What had changed when you returned?
#61
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
where did you live before going back?
Been away 10yrs and only went back for the first time in 5yrs about 6 months ago.Found that i apprieciated the lakes district more than ever.People chat and smile in the street.Not too much dog poop to dodge in the streets !!!! and yes London was clean
Been away 10yrs and only went back for the first time in 5yrs about 6 months ago.Found that i apprieciated the lakes district more than ever.People chat and smile in the street.Not too much dog poop to dodge in the streets !!!! and yes London was clean
#62
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
I am considering returning to live in England, but what I noticed when I've visited is that my home town had NOT really changed that much! My old primary school still exactly the same. The nice neighbourhoods were still nice. Very comforting to see all the same old buildings, whereas in the US they are constantly knocking things down and building new stuff.
Plus, for the better, the bathrooms, kitchens and showers all got MUCH nicer since the 80s! Restaurant food is better now too.
I'm not sure about all these CCTV cameras everywhere. That seems really odd to me, now an Americanized Brit.
Plus, for the better, the bathrooms, kitchens and showers all got MUCH nicer since the 80s! Restaurant food is better now too.
I'm not sure about all these CCTV cameras everywhere. That seems really odd to me, now an Americanized Brit.
#63
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
I am considering returning to live in England, but what I noticed when I've visited is that my home town had NOT really changed that much! My old primary school still exactly the same. The nice neighbourhoods were still nice. Very comforting to see all the same old buildings, whereas in the US they are constantly knocking things down and building new stuff.
Plus, for the better, the bathrooms, kitchens and showers all got MUCH nicer since the 80s! Restaurant food is better now too.
I'm not sure about all these CCTV cameras everywhere. That seems really odd to me, now an Americanized Brit.
Plus, for the better, the bathrooms, kitchens and showers all got MUCH nicer since the 80s! Restaurant food is better now too.
I'm not sure about all these CCTV cameras everywhere. That seems really odd to me, now an Americanized Brit.
As for the camera's every where,i am in total agrement with them.They solve many a crime and keep the nutters off the streets,and i think there not a threat unless you are doing some thing wrong
#64
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
Retaining things over a short period time contributes to heritage over a longer period of time. That we still have all those medieval barns, quaint old country cottages, georgian townhouses, victorian villas and even interwar semis here in the UK - often in close proximity to each other - is what give the UK its character and charm. I used to feel sad when yet another old house was demolished in Perth to make way for a characterless front-to-back block filler home. Only Freo seemed to make any effort to retain the old-world charm. In their defence, somebody told me the old JWB homes only had a life expectancy of 40 years but why build a house that is going to need to be knocked down so soon? Haven't they read the story of the three little pigs? (the big bad wolves in Perth are the speculators and developers who magically turn one house on a block with a child-friendly back yard into 6 tiny homes with no yards that sell for the same price as the original!)
I am considering returning to live in England, but what I noticed when I've visited is that my home town had NOT really changed that much! My old primary school still exactly the same. The nice neighbourhoods were still nice. Very comforting to see all the same old buildings, whereas in the US they are constantly knocking things down and building new stuff.
Plus, for the better, the bathrooms, kitchens and showers all got MUCH nicer since the 80s! Restaurant food is better now too.
I'm not sure about all these CCTV cameras everywhere. That seems really odd to me, now an Americanized Brit.
Plus, for the better, the bathrooms, kitchens and showers all got MUCH nicer since the 80s! Restaurant food is better now too.
I'm not sure about all these CCTV cameras everywhere. That seems really odd to me, now an Americanized Brit.
#65
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
Retaining things over a short period time contributes to heritage over a longer period of time. That we still have all those medieval barns, quaint old country cottages, georgian townhouses, victorian villas and even interwar semis here in the UK - often in close proximity to each other - is what give the UK its character and charm. I used to feel sad when yet another old house was demolished in Perth to make way for a characterless front-to-back block filler home. Only Freo seemed to make any effort to retain the old-world charm. In their defence, somebody told me the old JWB homes only had a life expectancy of 40 years but why build a house that is going to need to be knocked down so soon? Haven't they read the story of the three little pigs? (the big bad wolves in Perth are the speculators and developers who magically turn one house on a block with a child-friendly back yard into 6 tiny homes with no yards that sell for the same price as the original!)
#66
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
I am so envious of you right now!! What I'd do to wake up to a crisp morning and hear the birds chirping outside my window...
I'm still waiting for my house to sell before I can go back, however, I'm glad I moved away for a while, or I'd never have had this new found appreciation of our motherland...
I'm still waiting for my house to sell before I can go back, however, I'm glad I moved away for a while, or I'd never have had this new found appreciation of our motherland...
#67
Re: What had changed when you returned?
Never say never. I used to say that too and then one day I just felt differently. Now going back is all I can think about.
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
It's getting to be beyond a joke with me. At work, I'm searching for houses on Rightmove and looking at the Guardian's "Let's Move To.." feature (the last two weeks they have covered Saltburn and Margate, which are both the kind of place I could live!..) Every time a colleague comes to my office to discuss a project or whatever, I'm showing them pictures of semis or terraced houses and asking their opinion of the kitchen..
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
thats what i do day in and day out too !
Its funny really as its taken over our lives,looking for houses and we havent even sold our own in Canada yet.We have started our profile now though......so this is some research on different areas and schools etc and when we have time to go back for a research holiday we will use our little portfolio we put together to help us decide.
Its funny really as its taken over our lives,looking for houses and we havent even sold our own in Canada yet.We have started our profile now though......so this is some research on different areas and schools etc and when we have time to go back for a research holiday we will use our little portfolio we put together to help us decide.
#70
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
same here if you would have said 5 years ago that i would leave florida and move back to the UK i would have said u were crazy... but now i just cant wait to go "home".........
#71
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
how much more cramped it has become and that's saying something....
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
It's getting to be beyond a joke with me. At work, I'm searching for houses on Rightmove and looking at the Guardian's "Let's Move To.." feature (the last two weeks they have covered Saltburn and Margate, which are both the kind of place I could live!..) Every time a colleague comes to my office to discuss a project or whatever, I'm showing them pictures of semis or terraced houses and asking their opinion of the kitchen..
I think I have to stop looking at Rightmove. I'm wishing my life away.
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
[QUOTE=sallysimmons;9144072]Last week I found a great house for sale in my perfect location and for the right price. Very depressing to be stuck here and not able to just go buy it.
I think I have to stop looking at Rightmove. I'm wishing my life away.[/QUOTE
yeah me too !!!! hours go by and i am still looking....getting excited at one until i look at the satalite photo and its next to a railway track,then another and its next to a farm ,and it just goes on and on.Every day we talk about the subject and then only hope our house sells here.
I think I have to stop looking at Rightmove. I'm wishing my life away.[/QUOTE
yeah me too !!!! hours go by and i am still looking....getting excited at one until i look at the satalite photo and its next to a railway track,then another and its next to a farm ,and it just goes on and on.Every day we talk about the subject and then only hope our house sells here.
#74
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
I lived in Florida for a couple of years too,but i knew it was not the place for me either.Far too hot ! lol
I really think home is where the heart is,and mine is no where else but the UK
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Re: What had changed when you returned?
yeah me too !!!! hours go by and i am still looking....getting excited at one until i look at the satalite photo and its next to a railway track,then another and its next to a farm ,and it just goes on and on.Every day we talk about the subject and then only hope our house sells here.