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[helen&mick]

we're thinking of moving to cyprus to live early next year but we've been reading a lot of the posts on this forum & now we're thinking again as their seems to be quite a bit of hostility towards the english & also we seem to get payed less than people that live there already.i can understand people getting annoyed with the brits who move over & moan & groan & want to change the way cyrus is,but we want to move over to cyprus as thats what we want to leave behind.
all of your replies would be appreciated many thanks

[miltiades]

Don't be silly , half of Cyprus is related to England . Cypriots hate the English Yobs , but adore the true Brits.
Get to Cyprus and be yourself , criticise , moan , complain , just as I do in the UK!

[andri_cy]

Helen, I dont think you will have a problem as long as you dont expect it to be england. People there are different, as long as you know to expect that and you are willing to partially adjust to the way things work you will be fine.

[Piratis]

their seems to be quite a bit of hostility towards the english

The hostility is not against the English as a whole, but against certain individuals who seem to excuse the crimes that are committed against us by Turkey, or who dispute that Cypriots should have sovereignty over the whole island of Cyprus.

The reaction of Cypriots toward those individuals is of course natural. Do you think the British would like an Arab that was coming to UK and supported the London terrorist bombings?

As long as you do not express any kind of support to illegalities and you do not question our rights over our island, and as Andri said you do a minimum effort to adjust a bit and you don't expect that Cyprus will be UK with sun, then people here will be very friendly to you and you will have no problems at all.

[souroul]

aint nothing wrong with brits moving over here. that thread should be deleted asap cause its giving the wrong impression. that plus some people should grow up already.

[Natty]

Hey Helen and Mick, I hope you decide to move to Cyprus! Most of the things written 'against the British', are about past political policies that certain past political leaders implemented in Cyprus... policies that people....urm...feel let down by I guess, or aren't happy with, not towards anything/ or anyone else...It's all political, as always in this world.. But hey we're talking about the 'British empire' days here...

And don't worry, if you do move, feel free to moan, I do, in both England and Cyprus! It's very therapeutic in my opinion!

Good luck!!

[Jim]

Helen & Mick
I've lived in Paphos for nearly four years and love it. I've found nothing but help and friendliness here; go for it.

Jim

[elko]

On the whole, we have a very happy British Community in North Cyprus. Take a holiday in north Cyprus and see it for yourself. People here tend to be far more tolerant.
ismet

[Biker]

we're thinking of moving to cyprus to live early next year but we've been reading a lot of the posts on this forum & now we're thinking again as their seems to be quite a bit of hostility towards the english & also we seem to get payed less than people that live there already.i can understand people getting annoyed with the brits who move over & moan & groan & want to change the way cyrus is,but we want to move over to cyprus as thats what we want to leave behind.
all of your replies would be appreciated many thanks

My advice to you is not to burn your bridges, Cyprus suits some but not all, after a year you'll know if it's for you...or not.

[Cyprus Vending]

Morning Helen & mick

Jo & I have been going to Cyprus for nearly 10 yrs - now at long last we have the chance to move there fulltime.

We know its going to be hard to start with with, Louis is nearly 2 and Jo is 6 months pregnant! So theres a lot of work to do...

My advice - rent 1st buy when you know where you truly want to live. Do not 'burn your bridges' as you may not like it in the long run. And don't expect to make loads of money!

Where abouts are you moving to?