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Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:11 am Post subject: If you were going to emigrate, where to and why?
As the title suggests. I think it would have to be an English-speaking country for us. New Zealand and Australia are both tempting. We have a friend in the later stages of his application to emigrate to New Zealand, and I have to say it's seriously tempting.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:13 am Post subject:
Nowhere, toyed with idea a few times but we love it here, warts n'all.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:18 am Post subject:
Somewhere warm and lush, where things grow well and reliably. Parts of Spain appeal, but learning the lingo would be a struggle .... I may be bilingual but a third language has always evaded me. I love Wales tho'. EV

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:20 am Post subject:
I like it here, but if forced it would probably have to be NZ or Canada (I'm rubbish at languages).

Andy B

Joined: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 3920
Location: Brum

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:20 am Post subject:
Wales cause its cheaper than England.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9881
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:24 am Post subject:

New Zealand. My best friend lives there, and we could buy a lot more land for our money than in South Devon.

Gave it a lot of thought - don't know everything about what I want for my future, but I do know I am rooted to South Devon, where most of my family are.

I doubt we could got to NZ or Oz though- as they dont tend to accept people with existing medical conditions, as my son has. And say what you like about our healthcare system, in the UK we have it a lot better than most.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:25 am Post subject:
Not France.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:26 am Post subject:
I'd like a holdiay.

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:26 am Post subject:

Simon wrote:

Not France.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:26 am Post subject:

Simon wrote:

Not France.

Great country, shame it's full of French.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45670
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:28 am Post subject:

Bebo wrote:

I like it here, but if forced it would probably have to be NZ or Canada (I'm rubbish at languages).

I'm the reverse, I'd love the challenge of learning another language properly. Not sure the missus would though.

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:28 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Nowhere, toyed with idea a few times but we love it here, warts n'all.

We are the same - we have a small amount of family in both Canada and Australia but don't feel tempted - I would love to go to NZ but way too far away from friends and family to call it home

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 11:29 am Post subject:
I love it here in Wales, but I think I could be equally happy in Scotland, as long as I can have trees and mountains, though I wouldnt say no to a flat bit of garden, as we are daydreaming

Helen_A

Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 12:07 pm Post subject:
Probably Canada... Company DP works for is currently offering an 'exchange' programme which we're tempted by - shame that its for the next level of job up and getting his training sorted (promised for a year now) is proving a pita (the manager is an 'acting' one and they aren't allowed to sign off on any training and the next chap up the chain doesn't seem to have the 'power' to )

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 09 12:19 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

Simon wrote:

Not France.

Great country, shame it's full of French.

You hit the nail on ........

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