OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jan 20th 2011, 5:08 pm
#1816
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
What is the stuff called, steak?
Jan 20th 2011, 5:10 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jackie, me and Mum watched the whole mini series of Downton Abbey, it was great, I have always liked period plays and movies,
Trouble is I read that the U.S. bought the rights to play it in America and they cut the original 9 hour series like we saw in UK --- down to only 7 hours that you are seeing in America now, --- the reason they gave was that the attention span for Americans watching TV is a lot less then the British, in America new TV programs have to get to the plot as soon as possible or they loose the half viewers in the first episode, and they wont tune in again,
Rodney.
Trouble is I read that the U.S. bought the rights to play it in America and they cut the original 9 hour series like we saw in UK --- down to only 7 hours that you are seeing in America now, --- the reason they gave was that the attention span for Americans watching TV is a lot less then the British, in America new TV programs have to get to the plot as soon as possible or they loose the half viewers in the first episode, and they wont tune in again,
Rodney.
Oh my gosh, this dumbing down is awful....like US publishers calling the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" instead of "Harry P and the Philosopher's Stone," because the concept of "philosopher" was considered too hard for US children to understand--regardless of the fact that the "Philosopher's stone" is a well-known phrase, an ancient alchemical concept.......
oh dear, don't get me started!
Another pet peeve is when I'm reading a book by a British author and a British character is speaking and the British usage--pillarbox, for example-- is changed to American even tho the character is meant to be British and would NEVER say "mailbox" or whatever....oh dear, I am on my hobbyhorse now, sorry, Rodney pressed a button there....!
Tina
Jan 20th 2011, 5:25 pm
#1818
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jackie, me and Mum watched the whole mini series of Downton Abbey, it was great, I have always liked period plays and movies,
Trouble is I read that the U.S. bought the rights to play it in America and they cut the original 9 hour series like we saw in UK --- down to only 7 hours that you are seeing in America now, --- the reason they gave was that the attention span for Americans watching TV is a lot less then the British, in America new TV programs have to get to the plot as soon as possible or they loose the half viewers in the first episode, and they wont tune in again,
Rodney.
Trouble is I read that the U.S. bought the rights to play it in America and they cut the original 9 hour series like we saw in UK --- down to only 7 hours that you are seeing in America now, --- the reason they gave was that the attention span for Americans watching TV is a lot less then the British, in America new TV programs have to get to the plot as soon as possible or they loose the half viewers in the first episode, and they wont tune in again,
Rodney.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2...-coming-to-pbs
Jan 20th 2011, 5:36 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Funny! But actually not true. Loving the series BTW.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2...-coming-to-pbs
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2...-coming-to-pbs
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hlight=downton
Jan 20th 2011, 5:54 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
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seriously though, times have really changed, and in that case for the better. I can't believe the price you paid for toothpaste and mouthwash Denise, here I can get colegate, crest, Mcleans, all the major brands for between £1-£1.75, I normally get them for 99p
I have to use sensodyne and even that when not on special will cost £3.00 somthing. We eat very well, we eat loads of vegetables, homemade pies i.e. shepherds pie, fish pie, steak and onion pies, we make them ourselves from scratch, casseroles, we eat very little prossessed food, and when we go to Tescos we always check their scratch and dent, and have been able to get some beautiful Roast Beef, that just melts in the mouth when cooked. As I am overweight since giving up smoking, I am not buying sweet things and trying to eat more fruit, and already I am feeling more energetic, but I want to join a gym and try and get back into shape. We have a large chain store called B&M, they have taken over from woolworths, and I find them great for a lot of things, I bought a rollor blind for my front window, white with a scolloped edge ( i only rent so did'nt want to buy anything expensive) it is 6ft across, (so not a little window) it cost me £12.00, my daughter could not believe it. Our pound shops (called pound world) are great,pound shops used to be really cheap and nasty, these are great. Iwatched a financial program regarding this company, as they are one of the few doing really well, they were asked how can the sell for example a jar of nescafe coffee (lge) for £1, apparantely large companies phone them when an order has fallen through, they negotiate a price and the company gets the cost of producing the product and the pound shop can sell it on at a profit, so everyone wins. The quality of most of their stuff is really good, don't know if you have them in GB, but if you have you really need to check them out. My little granddaughter wanted a Baby alive boy doll, they are normally £35-39, I got one at £25 in B&M, and if I had waited until the week before xmas I could have gotten it for £20
What I am finding really expensive are the rentals, because of the housing situation, and people not being able to get mortqages it is nearly impossible to get a reasonable rental property, here in Belfast for a 3 bedroom semi, in a DECENT area not an upmarket, you will now pay £650-£800, it is driving me mad
Estate agents, I am sorry I just can't stand their greed. 
