with climate change and all that.

Highcliffe: Don`t know it It is in Dorset. I think I have been there and I think it was nice. EDIT: Actually it is very nice - one of my favourite places in the UK. Well worth a visit - lovely castle and cliff-top walks.
Wendover: Sounds like it would be nice, is it near Dover?
Aylesbury: Its in Bucks therefore probably nice
New Milton: Don`t know it, its not like Milton Keynes is it? New Forest, by the sea. Nice but a locals' area. And a very white area.