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POLL: Would you rather live in the UK or abroad?

Tom Flanagan
vor 8 Jahren

For all us UK dwellers, we're very lucky to have access to such diversity on this little island, but some of us get itchy feet, and find ourselves looking for greener (or perhaps more appropriately sunnier) pastures abroad.

There's a lot to say about living here and living abroad, but the big question is where holds the pull for you?

Vote and comment below - we'd love to hear!

UK!
Abroad!
Hervorgehobene Antwort
  • Laraine Clarke
    vor 8 Jahren
    When I had the opportunity to move to France I couldn't wait to go. Bought a lovely house to renovate on two acres with views to die for. After eight years, I'm back in England and am appreciating it more than I knew. I'm nearer to the boulangerie and cafe than in France and can better pass the time of day in my own language. Also I no longer have to tackle the nightmare of their tax system or struggle to understand things medical. And do you know, they have no shopping culture, had to keep popping back for a good shop. .Although the winters were just as cold as here, the summers were too hot for everyday living, we found we were stuck in the house more days in the summer because of the heat, than in winter here because of snow. Miss the swimming pool though. All in all, a wonderful adventure, but you have to know when to quit.

    Kommentare (16)

    • hutchsl
      vor 8 Jahren

      Whilst I love England, and all it has to offer,(We live in North Yorkshire), we don't really want to move.... BUT if someone offered me a weather boarded home in New England, you wouldn't see me for dust :) think the house in The Notebook, that Noah promised Allison (i know that was in the south, but that house......swoon :) Any offers??!!

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    • hutchsl
      vor 8 Jahren

      sounds like a beautiful adventure!

    • quijanotango
      vor 8 Jahren
      After living in London for 15 years, I accepted a job offer in Bangkok that I could not turn down. After 6 months living in Thailand and enjoying the amazing lifestyle that a good contract can give you, I cannot deny that I miss London. But just a few things of London! I don't miss the traffic jams, the incredibly expensive property scene, the badly run NHS hospitals, the inner London schools run by unruly children, the expensive transport, £200 a month council tax bill, super expensive childcare...but I miss the parks, the period properties, the pubs, online shopping and above all these, my friends ;-)
      I might go back to the UK, but not back to London, the best city in the world if you're one of the rich and wealthy. And by the way, I'm not British! Greetings from Thailand
    • k11agl
      vor 8 Jahren
      It kinda depends on where that 'abroad' is I'm sure. And the season we are talking about :)
    • Robyne Greener
      vor 8 Jahren
      We had much the same experience when we moved to Portugal. We found learning Portuguese very difficult (we speak German and can get by in Spain) but this was somehow harder? We found all paperwork, taxes, car registration, etc.. very confusing and officials were not helpful or sympathetic. We came back to live here but kept the house there, which we let out and go back every now and then, suits us much better and we're happier here where we know the system, with friends and family close by.
    • Christine Jones
      vor 8 Jahren

      We have been in Portugal for nearly 8 years and love it despite the language issues. That said we would never say never to returning to the UK. A home in both countries would be the ideal solution but sadly not affordable in our case.

    • ellietough
      vor 8 Jahren

      We have built our dream home in Scotland and never want to leave. Although wouldn't mind the opportunity to experience living abroad and being an expat for a while! Never know what the future holds...

    • PRO
      North London Windows Ltd
      vor 8 Jahren

      abroad ALWAYS THE WAY

    • Daniela Provvedi
      vor 8 Jahren

      I've lived in the UK (London and Sussex) for over 20 years - and loved it. I love everything about the British; the humour, the culture, the quaint villages, the Pubs, kind people - everything! The only thing missing is the weather - it's just not in the UK. I have a house in the center of Italy, where I go to often, but I live most of the time in the South of France. I often come back to the UK, but would I live here again - don't think so.

      If the UK had huge snowy mountains for skiing, and hot sandy beaches to go to in summer - if winter was winter and summer was summer, I would be back in a flash!

    • kew134
      vor 8 Jahren
      A foot in both camps, please! What I would give for a chalet in Les 3 vallees. Don't think I could permanently bale, though.
    • Shesh Deards
      vor 8 Jahren
      I'm posting this comment from my holiday home in Spain, which we've had for 12 years. When I'm here I absolutely love living on the outskirts of a large city, which is also near the sea. When I'm back in my little house in England I absolutely love being there. We used to live in a beautiful, much larger, family home, where our children grew up, but the recession put paid to that. Home is where you make it. Home is more than a place. It's family, friends and what you make of it.
    • PRO
      Empatika Bespoke Fitted Furniture
      vor 8 Jahren

      I think both is good for me, then I get to experience two different places, but even better than that, I don't want to be stuck to going to the same place all the time, I like to try different things and prefer to go on lots of different holidays to other countries.

    • Diana Jeuda
      vor 8 Jahren
      I live in an 18th century house in beautiful Whitby with the Moors looking inland - and with the Jurassic Coast on my doorstep. I cannot imagine anywhere better to have as my permanent base.

      But below is my summer home in the Netherlands (the small classic boat in the foreground not the modern flats behind).
      The Dutch are a delightful nation, the village is pretty (the flats are its least attractive feature) and the sailing is wonderful.

      The combination works so well!
    • Iona
      vor 8 Jahren

      Like hutchsl I also live in N Yorkshire and were it not for the fact I run a small business here, I would move overseas in a heartbeat. Coming out of another long, cold, dark, snowy, flooded dreary winter makes me realise it has lasted near on 5 months: Nov to March. Where would I move to? Anywhere safe, low cost, sunny and friendly. Am thinking possibly of Portugal, though recognise what others have said about Portuguese language and bureaucracy, would be willing to take language lessons. One day...one day....we will see.

    • Coco
      vor 8 Jahren

      If I could move to a nice old flat in Barcelona, I'd do it with NO hesitation! Barcelona is such a beautiful place, full of interesting things to do, amazing weather, beach...

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