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Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:48 am
by smashie
Hi,

I'm asking this on behalf of my girlfriend who is completing her MA in journalism at the moment.

Her final project is about British people emigrating from the UK. I was wondering if there is anybody here who has or is about to leave blighty and would be prepared to fill out a brief questionnaire?

If you would like to take part then let me know and I will email you a copy.

Many thanks,

Mark

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:59 am
by ozzy72
I fled 6 1/2 years ago to Hungary, PM me Mark and I'll do my best to help ;)

Mark

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:37 pm
by 4_Series_Scania
Why is anybody who ever leaves the UK called "Pat" ???  ;D

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:48 pm
by commoner
[quote]Why is anybody who ever leaves the UK called "Pat" ???

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:54 am
by smashie
Are you one of them then commoner?

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:55 am
by commoner
Are you one of them then commoner?


..Gawd no smashie.....just going on the experiences of a few friends and relatives who couldn't make the change to the new lifestyles.Strange to say they all loved the places they went to but just missed "home" too much.

  I also know some who did make it and would never come back, including two sons of mine. One has lived in Canada for twenty years and has sons of his own....the other married a Swiss girl and lives and works there .....

 Both met their wives at University...........seems that lots of expats did that. Maybe your girlfriend would be interested in finding out if it is a significant percentage...........commoner ;)

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:44 am
by BMan1113VR

.....An exPATriate (in abbreviated form exPAT) is someone temporarily or permanently in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence. The word comes for the Latin ex (out of) and patria (country), and is sometimes misspelt as ex-patriot, owing to mispronunciation.

......................commoner ;D


By the way smashie..tell your girlfriend not to forget the hundreds who can't wait to get back here...the grass doesn't always turn out to be greener..........commoner ;)


i think he was making a joke

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:47 am
by commoner
i think he was making a joke



...I think I gathered that Bman....An Irish Joke no doubt ;).......the extra info was for the "edification" of those who didn't...........commoner ;D

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:23 pm
by ozzy72
Hmm could be something in that theory Commoner. I met my missus at university, she was my student :-[ :-[ :-[

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:41 pm
by Craig.
I'm still looking to goto college in the US at the end of next year if that counts. most likely staying after depending on what happens. i was all set to go last year till a knee injury stopped me. Not sure if i can be of any help.

Re: Help needed from British ex pats

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:21 pm
by smashie
Craig,

any help would be appreciated  ;D PM with a mail addy and I'll get the questions off to you.

Just to keep the uni part going, I met her before she started her masters and we had been friends for a long time.

Cheers,

Mark