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[blondophile]

greek-cypriot and proud lol

I live in england though unfortunately.

How long time you ve been in london ? you know maybe when you ll go back in cyprus you will regret london

I am french and french I am here since less than 2 month, but its horrible how I miss my country ... and my friend !!! I miss PARIS

[andri_cy]

You can always move back.

[Sotos]

You see, in order to get legislation passed for the UK - which of course does not apply in Scotland

UK legislation does not apply to Scotland? I didn't know that!

[Svetlana]

Hi Sotos

Virtually all law passed by the UK Government applies to all of the United Kingdom (the UK consists of the United Kingdom <of England, Scotland and Wales> together with Northern Ireland) NI also has its own law making Assembly - or at least did have.

The Scottish Parliament can also create Scottish only legislation.

The main differences between between Britsh Law and Scottish Law is in the areas of Property (Scottish Law is far superior) and Justice (as well as Not Guilty and Guilty, you can be 'Not Proven' in Scotland).

Lana

[robin]

I'm British,although I have to admit,not very proud of it.I feel that we do too much for others,and ignore our own.I'm all for helping others who need it,but not to the detriment of our own people,especially the OAP's,(I do not come under that heading ,by the way!!!!) Having considered this carefully,we feel its time to move to Cyprus,to live as Cypriots,and try and fit in and contribute what we can.Lovely country,lovely people,respectful,polite and pleasant.What a great place for my daughter to grow up in!!!!

[cosmic]

Virtually all law passed by the UK Government applies to all of the United Kingdom
Lana

Yes Lana - it would be nice if that were the case

Most legislation enacted by parliament is less to do with the legal system, which as you say is different in Scotland, but relates to social matters such as education, the delivery of health care and public spending.

To give a few examples, in England University students have to pay £3000 per year but in Scotland its free.

If you are seriously sick in Scotland, then your doctor can pretty well prescribe any medicine he thinks will help you, in England medicine is rationed with the more expensive drugs not being made available – even for cancer sufferers, or it seems those going blind whose sight might be saved with a few drugs. If you have to attend treatment at a hospital in England or take a sick relative by car, the government makes you pay hefty parking fees, in Scotland its free.

I could go on and on but you only have to look at a few figures to understand why. Figures in one of our Sunday papers say that UK government public spending is £6,762 per head in England but £8,265 in Scotland. Helps explain why Scottish MPs are so keen to support the current government in parliament, especially when they do not have to suffer the consequences in Scotland.

[blondophile]

You can always move back.

When she accept to leave her parents and her life in Cyprus dont worry

[bigfatlondonboy]

Miltiades yet another post thats right...England is going down the toilet fast.i,m lucky to be living here in cyprus and i would'nt change that for anything...England,where's that..........

SIMON WROTE: "" And why is every Brit I speak to so critical of their country, envying those who live abroad "

Because successive British Governments have demoted the British culture and encouraged multi bloody culturism and allowed the introduction of faith schools in our traditionally secular society. The nation is bracing it self for the day or rather days of reckoning . The British people have been lied to continually , our Health service , once the envy of the world is run by money motivated individuals who care mostly about making as much out of the NHS as possible. The surgical removal of self inflicted tattoos is costing our NHS some 300 million a year. What a bloody joke has our nation become.Get pregnant , have a kid and get a flat , a kid without a father without a family in most cases tomorrows hooligans.

[cypezokyli]

what is so right about what miltiades wrote
he lives there as an immigrant and he accuses the multi-culturalism of britain...for gods sake!!!!
not to mention all the rest of the stereotypes

[Piratis]

he lives there as an immigrant and he accuses the multi-culturalism of britain...for gods sake!!!!

I agree that is a paradox I could never fit in my mind either.