Lenox

They Dreamt of a Better Life... an article in the Daily Mail about the terrible life we ex-pats have to live here (they don't quite call us traitors, but it's for home consumption...):
'Now Villa Values Halved...'.
Gripping stuff as always. but, was the story prepared before the interviews were ever made? See here.

JnK

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Rotor

Certainley looks that way , A lot of British like to hear about someone who was doing okay but then crashes and burns

bil

Oh is that ever the truth. The papers delight in building someone/something up to the max, and then ripping them down.

Let's face it, there is a good percentage of Brits who are small minded envious little people who like nothing better than seeing someone who had more than them made destitute.

People like that hate tall poppies, whether it's to do with brains or money.

Dick Dasterdly

Seems like a lot of very sad folk back in the UK have been eaten away with envy and green eye, regarding the life of expats in Spain, for quite a few years, so now they are revelling in the opportunity to stick the knife in and twist it hard.

bil

Yep. You got that right. Me, I am having a great time here doing what I want, when I want. The weather is delightful, and I hope all on here are enjoying life in the sun.

Long may it go on, and let us all raise a collective two finger salute to the Daily Mail and all who read it and believe it.

snikpoh

Without getting too personal, I'm really glad to see Rob in trouble - but I'm also glad to know where he is! He and his builder colleague ripped a friend off by quoting a price for a job that was never completed - they took all the money. What they did was dangerous and had to be redone. What they failed to finish has never been completed.

Rob claims to be a tiler - all the tiles on the pool fell off!

Londonuck

It should be called the Daily Schadenfreude

cricketman

Please post this on the Daily Mail site comments section

Londonuck

I agree... please go to Daily Mail and post that.

snikpoh

...done

rugbymatt

Interesting article.... obviously there are some glaringly obvious mistakes and dare I say, bullshit... I mean come on... who the hell has ever heard of a house worth over £100,000 on Canvey Island!

DENISE WALTERS

Well all the ex pats I know are really happy and would never consider returning to UKWhat are the Mail thinking of looking for doom and gloom stories . Why dont they interview my friends out there

bil

'Cos it wouldn't make a good story, would it?

There was a series on the TV a little while back where expats who might be wavering a bit were brought back to meet their families and so on, and see what they could get with their money, what they would have to do to get their kids back in the UK system, and so on.

They would then have to decide whether to stay in Aus, whatever or return to the UK:

One thing I did notice. They would throw a party with all their families, and if you looked, you could often see family members all smug and gloating over the fact that they were 'slinking back with their tails between their legs'. Some said as much.

Nasty people.

bobd22

Yes I am in total agreement re your comments. We bought our little house 3 1/2 years ago (timing eh) nothing flash a very small little village house someting we had allways something we had always dreamed of, but since then many of my work colleagues have taken great delight in telling me when ever the value of the £ has gone down how property in Spain is worthless etc. Obvious they must have been jealous as hell when we bought it, you are right the british love to gloat at others downfall. I read that article pretty depressing read and yes some of it I see when I visit. Lets not forget though what's so different in the uK I am tring to sell here 1 viewing in 10months two stupid offers without even seeing the place and price dropped by a 1/3rd. Doesn't matter were you are you will be hit with the same problems so may as well just get on with it and enjoy the sun sea and atmosphere thats what I intend when I retire at the end of the year.