:curse:
Jan 20th 2011, 6:17 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
you can get most anything here that you can get in the states/canada. When I went to Canada in 1976 there was so much that was new to me and glamorous, i used to talk about corn on the cob, wild rice ect: but now we have everything here, mexican spices, food, chinese, Indian, thai, asian, you name it we can get it, even Large bbq's fitted kitchens, we even have running water seriously though, times have really changed, and in that case for the better. I can't believe the price you paid for toothpaste and mouthwash Denise, here I can get colegate, crest, Mcleans, all the major brands for between £1-£1.75, I normally get them for 99p I have to use sensodyne and even that when not on special will cost £3.00 somthing. We eat very well, we eat loads of vegetables, homemade pies i.e. shepherds pie, fish pie, steak and onion pies, we make them ourselves from scratch, casseroles, we eat very little prossessed food, and when we go to Tescos we always check their scratch and dent, and have been able to get some beautiful Roast Beef, that just melts in the mouth when cooked. As I am overweight since giving up smoking, I am not buying sweet things and trying to eat more fruit, and already I am feeling more energetic, but I want to join a gym and try and get back into shape. We have a large chain store called B&M, they have taken over from woolworths, and I find them great for a lot of things, I bought a rollor blind for my front window, white with a scolloped edge ( i only rent so did'nt want to buy anything expensive) it is 6ft across, (so not a little window) it cost me £12.00, my daughter could not believe it. Our pound shops (called pound world) are great,pound shops used to be really cheap and nasty, these are great. Iwatched a financial program regarding this company, as they are one of the few doing really well, they were asked how can the sell for example a jar of nescafe coffee (lge) for £1, apparantely large companies phone them when an order has fallen through, they negotiate a price and the company gets the cost of producing the product and the pound shop can sell it on at a profit, so everyone wins. The quality of most of their stuff is really good, don't know if you have them in GB, but if you have you really need to check them out. My little granddaughter wanted a Baby alive boy doll, they are normally £35-39, I got one at £25 in B&M, and if I had waited until the week before xmas I could have gotten it for £20 What I am finding really expensive are the rentals, because of the housing situation, and people not being able to get mortqages it is nearly impossible to get a reasonable rental property, here in Belfast for a 3 bedroom semi, in a DECENT area not an upmarket, you will now pay £650-£800, it is driving me mad Estate agents, I am sorry I just can't stand their greed. :curse:
seriously though, times have really changed, and in that case for the better. I can't believe the price you paid for toothpaste and mouthwash Denise, here I can get colegate, crest, Mcleans, all the major brands for between £1-£1.75, I normally get them for 99p I have to use sensodyne and even that when not on special will cost £3.00 somthing. We eat very well, we eat loads of vegetables, homemade pies i.e. shepherds pie, fish pie, steak and onion pies, we make them ourselves from scratch, casseroles, we eat very little prossessed food, and when we go to Tescos we always check their scratch and dent, and have been able to get some beautiful Roast Beef, that just melts in the mouth when cooked. As I am overweight since giving up smoking, I am not buying sweet things and trying to eat more fruit, and already I am feeling more energetic, but I want to join a gym and try and get back into shape. We have a large chain store called B&M, they have taken over from woolworths, and I find them great for a lot of things, I bought a rollor blind for my front window, white with a scolloped edge ( i only rent so did'nt want to buy anything expensive) it is 6ft across, (so not a little window) it cost me £12.00, my daughter could not believe it. Our pound shops (called pound world) are great,pound shops used to be really cheap and nasty, these are great. Iwatched a financial program regarding this company, as they are one of the few doing really well, they were asked how can the sell for example a jar of nescafe coffee (lge) for £1, apparantely large companies phone them when an order has fallen through, they negotiate a price and the company gets the cost of producing the product and the pound shop can sell it on at a profit, so everyone wins. The quality of most of their stuff is really good, don't know if you have them in GB, but if you have you really need to check them out. My little granddaughter wanted a Baby alive boy doll, they are normally £35-39, I got one at £25 in B&M, and if I had waited until the week before xmas I could have gotten it for £20 What I am finding really expensive are the rentals, because of the housing situation, and people not being able to get mortqages it is nearly impossible to get a reasonable rental property, here in Belfast for a 3 bedroom semi, in a DECENT area not an upmarket, you will now pay £650-£800, it is driving me mad Estate agents, I am sorry I just can't stand their greed. :curse:
Jan 20th 2011, 6:30 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Comments on UK vs US.
