Journalist request - searching for family to feature in article about British expats and Brexit - Page 2

Hi Sam

I would also be happy to assist you with your article but you wouldnt want that would you. Just the doom and gloom.

So please let me know if you would like another view from those of us who WON the vote to leave.

I find it amazing that you are all still going on and on when we are no nearer to what is about to happen. Maybe youd be interested if i told you i think that we all would lose everything and be thrown out of Spain and couldnt afford to feed ourselves. 

Oh well when in a few years we have done far better as a counrty than we was when we were in the EU you can go back to slagging of President Trump. 

YAWN! YAWN! Also voted in by the people😴😴😴😴

Here, Here cathiejstead 👍

Like it or lump it. The people voted leave.

Out is out

Kim,

Both Cathie and Ronny live permanently live in Spain. Also the £ against the € has been going up and down for many years before Brexit. Britain has also seen terrible recessions while being in the EU. What are you all so scared of or is it just your personal circumstances you are concern about and not the rest of Britain. Also you chose not to live in the UK anymore so obviously you cannot think highly enough of our Country and are only concerned about yourselves. What are your reasons for voting to remain?

Kim

Why would you presume I don't live in Spain?

If you want to know voting to leave the EU cost me 33,000€ in business. And it was worth every penny. I voted for what was best for the UK, not what would benefit me personally.

Why would your husbands parents have to discuss with anyone the reason why they voted leave. 

I will repeat there is nothing to discuss until plan's have been put in place regarding our future. 

Please stop presuming you remoaners know what is around the corner. 

You don't and we don't. The votes were counted more people voted to leave. The leavers won. It's called democracy. Or is that only allowed until it goes against what was expected.

Democracy means rule by the people.

I'm with you on this Cathie, the amount of people whingeing and throwing their toys out of their prams is absolutely disgraceful. I have no idea where the British backbone is these days, my grandparents would turn in their graves if they knew.

Hi,

I’d be happy to help/chat.

I’ve been here for 11 years, my children are aged 12 years and 17 years both in and have always gone to Spanish state schools.

My husband and I both work here so our life is just a normal one bringing up a family here.

We moved here as my mother in law moved to Spain the year before we did and still lives here, my sister in law then moved here 5 years ago with her children.

Yes, I’m slightly worried if there’s a no deal, and thinking of looking into getting Irish passports, my husbands dad was Irish.

We are Residents in Spain and I worry about the future for my children, we wanted to remain in Europe, though didn’t vote, unlike my parents who live in the Uk and voted to leave.

My brother also lives in Spain on the Costa del Sol, he’s lived here for 15 years now.

Caren

No Kim, if they voted leave it would've been for the sake of Britain not their own personal reasons. Did you not see Cathie's post stating that Brexit cost them €33,000 Euros in the exchange rate yet she would vote the same way again? This means their vote wasn't done on a personal reason. So I'll ask again Kim, what was your reason for voting to remain??

I voted for change. I didnt like what i heard was happening in the EU with non elected people deciding what was best for Britian.

 Britain should make decisions for its self.

Kim.

1. Like I said before Cathie chose her vote for the good of Britain (maybe the state this Country is in today is the reason she decided to leave. And maybe if it gets better she may decide to go back) You don't know what it's like to live in Britain anymore so you have no idea.

2. I only presumed it was the exchange rate as you had mentioned this in a previous comment.

3. Your NI contributions, do you not receive a pension? How about my contributions which makes it near on impossible to get a doctors appointment unless I can predict when I'm going to be ill. I ended up in hospital last year due to not being able to get an appointment. This is only 1 small problem. I wouldn't have the time to go into the hundreds of other problems the British people have to put up with, id be here all night.

4. My reason for voting Leave was because in human nature, no matter how well people start off, humans will always turn things around for the better of themselves. This is what has happened to the EU, they have been given so much power they have taken advantage of it. I have spoken to many on the Remain side who the majority have admitted that they dont think the EU are doing a good job but they are scared of the unknown. Well there is a great saying that you may have heard of 

'oh but what if I fall?' - 'oh but my darling, WHAT IF YOU FLY?' 

Seriously when did us Brits be so frightened of the unknown and change? Just think we may flourish, how wonderful would that be?

So if you only moved over in 2016 whats the drama about your NI contributions?

Yes I probably would take advantage of power as would yourself.

I had a discussion just after Brexit with 12 people who wanted us to Remain in the EU. Each and every one if those insulted me. I was called a Bigot, racist, uneducated, stupid, fascist etc and not 1 of those asked we why I voted as I did. It seems from my experience most remoaners think we voted just because of immigration. I am 52 years old, Brexit will probably cost me more financially but I as a true patriotic Brit think that is a worthwhile sacrifice.

Also I didn't say you 'deserted' the UK, I asummed the way you was going on about your NI contributions that you had lived there for many years and now have to pay private medical.

The world hasn't changed that much since the vote, it fluctuates all the time as I mentioned in a previous comment. We've had far worse time's in recessions and have come through that. I was of the generation who's mortgage rate went through the roof in the 80's, where many were in negative equity and lost their homes, no Brexit vote back then. I just think you are all getting hysterical and panicking prematurely. I think you all need to find your British strength and look forward to a future that might actually be a better one instead of doom and gloom of the unknown. Life's too short to be like that.

Take care and try and be a bit more positive, you'll feel better for it im sure.

Vicky