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RockieRV
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I thought this was an interesting article - and it brought up some valid points......
Any idea that the exodus from Britain of those settling abroad might be waning appears wildly premature.
The latest survey predicts 1.8 million Britons retiring abroad by 2025 and 3.3 million by 2050.
The survey, on behalf of NatWest International, provides further evidence that the majority of those making the lifestyle change do not look back.
However, beneath the glitz lurked a less happy picture. Three quarters of those surveyed admitted to feeling homesick some or all the time, missing friends, the British culture and sense of humour.
What the survey might usefully have expanded on are health concerns, especially among older expatriates.
Many of those retiring to the sun are doing so at a time when body and brain begin to disintegrate at increasing speed. Local provision of healthcare may be either inadequate or inaccessible to the expatriate.
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Any idea that the exodus from Britain of those settling abroad might be waning appears wildly premature.
The latest survey predicts 1.8 million Britons retiring abroad by 2025 and 3.3 million by 2050.
The survey, on behalf of NatWest International, provides further evidence that the majority of those making the lifestyle change do not look back.
However, beneath the glitz lurked a less happy picture. Three quarters of those surveyed admitted to feeling homesick some or all the time, missing friends, the British culture and sense of humour.
What the survey might usefully have expanded on are health concerns, especially among older expatriates.
Many of those retiring to the sun are doing so at a time when body and brain begin to disintegrate at increasing speed. Local provision of healthcare may be either inadequate or inaccessible to the expatriate.
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