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/GB/US
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/GB/US
Interesting but I can't seem to find the way to compare the US to the UK. It only gives you the option of comparing the UK to the US with "If you lived in the US, you would...."
Jan 20th 2011, 6:37 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
you can get most anything here that you can get in the states/canada. When I went to Canada in 1976 there was so much that was new to me and glamorous, i used to talk about corn on the cob, wild rice ect: but now we have everything here, mexican spices, food, chinese, Indian, thai, asian, you name it we can get it, even Large bbq's fitted kitchens, we even have running water seriously though, times have really changed, and in that case for the better. I can't believe the price you paid for toothpaste and mouthwash Denise, here I can get colegate, crest, Mcleans, all the major brands for between £1-£1.75, I normally get them for 99p I have to use sensodyne and even that when not on special will cost £3.00 somthing. We eat very well, we eat loads of vegetables, homemade pies i.e. shepherds pie, fish pie, steak and onion pies, we make them ourselves from scratch, casseroles, we eat very little prossessed food, and when we go to Tescos we always check their scratch and dent, and have been able to get some beautiful Roast Beef, that just melts in the mouth when cooked. As I am overweight since giving up smoking, I am not buying sweet things and trying to eat more fruit, and already I am feeling more energetic, but I want to join a gym and try and get back into shape. We have a large chain store called B&M, they have taken over from woolworths, and I find them great for a lot of things, I bought a rollor blind for my front window, white with a scolloped edge ( i only rent so did'nt want to buy anything expensive) it is 6ft across, (so not a little window) it cost me £12.00, my daughter could not believe it. Our pound shops (called pound world) are great,pound shops used to be really cheap and nasty, these are great. Iwatched a financial program regarding this company, as they are one of the few doing really well, they were asked how can the sell for example a jar of nescafe coffee (lge) for £1, apparantely large companies phone them when an order has fallen through, they negotiate a price and the company gets the cost of producing the product and the pound shop can sell it on at a profit, so everyone wins. The quality of most of their stuff is really good, don't know if you have them in GB, but if you have you really need to check them out. My little granddaughter wanted a Baby alive boy doll, they are normally £35-39, I got one at £25 in B&M, and if I had waited until the week before xmas I could have gotten it for £20 What I am finding really expensive are the rentals, because of the housing situation, and people not being able to get mortqages it is nearly impossible to get a reasonable rental property, here in Belfast for a 3 bedroom semi, in a DECENT area not an upmarket, you will now pay £650-£800, it is driving me mad Estate agents, I am sorry I just can't stand their greed. :curse:
seriously though, times have really changed, and in that case for the better. I can't believe the price you paid for toothpaste and mouthwash Denise, here I can get colegate, crest, Mcleans, all the major brands for between £1-£1.75, I normally get them for 99p I have to use sensodyne and even that when not on special will cost £3.00 somthing. We eat very well, we eat loads of vegetables, homemade pies i.e. shepherds pie, fish pie, steak and onion pies, we make them ourselves from scratch, casseroles, we eat very little prossessed food, and when we go to Tescos we always check their scratch and dent, and have been able to get some beautiful Roast Beef, that just melts in the mouth when cooked. As I am overweight since giving up smoking, I am not buying sweet things and trying to eat more fruit, and already I am feeling more energetic, but I want to join a gym and try and get back into shape. We have a large chain store called B&M, they have taken over from woolworths, and I find them great for a lot of things, I bought a rollor blind for my front window, white with a scolloped edge ( i only rent so did'nt want to buy anything expensive) it is 6ft across, (so not a little window) it cost me £12.00, my daughter could not believe it. Our pound shops (called pound world) are great,pound shops used to be really cheap and nasty, these are great. Iwatched a financial program regarding this company, as they are one of the few doing really well, they were asked how can the sell for example a jar of nescafe coffee (lge) for £1, apparantely large companies phone them when an order has fallen through, they negotiate a price and the company gets the cost of producing the product and the pound shop can sell it on at a profit, so everyone wins. The quality of most of their stuff is really good, don't know if you have them in GB, but if you have you really need to check them out. My little granddaughter wanted a Baby alive boy doll, they are normally £35-39, I got one at £25 in B&M, and if I had waited until the week before xmas I could have gotten it for £20 What I am finding really expensive are the rentals, because of the housing situation, and people not being able to get mortqages it is nearly impossible to get a reasonable rental property, here in Belfast for a 3 bedroom semi, in a DECENT area not an upmarket, you will now pay £650-£800, it is driving me mad Estate agents, I am sorry I just can't stand their greed. :curse:Yes there is B & M in GB, I got sooooo many bargains there, unbelievable!! I bought these sticker type things for the kids bedroom walls, French type decor, £1.99 each, I saw the same here in Australia the other week for $25.00!!!!
