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[purdey]

Just returned from a few days in Cyprus. A couple of days of business and some free time. Stayed in the village, lovely people, coffee shop, backgammon and always too much to eat.
Limassol for three meetings, and then to meet an old school friend I haven't seen for thirty years. Driving from The Curium hotel, two Cypriot men are brawling in the road, traffic at a standstill watching the fist, spitting and kicking fight, I drive round and receive some rather unexpected abuse, and well aimed mucase, I wind up the window and continue.
Down to the old market to meet my friend, we swap stories of thirty years and decide to meet up for dinner. Return to my new car, which has been scratched all down one side, down to the primer. Ask around in Greek has anybody seen anything, nothing.
Had to smile in the evening, wathching the hose pipes come out to water the gardens and wash the cars.
The car is in the shop now, the bill for fill, prime and respray, £687.

[CBBB]

And your point is?

[Get Real!]

And your point is?

My thoughts exactly...

[purdey]

What a shit hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CBBB]

And you were just passing through?

[CBBB]

Think about it!

[purdey]

I have thought about it. I was brought up there, I have a small apartment there. I have seen a drastic change in the last two years, greed and lack of thought for others seems to have taken over.
You would never have seen fights in the street 5 years ago, grafitti, drunken behaviour, such a shame..

[CBBB]

I agree, thirty years ago when I first came it was even better, but we don't have the stabbings that they get in the UK on a daily basis.

OK, we get a lot of cars set fire to or blown up, but that is normally the criminal fraternity sorting themselves out (or the police having a go at them, as has been reported a few times), and I don't have a problem with that.

My ambition is to never have a reason to visit the UK again. I am very happy here thank you.

[purdey]

I am glad you enjoy it. I prefer the village, but my daughter wants Limassol. As for the UK, no stabbings or trouble up here in the sticks, in fact not many people either...

[Eliko]

I am glad you enjoy it. I prefer the village, but my daughter wants Limassol. As for the UK, no stabbings or trouble up here in the sticks, in fact not many people either...

purdey, now that the 'Mines' have all closed, there is no need for people to live up around your neck of the woods.

Come to Cyprus mate, the incident you have described is surely very rare.