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[Charnwood Fox]

If (or when, God willing) we get to live in Cyprus, it will almost certainly be in Aradippou or Larnaca proper, not some ex-pat enclave.
If we move to another country we want to experience all things about that country, not "UK - but with sunshine"!

Whatever happened to the "V" anyway? Most of my maps say "Voroklini"!

Mark

[bigfatlondonboy]

with you on your post fox.we're moving to aradippou in january when our house is finished.

[chrisp]

hi fox

we too looked at aradippou, but think you'll find it hard if you think coming to cyprus will get you away from all the english/greek-english.
as you can see from londonboys post we 'ex-pats' are everywhere.
personally i dont really see anything wrong with having neighbours from england.
we currently live in Drosia, larnaca, and in the 4 months we've been here the only neighbours to talk to us have been the english ones!!
dont think greek hospitality is what it used to be, and they seem to have quite a chip on their shoulder, and the attitude of some of them is beyond belief- but dont want to go into that one!!!

P.S before it gets your back up, i'm greek myself from England and also proud of that fact too ,

the reason we left england was because of the weather, and crime. we wanted a safer and more family orientated environment for our children
here in cyprus we have the weather, and crime is not such a major problem AT THE MOMENT, but there are still cons that can be said for cyprus, and its not all to do with the ex-pats.
to be honest i think if i lived in cyprus and had no communication with any 'english/greek-english' it would drive me crazy and i would definitely go back to the uk.

[anastasiaC]

so is oroklini full of english? Id love to hear why its so popular
I know its close to the beach and the motorway but is it a great village to live in? I went a few times to eat there - its not like its anything fabulous.......what makes it appeal?

[cosmic]

dont think greek hospitality is what it used to be, and they seem to have quite a chip on their shoulder, and the attitude of some of them is beyond belief- but dont want to go into that one!!!

P.S before it gets your back up, i'm greek myself from England and also proud of that fact too ,

Hello Chris

Is the problem to do with you being a Cypriot returning from England is it just there way of life.

I am in a similar situation to yourself and have been wondering whether the "natives" view returning Cypriots with "a chip on their shoulder" as you say or welcome them to join the community.

[andri_cy]

Cosmic I am sure that some of them do, but don't go around thinking that, because the rest of them that don't have a chip on their shoulder will see one on yours. Just give everyone a fair chance. Some will disappoint you but a lot of them wont. Do not judge the whole island based on a couple of oddballs.

[cosmic]

Thanks andri, fortunately I do not go around with a chip on my shoulder, you cannot afford too when you live in a foreign land. In this case its a question of Would I be returning home, or would I be treated as a foreigner in my homeland?

I suppose it comes down to how I choose to view the situation and is maybe what you meant.

[andri_cy]

I believe that even if you found some resistance in the beginning, your attitude will determine the outcome. I would think of it as returning home.

[chrisp]

hi

yes cosmic i agree with andri.
wothout sounding as though i am contradicting myself , you can't judge the whole island or the people the same.
i dont go round with a chip on my shoulder either- its their country and we knew what we were coming to when we emigrated here.

the point i was trying to make, is that i, personally, would be very unhappy if i did not have the opportunity to make friends with others who had come over from England, (either greeks like ourselves or English.)

i think it is that they are more of the same way of thinking on many subjects., but i apologise if i upset anyone with my comments.
Cyprus, like any country has its 'oddballs' as andri mentiioned, but i suppose like befriends like, so its up to you who your friends are, and some of the greeks really can be quite nice

chris

[cosmic]

Thanks for that