The BIG thing you need to do in the UK is shop around, bargains are all there for the asking!! It can become like a little hobby for some.
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Jan 20th 2011, 7:03 pm
#1825
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/GB
They use the same metrics for every country comparison, so the results don't change by switching it round.
I'm not surprised at most of that but the AIDS stats shocked me.
Edited to add: Australia fares very well against the US
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/AU
Interesting that Canadians use more oil and electric - presume that's a climate issue?
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/CA
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Jan 20th 2011, 7:07 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Here it is:
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/GB They use the same metrics for every country comparison, so the results don't change by switching it round.
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/GB They use the same metrics for every country comparison, so the results don't change by switching it round.
Thank you Sally, I tried and tried but couldn't figure it out. It must know I'm on an American netbook.
It's rather obvious however that the comparison is quite biased. In which direction, I will not say.
Jan 20th 2011, 7:14 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Another pet peeve is when I'm reading a book by a British author and a British character is speaking and the British usage--pillarbox, for example-- is changed to American even tho the character is meant to be British and would NEVER say "mailbox" or whatever....oh dear, I am on my hobbyhorse now, sorry, Rodney pressed a button there....!
Last edited by DDL; Jan 20th 2011 at 7:31 pm. Reason: Edited to remove my hasty comments. OP's remarks were not worth responding to.
Jan 20th 2011, 7:21 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Some British books don't get changed too much, but one I was reading was full of changes, including someone in London driving a 'Volvo station wagon' around the 'projects' - it made a rather bad book unreadable from my point of view.
Jan 20th 2011, 7:24 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
We are moving back north and I can't get anything so far at my price (max £550 pcm) at a push maybe £600, and I am really having trouble. My sister has a holdiay home in Moville in Donegal and has said we can use that until we are fixed up, thank god for family
If you are prepared to go outside the city ie Lisburn, Moira, Dromore, or on the other side, Glengormley, carrickfergus ect: you can get cheaper, but I wanted to stay close to my family and it is proving a real trial
I will keep you informed. If you google houses to rent belfast, and go to propertynews, you will get a good idea of the prices and areas. Good luck Denise2
Jan 20th 2011, 7:37 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Yes Denise, you are having the same experience as I did, everything in the shops you want, just a matter of sourcing it, like Rodney with his hot sauces.
Yes there is B & M in GB, I got sooooo many bargains there, unbelievable!! I bought these sticker type things for the kids bedroom walls, French type decor, £1.99 each, I saw the same here in Australia the other week for $25.00!!!!
The BIG think you need to do in the UK is shop around, bargains are all there for the asking!! It can become like a little hobby for some.
Yes there is B & M in GB, I got sooooo many bargains there, unbelievable!! I bought these sticker type things for the kids bedroom walls, French type decor, £1.99 each, I saw the same here in Australia the other week for $25.00!!!!
The BIG think you need to do in the UK is shop around, bargains are all there for the asking!! It can become like a little hobby for some.
so my OH and I decided to go north again....... Oh my!!!!: am I ever going to settle...... Please Please