Originally Posted by St.Georges Girl (Post 6221075)

What a very strange question?:sneaky:

No it isn't, it's a very pertinent and uncalled for question.:frown:

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I don't think you mean pertinent do you and I think my remark is fair. Conceptually it applies well within an islamic community such as where I live in Bowsher.

I just don't think it is an entitlement or right and that you are very lucky to be happy all of the time. Most of the world is not - but I am not proposing that most of the world is unhappy. I am glad that I am not a Bangladeshi or born and living in Congo, Zimbabwe, North China and many other places where I guess that on average I am more happy than them.

Originally Posted by Old Lob (Post 6226360)

You are right, I meant impertinent and stand by that. Cal didn't say it was her right to be continuously happy, she was looking for abit of support because she happens to be feeling very lonely at this time. Your post was uncalled for and very thoughtless.:frown:

Originally Posted by avolunteer (Post 6227942)

Hi
I fully understand what you're going through. We came to Canada in 2003 and returned to U.K after just 8 months. And now we are back here again and living near Ancaster. Its exactly 3 years to the day 2nd time around and we have all definitely settled now.
It still took 2 years and a quality job for me before it happened fully though.

Originally Posted by caledonia (Post 6212162)

hi all. I've posted before saying unsure wot to do as happy here but feeling homesick. you were all really good - despite most of you wanting to go back to britain, i was adviced to wait and see if just homesickness and not rush back as we liked it here. What i am saying is, you didnt just jump on and tell me "move back to britain" ... you were really good and told me to sweat it out and see what happens, despite most of you being unhappy abroad.

so here I am again - still liking it here, maybe even loving it - the climate, the short drive to work, the happiness of the children - loads to be happy about - but some days the feeling of lonlieness is just crushing. have met some ok people - cannot replace friends back home but nice enough and could probably become good friends, but it just doesnt do it. nobidy ever phones us - we are always the ones to phone them to meet up. If we didnt do it then we would never see anyone. have teengae kids so they got phoned but not us. dont meen to sound sad, but always had plenty of offers back in scotland, although true we both grew up there. but here we just seem to be trying to fill the time when were off work.

but we do boht really like it here and dont much fancy going back to scotland. we lived in the norht of scotland and the weather was grim plus house prices through the roof - lots of english moving up with loadsamoney (no offence - jsut trying for a better life like we all are) so not happy there either although surrounded by good friends.

so to summarise;
like/maybe love it here
happy children
good lifestlye
easy commute
BUT...........lonlieness that is palpable and no real friends to share good times with...............what do we do??????????????