What would make you move back to the UK?
Dec 18th 2006, 11:01 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Cheese.
Dec 18th 2006, 11:07 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Cheese.
Dec 18th 2006, 11:15 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
People there stop moaning all the time, and house prices plummet.
Dec 18th 2006, 11:17 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Old William
Whats wrong with Kraft Cheese Flavored Plastic Slices?
Dec 18th 2006, 11:17 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by ali_j
A decent-sized house in a beautiful, secluded countryside that I could afford in this lifetime would make it much more attractive prospect! It might not make me want to move back on its own, but I would then at least consider it!
I agree!
For me, very high taxation which seems to go no-where would have to be changed. A transport policy that actually gets people from A to B, and isn't just a way to milk more money from hard working car owners also needs to be changed. Being able to afford a nice house is tops....my old house in Muswell Hill north London has doubled in value (well almost) in 6 years. I could buy 3 houses here for that.
Dec 18th 2006, 11:57 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Old William
Why the hell would you want it like that? Have you ever actually lived in the tropics?
Dec 19th 2006, 12:00 am
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Any fermented dairy produce would do it for me (Ooooh future tense, slip of the tongue squire)
Dec 19th 2006, 12:01 am
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Sally
You are eating that lovely crystllised Irish Cheddar aren't you?
Costco sell lovely Irish cheddar!
(Ain't enough to keep me here though...)
Dec 19th 2006, 4:12 am
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Muswell Hill
OK, so I ripped off the title from the Daily Telegraph, but "What would make you move back to the UK?"
Badum-tish!
Dec 19th 2006, 1:02 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Muswell Hill
OK, so I ripped off the title from the Daily Telegraph, but "What would make you move back to the UK?"
I badly underestimated the impact of how having no time off hampers your travel movements and quality of life in general if you've got places to go and people to visit (i.e. in the UK). I also constantly feel like we've got nothing to look forward to - including Christmas and the year end which I used to love, wheras here having one day off just makes it a complete non event for me.Family reasons also; and the fact that we now have our little daughter has skewed the perspective and making us re-evaluate most things.
Constantly considering a move back, but will probably stay till citizenship is in the bag to retain the flexibility.
Dec 19th 2006, 2:30 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Mallory
I've lived in the southern US for a long time, I couldn't stand the weather in England on a permanent basis. I become gloomy when the sun isn't out.
Same here. November to March in the Uk is miserable for me.
There plenty of stuff that I would like to have here, but my quality of life was definitely worse in the UK - and i'm not talking about material possessions, I'm talking about time and freedom to do stuff.
Dec 19th 2006, 2:48 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
Same here. November to March in the Uk is miserable for me.
There plenty of stuff that I would like to have here, but my quality of life was definitely worse in the UK - and i'm not talking about material possessions, I'm talking about time and freedom to do stuff.
There plenty of stuff that I would like to have here, but my quality of life was definitely worse in the UK - and i'm not talking about material possessions, I'm talking about time and freedom to do stuff.
Dec 19th 2006, 2:54 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
There plenty of stuff that I would like to have here, but my quality of life was definitely worse in the UK - and i'm not talking about material possessions, I'm talking about time and freedom to do stuff.
i've not heard of many that can say that either on or off the forum infact quite the opposite...
good for you anyway
Dec 19th 2006, 2:58 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
i've not heard of many that can say that either on or off the forum infact quite the opposite...
good for you anyway
good for you anyway
Give the guy some credit....we've got plenty of time on our hands.
Dec 19th 2006, 3:02 pm
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Re: What would make you move back to the UK?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Give the guy some credit....we've got plenty of time on our hands.
lol i'm talking about the workers here, the bread winners