Originally Posted by
thaiguzzi
Mendip's great posts and pics #157 & #158,
told ya so.....
the word "depressing" kept popping up...
Not just WSM, pretty much SOP for the vast majority of the UK's towns, with a few rare exceptions.
The place is fucked, i would not want to bring my kids up there, "better education" - not neccessarily so, and lifestyle? Get fucked.
Fine if you can find the right town and village in some nice countryside and are wedged up, but otherwise, no way.
It's the open space and land i live on that i would miss, not counting healthier weather and the complete freedom from The Nanny State not intruding on my life.
Expats say they are leaving Thailand because of once a year Immigration hassles - i think they are stark raving mad.
HNY Mendip.
ps, WSM - went there only once on a M/C club run day out in the late 90's.
Northampton down to WSM at 100 mph in a tight pack, all traffic rules ignored, several bevvies on the seafront, and a ride back via South Wales getting split up, and getting lost on the way and taking several hours more.
Great day out (but, er families and family stuff was not involved...).