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Right then, only postive posts please!
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: |
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Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5969690)
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: |
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So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub:[/QUOTE]
HI Sorry not quite what you asked for but only my definition Feeling instinctively that is where you belong especially when you catch up with old friends who understand you because you share history built up over many years .:) |
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Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5969690)
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: |
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Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 5970440)
The Right to Roam (free countryside). :thumbup:
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Not being asked where you are from the moment you open your mouth...and then being asked if that is near Liverpool :blink:
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Originally Posted by Juswus
(Post 5970536)
Not being asked where you are from the moment you open your mouth
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Originally Posted by SarahInTX
(Post 5970581)
I like to think that when I go back I will no longer be "the outsider," but then I think I'm going to sound American to people in the UK and THEY'll ask me where I'm from . . . . and if I like it there . . . :rofl:
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
(Post 5970668)
well you're going to have to start to speak proper like and get practicing :D
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For me it is the green grass and the ground that gives when you walk on it. The patchwork of fields in summer time. A sense of shared history that is relevant to me. The variety and beauty of the place. Birds that sing and dont screech (flock of cockies just flew overhead at 747 decibel level). Long, balmy summer nights. A sense of belonging and not being somewhere on the periphery of life and being able to be my real self instead of acting a part day after day. Oh, yes, and daffodils and cowslips!
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Originally Posted by Juswus
(Post 5970536)
Not being asked where you are from the moment you open your mouth...and then being asked if that is near Liverpool :blink:
My fave things about being back in UK were People taking a real interest in making their gardens attractive. Glorious hanging baskets of flowers everywhere in the summer months Homes that feel like homes made of brick and stone, not flimsy wood or the cheapest materials available Manners. Yes i know all places have rude people, but in general the British are far better mannered than Aussies and consider other peoples feelings Feeling I am back in the land of the here and now instead of a time warp playing catch up |
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Manners, someone holding the door open to let me through, talking with neighbours and them understanding EVERYTHING I say. Being able to hop on a bus to town, Sainsbury's & M&S. London and the wonderful buildings, the thought of just standing under Nelson's column with a stupid big grin on my face, saying "I'm home".
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Originally Posted by Twigstar
(Post 5970761)
Manners, someone holding the door open to let me through, talking with neighbours and them understanding EVERYTHING I say. Being able to hop on a bus to town, Sainsbury's & M&S. London and the wonderful buildings, the thought of just standing under Nelson's column with a stupid big grin on my face, saying "I'm home".
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A sense of community
Sense of humour Diversity Interestingness ( if there's such a word!) Meeting people you can relate too, have common shared experiences e.g yes I went to Glastonbury in 95 too instead of 'WTF is the Melbourne cup?' Summer festivals, fairs, fetes No annoying flies going in your ear or nose, just normal ones! Sunshine is bearable so kids can play out for hours in the summer Obviously family and old friends So much to do shops are interesting and different, not just bland shopping centres with the same shops Culture, Europe on doorstep Pubs, theatre, music Not as many 4WD's Don't have to travel miles for something different Countryside and great beaches, southwold, Scotland, Cornwall etc etc Loads of interesting little towns to explore all within 50 mile radius, not just one bland suburb the same as the other. Character houses People are generally more tolerant and less materialistic Better study and work options The train passengers aren't as intimidating!!! I can go on and on. I am glad to have experienced living in Perth for 5 years but much happier back here. I think if you ignore the daily mail gloom and doom B/S and make the most of things, the UK is fantastic. Our lives are greatly enriched being back here. All the best |
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Originally Posted by JRB
(Post 5970988)
A sense of community
Sense of humour Diversity Interestingness ( if there's such a word!) Meeting people you can relate too, have common shared experiences e.g yes I went to Glastonbury in 95 too instead of 'WTF is the Melbourne cup?' Summer festivals, fairs, fetes No annoying flies going in your ear or nose, just normal ones! Sunshine is bearable so kids can play out for hours in the summer Obviously family and old friends So much to do shops are interesting and different, not just bland shopping centres with the same shops Culture, Europe on doorstep Pubs, theatre, music Not as many 4WD's Don't have to travel miles for something different Countryside and great beaches, southwold, Scotland, Cornwall etc etc Loads of interesting little towns to explore all within 50 mile radius, not just one bland suburb the same as the other. Character houses People are generally more tolerant and less materialistic Better study and work options The train passengers aren't as intimidating!!! I can go on and on. I am glad to have experienced living in Perth for 5 years but much happier back here. I think if you ignore the daily mail gloom and doom B/S and make the most of things, the UK is fantastic. Our lives are greatly enriched being back here. All the best |
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Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5969690)
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: This is weird, and not something I'd have thought of without living in another country: the feeling that, even with complete strangers, I'd have something in common with them and could easily strike up a conversation about something we both have experienced.... |
Re: Right then, only postive posts please!
Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5969690)
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: |
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Originally Posted by JRB
(Post 5970988)
A sense of community
Sense of humour Diversity Interestingness ( if there's such a word!) Meeting people you can relate too, have common shared experiences e.g yes I went to Glastonbury in 95 too instead of 'WTF is the Melbourne cup?' Summer festivals, fairs, fetes No annoying flies going in your ear or nose, just normal ones! Sunshine is bearable so kids can play out for hours in the summer Obviously family and old friends So much to do shops are interesting and different, not just bland shopping centres with the same shops Culture, Europe on doorstep Pubs, theatre, music Not as many 4WD's Don't have to travel miles for something different Countryside and great beaches, southwold, Scotland, Cornwall etc etc Loads of interesting little towns to explore all within 50 mile radius, not just one bland suburb the same as the other. Character houses People are generally more tolerant and less materialistic Better study and work options The train passengers aren't as intimidating!!! I can go on and on. I am glad to have experienced living in Perth for 5 years but much happier back here. I think if you ignore the daily mail gloom and doom B/S and make the most of things, the UK is fantastic. Our lives are greatly enriched being back here. All the best you a fly on the wall of my brain or what?!! I couldn't have put it any better!!! Glad to hear that people do actually feel better for moving back to the uk! :) |
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Got to be those late summer evenings, they make the days last forever also the buzz of Saturday 3pm kick off.
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Great thread!
For me when I returned it was just seeing the wonderful green fields with horses, sheep and cows. A few months later in spring it was walking through the countryside seeing the daffodils and bluebells and hearing the birds singing. In the summer it was sitting out in the garden till late with a nice bottle of wine or in the beer garden with friends at our local - all the beautiful hanging baskets in full bloom . During autumn I loved seeing the harvest with the hay bales in the fields and the amazing golden colours. Even winter has been wonderful - lovely crisp clear days walking for miles through some of the best countryside in the world with our dogs. All year round it's home and it's fab :thumbsup: |
Re: Right then, only postive posts please!
Originally Posted by Marmalade
(Post 5969690)
Well, I have been sitting here for two days sequestered in my house due to the thick ice on the roads (dangerous driving - and I'm not about to go out in the car). So, my mind has wandered again to thoughts of moving back to my beloved Scotland:D
I've read many negative comments on these boards about moving back, but also some really good comments. So, here's my question - what are the most positive things about living in the UK? No negative comments please, only positive ones, thanks.:wub: Nuff-said:thumbsup: |
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Originally Posted by Juswus
(Post 5970536)
Not being asked where you are from the moment you open your mouth...and then being asked if that is near Liverpool :blink:
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Originally Posted by kelbelinoz
(Post 5972581)
:rofl::rofl::rofl: oh yes thats a good one!!:rofl::rofl::rofl:
Yes:lol: the ausssies are like Americans 90% + have never left the islands they live on.:lol: |
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The variety of food which is much more than in Canada and USA. Organic foods which don't cost an arm and a leg more in price like they do here.
Spring flowers, daffodils, tulips etc. Hope to see those in Spring 2009 when we are there, having spent winter in UK. JRB and others have said it all, English green countryside etc, etc. and yes better manners and not picking up on our English accents when in USA. We don't get that in Canada - more of us Brits so they don't care. |
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Originally Posted by Pamela 1
(Post 5973620)
The variety of food which is much more than in Canada and USA. Organic foods which don't cost an arm and a leg more in price like they do here.
Spring flowers, daffodils, tulips etc. Hope to see those in Spring 2009 when we are there, having spent winter in UK. JRB and others have said it all, English green countryside etc, etc. and yes better manners and not picking up on our English accents when in USA. We don't get that in Canada - more of us Brits so they don't care. Anybody know why? |
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[QUOTE=Pamela 1;5973620]
Spring flowers, daffodils, tulips etc. QUOTE] My Mum emailed me telling me about the "glorious" weather they've been having and how she went for a drive and passed beautiful fields covered in snowdrops...the sides of the roads were totally white. Yeah...that bought her another week of no phone calls (just kidding..I'm a good daughter...lol) I miss my garden in Spring too...My brother was a gardener at Hampton Court Palace and they were throwing out Daff bulbs, so he gave them to me....I had Royal Daffodils!!! :) |
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Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 5973633)
I never quite figured out why spring bulbs dont do well in the States (not in the South, anyway). I remember daffs used to last about a day after popping up, and tulips, snowdrops, crocuses, etc., were nonexistent.
