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Originally Posted by orangebird
My dad was one of those that left Britain in 2003. He'll never come back to live here.
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Same here. My family left for Florida years ago. Their lives have improved dramatically and they wouldn't come back for anything. The only reason might be if I get denied residency out there, but I won't let my family come back, they deserve to be there.
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Forced? Forced? Forced? How do you reach that conclusion?
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My family didn't spend thousands of pounds, and God knows how much agro to move from this country for the fun of it. There were so happy here, was, and still are, patriotic English through and through, but they felt forced to leave as it was their only route to give themselves an acceptable standard of living. As parents they had a duty to all of us kids, if nothing else. Its not like they wanted to go and leave behind all their relatives, friends, for the sake of it.
And weather isn't the sole consideration for ex-pats. My parents did consider New England, which gets a damn sight more snow than we do. It comes down to money. I'd rather be cold and rich, than warm and poor.