An Update
An Update
A few people asked for an update on how moving back to England after spending my entire adult life in Cambodia went, so here it is;
It's cold, wet, miserable, and full of hardcore left wing hippies. I'm done. Back to Cambodia on Monday. The end.
It's cold, wet, miserable, and full of hardcore left wing hippies. I'm done. Back to Cambodia on Monday. The end.
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You know adjusting takes approx. 18 months?
Sorry it didn't work out as you hoped and all the best with the return. I can't recall the reasons you decided to go to the UK but hopefully you find what you need on your return to SEA.
Sorry it didn't work out as you hoped and all the best with the return. I can't recall the reasons you decided to go to the UK but hopefully you find what you need on your return to SEA.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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I'm not so surprised. Glad to hear that you came to your senses, and welcome home!
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
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Need to look at it as if you were moving to a new country. Go through the same adjustments. Give it some more time. Or just say fuck it!
I'm pretty much going through the same thing but in Cambodia. Remember the UK offers free medical via the National Insurance scheme. Decent hospitals, free, mostly excellent education for its children and often also for its adults, parks (when there is sun) art galleries and museums (culture), etc etc.
In any country you have to take the rough with the smooth but the decision to return to the UK can often be a life saver. Even if you have money to air-evac yourself to Singapore. The road traffic stats here alone are enough to make a baby want to cry.
Need to look at it as if you were moving to a new country. Go through the same adjustments. Give it some more time. Or just say fuck it!
I'm pretty much going through the same thing but in Cambodia. Remember the UK offers free medical via the National Insurance scheme. Decent hospitals, free, mostly excellent education for its children and often also for its adults, parks (when there is sun) art galleries and museums (culture), etc etc.
In any country you have to take the rough with the smooth but the decision to return to the UK can often be a life saver. Even if you have money to air-evac yourself to Singapore. The road traffic stats here alone are enough to make a baby want to cry.
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The man's thought it through and he's made his decision. He's not asking for the forum's dreary old net nannies to give him a lecture
I came, I argued, I'm out
If you knew bubblet you would know how funny this comment is.Dr. Fingerbottom wrote: The road traffic stats here alone are enough to make a baby want to cry.
Have you ever seen a baby drive a sporty looking mercedes ?
Nice work bubs.....
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Hardcore left-wing hippies are amongst the worst types of hippies ever.
..and if you disagree with me, you are one billion times WORSE than HITLER!!!
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there are many that have lived in asia and returned to their home land.
BUT you have to have skills and a plan, not just go back cause you cant think its going to be better.
From conversations with a friend i hear the uk is being taken over with refugees and Moslems.
BUT you have to have skills and a plan, not just go back cause you cant think its going to be better.
From conversations with a friend i hear the uk is being taken over with refugees and Moslems.
"We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer." HST
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Still smarting from 'Microwave-meal gate'andyinasia wrote:The man's thought it through and he's made his decision. He's not asking for the forum's dreary old net nannies to give him a lecture
I was going to say the same thing. But, the thing is, if andy hadn't sacked-up and made that failed attempt at life back in Blighty, he'd most likely still be slogging away in the Pannasastra gulag for $10/hour. Aw, they'd probably have raised him to $11.15 by now, before tax.LexusSchmexus wrote:Sounds like AIA all over again.
So, for andy, in the end, things panned out swimmingly.
As for bubs,
I guess PM's wouldn't have sufficed then. The cheek of starting a thread on yourself.Bubble T wrote:A few people asked for an update
Still no shortage of hubris in that boy. That on top of being a consummate bullshit artist, you'll do fine young man and be back on top in no time, welcome home.
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He won't be laughing if I find the sly fucker.Starving Pelican wrote:Gibbon Arms, don't listen to da haterz. You're a funny f*cker.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
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