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Hi Miss Naughty, Having lived here for the last 3 years and reading comments on this site, finally I've subscribed to it!!!
I've been reading your comments with interest, life here in Spain is so very different to that in the UK, I hope that in 3 years time you will be as happy as myself and my family are!! Yes you will have times, especially in the second year, that you will wonder why the hell you ever thought about selling up and moving to a different country??!!

My advice to you would be to take it really slowly in the first 6 months, get the kids settled and try and learn the language asap, take note of other expats, but go with what you think is right, I can tell you from personal experience that fellow expats are more of an hinderance, get to know as many locals as you can, they will make you feel very welcome and introduce you to their lifestyle, if you mix with too many other brits, you will miss out on the very reason you moved over here for!!

Try and keep family and friends visits to a minimum in the first 6 months, this will only unsettle you all, parents were are strongest sponsors of us moving here, until they both made their first visit........."your house isn't as big as the one in the UK,it can't be good for the kids to stay up so late,why can't we eat at 6 instead of 9?? isn't cold here(depsite being 25 degrees in the day it always feels colder in the house in the winter as all homes don't have insulation) the schools don't seem to be as good here etc etc etc. It's great having family and friends over, but we both work and the kids go to school, so try and arrange visits around school holidays!!!

I wish you and your family the very best of luck, I doubt that you'll need it, you sound as if you've planned everything already, we moved out in less than 15 weeks from our first ever visit to this area!!!

Cheers and enjoy, Bamba9

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Hi,
Thank you for your kind words. We have had trouble with family members, however they are just worried for us (pain in the ass as it is) i do expect it. As we are moving to a much smaller place :ohmy:
And the kids are going to a spanish school etc etc etc.
I am glad you are settled, where are you based?
Money wise will be a lot tighter and we will have to pull the purse strings a bit well quite a bit.
We have said if it only last's a few years we will be happy but we do hope to make it our home.
As for locals we will try our hardest to mix as that is the whole reason of going as well. To learn the new culture and experiance new thing's.
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dont worry you will be fine we moved here almost 2 years ago and never looked back my husband had a few wobbly moments so a friend suggested he went back to scotland for a few days to see how he felt so we did 1day after arriving and seeing everyone we looked at each other and both said what the hell are we doing here !!!!! we came over with the attittude if it doesnt work out we could always go back its not the end of the world .so go for it girl im sure you wont regret it and if its any consolation we were sitting outside again having lunch and rinking wine THIS IS THE LIFE !!!
ps our daughter and grandaughter arrive next week for the 15th time and she is only 2 years old .cheapflights from scotland have a lot to answer for :D :lol:

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I am glad you are having a fab time, we have said the same if it does not work out the uk is going no wherexxxxx

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I think you may have some sort of problem with me and i really dont care for your rude insults.
Maybe you have some issues you may need to deal with.
There is lots of help with free numbers in the yellow pages.
Oh hubby says thank you for your kind words, we would love to meet you maybe one day such a very kind person.

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wow Miss N you seem to have attracted a stalker - what a nutjob! Hope the moves goes well girl, good luck

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Translation please

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To be fair she/he is weird and i did not think they allowed personally attacks on people on here.
However the op is a little fish, like i said there is help out there for it.
How are you anywayxx

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i dont know who you think you are but i personally find this type of communication totally inappopiate.
If this is how you feel keep your fingers off the key board.
So what why people use this forum........you seem to be the one with little to do except insult others.
I use this forum for chat, communication, information and relaxation, we all do. You seem to be the only who has these feelings.
Perhaps you should consider not taking an interest in what Miss n says. You are just unkind and cruel.

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very cool - just got back from the UK from our christmas trip with the total certainty that this is home and the UK no longer has the draw it did in our first couple of years of being away.

lovely to see everyone but it feels uncomfortable to be there now. Met up with my pal who lives in Al Maria, Spain and she said exactly the same and was just yearning to get back on the plane after the family christmas!

you'll love it you just wait!

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Hi,Maryann
Hope you and the children are all well.
xxx

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I hope we will love it, can not see why not, just i dont incounter people like the other poster in spain, freaking stalking people ha ha ha.
Lot's of cleaning up to do yet but i will get therexxx

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Is this kind of talk really necessary, I really do think it is quite un-called for and for some reason you seem to be the one with the problem!

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I would say you were a teenager. Are you? Or are you younger?

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