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2006-12-19 Britain

Why are so many Brits leaving the country?

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-12-19 00:31|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If you ran comments on why people are flocking out of the Northeast US you'd get an essentially identical set of responses.

Posted by no mo uro 2006-12-19 06:21|| 2006-12-19 06:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Pretty much sums it up .

Been sold down the river ... Every day I get up and count down the months till I leave

Posted by MacNails 2006-12-19 07:58|| 2006-12-19 07:58|| Front Page Top

#3 MacNails:

Is it any better in the North, the Lake District, that area?

Posted by Besoeker 2006-12-19 08:01|| 2006-12-19 08:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Nope

Posted by Uleanter Ebbinenter1449 2006-12-19 09:47|| 2006-12-19 09:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Nope , not any better really , although rural southern Ireland is about attractive as it gets , but you need to be self suffient in the first place :)

Posted by MacNails 2006-12-19 10:42|| 2006-12-19 10:42|| Front Page Top

#6 "Why are so many Brits leaving the country?"

They see the handwriting on the wall?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-19 11:14|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-12-19 11:14|| Front Page Top

#7 #2 MacNails - coming here?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-19 11:15|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-12-19 11:15|| Front Page Top

#8 U.S cities have systematically driven away their taxbase in a very similar fashion in the last 25 years. Cincinnati is a good example, drive through the city proper and see whats left. No more German and Irish communities, the only stores left are tiendas and liquor stores. And if you arent holding a 40-ouncer you will get looks like you are from another planet. And the city can't figure out why they don't have any money, or what to do about it.

Posted by bigim-ky 2006-12-19 11:15|| 2006-12-19 11:15|| Front Page Top

#9 A cursory look thru the comments shows most Brits expatriating to Oz or New Zealand, a few to Spain and France, though they won't really escape the taxes/immigration issues anywhere in the EU. The US is an obvious choice but a difficult one, since US immigration policies are schizophrenic at best and ICE is in shambles... right now.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-12-19 12:17|| 2006-12-19 12:17|| Front Page Top

#10 My antipodean brethren will cater for my every needs (which are pretty simple)

:)

Posted by MacNails 2006-12-19 13:55|| 2006-12-19 13:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Blair has put multi culturism ahead of British identify.

Like America the Cities are being turned into ghettos where the White middle class flee the country/heads for the rural countryside(whats left of it?!!!) E.g 1 in 3 Londoners are born abroad!!!!!!

I am moving house to a Town 65 miles outside London.The London i grew up in has changed to the Welfare state of Europe/Africa/Asia etc

Thanks Blair!!!!

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2006-12-19 14:14|| 2006-12-19 14:14|| Front Page Top

#12 #9 Sea: "ICE is in shambles... right now."

When were they ever not (at least in our lifetimes)?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-19 14:24|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-12-19 14:24|| Front Page Top

#13 That would be before MY lifetime.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-12-19 16:23|| 2006-12-19 16:23|| Front Page Top

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