The problem with Brits in Spain as I see it, is the vast majority are not here because they want to be in Spain....they're here because they've had enough of Britain. Which is understandable because our lives there were made so unbearable in so many ways....we didn't have much choice in the matter. As a family, we certainly felt we had to escape from it.......and I'm sure many of you felt the same.
And that's where the problem arises for many.....because we all ended up in Spain not through choice, but through circumstance.
We got here on Nov 2nd 2005 not knowing what to expect as we'd never been here before. Literally we were refugees and we were taking a big chance like all of us have.
And what happened? Well, our background (in the 25 years we'd been together) was about 20 houses in abut 10 different places in the UK. We'd never settled, and we never felt at home. We got to Spain and it just felt like we'd come home. Everything felt right and we instantly felt at ease. Can't explain why....that's just the way it was.
We looked around for something to buy and in March 2006 we bought a house in Huescar in the rural Altiplano of Granada. And we'll be here in Huescar for the rest of our lives. No doubt about it!
Is Spain perfect? Of course it isn't.....nowhere is! But it's where we feel at home with the people and the environment in general. But bear in mind (as Strav will confirm) the place we live is as far removed from the type of Spain other Brits live in as you can possibly get.
Our heart is here....and our home is here! There's nothing in Britain for us and we'll never return!
If you don't feel the same way about where you live then your only option is to go back.....cos the feelings that you have will never go away.
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