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Apart from everyone telling us bath is lovely and the countryside is lovely (Bath being where we are moving to). Every time we tell someone we are moving to the UK they say they hated it and got out ASAP! C'mon guys, if you are living in the UK tell us something that you LOVE!
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Apart from everyone telling us bath is lovely and the countryside is lovely (Bath being where we are moving to). Every time we tell someone we are moving to the UK they say they hated it and got out ASAP! C'mon guys, if you are living in the UK tell us something that you LOVE!
History, humour, fashion, nightlife, freedom, choice, beauty, transport, NHS, welfare, opportunity, blah blah blah.....take your pick!

Every bugger's trying to come here so it can't be all bad

Although once there all here it will become a **** whole!
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Come to scotland even better All of the above & men in skirts& freezing lol
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Come to scotland even better All of the above & men in skirts& freezing lol
lol.....men in skirts...... There's a few men in skirts down here too!
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Ooooerrrr
Big Pete will be along soon

Don't be put off, its a beautiful country ..... its bloody expensive to live there, but its a beautiful country

Those men in skirts, they have a sport which involves tossing a telegraph pole 10 feet or so ..... don't mess with them ....... they don't wear anything under those skirts
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well one good thing about the UK is that a lot of pommies are leaving because it is so miserable there. SO there are less of them!
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well one good thing about the UK is that a lot of pommies are leaving because it is so miserable there. SO there are less of them!
Hi Max.....nice quote

By the way..... a quick question for you.... Is there still a problem in your country with the men not being able to father children on a regular basis?

Hmmmmmm....wonder where the Pommies are going!...lol
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Every bugger's trying to come here so it can't be all bad
land of milk and honey?

Based on our experiences so far with the visa process not too many more will be coming. Its so complicated and expensive to get a work permit/visa now.
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best thing about the uk- nice ariel view from the plane when Im leaving it.

Miss me mum though!
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Oh bless James,Where you of too
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