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TW Andrews:

Some interesting replies to the question "what would it take to make you move back to England."

re: telegraph article

Joscelin (Mr. straight to the point):

Interesting. I wouldn't go back. Period. The low quality housing, poor wages, high costs, little englander mentality, and the weather (roll on global warming), bland countryside for the most part and minging fat pissed up slags and their knuckle-dragging chav boyfriends.

Your host:

I also wouldn't go back, but not for the same reasons.

I love the friendly quiet british, I love their cynical humour, I love
the subtle but meaningful english mannerisms. I think the british
rolling countryside is beautiful (I imagine that Joss' disdain stems
from the fact that the north has all of the nice lush scenery - the
pennines, the dales, the lakes, etc - the weather is worse though).

I agree about chavs, but I don't think that's a problem of britain -
there are dislikable classes in all places in the world.

My problem with britain is the lack of choice. I want to live in a
small-medium sized city that's clean and not too far away from the
city limits. The only places you can live in england and expect to
get paid a reasonable wage are:
1) Birmingham - you have to be fucking kidding me
2) Manchester - I prefer my blood inside my body
3) London - Too big, too loud, too busy, too dirty, too rushed

I think that england is a great place to be a student because I think
that the english socially at that age are a really great crowd, but if
you don't want to do the London thing then england holds little for
the young professional.

What would it take for me to move back there? Retirement.