What made you come back to the UK?

Do you know, I never thought of doing that but its a great state of mind to be in. I feel similar, I can't wait to go back for a holiday and know I can come back here anytime.

Good for you being happy with your lot is the best form of contentment.

Wanted to be nearer family as have two small children. Once born In NZ. No reflection on NZ...

Was it not you, who was happely living in "Deutschland"?
Or do I mix people up ?

I am still in Germany, but further south. I now work here only on business. NZ was for me, but the family issue was something that made us come back.

I don't need to live in Germany though as it is so close to England for me to visit (in fact spend my week here) on a regular basis.

But it was you who lived with his family in D not long ago?
So you went to NZ and back to England now?
How long where you in NZ then....sorry if I'm to nosy. Just interested in people moving around a lot...

Correct. Went back to NZ after Germany, now the family are back in the UK and I am back as a consultant ironicaly, working in Germany. I want to start working from the London office soon, so I can stop the commute.

Germany is a nice place too. Hence, I had no probs coming back out here, but we are basing ourselves in England for the time being.

Hubby works for NATO and we had a choice between D and UK.
We would had been financial better of in D, but decided to move to the UK.
We will move to Northwood in May and I cant wait

It's a tough one to call. Germany has higher direct taxation, but better infrastructure whereas, UK has higher wages, but stealth tax and not so good infrastructure.

I guess for us we left NZ to be nearer family and I guess make some more money, so England was the logical choice. plus the familiarity is comforting

We lived in Perth. What do we miss now about Perth or what did we miss whilst in Perth?

We miss nothing about OZ now, although it would be nice to have a good outdoor swimming complex like the ones they have there - we did have a nice enough summer in the UK this year to have been able to use it. I wouldn't really say I missed anything but if I had to say then it would be my best Aussie friend and the kangeroos. It was also nice to be close to the lovely beaches.

We missed to much of the UK to list but starters was the familiarlarity of the place. Missed friends and family formost and our daughter missed her grandparents very much. I missed the countryside that I ride in and missed my horsey friends.

Are there no outdoor pools in the UK?
Even in Germany they have them..that would be a real shame

We use to have about 3 or 4 in Nottingham where I live. One is now a Chinese restaurant, one is a car park, and one is just empty with a cover on it.!? Sad isn't it.

Maybe you have to wait until the summer again

I have made the return to england, although that was when i was a teenager so it was more my parents decision. After 9 years in San diego my mother decided that the states wasnt the best option so we returned to england. I really think a big part of that was a decision on her part to raise us in a family environment which we all but lacked in the states. School (6th form) was difficult for me, so my mother moved us back to canada (having lived there for a period prior to the american experiment). I am finishing up university now, and thinking about where i want to live. my mum has since left canada and returned to england where she has happily lived for the past 4 years. I may return to england, cause i have come to the realization that canada is not for me, or maybe i will follow my parents example and move somewhere new, perhaps aus, or NZ.

Many of the English families we knew in america have since returned to england. For alot of them they get to a point where they miss home and family.

Cheers,
Paul