Anybody know why? |
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Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 5970440)
The Right to Roam (free countryside). :thumbup:
the average american suburbanite has no idea of the concept of a simple hike in the local countryside, in fact most people i know never walk anywhere, ever, the furthest they walk is to the car and from the car across the strip mall car park, luckily we live in an actual real town with a centre 25 mins walk away (down tree lined streets) so i do that most days to go the library, get wine etc, the neighbours think im really weird. the other cliched answers:great beer, great cheeses, bacon, bread as standard, those simple things that make life worth living!! we travel way, way less in the US than we ever did in the UK, local interesting destinations just arent really there, the nearest we get to are visiting forest reserves but its often no dogs allowed and stick to teh path!! the Uk is way more dog friendy too, although here the leash laws are understandable with rabies being present. |
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Originally Posted by JRB
(Post 5970988)
A sense of community
Sense of humour Diversity Interestingness ( if there's such a word!) Meeting people you can relate too, have common shared experiences e.g yes I went to Glastonbury in 95 too instead of 'WTF is the Melbourne cup?' Summer festivals, fairs, fetes No annoying flies going in your ear or nose, just normal ones! Sunshine is bearable so kids can play out for hours in the summer Obviously family and old friends So much to do shops are interesting and different, not just bland shopping centres with the same shops Culture, Europe on doorstep Pubs, theatre, music Not as many 4WD's Don't have to travel miles for something different Countryside and great beaches, southwold, Scotland, Cornwall etc etc Loads of interesting little towns to explore all within 50 mile radius, not just one bland suburb the same as the other. Character houses People are generally more tolerant and less materialistic Better study and work options The train passengers aren't as intimidating!!! I can go on and on. I am glad to have experienced living in Perth for 5 years but much happier back here. I think if you ignore the daily mail gloom and doom B/S and make the most of things, the UK is fantastic. Our lives are greatly enriched being back here. All the best |
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
(Post 5973708)
i asked that a lot when i first moved here and no garden centres could answer me, you see some daffs/tulips here however they are in pots. i love springtime in the uk infact i love anytime in the uk :)
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Originally Posted by JRB
(Post 5970988)
A sense of community
Sense of humour Diversity Interestingness ( if there's such a word!) Meeting people you can relate too, have common shared experiences e.g yes I went to Glastonbury in 95 too instead of 'WTF is the Melbourne cup?' Summer festivals, fairs, fetes No annoying flies going in your ear or nose, just normal ones! Sunshine is bearable so kids can play out for hours in the summer Obviously family and old friends So much to do shops are interesting and different, not just bland shopping centres with the same shops Culture, Europe on doorstep Pubs, theatre, music Not as many 4WD's Don't have to travel miles for something different Countryside and great beaches, southwold, Scotland, Cornwall etc etc Loads of interesting little towns to explore all within 50 mile radius, not just one bland suburb the same as the other. Character houses People are generally more tolerant and less materialistic Better study and work options The train passengers aren't as intimidating!!! I can go on and on. I am glad to have experienced living in Perth for 5 years but much happier back here. I think if you ignore the daily mail gloom and doom B/S and make the most of things, the UK is fantastic. Our lives are greatly enriched being back here. All the best |
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Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 5973633)
I never quite figured out why spring bulbs dont do well in the States (not in the South, anyway). I remember daffs used to last about a day after popping up, and tulips, snowdrops, crocuses, etc., were nonexistent.
Anybody know why? |
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Others have hit on pretty much everything I miss, but another thing is train trips. I always make a point of going somewhere by train when I'm in the UK.
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Originally Posted by SarahInTX
(Post 5974041)
Others have hit on pretty much everything I miss, but another thing is train trips. I always make a point of going somewhere by train when I'm in the UK.
http://www.svr.co.uk/ |
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Originally Posted by Backhomeatlast
(Post 5974082)
ever been on this train....superb.:thumbup:
(I can't believe how much I'm going to be doing when I get back!!!!!) |
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Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 5973633)
I never quite figured out why spring bulbs dont do well in the States (not in the South, anyway). I remember daffs used to last about a day after popping up, and tulips, snowdrops, crocuses, etc., were nonexistent.
Anybody know why? |
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Originally Posted by bugman
(Post 5974014)
haha, daffodils are a long way away here near chicago, lots of very cold weather, luckily the spring here does have a nice british feel, mild and breezy, until the heat kicks in..... tru brit, just to rub it in, im glad i don't live in houston!!
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
(Post 5974306)
:cry_smile:
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Originally Posted by bugman
(Post 5974326)
sorry, texas is the one part of the US ive visited and really didnt want to stay for long.
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Family and familiarity....can't wait to get back! :D
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