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[trigger_andy]

23 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Stop talking nonsense, you'll be back from Sweden within 5 years, you are chasing a dream that isn't there. I've a brother just the same. I went about with a lass from just outside of Gothenburg, she'd never go back. Things here might be shite, things in Sweden are not much better. Thinking about it, I've got a pound says you won't last five years out there.

Im not so sure. I'll take that quid bet.  

 

Watch out  Dempsie will be along sooner or later with an offer I cant help but refuse.

Edited February 7, 2022 by trigger_andy

[Big J]

Just now, eggsarascal said:

It's not about being a glass half empty fella, it's fact, we all head home at some stage. I've lived all over this country and I always head back to Staffordshire, our kid has lived all over the world, Japan and Australia mainly, he always ends up back here.

 

Like I said, you'll be back within 5 years. Probably complaining about how shit the law/rules are over there.

 

You're assuming I have a sense of home. I don't. Really the only place I feel any affinity or nostaglia for is my mum's birth city Osnabrück, and that's because I spent large amounts of time there as a kid. 

 

(and again, apologies for the derail)

 

I look at a place to live objectively:

 

I want somewhere I can buy a large family house without a mortgage. Check. I want seasons. Check. I want my children to have unencumbered access to free education and equal opportunity. Check. I want to live in a socialist country. Check. I want to live in a country with the right to roam. Check. I want to live in a country with ample available work. Check. I don't want to be on the other side of the world for friends and family to visit. Check. I want to become properly trilingual, and for my children to do the same. Check. 

 

I'm not bothered about pubs, I don't care about football or rugby. I can't stand traffic, British weather or mud. I hate the increasing inequality in UK society. The fuel poverty situation here even made Swedish news. I have friends and family, but they are all outward looking and international and will visit us happily. Most of our friends are in Scotland and it's as quick to get back to Scotland from Sweden as it is from Devon. 

 

I'll happily take your bet, but I'm curious what you think will bring us back? I am unlikely to even visit more than once a year. 

 

8 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Narrow country roads , muppets that can't revers a Fiat Panda ( when you have a tractor and tailor with a mini harvester on board ) shit housing ( baking hot in summer freezing cold in winter ) , rain and some more rain then rain , mud and some more mud You love it mate   😁  Thing is Jonathan what would you have to moan about over there ?

 

Probably mosquitos and bad pop music! 😄

[eggsarascal]

5 minutes ago, Big J said:

 

You're assuming I have a sense of home. I don't. Really the only place I feel any affinity or nostaglia for is my mum's birth city Osnabrück, and that's because I spent large amounts of time there as a kid. 

 

(and again, apologies for the derail)

 

I look at a place to live objectively:

 

I want somewhere I can buy a large family house without a mortgage. Check. I want seasons. Check. I want my children to have unencumbered access to free education and equal opportunity. Check. I want to live in a socialist country. Check. I want to live in a country with the right to roam. Check. I want to live in a country with ample available work. Check. I don't want to be on the other side of the world for friends and family to visit. Check. I want to become properly trilingual, and for my children to do the same. Check. 

 

I'm not bothered about pubs, I don't care about football or rugby. I can't stand traffic, British weather or mud. I hate the increasing inequality in UK society. The fuel poverty situation here even made Swedish news. I have friends and family, but they are all outward looking and international and will visit us happily. Most of our friends are in Scotland and it's as quick to get back to Scotland from Sweden as it is from Devon. 

 

I'll happily take your bet, but I'm curious what you think will bring us back? I am unlikely to even visit more than once a year. 

 

 

Probably mosquitos and bad pop music! 😄

We'll see.

[Stubby]

9 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

We'll see.

I'm on the edge of my seat now boys . Only problem is when J does or does not come back I will not be around to witness it 😁

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, Stubby said:

I'm on the edge of my seat now boys . Only problem is when J does or does not come back I will not be around to witness it 😁

Ive got your back.  

 

 

[eggsarascal]

2 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I'm on the edge of my seat now boys . Only problem is when J does or does not come back I will not be around to witness it 😁

Carry on and you won't last 'till next weekend...

[Stubby]

Just now, eggsarascal said:

Carry on and you won't last 'till next weekend...

Fcuk . That's told me 🙁

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, Stubby said:

Fcuk . That's told me 🙁

Only joking, Bud.

[Stubby]

6 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Only joking, Bud.

I know that egger 😁

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, Stubby said:

I know that egger 😁

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