Interesting read.
I'm a Brit living abroad, lived in Canada for seven years.
Planning a trip home this summer, haven't been back for two years.
Honestly, I'm curious as to how things are going to be. The last time I was home I noticed a lot of things : particularly that a lot of people looked unhealthy and generally scruffy. It seemed expensive. The weather is rubbish. People seem aggressive, they really do.
But what bothers me most is what Freesh said
'But, the thing which really worries me, mostly from reading MN threads, is the state of the health and education systems'.
My brother is a teacher and tells me horror stories. My mum retired two years ago from the NHS, still keeps in touch with colleagues and also tells horror stories.
Education and health care are the pillars of a good society, the amount of threads on here about the problems with the NHS and teaching /schooling are shocking.
I miss a lot of things from home. Most of which have been mentioned here.
But where we live now we have such a good stand of living. Great house. Super schools practically next door. World class uni's half an hour away. Proper summers and winters. Affordable lifestyle.