My son has moved to northern Ireland from london. he wasn't happy as the place is crime ridden. he love's the

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peter k

I spent the 1970s 1970-1979 in London they were the happiest days of my life, If only the English people the police in particular had of realized that people from Northern Ireland are British, How much even happier it would have been, I made firm and good English friends who i still keep in touch with and consider London to be the senior city of my country..And your son is most welcome here in N.I.

tony m

Hello,
I think you are talking about the North of Ireland being crime ridden, and that's a bit unfair, why only this month alone there have been some dreadful crimes in London as a whole, The law abiding citizenry of bopth London and the North of IRELAND HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR, IF THEY JUST GET ON WITH THEIR OWN LIVES AND STAY WITH PEOPLE THEY CAN TRUST, and work with. there are still sectors of trouble makers in the North and if you son kepps away from the likes of them, he shouldn't run into any problems, if you are in telephone contact with your boy, can you talk to him every day, and assure him and reassure him, that he should live where he will not cross paths with these ne'er do wells. There really are people in Ireland that will take your son into their bosom and mind him well for you so at least then you will have no worries about your boys welfare, nor he about his own welfare either.
Life in Ireland can be what he makes it for himself, and the same can be said of any civilised country on this world. So he will only find safety if he really needs to look for it, and all this to maybe prevent his Mother and his Family from worrying over him, I cannot help but feel inclined to tell you that maybe he would be better off either in the far west of Ireland at places such as my home area of Galway or even on the coast of Clare or for that matter wherever the troubles of the North were not as pervalent which would be almost anywhere in the south with only the exception of Dublin, you could suggest to him next time you telephone that you would be happier if he moved out of the North, for the only reason you would be and feel better for his move.
Now then, most of the North of Ireland is very quiet now and also a lovely place to live and work, and he really could do very well for himself if he has a job and is secure in his own mind that all is well for him... Give him time and see if he settles, and makes a good go at making everything great for himself.
I moved to England with my family when I was 11 years old, and we got it very tough to begin with, as it was only 11 years after World War 2, and things were still very tetchy here in England, but when people heard about my Fathers heroics for his job during that war, people kind of settled down near to us and let us get on with our lives, I never had any problems living in London, for the few years I spent there, around Highgate and Holloway, which are popular with us Irish and anyway, we as Irish people worked really hard in doing a lot of re-building after the war, but I will admit that we did kind of stick with our own, and we still never had any problems, I hope this letter as an answer puts your mind at ease, and allays any fears you may still have over your son, Just Trust him to get on with his chosen way of life and he could even surprise you in his success.. Bye.. Tony M.............

The Shadow

Do you mean London or N Ireland is 'crime ridden'? Could you tell us what part of NI he now resides in, as I am born and still live in NI and can assure you that most places and people here are law abiding? Alot of estates are still affected by paramilitaries units but if he can get away from those areas he should live his life with the same amount of crime as any other part of the british isles.
I lived in London for 3 years and was happy there and still go back every couple of year or so, as I still feel at home, I lived in Gloucester Road, Cromwell Road and Streatham Hill

fidgetyfingers

I think you need to put the question on again as people are taking your question the wrong way ie., it makes out that Northern Ireland is crime ridden, when in fact I think you mean London. ( Northern Ireland has a lower crime rate than the rest of the UK.)
Northern Ireland is a great place to live - friendly people and beautiful scenery and a slower pace of life than in London. I've been to London once and couldn't wait to get out of it.
As for the weather here, it is just the same as the rest of the UK!

fafandloo

i was born and raised in liverpool moved over to ireland 6 yrs ago its just like home , my huband is irish hes been over to london a good few times and loves it,

harry

N,I is not crime ridden , he must live in a bad part of N.I , we are a friendly lot and most people here would not dream of living in england with the trouble and violance we see on the tv

dodge

i don't have a problem with it. i'm irish and have cousins in london.

osama

i think your son has made a wise move London is not a good place at all to many foreigners and people that cant speak the language i lived in London for a year i hated it all the shops are run by foreigners some of the towns there is no white people at all that is not good when i came home it was a relief

eifionrefail

Be thankful he wasn't there in the 70's.

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