Rubbish!

You make the assumption that I have no idea what is going on in UK - I go home regularly and have my eyes wide open without any rose tints, I see the differences and I know where things have changed and where they have not. I know where I belong warts and all but what I cherish is not here in Australia. Not all of us are living in the past you know. My next visit in 3 weeks and I will enjoy every moment because I belong there. And as for the grass - Canberra is definitely not the place for grass - either green or otherwise, we are in drought and just have crappy rough fescue at the best of times, no nice lawns for us! So the grass is, unequivocally, greener in UK!

so to summarize - home is home, anywhere else is anywhere else, people who love a country dont notice problems, people who dont find them insurmountable?

thanks for sharing. personally, i have found after 15 years away the british appear jaded. the UK is not a large country but the politicians decided to let in a huge amount of immigrants, and the british dont seem to be pleased.

went to the woods yesterday Q. Saw a beautiful clump of snowdrops
And.... unbelieveably one solitary daffodil!! Bit early for them!

well if you really love the UK that much, i recommend you move back permanently. it sounds like you would be happier there.

Soo..you are an ex immigrant yourself complaining about immigrants?

There you are

Why do so many people assume its that easy to move back home?

Hey, i'm bored... can i say..

You are free to feed the troll rotten cabbage and throw turds at it.

im afraid so. but when i lived in the USA, being british was not frowned upon by americans. in the UK, people generally feel negatively about most immigrants. i can understand this because the country is very densely populated.

You are a complete tit.

You do not know Quoll at all, and you you are judging, pontificating, making impossible suggestions and generally missing the mark completely. Read some of the threads on here before jumping in with both feet.

Why do you have the arrogance to say that?
I dont feel negatively about immigrants... probably because i'm married to one!!

Thats my first smile of the day D.

A lot on here would love to do so but sometimes it isn't that easy. Finances, health, partners and so on can make it very hard.
You really need to be more thoughtful for others circumstances.
I can't agree with your views on the UK either. There has been a recession that has hit the country hard, but considering this I found spirits very high and most people to be quite happy. Every country has a section that slag off immigrants. Here in Australia it happens often in spite of the fact they are needed and actively encouraged.

I have to say none of my friends and family sit around slagging off the immigrants but then again they are all educated, happy, working people that don't blame immigration for their failings. I'm also the proud daughter of a successful immigrant who was better educated than most when she arrived in Britain from Africa in the 60s and was welcomed warmly by the majority of Brits both professionally and socially. She loves it and has never entertained moving from the UK for a minute!

A recession will always bring out the racists. 'They come over 'ere take our jobs and our women....'