If not NZ, then where would you settle????
Mind you OH was in your neck of the woods yesterday & I shan't tell you what he said about it
I'm in the wrong place in NZ
Oct 28th 2009, 9:24 am
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
I've always said France...or maybe spain...but I've gone off Europe a bit of late
I dunno.....then...I love it here..I would consider Ireland though
I dunno.....then...I love it here..I would consider Ireland though
Oct 28th 2009, 12:23 pm
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
Not a fan of the NRA but I can live with Southern Baptists.....so go figure on that one
Bit like France really, lovely place but to make it perfect then would need to carry out an almost complete genocide.....
Wouldn't mind living in SW or SE France close to the coast and the mountains, although J-M LePenn is not my favourite either so we'd have to pick and choose.
Oct 28th 2009, 1:31 pm
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
mmm......like Califronia for its sate/nat. parks, beaches and climate, but don't like yanks too much and couldn't live with all the gun-totting, ye-hah, look-at-me, crap.......
maybe Oz, Victoria perhaps, or the west coast of Canada
if back in the UK I'd take rural south Warwickshire or maybe somewhere on the Northumbrian coast now we have adjusted to a slower pace of life and got used to being near the sea again
maybe Oz, Victoria perhaps, or the west coast of Canada
if back in the UK I'd take rural south Warwickshire or maybe somewhere on the Northumbrian coast now we have adjusted to a slower pace of life and got used to being near the sea again
Oct 28th 2009, 6:24 pm
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
We're 2 weeks away from moving to NZ from UK, so not sure I'd want to leave just yet. 
I've lived in UK, USA, Oz, and Canada.
If the politics sorts itself out and they stop trying to %$£* this country up, I'd be happy to live here again.
Canada? Yep, beautiful place, great people, just a bit too close the Great Satan.
USA? Just... No. Empire in decline.
Oz? Trying to be America. No bloody way.
I wouldn't mind giving some parts of Europe a go.
Overall, If we don't like NZ, probably Canada.
I've lived in UK, USA, Oz, and Canada.
If the politics sorts itself out and they stop trying to %$£* this country up, I'd be happy to live here again.
Canada? Yep, beautiful place, great people, just a bit too close the Great Satan.
USA? Just... No. Empire in decline.
Oz? Trying to be America. No bloody way.
I wouldn't mind giving some parts of Europe a go.
Overall, If we don't like NZ, probably Canada.
Oct 29th 2009, 12:25 am
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
Oct 29th 2009, 2:02 pm
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Oct 29th 2009, 2:18 pm
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
Can't be the UK as we are now so full you have to put your name on the waiting list (1 leaves..1 enters) you pull a ticket and wait...however if you are over 30 years old you are never going to make it! (unless you are an illegal immigrant claiming political asylum!)
The continent is now twice as expensive as the UK (blame the Euro!) we can't afford to go there so with the NZ$/uk£/Euro differential Kiwi disatisfieds can totally forget it.
Canada is empty with plenty of room but then again so is Antartica and not so far for you to travel!
Oz offers the best possibility because when you realise what a big mistake you have made it's not so far back to NZ!
Better still with 65 million people crushing me in and 40 million vehicles on our roads at any one time and street crime now going unreported because the police force have capitulated......why don't we just swap.......please!....What say you Genesis....your glass is always half full....
The continent is now twice as expensive as the UK (blame the Euro!) we can't afford to go there so with the NZ$/uk£/Euro differential Kiwi disatisfieds can totally forget it.
Canada is empty with plenty of room but then again so is Antartica and not so far for you to travel!
Oz offers the best possibility because when you realise what a big mistake you have made it's not so far back to NZ!
Better still with 65 million people crushing me in and 40 million vehicles on our roads at any one time and street crime now going unreported because the police force have capitulated......why don't we just swap.......please!....What say you Genesis....your glass is always half full....
Oct 29th 2009, 2:57 pm
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
Probably Canada, gosh I really hope it doesn't boil down to that though.
Oct 29th 2009, 3:29 pm
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Oct 30th 2009, 9:11 am
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
Melbourne would be top of my list.
Apart from that, I'd love to try Canada, or failing that back home in Edinburgh or somewhere lovely like Bath.
Apart from that, I'd love to try Canada, or failing that back home in Edinburgh or somewhere lovely like Bath.
Oct 30th 2009, 7:08 pm
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
I love france and would love to retire there one day.
Also i know its seen as boring but i've only ever had good times in Belgium
and could happily settle there
Also i know its seen as boring but i've only ever had good times in Belgium
and could happily settle there
Oct 30th 2009, 8:17 pm
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St Kitts in the caribbean could be good......
Oct 31st 2009, 7:03 am
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Re: If not NZ, then where would you settle????
I'm not sure that there is anywhere else where I'd want to live. A few places that I'd love to visit, but no where that appeals as a home. I was very happy in the UK, had a good life there and no real complaints, but so far NZ has been very kind to us & our life here has been beyond all expectations.
I love both countries, maybe given the opportunity I'd prove to be a fickle female & embrace another country just as well, but right now I can't imagine it
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I love both countries, maybe given the opportunity I'd prove to be a fickle female & embrace another country just as well, but right now I can't imagine it
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