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sheeba · Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 1123

I gave up Drum and Bass , Binge Drinking ,smoking skunk,Premiership football, *beep*(those lovely British Girls),Eastenders,Countdown, having a laugh with mates,mindless discussions with clueless types and drinking milky sweet tea with my parents and other old people in the UK.

Just miss the D+B ,friends and family now (and the occasional binge) . There's always the 2 month summer hol though !

Sherri · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:16 am Post subject:

Basically you "give it all up" whenever you make a move, whether it's from your home country or from one country to another and even back to your home country. You can move to a foreign country but get totally settled in. I bought a home while living abroad, I got married, I had kids, owned various cars in various countries. I have sold, given away or thrown away countless appliances, pieces of furniture, boxes of books. Then you start all over.

Sherri

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

To Sheeba, sounds pretty similar to me, apart from the football. I was more of an early 90s raver though, so I suppose I didn't give that up because it disappeared anyway. Countdown is ofcourse no longer with us.

zorro (3) · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 202

Countdown is with us. I watched it yesterday and I'm going to watch it today. Des Lynam is the host. Carol is as foxy as ever with her quick calculations.

One thing that you English dudes didn't mention was the summer. Let's face it, when English summer arrives it's the best place to be in the world (obviously that's my opinion). Everyone is happy (takes a lot to cheer up a nation of grumps - that is according to my German flat mate), the sun is out, there's a smell of fresh cut grass, after it's rained, there is the smell of dusty half-baked concrete, outdoor cans of lager in the park, random games of footie, bbqs. The list is endless. That is what I used to miss when I was abroad. Now I've got it to look forward to.

Ahchoo · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 606 Location: Earth

zorro (3) · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 202

That's the point though Ahchoo. Because it only happens once a year (and for a reasonably short time) it's extra special. Roll on summer.

quoi_de_neuf? · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 48

Hehe! Have to agree with you, Zorro. This is perhaps more the case in Scotland - when the sun come out there, eveyone's on an emotional high which is incredibly infectious! Shout out to my fellow Scots! Wink

Within-Temptation · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 22

Recently i just made the move to Poland from Australia, the hardest thing was leaving my parents who are both sick and they were waiting so long long for a granchild and recently finally got one and we leave. That was difficult. I was working in a miserable boring job for 10 years and now in a new profession teaching much more rewardingthan a 9 to 5 job anyday.
If it was for the money i wouldn't be in Poland thats for sure. I am kind of lucky that i got a payout from my last job which will help buy an apartment here in Poland no mortgage:) Working 20 hours a week opposed to 50 hours bloody beautiful.
Being in central Poland i have Europe at my doorstep, very appealing:)
So far the choice to move to Poland is a winner just have to get used to the cold winters. It's not where you live, But where you love!
Enjoy life and Congrats to everyone who left their home countries for adventure and a better life.

kaw · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject:

I gave up giving a percentage of my salary to a government whose policies I don't agree with, the Eurovision Song Contest (BBC Prime are not showing it anymore)..a wide choice of 'quick cook' meals (finish work late - don't want to be cooking and stuff).....um......cheap (but good) clothes from ASDA, shops like Woolworths, Superdrug, charity shops selling cheap books. Apart from that - not much really. Well.....apart from the football but as my team haven't really been doing very well maybe that isn't such a bad thing.
I really can't think of anything in my 'old' life that I really feel I'm missing out on.

billybuzz · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 219 Location: turkey

I gave up what some would have regarded as an enviable lifestyle in the u.k ,with property,a business,foreign holidays ,great social life and steadily mounting debts . Luckily 15 years ago I saw that it would all end in tears, I had survived Thatcher's Britain but Major's vision was just a step too far and Turkey seemed too appealling .
Amazing isn't it how well you can live on a fraction of past salaries and yet save enough to buy your own place outright in less than a decade .My only regret was I didn't do it 20 years sooner .

jr1965 · Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 175

Returner, why don't you take a short-term teaching position somewhere in the summer and rent out your house in London? Then you would be able to test the waters a bit before making the decision to "give it all up" in the UK for a more extended stay in another country.

jammish · Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1704

MELEE · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

sickbag · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Blighty

As Zorro mentions - the English spring/summer in Brighton is something I miss a lot. I miss the South Downs (and other clean countryside), BBQs on the beach, decent beer and footie. Don't miss expensive rent, grey skies for 8 months a year and a disappointing government.

Love a satisfying job, the (still) daily surprises of living in a new country/culture, blue skies every day and amazing scenery outside my bedroom window.

I'll go home one day, but not yet.

sheeba · Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 1123