tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post8905188947629235414..comments2023-12-21T17:45:14.194+00:00Comments on HOM...HOM...HOM....: Where the grass is greenerHome Office Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-68021896948755893222010-02-19T02:02:10.129+00:002010-02-19T02:02:10.129+00:00Oh thank you so much for this post. It was just w...Oh thank you so much for this post. It was just what I needed. I am definitely coming home after 10 years and now it has been agreed I am doubted myself. But after reading this I feel a little assured that I am doing the right thing. I mean I KNOW I am doing the right thing anyway...but it was good to read this and feel strangely reassured all the same.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-10401997101993185342010-02-18T21:35:35.761+00:002010-02-18T21:35:35.761+00:00Ooh yes, I absolutely subscribe to house porn. I ...Ooh yes, I absolutely subscribe to house porn. I agree with your comments about buying a 'lifestyle' when you buy a house. When we put our last house on the market I had a box of special items I would rush round the house putting out in time for a viewing; champagne in the fridge, untouched Molten Brown in the bathroom, little bottles of sparkling water by the bed... As soon as the viewing was over it all went back in the box and we reverted to the smeggy soap we usually use...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-85701511208529520882010-02-18T09:09:25.491+00:002010-02-18T09:09:25.491+00:00My parents and my brother live within 5kms of me a...My parents and my brother live within 5kms of me and yet I still have moments where I yearn for South Africa. Go figure.Jenny Waitesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-52134248454946171172010-02-17T19:55:09.436+00:002010-02-17T19:55:09.436+00:00Bev - you're right. Home is where family is. O...Bev - you're right. Home is where family is. Our problem is that our family is in SA, NZ, UK and Ireland. I guess maybe that's why I'm always looking for somewhere else - because I'm trying to find that thing you can only get when you have a network of family and old friends around youHome Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-33440202850337391482010-02-17T18:28:04.551+00:002010-02-17T18:28:04.551+00:00Hi
I live in South Africa and have looked for &qu...Hi <br />I live in South Africa and have looked for "greener grass", we looked at Oz and then New Zealand but each time when in came down to a final decision we couldn't leave home. We have been affeted by house breaking and crime but nothing very violent or perhaps we would have left. On the other hand I know people who have left because of crime and encounted greater crime in their "new home". I guess what is going to come our way will happen regardless. <br />I firmly believe home is not the buildings or the land but rather the people. The most important thing to me is having my family close. My brother lives in the UK and we all miss him dearly, he is now having his first child and to think the little one will never experience going to a cricket match with grandpa or granny and grandpa watching you swim in your first school gala..... there is nothing greener than that.Bevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-13390772368667066602010-02-17T17:20:30.465+00:002010-02-17T17:20:30.465+00:00Heather - no harm at all. Good to keep an eye on t...Heather - no harm at all. Good to keep an eye on the global property market I always say...<br /><br />Brit in Bosnia - yeah, I don't think Bosnia will be on my list of places to move but you can always convince me ;-)<br /><br />Jenny - I know. Once South African, always south african.<br /><br />Alison - have looked at Brighton/Hove - but it's not the kind of seaside I want. Norfolk - need to investigate but think it would be too remote/cold. Good thoughts though<br /><br />Nappy Valley - glad to know it's not just me. Agreed - a big city near the sea would be fab. Like Cape Town. Except no jobs for husband. SighHome Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-3030418413417860392010-02-17T14:26:38.239+00:002010-02-17T14:26:38.239+00:00Oh, I like to fantasise too - I have permanent wan...Oh, I like to fantasise too - I have permanent wanderlust (why do you think we're here?) and in an ideal world would flit between four homes; a villa by the Med, one in a ski resort, a pied a terre in Hong Kong where I grew up and a smart London townhouse.<br /><br />But in reality, I actually agree with you that Britain is a pretty good country - if only the weather was better. The US is great in some ways, but I'm not sure I could live here permanently; the healthcare insurance issues, the politics, the media all leave a lot to be desired, (and yes I do miss Waitrose too...). Here, I love the fact that we are so close to the city and yet by the sea - I'd love to find somewhere in the UK that's similar.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-81936459653966613472010-02-17T13:25:22.919+00:002010-02-17T13:25:22.919+00:00LOL
I do this too - all the time - sticking to the...LOL<br />I do this too - all the time - sticking to the Uk am wondering if you've looked at Brighton, Hove etc?<br />For a longer hubby commute you could try the Norfolk coast?<br /><br />Ali<br />xAlisonhttp://www.seotrainingclub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-45879444825135313522010-02-17T10:37:18.053+00:002010-02-17T10:37:18.053+00:00Oh Melissa, if things were different, we (us ex-So...Oh Melissa, if things were different, we (us ex-South Africans) know exactly where we want to live. I too have come to love my adopted country and city but my blood will always be green and the yearning for greener, or rather African, pastures will never be far away.Jenny Waitesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-65861320152392890922010-02-17T10:34:51.479+00:002010-02-17T10:34:51.479+00:00I'm just as bad.
But, since moving to Bosnia ...I'm just as bad.<br /><br />But, since moving to Bosnia (where we have no intention of ever buying a house) I've been inundated with offers from people who want to feature us in there 'living your dream' type programmes, where they will follow us as we look for our dream house. Then there are the journalists who want to write an article on Bosnia: The next property hot spot (and I don't think they have actually been here...). I'm not saying that Bosnia isn't pretty spectacular, but there are some pretty serious issues, like very tense political situation and possible recurrence of conflict, landmines, bureaucracy like you have no idea, little concept of the rule of law, weak property laws, little planning, oh I could go on and on. You'd have to be Bosnian or mad to buy a property here. But that doesn't stop the property porn programmes. Which makes me have a whole other view on the ones that I now watch...<br /><br />But South Africa would be lovely. Never been to Oz, they can't all be that bad. As an aside (this comment is going on forever but it might amuse you) my brother is a writer/actor and his show Earls of the Court, taking a dig at the whinging Ozzies that occupy most of London is going to be on Radio 4 next week.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-89553750845640472522010-02-17T09:29:09.501+00:002010-02-17T09:29:09.501+00:00there's no harm in looking, is there?there's no harm in looking, is there?Not From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.com