[Barrie Yates]

Well said the first two posters.
Yes, i have opted to live away from England - my England, Sceptered Isle set in a Silver'd Sea, for all thy faults, I love thee still - why did I choose to live in France? Because on my annual visits home from expat working I could see more readily the degradation of the "English" way of life.
My attitude is - whichever country you want to live in you must attempt to learn the language and not expect everything to be translated for you, accept the laws, and live by the customs of that country. If you can't do that then go back to whence you came.