This Country is too sttessful

TheCatWoman said:

What do you want to own a gun for?

Well, you see it's only 1 and half inches...LOl ..nope just kiddin

Uh Why do I want to own a gun. hmnn

I guess its all that American Propganda. I blame Ronald Regan. (Ray-gun.)

uhm nope, just kiddin

hmnn

What do i want to own a  gun??

I guess maybe cause if i ever run into problems with the local sniff dealer, i would be on equal footin 

Actually. I just hate the uk, No bill of rights, no guns, tv licenses, and other nanny state BS. no freedom of speech, and out quality of life is going down, headed for doom in next ten years. meanwhile Americans are living lavish, in their big houses, with their ak-47 and ar-15, defending themselves, in their big SUV's, all purpose vehicles.

I can understand having a gun if you live in an area with wild and dangerous animals like bears, or if you hunt for the pot. But assault rifles and military hardware, really? I know Americans cherish their right to bare arms, as far as I'm concerned they can go sleeveless whenever they want, but don't kill people.

TheCatWoman said:

What do you want to own a gun for?

Looking at the bigger question about why so many Americans want guns apprears to be because it makes them powerful - sounds like an overcompensation for lack of something else to me though.

The BBC did quite a good article on it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/285829d5-3732-4bba-8d7d-91f8ff547d66

"When you have a weapon in your hand, you feel power, you feel like you could stop anything."

I would be interesting to hear Lestats reasons though.

What do you want to own a gun for?

A beach house somewhere would be amazing.

Same. Unless i win lottery, or inherit a large fortune. Love to Live in Malibu, CA

It is.  I'm in the East not the West though.

I'd move to New Zealand or Canada before I moved to The USA.

All of this is fantasia on my part . I won't be moving anywhere.

Really...it's a small world.

I'd like to move to USA. If just for the possibility to live in big houses and own guns

Hi yes I left the south east and it is better now then when I left.The councils in my area just waste money and I can tell which way they are inclined politically.

They have no tolerance to people like me

Maybe its because the south east is better resourced than the rest of the country? Councils near London get a premium to off set the costs of being so close, Berkshire gets it, but Wiltshire dosen't, I think the south west is as underfunded as the north. But I would ask is the south east the same place that you left? Has it too changed in the years you've been away?

Hi I know what you mean about Reading I used to live near there then moved further east towards London.

I am at a crossroads but I definitely no longer like Devon as a place to live as I have had such negative experiences with some people plus the public bodies I never got this in the South East 

Originally I'm from Reading, but I really dislike the place, when I lived there it was really violent, there were some good people, but then they all moved. I'm happier in the countryside, but not any old countryside, I have a connection to the north and west coasts that seems more spiritual than anything else, I don't feel at home in the south or east. I like living on an island between the mountains and the sea, but I'd like to move away from the village where I am now, because it's too busy. it's got a lot worse since covid and people holidaying in Britain, what used to be exceptional traffic, bank holidays and easter has become normal and I want to be away from so many people.

I'd love to move.  I've lived in the Midlands my whole life.

Hi I live near Exeter.I moved down here 12 years ago for a lifestyle change that worked out well!

Re London yes it can be busy and overwhelming but I have pockets I love and know and I am always accepted up there similarly in the home counties I have a much better experience.I love the sea that is what drew me to Devon.with hindsight I should have kept my South east property and then when ready just bought a small flat or cottage in Devon.

When my nightmare I am going through is over I intend to leave Devon as I am sorry to say there are too many people that do not welcome me and my ways.

What part of the country are you from?

By the way I have bought three new wonderful cats since being down here so I must remember that

What part of Devon are you? I'd hate to live in London or any other city for that matter, to busy and overwhelmingly loud, far, far to many people.

Hi billy I agree re london I found the south east ok when I lived there .I am now in Devon and it is not very nice

Hope is better than a Horse's Head.

I that works for you fine, lack of choice is one of the things I dislike, as is the lack of restaurants and take aways where I can eat, I think for me to go out for a meal I'd have to go to three different restaurants, one for each course.

I like the sound of that part of Wales. Actually it's not just the sound I like as I have happy memories of Llanidloes (about as mid Wales as you can get) but it's been a very long time since I was there, so the memory has faded a little. Sounds rather like the out of the way place we stayed in Scotland. Another thing I liked there was the lack of choice in the local supermarket. I imagine the lack of choice might get boring after a while, but for the short time we were there I did enjoy the simpler decision making. Instead of being faced with a whole aisle full of different wines, we just had to choose between 4 varieties - 2 white and 2 red. Also, there was no choice in razors - but the thing worked! I also like short menus in pubs/restaurants - ideally I don't want any choice - just one item that I like.

North and Mid Wales are good, wet and windy, but good, beautiful countryside, fewer people especially in winter, lots of wildlife and cheaper houses than most of England. But we have worse public transport and everything is quite a few miles away, you often can't just pop out for a take away or to the shop. Living in the country takes planing, but I think living abroad would equally stressful, especially if you don't speak the language, foreign supermarkets can be confusing, don't sell the things you're used too, little things like tea and marmite might be unavailable or very expensive. Officialdom can be hard to navigate and local laws can trip you up, as can local builders and building regs, health care is another area that can be difficult.