Capealava Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Are the Brits abandoning England for other countries. England has the one of highest percentage of expats living around the world. http://www.newsweek.com/id/209953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnut Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 no, its just that we have more brains and are more sought after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Are the Brits abandoning England for other countries. England has the one of highest percentage of expats living around the world.http://www.newsweek.com/id/209953 Brits have been abandoning Blighty for hundreds of years....ie during Empire etc etc, nothing has changed... These days the drive to leave is to do with the general c*kced up state of the country with the Nu-labour Stalinists in power, immigration and ecomomic woes. Also going to agree with Onnut as well on his theroy.... Wouldnt even use the term "Great" either these days, there is nothing "Great" about it....A once proud nation on which the sun never set has been reduced to a whinging crowd of PC busybodies, by a gang of corrupt socialists/communists Edited August 3, 2009 by Soutpeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 no, its just that we have more brains and are more sought after! Yes english are sought after a lot..... by bar owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASABIAN Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Plenty have left, plenty are leaving but on the other hand thousands are returning. Take Spain as an example, broken hearts, broken dreams... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/pen...icle6297037.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 no, its just that we have more brains and are more sought after! Yes english are sought after a lot..... by bar owners ...???....robblock, mate, <deleted> are you talking about Would suggest if this post is to survive, someone better get it Thailand related post-haste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Plenty have left, plenty are leaving but on the other hand thousands are returning. Take Spain as an example, broken hearts, broken dreams... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/pen...icle6297037.ece Its only Spain, and I for one could never see the attraction of the place, some sand, sunshine, the sea was always filthy and oily, the locals were not really friendly, especially in the smaller villages and I hate squid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Plenty have left, plenty are leaving but on the other hand thousands are returning. Take Spain as an example, broken hearts, broken dreams... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/pen...icle6297037.ece Its only Spain, and I for one could never see the attraction of the place, some sand, sunshine, the sea was always filthy and oily, the locals were not really friendly, especially in the smaller villages and I hate squid. But would go along way to explain Brits fascination with Thailand then...???.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnut Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 no, its just that we have more brains and are more sought after! Yes english are sought after a lot..... by bar owners ...???....robblock, mate, <deleted> are you talking about Would suggest if this post is to survive, someone better get it Thailand related post-haste... lots of Brits are moving to Thailand! will that work to keep the thread open just a little longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richb2004v2 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Plenty have left, plenty are leaving but on the other hand thousands are returning. Take Spain as an example, broken hearts, broken dreams... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/pen...icle6297037.ece Its only Spain, and I for one could never see the attraction of the place, some sand, sunshine, the sea was always filthy and oily, the locals were not really friendly, especially in the smaller villages and I hate squid. But would go along way to explain Brits fascination with Thailand then...???.... You beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Here's another one. My brother-in-law moved his family back to England because he felt public schools here were not doing his kids any justice. The kids are smart and bilingual. He tried private tutoring but it was cutting into his beer budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redscouse Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 most English move abroad because there are too many foreigners in England so we move abroad to escape the forei...................... oh wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 lots of Brits are moving to Thailand But what about all those nails in the tourist industry's coffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garro Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Britain was only ever great for a minority of people. The rest of them were just deluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubby Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 That Just about Sums it up Garro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Plenty have left, plenty are leaving but on the other hand thousands are returning. Take Spain as an example, broken hearts, broken dreams... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/pen...icle6297037.ece Its only Spain, and I for one could never see the attraction of the place, some sand, sunshine, the sea was always filthy and oily, the locals were not really friendly, especially in the smaller villages and I hate squid. But would go along way to explain Brits fascination with Thailand then...???.... Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verydumbubba Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Would a Thai cricket squad help?! Do they even know what cricket is?! Do they even care?! Do the English even care?! Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Plenty have left, plenty are leaving but on the other hand thousands are returning. Take Spain as an example, broken hearts, broken dreams... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/pen...icle6297037.ece Its only Spain, and I for one could never see the attraction of the place, some sand, sunshine, the sea was always filthy and oily, the locals were not really friendly, especially in the smaller villages and I hate squid. But would go along way to explain Brits fascination with Thailand then...???.... You beat me to it. It would seem that they come here for other purposes as how many live by the sea and eat squid? Anyway, trying to eat squid with false teeth is darn hard I've been told but you would probably know this already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garro Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 That Just about Sums it up Garro I don't mean to single out Britain here. I personally don't think nationalism anywhere has really served the interests of the majority of people; probably because it was never intended to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantheembalmer Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 If we are expected to live in the eyesore that is featured in the photo in the article, no wonder we are all leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangMaiSausage Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Simple the weather it never stops raining, I only go home (note home) once a year for two/three weeks, it's enough. Everytime I'm there the weather is terrible and its meant to be the summer (two weeks ago) The more time I spend out of the UK the more I dread having to go back to live and work (this upsets many of my friends that I feel this way about the UK) but working and living away from the UK just appeals to me th emore I see of other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaihome Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 no, its just that we have more brains and are more sought after! At least in my industry, I always was under the impression that it was because certain companies actively recruited borderline qualified northerners that would work cheaper then anyone else and would do anything to get away... TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melonf Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Perhaps a few clues in this article Would you really want to live in a country that has either the problems or the solutions described in this article: CCTV cameras installed in troublesome family homes http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/115736...-worst-families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsparrow Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 ฺBig brother is watching you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyh Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Where I come from, SE Qld, Australia the population is 6% recently arrived Poms, it is becoming Little Britain. Although I am sure they would prefer to think it as Neighbours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 As sure as the sun comes up each morning, you can be sure that there will be a Thai Visa thread at least once every 6 weeks of brits compaining about the UK going down the gurgler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubby Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 no, its just that we have more brains and are more sought after! At least in my industry, I always was under the impression that it was because certain companies actively recruited borderline qualified northerners that would work cheaper then anyone else and would do anything to get away... TH you have an Industry all to yourself. Congratulations on being a smart Southern %$#&**@$ Only Joking , its interesting your blaming uneducated northerners as though there's some sort of north south divide going on. I thought we'd put that one to bed years ago and now concentrate solely on blaming recent East European migrants for all our woe's. ............. Refreshing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkton Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Perhaps the excitement of new National Identity Card will entice a few Brits back, read it only cost the government 1 billion pounds in the middle of a recession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmiguellight Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Thing is that article somehow seems to think the British people still believe that we are some kind of superpower. This couldnt be further from the truth, 100% of people ive met throughout my life couldnt give a sh7t about the empire and ruling these countries its not as if they benefited in anyway shape or form from it ... it was only the few at the top that did. Plus the author calls Britain a country! so im taking that its written by some American/Canadian or Aussie who doesnt know what theyre talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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