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Selling up and moving to Spain is not as difficult as many people might think.
I walked through Darwen on the night we left and thought 'Are we going to miiss this?' the answer has got to be a resounding 'NO'
Tonight along with my Grandson and my wife, have been along to a beach bar no more that 5 minutes from where we live, bit expensive but
less than you pay in Blackpool.
Smoking....No problem...........Children admitted...No problem.
Relax and enjoy without the threat of yobs.
To use the Spanish 'Moy Contento' is what I feel at the moment and i wish that all the problems will be resolved in Lancashire.
The Spanish Police have a way of dealing with yobs....A SMACK IN THE MOUTH.

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Think about selling up everyday and currently working towards it.
However you have just put me totally off Spain The one good thing about England over the last year has been the no smoking ban, especially for me as I am asthmatic and was totally sick (literally) of selfish smokers who thought they had a right to pollute everyone else air.
And children - no thank you they are another thing I want to get away from.
Anyway too many Brits in Spain.

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yep done it, got the T-Shirt, loved it, only came back cos of unexpected crap, better way of living, better medical care, n as you say the police take good care of the scumbags.:);)

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To polute everyone else's air............on a beach bar?
Children.......bad experience..pray tell

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the kids anywhere polly belong mainly to the "nationals" they have em as well.:D ya will never avoid em, there what makes the world go round.:)

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No never but best of luck to anybody that does:)

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You must understand Roy that when some people get dealt a bad hand they don't blame the dealer but the other players.Yes it's sad but true.Still think your paying over the odds for the Rum.

I work with what I have got,do my best and take the blame for my own Idyosyncracies. I'll leave the American spelling to JB and his Port Moresby friends:theband:

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you saying us "Yanks" use pidgin english ? :D :D

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If JB knew where Port Moresby was without Google...I would be very surprised.
The rum is 10 euros 90 for a litre....eat your heart out POM.

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Only the ones in Papau New Guinea :hidewall: Still hiding

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Where the hell is that?

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I always admired the Italian lifesyle and their climate and diet is ideal for me.
I had a husband who was half italian and we visited his family several times.That marriage ended in disaster
Their politics are a farce, which means that to successfully survive you need to be part of an Italian family unit who put family unity a priority above all else, and who would rally round when needed (and are always underfoot when not needed:D)
To them, being alone is an alien unnatural condition, which I quite enjoy most of the time.
So I suppose I am not temperamentally suited to live there despite all its other advantages.

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Turn left at Albaquerky:tongueout

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Mrs H has set her sights on moving to Miraflores, Peru (her hometown) when we retire.

Must admit it quite appeals to me...a nice apartment by the beach, warm weather, a low cost of living, no pussyfooting around with yobs (the Peruvian police just crack a few heads).

Just one thing...it's a heck of a long way to come every two weeks for home matches!

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not just the kids that smoke pity they cant ban smoking everywhere

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I love living in East Lancashire and although I have lived in a good many other places, it always feels like home when I'm here. Where I live , I never see any yobs and it suits me fine. Following my separation I could have gone anywhere, but have absolutely no regrets about coming back here.

I know everyone is different, but what you describe Royboy would be my idea of hell.

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Well I ften though about it whilst I was young, but an't give it to much thought lately for obvious reasons. My youngest daughter and her partner asked me about 12 years ago if it would be a good idea to take a job in the far east, Bangkok at the time, I just said take in with both hands, they have never looked back and he's been promoted twice since, the next move is state side in Boston.

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And while we are discussing moving ... why not Canada ... not as close as Spaiin, but, what the hell. And a heck of a lot more English. We actually speak a version of the language.:D I came here on a whim ... it seemed like a good idea at the time .... but no regrets .... it doesn't get any better than here .... but that's just my opinon;):D

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Sounds great .... but can you get suet;)

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i wish we had done it years ago, a bit to long in the tooth now.

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I had thoughts about moving to Malta but my daughter and granddaughter moved in with me, due to circumstances they couldn't control. I couldn't sell up and make them homeless as there was no way my daughter could afford to buy a house here and all the council houses in the village were sold off 20 years ago. They would have had to move to one of the grotty estates in Warrington (and, believe me, they are rough) and I couldn't do that to Laura. I tried to persuade my daughter to move out there with me but she's not keen; crazy - Laura would have a 1st class education (Maltese schools are very, very good), the climate is beneficial and life is less complicated and virtually crime-free.

