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What Would be Your No.1 Reason for Quitting the UK?

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    #11
    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    Move to a different part of the UK... many parts are quite remote and the prevailing weather varies considerably. West is damp and warm, east is drier and cold.

    Edinburgh?

    I thought the weather was pretty good this year until the last 2-3 weeks?
    I was a student in Newcastle. My memories are of it being very bleak windy. I'm guessing Edinburgh isn't much different.

    Realistically it would be Spain for me as it's the place with the most agreeable climate where there's also some chance of earning a living. Australia doesn't appeal - not that I've ever been there.

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      #12
      I won't quit whatever
      Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.

      No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.

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        #13
        Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View Post
        I won't quit whatever
        Someone has got to stay here and fund the LibLabCon dream.

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          #14
          Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View Post
          I was a student in Newcastle. My memories are of it being very bleak windy. I'm guessing Edinburgh isn't much different.

          Realistically it would be Spain for me as it's the place with the most agreeable climate where there's also some chance of earning a living. Australia doesn't appeal - not that I've ever been there.
          I lived and worked in Madrid as a BA between 2000-2006. I wouldn't move there again unless it was to retire.

          All I'll say is that the grass always looks greener (or yellower and drier in Spain's case).

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            #15
            Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View Post
            I was a student in Newcastle. My memories are of it being very bleak windy. I'm guessing Edinburgh isn't much different.
            It can be pretty windy - this time of year it typically is for some reason - but I wouldn't say bleak. But then I like wind and even a bit of rain lashing down - what I don't like is when it's dark all day and misty. We don't get much mist or fog though being a little further north the days are very short for the winter months. But that's just part of having seasons... spring through autumn were lovely this year.

            Different strokes, but I don't think the UK weather is anywhere as near as bad as we make out except perhaps along the west coast where the gulf stream leads to a lot of rain and drizzle and fog
            Originally posted by MaryPoppins
            I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
            Originally posted by vetran
            Urine is quite nourishing

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              #16
              Originally posted by Antman View Post
              I lived and worked in Madrid as a BA between 2000-2006. I wouldn't move there again unless it was to retire.

              All I'll say is that the grass always looks greener (or yellower and drier in Spain's case).

              I did a couple of years there & thoroughly enjoyed it (not Madrid, though).

              I like the people & I like the lifestyle. It's an easy place to function.
              Last edited by Gumbo Robot; 20 November 2015, 11:10.

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                #17
                Definitely HMRC's aggressive attack on small businesses for me. And the government's incessant tinkering attempts at grabbing as much tax as they can.

                Just doesn't seem worth the stress any more.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
                  Definitely HMRC's aggressive attack on small businesses for me. And the government's incessant tinkering attempts at grabbing as much tax as they can.

                  Just doesn't seem worth the stress any more.
                  I know a few people who have emigrated to NZ and Australia, and yes, you have to work and yes you have to pay tax, but the lifestyle is so much more outdoor, relaxed and social. They don't feel like the govt are constantly trying to destroy them at every turn. They feel supported and appreciated.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    They don't feel like the govt are constantly trying to destroy them at every turn. They feel supported and appreciated.
                    I don't think you lot would fit in
                    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                    Originally posted by vetran
                    Urine is quite nourishing

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
                      Definitely HMRC's aggressive attack on small businesses for me. And the government's incessant tinkering attempts at grabbing as much tax as they can.

                      Just doesn't seem worth the stress any more.
                      That, and their persistent failure in reining spending and consequently borrowing and money printing.

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