who is happy moving to north cyprus?

SuperMaids



Joined: 29/10/2009
Posts: 196

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 19:28

who is happy moving to north cyprus?

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 20:34

me me me xxxxx

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 20:43

not everyone

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 20:43

I was until my family moved away

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 20:44

I/We are..........

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 20:45

Miss my family too much, but go back at least 3 or 4 times for 3 or 4 weeks at a time. Hardest part is missing grandchildren grow.

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 21:47

Mindy - absolutely right. Left TRNC and am now only 2 hours from mine. Going to see them in a couple of weeks. Yeah!

mrsgee


Joined: 23/06/2009
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 22:25

Very happy happy happy in TRNC.......but have to say it depends on your outlook, if your glass is always half empty instead of half full maybe best to stay in UK. Miss grandchildren, yes, but they soon grow up and have their own lives - we have chosen to live our own lives not those of the children....so, here we are and very nice it is too!

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 22:35

Whatever your mindset, surely peace of mind as to security, relationships and money must play a massive part?



If you are in a property that either you rent (so no worries re ownership, mortgage etc etc) or own with Turkish title, no builders mortgage and you have the kocan in your name, have electric in your name, water supply, a road and no disputes with neighbours; have excellent health; a good circle of friends and family; no legal problem, and sufficient money/income not to have to worry about the drop in interest rates or rise in cost of living. Then I'm sure you have the basis for a good life in NC. Not have one or more of those and life can quickly turn sour.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 22:38

Love it here.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 23:41

The hardest part for me was thinking I was starting a new life backfired. Its all down to bad luck. Now I have to work hard to exist here but do not get me wrong I have met some of the loveleist people here and try to put the bad luck \decisions behind me. Hardest part as with most my grandchildren but working on that xxxxxxx

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 23:51

When I want the glass to be filled, it is half empty when half full. Work that one out!!!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/11/2009 23:54

corbo have the same prob cant get the staff to fill it when i want to xxx

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 06:57

We love it here and when the grandchildren come out (if ever) we will have loads of quality time with them. When in the UK we only saw them briefly at weekends as we both worked.

kimig1


Joined: 22/06/2008
Posts: 73

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 07:21

Anyone not star struck will know that this place, like everywhere else, has lots of pro points and lots of anti! Most of the time, I really love it here. (Most of) the locals here are great, the scenery is wonderful, social life good...

Yes, you guessed it, there is a large BUT!



At present this is not a REAL country: most of the local TCs are only a generation away from small, only just livable farming. They have little idea of what a government - (any government here, I am not political) should actually do. Consequently, finances are appalling, which leads to cost of living (which was wonderful 5 years ago, when we came,) now leaves us struggling to manage on our UK state pension. Exchange rate down, interest on savings down, electric at least tripled in cost....etc.....etc.



I not-so-humbly suggest that this is, at present, a flawed state. But if Turkey annexes us... WOW, then it WILL be a lot nearer to paradise..

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 07:54

ME best thing i have ever done i cannot go back as i ahve nowhere to live. I have been here 6years full time and never go back this is home.

cyprusgiant


Joined: 08/07/2009
Posts: 467

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 10:24

Despite all the builder problems that we have had, we think moving out here is the best move that we have made. Weather's great, food is fresh & plentiful and living over here reminds me of living in a large village with a much slower pace of lifestyle that in the UK. We are always aware that we are living in 'someone else's country' and as a result our glass is always full.

stilluvithere



Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 765

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 11:24

I stilluvithere

mrsgee


Joined: 23/06/2009
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 19:34

message 17 Cyprusgiant - a likeminded person, how refreshing.........my glass is also full at the moment - white wine, and very nice it is too. Good point yes, we are in someone else's country, we are the foreigners and I think it is always easier to try and fit in by learning the language and befriending locals. OK so it's not perfect here, but where is? There are lots worse places - and at least it has stopped raining here (for now) my granddaughter tells me it is bucketing down in UK!!

SuperMaids



Joined: 29/10/2009
Posts: 196

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 20:40

I love living here but miss uk so much

kaysera


Joined: 14/07/2009
Posts: 103

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 21:14

And I can't wait to move there!!!

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 22:24

Oh supermaids, what do you miss about Uk? (apart from family and friends I mean)

I miss the condensation running down the windows every morning, the traffic jams on the A12 and M25,

the queues in the supermarkets at Easter and Christmas. Trying to find a parking space in any town car park,

and the charges. (once i asked the attendant, tongue in cheek, how long the lease for my parking space was for, lol)

Mmmmmm ?????

7wonder


Joined: 14/03/2008
Posts: 96

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 14:17

We love it here, would not want to be anywhere else at the moment.

SuperMaids



Joined: 29/10/2009
Posts: 196

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 14:27

i miss all the shops and christmas

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 15:42

Pleased we came - even with all the problems and set backs. Love it!

TopTen


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 1246

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 15:43

Agree with Msg 8 had a lot to do with grandchildren growing up back in Uk but now it is ME ( and the wife) time we love it flaws and all

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 15:45

i would move out tomorrow if the kids were a bit older and could fend for themselves ,lol.

seriously im out next week just for 4 days ,thats how much i love it



i cant wait



kav

mrsgee


Joined: 23/06/2009
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 18:42

It is sooooo nice to see so many happy people posting on here, there is so much negativity sometimes - and yes, I think that most of us are aware of the problems, but good to see some, like us, focus on the good things not the bad, you learn to live with the bad and adore the good!

SuperMaids



Joined: 29/10/2009
Posts: 196

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 19:13

hear hear mrsgee