I console myself with twice yearly visits and, if Ernie ever smiles on me (he flaming well should, he's been sitting on my investment for years and not a sniff of a win) or the Lottery pays out, I will buy a nice flat overlooking the sea at Mellieha and go for 6 months every year. :)

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Pulling up stakes and moving maybe thousands of kms to a foreign country is a big move ... and it doesn't always work out .... what happens if "it seems like a good idea" turns out to be a disaster .... it's not always a question of being a stranger in a strange land, and even Canada with all its "Englishness" is a foreign country, it's the moving from home, tearing up your roots that is difficult. If you move to Canada for example, you have to change; if you want to live happily in Canada you have to resign yourself to becoming Canadian (which, by the way, is not all that bad). And I suppose it's the same wherever you go.

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yeh got that right mate, ya gotta be prepared to live as the "Natives" too many brits are either too arrogant or too stupid to do that i found.;)

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That's what attracts me to living in Malta. I have several friends who have moved to Spain and who live in "British Colonies" on purpose-built complexes. I would, if I could, live among the Maltese who are a people I like a great deal anyway. I have no time for people who think the natives should conform to their ideals and who are not prepared to integrate.

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we certainly think alike on that west ender.;)

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I'll go for that....We lived for seven years in a Spanish barrio....not an Englishman in sight.........I was offered more advice from ex-pats and holidaymakers than I could handle on our not too frequent visits to Brit bars.
Stoke on Trent seems to be a recruiting station for your example. ;)

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That is why I never fancied moving away, that and the thought of being so far away from my family. Just can't imagine settling and it isn't as if you can just come back, so I will stay here thank you very much:)

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As a generalisation, I would think that the majority of people who 'dream' of moving to other places are those that have never lived outside of the county, or even 20 miles from where they were born.

That's not meant as a criticism, but when you've lived in a few different places you do see many things in a different light.

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I haven't lived less than 40 miles from where I was born since 1963 and I lived, for a year, in Saudi Arabia. I'm not a delusional dreamer, just disillusioned with UK. ;)

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Why......................................:):confus ed:

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In no particular order - the weather, crime, the "credit crunch", highest taxes in Europe, Society going to the dogs and - Gordon Brown. :(

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Suet....no problem......Don't forget in my younger days I was a butcher in Accy market.....Not too long ago my wife asked a butcher in Darwen market for some shin beef....The butcher who obviously was well up to the job, said and I quote "Shin beef is not produced anymore"....The mind boggles :eek:

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I never said anyone was a delusional dreamer and I did state that I was generalising, although I do think it's true.

As for the things you list....

the weather - not much different to how it's always been in the UK and many people see having proper seasons as a good thing.
crime - according to official sources, crime is actually falling fast in the UK. Recent figures published for Lancashire showed crime was down by 15%.
the "credit crunch" - is a global issue and not localised to the UK
highest taxes in Europe - but yet standards of living in the UK are higher now than they've ever been, with morbidity and infant mortality rates at all time lows. It can't all be bad.
Society going to the dogs - debatable. And again I don't believe that alot of the so-called anti-social issues are confined to the UK.
Gordon Brown - is an elected official and can be 'unelected' just as quickly. That's democracy.

I'm not getting into an argument here and I'm not really criticising you personally Westender, but I do think that there's developed a constant trend of knocking the UK and so often it's based on incorrect supposition and misinformed opinion.

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Indeed it does ... have the cows gone on strike:eek:

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The edible bits that people have stopped buying are going into pet food.
That is why birds now eat suet

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disagree with much of that T.M. (Weather) think its much differant we had proper seasons, sledging etc every winter, proper summers.etc, (Crime) ya can prove owt wi figures, whilst i agree crime is falling, Violent Crime is on the increase, with the officials seem to omit. (credit crunch) agree that is global no question. (Highest Taxes) things are better now in all Europe,but we are obviously over taxed n the fact things are improved does not balance that.(society going to dogs) that to me is without question, having lived abroad fer nearly 3 yrs. (gordon brown) yes can be unelected, but whoever replaces him will be no better from any party. this aint n argument, its just my opinion.

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Totally agree with you. Malta is certainly on my list of possibilities. The crime rates are soooooo low, the people friendly the weather good and even. You are right about the education standards and people still look after their children. added to all that Malta introduced No Smoking laws long before we did.