Who has decided to stay in the TRNC ?

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 15:37

In reply to Bradus excellent post. Could we know see how many readers have decided to stay in TRNC.



1. How long have you lived in TRNC ?



2. Are you plannng to stay in TRNC ?



3.Have you burnt your bridges from your homeland ?

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 15:41

5 years

yes

yes

Kantara


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 661

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 15:44

18 years



yes



no

crofter


Joined: 16/12/2008
Posts: 1035

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 15:52

8 Years



Yes



Yes

itsadogslife


Joined: 17/03/2009
Posts: 121

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 15:55

5 years





yes





no

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 15:56

6 years



yes



no

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:00

3.5 years.



Maybe....?



I have just completed the Renovation Works...........so "No"

offshoredi


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:00

5 years



Yes



Yes

Binkey


Joined: 04/09/2010
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:09

7 years



Yes



No

Ossie


Joined: 19/01/2008
Posts: 311

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:14

6 years





Yes





Yes

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:31

3.5 years



Yes



Yes

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 476

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:38

3 years



yes



only return to the uk to see family,(and maybe a wild shopping spree)

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:39

a)10years holiday home

2 years 5 months pemanent

b)yes

C)yes

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:39

18 months



Yes



No

goingback


Joined: 13/01/2011
Posts: 94

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:41

7 years



no



yes

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:47

For Pauline Read



5 years in May 2011



Will give it another year, if they dont deport me first and reconsider my position.



Not really, no house there but could return although Thailand looks attractive.

coffer


Joined: 13/02/2007
Posts: 292

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:55

1 5 years in June

2 Yes for the moment

3 No

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 16:59

8years

yes

yes

trooper


Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 211

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:00

7 years



yes



yes



Given a lottery win the third yes couldbe a no.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:09

8 YRS

YES, But only if moaners & liars stay away

NO

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:11

5 months



yes



no

clairegordon


Joined: 18/11/2010
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:16

1/ Never, investment only, really bad idea tho ! the way it has turned out

2/ Not a chance now, too many rip off people there

3/ No way, having watched the self destructors on this board - East, West -homes best

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:22

5 years

Yes

yes

medoc


Joined: 05/09/2010
Posts: 84

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:39

24 years



yes



yes

stevo-london


Joined: 23/10/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 17:50

since 1994 yes yes yes yes

MrsSnakes



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 1100

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 18:25

20 months

Yes for now but who knows where our future may take us?

No

charlieb


Joined: 17/12/2009
Posts: 95

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 18:36

1 x year



yes



yes

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 18:52

7 years and aggregated a further 3 years with the Army in the 1970s.



The world is too turbulent for any long term planning.



If in the course of time property in Cyprus lost then bridges very singed.

Temomed


Joined: 22/07/2010
Posts: 29

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 18:55

1 Holiday home for 7 years, spend up to 3 months each year





2 Absolutely love N.C.





3 Good to see a positive thread

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 19:13

27.5 years,

3.5 years with the forces in the 70's.

Yes,

Yes.

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
04/02/2011 02:24

8 years



Maybe but never say never !!



Probably !!!!!!!! Got a Plan B



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivddGH2t_Eg

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
04/02/2011 03:35

We have our villa in the KKTC and plan to live there for a very long time. Also thinking of buying a villa in Egypt (hmmm at the moment) and buying a cottage in the Lake District.



We don't like to be fixed to one place. Get bored

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
04/02/2011 03:49

LOADSA MONEY !!!!!



I did give Egypts a body swerve for a year or so, then there will be loads of great deals on hot properties

Hoylemiller



Joined: 03/09/2010
Posts: 240

Message Posted:
04/02/2011 08:44

Never



Permanently.



No.



Hi LaptaMike, i lived in Alexandria for 4 years lovely place and lovely people, a bit iffy at the mo tho.

I personally would keep away from Cairo too hot, dusty n way overcrowded.

My choice would either along the North coast toward El Alamein or down the Red sea coast toward Hurghada.

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 01:39

marco, so what ;-) At least we can afford to eat and drink unlike most of the expats ;-)

Linedancer



Joined: 03/09/2010
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 09:24

8 years



Yes and loving every minute.



Yes

birdman



Joined: 20/09/2010
Posts: 690

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 09:51

7 years



yes



yes ( Thank goodness I'm away from that now awful country )

trncoldboy


Joined: 02/02/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 13:50

Hello Frieder,

Has it been that long !

See you soon

Mark

trncoldboy


Joined: 02/02/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 14:07

msg 38 ref msg24

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 14:36

4 and a bit

Yes

Yes

saucyboy69


Joined: 09/02/2008
Posts: 111

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 17:10

1. Holiday Home last 4 years happy and love visiting.



2. Will keep visiting and enjoying our holiday apartment.



3. Don't think i would ever sell up totally in the UK nice to have options.



Could i live there full time? love the thought of it, but in reality i'm not sure, it's a massive decision and in my opinion some people don't give it enough thought before jumping in with both feet and then become very unhappy.



