To stay or go

[besty57]

As a side post to the EU in or out debate ,I was wondering if the vote was to stay in,would anyone seriously consider leaving the uk.

Edited April 7, 2016 by besty57

[winnie&bezza]

Regardless of vote outcome id love to emigrate to Canada as down here in Kent its getting ridiculously over crowded. More and more houses are going up around here and the roads are getting a joke. Come to a standstill one day.

Edited April 7, 2016 by winnie&bezza

[Les*1066]

I've lived abroad for nearly 28 years, and I'll stick to the UK now whatever happens.

[felly100]

Yeah,probably go to France ,Germany or summat.

[oowee]

If we stay in I will leave if we leave I will have to stay.

I would love to move abroad but it has to be within EU or old commonwealth to protect pension. I would like to move to Greece but if we leave that would be out :-(

[Chris Bb]

Yeah,probably go to France ,Germany or summat.

 

 

Very droll.

[Vince Green]

Its not that easy, I considered going to Canada a few years back simply because the lifestyle was so much better but its incredibly hard to do, lots of hoops to jump through. The USA is basically out, they will only let you stay for six months in every twelve. Getting a permit to work is nearly impossible.

 

Australia is too far and again incredibly hard, New Zealand is worse.

 

France is a nightmare of paperwork and taxes, Germany is not much different to here. Spain is rubbish unless you just want to booze yourself to death like most of the Brits out there. So where would you actually go?

Edited April 8, 2016 by Vince Green

[Scully]

Yeah,probably go to France ,Germany or summat.

 

[Houseplant]

I can tell you about NZ if you're interested. No country is perfect, it just depends on what you want out of life.

[besty57]

Its not that easy, I considered going to Canada a few years back simply because the lifestyle was so much better but its incredibly hard to do, lots of hoops to jump through. The USA is basically out, they will only let you stay for six months in every twelve. Getting a permit to work is nearly impossible.

 

Australia is too far and again incredibly hard, New Zealand is worse.

 

France is a nightmare of paperwork and taxes, Germany is not much different to here. Spain is rubbish unless you just want to booze yourself to death like most of the Brits out there. So where would you actually go?

Yes that's my point,if we vote to stay in I would like to leave the uk,but due to my age I would find it hard to emigrate to most of the countries I would like to go to.so I would be stuck with a move to an eu member state,as has been mentioned above they all have there faults,but as far as I can see the only option for me at present would be france Edited April 8, 2016 by besty57

[felly100]

I can tell you about NZ if you're interested. No country is perfect, it just depends on what you want out of life.

The wife's family is there,we go now and then.

We've talked about emigrating more times than I can remember!

It's too far from anywhere. Unless you're loaded,it's quite isolating.

[johnphilip]

Yeah,probably go to France ,Germany or summat.

Summat sounds nice :-):-):-):-)

[toontastic]

Yes that's my point,if we vote to stay in I would like to leave the uk,but due to my age I would find it hard to emigrate to most of the countries I would like to go to.so I would be stuck with a move to an eu member state,as has been mentioned above they all have there faults,but as far as I can see the only option for me at present would be france

So if we vote to stay in you'd be happy to leave for a country that's also in. I don't get it you want us out but at the same time are quite happy to reap the benefits of eu membership and move to France.

May as well just stay in UK

Edited April 8, 2016 by toontastic

[felly100]

Summat sounds nice :-):-):-):-)

It's better than nowt!

[islandgun]

The wife's family is there,we go now and then.

We've talked about emigrating more times than I can remember!

It's too far from anywhere. Unless you're loaded,it's quite isolating.

Mate if I had had that option I would be drinking cold beer and catching large fish by now

[felly100]

You can do that here.

I'm fishing Ladybower this afternoon. Pub afterwards.

[Vince Green]

We don't have to remain in the EU to go and live in most EU countries. People were living in France, Spain Greece etc long before we were in the EU. Its not like you can just walk in now, you still have to fill in lots of form and apply for residence etc. depending on the country.

 

But whats the point in going to most of the countries? Spain is a good example, most Brits last about two years before they are wanting to come back. Its a pipe dream.

 

My mate lives on the WW1 battlefield and works as a guide, he has a reason to be there. You have to have a reason to want to go, just fed up with here is not enough.

[overandunder2012]

at least i got somewhere nice to go if it does go south here

Edited April 8, 2016 by overandunder2012

[oldypigeonpopper]

You can do that here.

I'm fishing Ladybower this afternoon. Pub afterwards.

hello, thats sounds a good plan, looks a nice trout fishing lake and countryside, strange but gold bead orange fritz lures are going well down here from the usual montanas and damsels. good luck

[felly100]

Cheers Oldy.

[Fuji Shooter]

If it goes a bit pear shaped we will lay everyone off and move the business to the States. Most of our items are already made in the States which we import and then export back to the States so may as well cut out the middle man and the hassle.

[besty57]

So if we vote to stay in you'd be happy to leave for a country that's also in. I don't get it you want us out but at the same time are quite happy to reap the benefits of eu membership and move to France.

May as well just stay in

 

As I said ,I don't think I would have much of a choice,and I think unlike the uk the French tend do what suits them,regardless of the rules.maybe if our gov was more like that,

Edited April 8, 2016 by besty57

[Houseplant]

it's quite isolating.

 

That's the idea

[UKPoacher]

So if we vote to stay in you'd be happy to leave for a country that's also in. I don't get it you want us out but at the same time are quite happy to reap the benefits of eu membership and move to France.

May as well just stay in UK

 

I don't see the logic. France is a great place to live despite the EU because it is different. It has a lot going for it, for instance many of my customers leave their ride-on lawnmowers outside all year round including when they are in the UK and nobody steals them. One of the local lakes has beaches and boat hire that only gets used in July and August. The other ten months the boats are laid upside down on the sand, not chained up or anything and no one touches them. Houses are cheap, people are friendly and helpful and the roads are uncrowded.

 

The UK can only improve itself outside the EU IMO. If it remains within the sphere of Brussels it will always have the problems of immigrants taking advantage of the welfare system. That doesn't happen in other EU countries. If immigrants arrive here and don't work, they don't receive welfare. Their health costs are payable too. No free NHS.

 

[Vince Green]

 

The UK can only improve itself outside the EU IMO. If it remains within the sphere of Brussels it will always have the problems of immigrants taking advantage of the welfare system. That doesn't happen in other EU countries. If immigrants arrive here and don't work, they don't receive welfare. Their health costs are payable too. No free NHS.

 

 

Got it in one, not just the immigrants either, the benefits system is the cause of so much that is wrong with Britain. Why is it that so controversial?