Originally Posted by Grayling

Try reading back over some old threads.....quite amusing a lot of them.

Originally Posted by beachgal21

Judging by the number of people wanting to move there, including a large number of returning expats, Britain can't be all that crap.

Originally Posted by old.sparkles

Different places suit different people, and the world would be pretty boring if we all wanted the same things. There were a couple of threads recently that shows the population of the UK is increasing, as those migrating to the UK including returning expats far exceeds those migrating away but I don't recall the exact figures.

Originally Posted by beachgal21

I seem to remember reading somewhere that 60% of Brits that move permanently to other countries, in fact end up returning to the UK to live.

Originally Posted by old.sparkles

can't find that - google threw up a telegraph story that mentioned 33% - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/bef...ming-back.html

Originally Posted by beachgal21

Judging by the number of people wanting to move there, including a large number of returning expats, Britain can't be all that crap.

Originally Posted by Grayling

What are you on about....I owned a property in rural England long before I came to Australia and will own one when I return.

I also know lots of people who own similar properties and they have never been to Australia in their lives.

Originally Posted by Harvester523

Oh please stop spouting such rubbish. I didn't say no one can afford land to keep goats and horses, I said the wealthy can, I couldn't, and other people like me can't. Yes, on the whole, people do have more land in France in rural areas - I better add that or I'll be generalising too much again. To imagine they don't is just that - your imagination. Our neighbours have several hectares each, not an acre, even in the village people have land outside of the village. Rural new builds (the equivalent of an estate) have much, much bigger gardens than equivalent new builds in England. You can get a half acre building plot here for £15,000 or 27 acres of farmland for £22,000. There were no bizarre and inaccurate generalisations. Land is expensive in the UK - even in remote Scotland or NI, there's no getting away from it, and just because you live there and can afford to live there, doesn't make it any different.

Originally Posted by Grayling

Ok the cost of houses in Australia....the state of the public health system in Australia and America......crime in any country.....I could come up with lots more...what are you looking for

Originally Posted by Harvester523

Our neighbours have several hectares each, not an acre, even in the village people have land outside of the village. Rural new builds (the equivalent of an estate) have much, much bigger gardens than equivalent new builds in England. You can get a half acre building plot here for £15,000 or 27 acres of farmland for £22,000. There were no bizarre and inaccurate generalisations. Land is expensive in the UK - even in remote Scotland or NI, there's no getting away from it, and just because you live there and can afford to live there, doesn't make it any different.

Originally Posted by Grayling

Originally Posted by Grayling

See post #203

Originally Posted by chris955

Dont worry that was the expected dig at me.

Originally Posted by Grayling

So were you making a point about living in rural Britain or simply stalking Chris?

Originally Posted by old.sparkles

Because although your comments in that post touched on differing house prices, you were responding to a poster who made a specific observation of another members situation, not yours and not the state of things in general.

Originally Posted by Grayling

But it is very true though...and ironic that the posters most active in pointing out the crap in Britain live in countries which are very similar or worse.