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17 May 2011, 12:19 pm

Fnord wrote:
I think that your claim is based on prejudice against the Republic for not being British.


No, the people of the Republic are our neighbours and close friends.

I've been to the Republic and it is very similar in many ways to the rest of the British Isles in culture, language, food, and so on. The Irish have chosen their destiny to be independent and, for most of them are very similar in outlook to people in Britain - although they are too going through a tough time at the moment with their government.

I don't like Bono because he's a patronising, egotistical a***hole.



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17 May 2011, 7:43 pm

Bloodheart wrote:
I'd quite like to live in America, probably either Texas or Minneapolis.

Where did that come from??? (Sorry, I'm sure they're both fine places to live. Just so random! :P )



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19 May 2011, 3:07 pm

I love the idea of living in an English village surrounded by lovely countryside. In particular, I'd like to move to Cumbria, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, or the West Country...



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19 May 2011, 5:15 pm

crouton wrote:
I love the idea of living in an English village surrounded by lovely countryside. In particular, I'd like to move to Cumbria, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, or the West Country...


I live in a hamlet in North Yorkshire - doesn't qualify as a village as there is no shop/school etc. The location is idyllic: right by the sea, with the moors behind us, but the price we pay is living in an area where for most people 'different' equals 'wrong'. It can be tough going for me and my AS son :cry:

If it were practical (my husband needs to work to support us) I'd move to Galway (Southern Ireland), or the Isles of Skye, Uist or Eriskay. It's as if the air has a different quality there, and I feel calm and at home.

The place I've been most easily accepted, and have fitted in almost seamlessly (an odd sensation for me!) is the Black Forest area of Germany. I speak German well, and there is a general 'stiffness' and formality about the inhabitants (great sticklers for rules, cleanliness, tidiness, manners and order) that I find reassuring. In Southern Italy I'm truly an alien - a blonde, blue eyed, pale skinned, non-gesticulating, fairly expressionless alien!