What's some good reasons to convince my wife we should move to England???

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lilac wine

England has a lot of history and culture, and lots of places where you can be told what has happened there.
England has castles and parks and old buildings and theatres and art galleries and music venues. there is wicked bo architecture, too! In larger places, like London and manchester, there is so much happening. But even by living in the suburbs, where you're halfway between the city and the countryside, getting in and out to be in either one isn't too long.
England is soooo close to all these other cool places, traveling to Europe from England is a heck of a lot easier than going from Utah. You can go to Paris like, in like an hour. and you can go to italy and spain and all these cool places because they're so much closer and therefore cheaper to get to...
England has this strange belief that they're good at football, and it's really cool to see everyone being all patriotic and stuff with the flags, but then.. it's a bit sad to see it slowly die away as they fall out of the tournament, because everyone starts going a bit glum, and you start finding old flags in the side of the road where the lorry drivers threw them off their aerial in a fit of rage.
England has greasy spoons and cornish pasties and cream teas (but I don't think I've ever had a cream tea in a greasy spoon, you just don't get them at the same time). And marmite.. but people are split on that one.
England has British seasides. Thaaat's an expeeerience (no wonder everyone's started going to Faliriki)
England also has a mixed collection of areas.. like.. built up and countrysidey (like the Lake District!)
England has Stephen Fry and Ian McKellen and Jimmy Carr
England is small, so you can get about quite easily to experience Cornwall a day after leaving from, like... Bath or something.
England has funny placenames like 'Bath'

But England has high house prices. (They don't all have bad teeth, that's, like a really old-fashioned stereotype)

sarkyastic31

Okay, I've lived abroad and here and after reading some of the comments of my so called fellow Brits, I'm ashamed of their lack of support for their own country, but here goes. Yes some places aren't so nice, but that's the same in any country. Over all our standard of living is quite high even the poorest people have free healthcare and education, and a decent roof over their heads. We don't all carry guns and there is freedom of speech un paralleled in the civilized world. Why is Madonna living here and Gwyneth Paltrow and other American celebs? We do not call Americans yanks and take newcomers at face value. Our society isn't perfect but its alot better than most others!
I would love to visit the States, but would not want to live there, we are not as violent and although our prime minister isn't perfect, he is at least answerable to the people!
Your bigggest problem is convincing your wife to not see her family everyday, you could remind her how webcams and phones are a way of speaking to her family and seeing them regularly, thats how alot of people keep in contact with their families these days, and maybe try saying lets try it and if it doesn't work out, we can go back. Maybe a trial period of a year and then she has the choice to move back?

snoogans

well its not for the food.

Rich N

Why England?
Only minor changes to language and spelling required.
We can laugh at ourselves.

George Bush isn't here.
Nor is Britney Spears.

jemma b

the good reasons???? overcrowding, bad weather, high crime levels, not enough sunshine.....lol. we are quite friendly sometimes tho

baby_doll

Tell her how close it is to some of the most romantic places on earth and how you would like to see those places with her. France, Greece, Spain, Italy, etc.

Also, tell her of all of the history and grandure encompassed moving there. Make sure to reassure her that she will be able to come home to visit and her family will get to see things that they may never have seen when they come to visit her. Take her parents on a short trip to Scotland (which is part of the UK), perhaps.

loopy lou

Er i cant think of any ................................
Hang on did you say Utah?
Well the list could be endless! Haha only joking.
Tell her your just coming for a year or two and you will buy a big house so her family can stay and that it will be good life experiences for you two.
Go for it

Number 3

Cream teas?

itzii

Why would you want to move to England?? Its full of English people!! Try Scotland!

Rose

10 points to Sarky.

To that I'd add, we 've got the most creative people on earth (check out how many key inventions came from the UK - for starters - internal combustion engine, jet engine, light bulbs, telephone, locomotive, penicillin, WWW - I could go on indefinitely!).

Best media and journalism (in spite of the tabloids). Great food - loads of michelin starred restaurants, four proper seasons, history, culture and FREEDOM.

Contrary to popluar belief there is not 'terror everywhere'. We are not afraid. Check out the website of the same name if you don't believe us.

PS I like the rain too, Sarky! Whingers, feel free to leave!

topdog

nah stay over there

Cat Commander

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd =)

catherinemeganwhite

the beautiful sunny weather lol

Aussieblonde -bundy'd

What's some good reasons to convince my wife we should move to England??? tell her how hot british men are........

punkdrunkard

The best thing that I can suggest to a woman who won't change and is still practically living with mom and dad in Utah is to leave with you when you go to England. Try this... and i know it's hard... "Honey, I'm moving to England next March. If you'd like to go that'd be great... and if you decide not to go, I'll be really saddened." Trust me... she'll go. If you're religious, you can add a religious spin to it... something about a woman leaving her parents and "cleaving" to her husband... YOU know. work it dude... and remember: There are a MILLION more where she came from.

silla_71002

Moving to England is just down right crazy! I have been out of the country once and not about to do it again. AND NO its not because of my parents its ridciouis to do so. SO NEXT!!!

carol b

Why would you want to come here? I cant wait to get OUT of this crazy country

paul s

I am sorry I have lived in England all my life all 52 years and I can not give you a good reason we do have some lovely county's and towns . We do have a lot more history than u do. but that's all I personally can not wait till I move out of the country

_Staying brilliantlybeautiful_**

tell her that she should give it a chance. (try taking her to England for a week or two and see how you two adjust.)

Plus...you have an endless supply of tea, crumpets, and scones....lol good luck..ii would LOVE to go to England, living there would be my dream!! Hope it works out..

Jen

Well, let me see. The good points about living here: Beautiful scenery, Good food most of the time, Plenty of Jobs, Our sense of humour and ability to take the Pi** out of ourselves, Pubs, Plenty to do, You can have a free accent after you've lived here a while, Villages, Free Health care, Good schooling etc etc. Bad points, Asylum seekers, rough council estates, dirty cities, expensive petrol, expensive cost of living, housing market has gone through the roof and that's bad for buyers, John Prescott, Rain (although personally I like the rain), short summers, long winters and little cars.

I've been honest with you there. Alot of people here would move abroad if they had the money.

The Big Cheese

If I were you I wouldn't move.
I'm born and bred here and it's just a sh*thole of a country with a government that doesn't give a toss for their citizens and it's SOOO expensive.

But we have some lovely sheep.

SundaeG1rl

Don't move here, it sucks!!!

Pratik

Hahahahaa, damn. You don't have to move to England but get the hell out of Utah. Move to Florida or Massachusetts!

But as far as convincing her to go to England.....she can visit any European country easily if she wants. Want to go have dinner in Paris for the evening? Go right ahead.

markus

Tell her that the rest of the world is an island about to sink...England will be the only land mass left

thecharleslloyd

If she needs Convincing don't bring her over. She will only moan and make our life's a misery as well

josei boy

I think it would be more acceptable for you and your wife to come to Scotland u.k. instead................It is a land of miricles..................for where else can you turn water into whisky??

ziz

Try moving to New England first... then its just a hop-skip-and-a-jump to jolly old England! ...Tell her that they have "cool' accents there....

keewesti

It' cultural, high fashion, lots of places to visit, including other countries. It will make her more worldly. The job market pays better

vicky l

we are all freindly here in devon - england, beaches, countryside, british weather, english breakfast's, cream teas, etc.

Manny

You're in Utah, just grab up a couple more wives!

cantona7

binge drinkn

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