So having spent most of our adult life as expats in various countries, my DH and I are starting to consider where we want to spent our retirement.
We have dual UK / US nationality and, having spent the past few years in the US, I had always thought we'd move to Florida and spend our retirement living by the beach somewhere like Naples or Sarasota but recently I've become more and more homesick for the UK.
We left England in the 90's and although I've had fleeting visits back to see family, we haven't spent any significant length of time there since leaving.
In my mind, life would be all cosy pubs with roaring fires, walks along windswept beaches eating fish & chips and days out to palaces / castles / stately homes and other such things that don't exist in the US!
I'm from the North East of England so I'm drawn back to this area, my DH is very easy going and open to all my ideas but I'm worried that I've romanticised the idea of living in England in my mind and blurred reality with too much time spent watching Richard Curtis type movies and old Britain tv shows.
Does my version of England still exist or should I stick with the idea of Florida where at least I'd be guaranteed some sun, sea and sand?
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Romanticised Idea of UK?
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BackToWhereItAllBegan · 28/10/2020 22:10
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