Is moving back to the UK the right move.
Jun 24th 2011, 2:10 am
#76
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
I'm hoping to do some good when I get back hope. Even if the Daily Mail is wrong about Britain, there are problems, and I want to do something about them. I think if you love Britain, moving back is ABSOLUTLY the right move. Good luck, and don't let anyone else make your choice for you.
Jul 1st 2011, 3:14 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Jul 1st 2011, 3:53 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
) and we never experience any crime unless you count the tens of thousands of gun murders every year (
). Hey, but at least over here you wouldn't have to worry about healthcare waits - you wouldn't have coverage anyway.The bottom line is there is good and bad everywhere. If you choose to focus only on the bad, you live an unhappy life. Doesn't make sense to me.
btw - you're eating at the wrong restaurants. I was back last year and we ate at some fantastic places - way cheaper than over here too.
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Jul 1st 2011, 3:55 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
Who needs posh restaurants anyway, a lot of pubs do really decent cheap food in the UK and you get more than you do in a posh restaurant, and Indian restaurants are very cheap.
Jul 1st 2011, 3:56 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Jul 1st 2011, 4:02 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Would you care to share where you live in Britain?
Do you get four weeks holiday per year?
Do you have public transportation? Can you get treatment if you were unfortunate to get seriously sick?
You mention the Daily Mail and that was my parents newspaper of choice so I don't know if it has changed a lot in the last 50 years.
Now you can come over here and try walking a couple of miles a day to do your shopping and doctors visits in 104 degree heat and see how you do. But you should die young because you don't have any health insurance.
Don't misunderstand my response because strange though it may seem I'm with you on your observations and I think your complaints are valid.
Jul 1st 2011, 4:58 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
I could find most of the things you have listed in the UK ,elsewhere...
Jul 1st 2011, 6:25 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Jul 1st 2011, 6:32 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Jul 1st 2011, 7:43 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
Those immigrant zombies take all the good jobs.
Jul 1st 2011, 9:42 pm
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
"What are you doing about it?"
Corect me if I'm wrong, but by the tone & content of your post, I get the impression you're enarmored of The Us -streets paved with Gold and so forth.
As other members have pointed out, The US is not so great - a good (American) documentry proving just one aspect of that fact was on last night here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBSPcIGGcIc
And Britain is not as bad as it is made out to be by some (with suspect motivations I might add!)
Jul 2nd 2011, 6:43 am
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Gawd another Daily Mail reader, they should ban that paper.
Jul 2nd 2011, 10:52 am
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Re: Is moving back to the UK the right move.
No, the Daily Mail isn't wrong about Britain. It's infested with immigrants and foreign criminals, ridiculously expensive (US$ 300,000 for a small 2 bed apartment anyone?), cold, damp, crime-ridden, roads gridlocked, abysmal education, long health service waiting lists, high taxes, gas twice the price for a gallon compared to US, low wages, lots of low-skilled jobs that the Polish take, over crowding, expensive bad restaurants, corrupt politicians, etc, etc
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
Unfortunately, I have lived in UK 40 years, so I know all this to be true.
But we do have history and some green fields. So that's alright then
