29 May 2013 3:10 PM:

more yawns - flo do you really think I am mentally challenged?  I have actually committed no crime whatsoever.  I am out of here as you are all bullies plain and simple and the moderator should take a look imho.

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29 May 2013 12:04 PM:

skipped NI payments!  ** EDITED - Against forum rules ** You DID not read my posts did you?  And yep all true and perfectly valid, legal and moral.  I wouldn't live in Spain all year round if someone paid me too as I am aware most Spanish people cannot abide the Brits and wouldn't be disappointed if you all decided to leave Spain.

 

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29 May 2013 10:54 AM:

As is usually the case some don't read the posts carefully.  I was an IT employer and the second point is I don't have to scrounge off son, he works for BA and automatically gets a relative free travel.  I take the point about living in a property nearly wholly paid for by the state but this is capped at £1,700 a month which I know is a good amount, but I chose to live in the same area I have lived in for many years near friends and family and excellent health care. And I get to live in a 3 bedroom property as well as a retiree.   I know for a fact with my present financial position the better place to live is here in the UK - FACT.  Beautiful area, lots of space and close to the village and good free range farm shop.  I do however miss certain foods in Spain ie langoustine and in India of course the portugese style of cooking.  But as they say, we can't have everything.  And how bad is it that some ex pats keep a footprint here and still use our health system when they don't even live here, talk about splitting hairs!

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28 May 2013 9:48 PM:

you guys are too strange for words - no protesting from me but a lot of suspicion and argumentative behaviour on here from people who obviously are having a crap time in their lives sun or no sun, and an awful lot of resentfulness towards someone whose life is content.  I hear about people like you all the time ie you wouldn't wish anyone well and without knowing a persons full story you are willing to shoot them down in flames.  This dreadful behaviour has been observed by myself and some friends here in the UK on this site in the past,  and it appears to be the same old crew directing their resentments and covetous behaviour towards a complete stranger who is merely stating that life in the UK is great.  A notion that  some of you seem adverse to hearing.    I think that tho doth protest too much is now a more fitting phrase to use. .  That's me out for now so don't bother with anymore offensive comments.  You sit in the sun and enjoy yourselves, if you can.  And you'd better save those paltry few euros you have for a rainy day,  as it seems some of yuo will definitely need to for your future.   I am now off to enjoy my hot tub on a nice starry night with friends.

Yes Wendy that is true and I know these people find this hard to believe, but it happens as I can attest to.  Not only with bad pension investments but also other stuff that life throws at you and to be honest yes, overspending when times were good which is obviously a crime to admit to. 

The welfare state is a lottery, after all many people contribute into this lottery to never reach old age and claim a pension.  I am lucky and proud to have reached the age I am and to have a state that looks after me very well.  It's a privilege in fact.  And the person who made a point of saying I earned more than £3m in those years is correct, but work out the contributions  I made as well.  I have been collecting my pension now for 1 year so do the maths if I get to live another 20 years!    And one has to remember I paid in prior to those 18 years as well.  Also, I would validly point out I had to quit work when I was diagnosed with cancer.  Maybe that satisfies you ** EDITED ** This could be an endless subject for debate and not argumentative bias. 

 

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28 May 2013 8:51 PM:

yawn - use some imagination.  It could be said there is something wrong with someone who cannot imagine spending lots over many years and ending up broke.  It is fairly common you know.  You must live a very sheltered life lol.

 

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