II shall never leave this country.
It is still 'Home' to me, warts an' all.

Mups it looks like there won't be many of us left here soon.
Oh well at least it should be easier to get an appointment with the doctors

For me, the best times were the '50s and '60s.

We were still leading the world in many fields, such as engineering, aircraft design and production and others. Our roads were well constructed and in good condition, motorways were being built and extended, and there were far fewer vehicles on the roads and, consequently, travelling was much more efficient. Similarly, the railway system worked far better than it does now, even though the engines were mostly still steam powered.

Yes, we had immigrants from the third world, but those people came here to work and were an asset to the country. The newly formed NHS was efficient and effective and, as far as I know, there were no long waiting times and queues both in hospitals and GPs. Dental treatments was free, too.

Over my lifetime (I was born in 1952) I have seen the country deteriorate in many ways, and this has gone on for decades; certainly not since Brexit was voted for!

There is a hope for improvement after Brexit, but even so our politicians are of very low quality these days so I'm not holding my breath.

It's an interesting dichotomy is it not?

Disgruntled Brits who don't like the growing influx of foreigners into the country decide the solution is to go to another country and thereby become the "foreign invaders" themselves to that new country. Kinda bizarre really.

I wonder if the Spanish are resentful of the mass emigration of Brits to their country and the impact it has had in certain towns and cities?

i can see where you are coming from but when we are in spain we are fully independent i.e. Not claiming anything from their government, we have private health insurance and dental. We fully integrate into the community, are learning the language and put a lot into their economy unlike a lot of the hoards that come to the uk.

Mups it looks like there won't be many of us left here soon.
Oh well at least it should be easier to get an appointment with the doctors

The 50s and 60s when you was young and carefree, with hardly any responsibilities ?
We still lead the world in many things till this day.

So you don't remember cars broken down beside the road on bank holiday weekends with steam billowing out of radiators, pre MOT ?
You cannot have commuted into a major town by train.......in the 60s or 70s then they sold the railways off, and they got worse.....much worse.
Dentistry is now largely privatised, a dry run to monetise the NHS, a victim of austerity.
You obviously don't remember the "No Irish No Blacks" signs, or the rise of the NF later to morph into the BNP.

Most things look a lot better from a distance, especially through rose tinted glasses.