Pete

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 17:57

6 years

yes

yes

cyprusgiant


Joined: 08/07/2009
Posts: 467

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 18:16

4 years



Yes



No

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 476

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 18:31

well with all the moaning and groaning that goes on about living in cyprus,it sounds to me there are a lot of people (including me) that are very happy living here.

stephen48


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 18:37

2 years



yes



no

berilela


Joined: 17/07/2010
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
14/02/2011 20:39

6 years yes no

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:07

Spurious and troublemaking link.

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:08

Should have posted on other thread that this was linked to, sorry

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 476

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:09

Well wouldnt you agree that theres some people that are quite happy here

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:11

6 years



yes

yes

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:12

Never asked who might go home.

havalı


Joined: 28/02/2011
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:16

3 years.





yes.









yes.

havalı


Joined: 28/02/2011
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:17

roomy go back to your orıgın greece..

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:19

I haven't



I am thinking about it



No

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:19

Roomy if your that unhappy or just disruptive, trade your wares elsewhere and leave us happy people to enjoy life.

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:20

I wonder if you will get told off for attacking me unnecessarily?

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 476

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:20

HA! roomy there was a thread on that but i'll be damned if i go hunting through all the threads looking for it ,i will say though,it didnt get too much responce

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:21

Been here 10 years and think I will stay (unless Lottery win !) But definitely a B.O.B. (Burnt our Bridges)



There are worse places.

havalı


Joined: 28/02/2011
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:21

well saıd halffull.

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 21:29

unless lottery win speaks volumes

Biggles


Joined: 14/06/2009
Posts: 165

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 22:27

We have been here 11 years

I work so we set up a TRNC company with a TC partner. I have a Work Permit and pay my insurances etc. We also have International health insurance!

No, we kept our UK home

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 22:50

As one who featured in a TV programme a couple of years back, most people who saw the programme know about my husband and me. We have been here as temp res for 7 years and for all that he thought he wanted to go back to U.K, there is little there to lure us. Lousy weather, rising prices, friends and family mainly dead or moved, but we were in Australia before here and I would go back there were it possible.



But for now, in spite of the challenges etc, there are many good things to make us glad we are here. Of course we would change many things were we able,but let';s face it, the U.K could do with a lot of changes and we cannot change those either.



As to Health insurance as my husband is 81 the Premiums are through the roof, so we trust in God and the state system which is affordable. If not, as Alan says 'A jump from the roof could solve any health problems! . Ever the optimist.

BognorBelle


Joined: 08/01/2010
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
06/03/2011 23:21

5 years winter time, renovating the property



yes



no ,but have no inclination to go back.

martinev


Joined: 24/10/2008
Posts: 320

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 11:45

1. 4 years



2. Yes



3. Yes





Martinev

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 14:42

1) 12 years



2) YES



3) NO



G

cavalryman


Joined: 08/11/2010
Posts: 314

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 15:36

7 years

yes

no

parkes82uk


Joined: 22/10/2010
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 15:55

That is so lovely to read that the majority of you love it and will stay.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 17:28

We have been here over 5 years.



We are planning to stay.



We sold up in the UK as we didn't want an easy route out calling to us... we thought it better to commit - we still think that. Getting busier and busier working with nature.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 17:30

Post deleted as being off topic.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 19:40

The only thing I really miss here in TRNC is abundant Wildlife, as is, back home ,To walk along the beach amongst all the garbage and not even see a Seagull or an Oyster-catcher or Cormorant is quite soul destroying,We are(my Wife and I). members of WSPA, CWF ,and Maximus Elephant Foundation...We look forward to our yearly trip to our Wildlife sanctuary in Guernsey......

Zoots


Joined: 05/02/2011
Posts: 669

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 20:01

Post deleted as being off topic.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 20:05

Post deleted as being off topic.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 20:12

we would go if we could. Not because we do not like the place . We love it warts and all. However its so hard to make a living here. We exist. I want to go somewhere where talent is rewarded . Also I miss my family so much. However its not looking likely unless we can sell the restaurant and get money to take the dogs.

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 20:36

Family seems to be the big draw inmany people's liv es, but for those who do not have that draw, then North Cyprus holds a greater fascination. The ideal is to have neough money to commute and have the best of both worlds, but for people such as Lilli and many others who work to live, such a luxury is denied.

But isn't it encouraging that in all the doom and gloom one hears about ex pats and North Cyprus, there is a large bunch who are HAPPY! Terrific.

Maybe Eroiglu should give a medal to all those who stick up for this place as being a good place to be.

Zoots


Joined: 05/02/2011
Posts: 669

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 21:15

Giving a positive reason to stay in NC i.e. nature and wildlife is deleted for being off-topic.

yogi1


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 21:31

2 years

yes

yes

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 21:37

Zoots

No, posters having their own agenda is off topic.

Look at the thread title and look at the format of the answers.

If you cannot keep to the topic and topic format then expect to have your messages deleted.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
07/03/2011 21:45

1: 7 years



2: Yes, they won't even carry me out of the TRNC in a coffin. I am here to stay.



3: Yes, although I was born and bred in the UK I have never regarded it as my 'homeland'

juliamoons



Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 849

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 00:50

3 1/2



Yes



Yes

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 01:15

1. Nearly a year.



2. Yes



3. No. I can visit the UK to see friends/family and areas I love any time I want. (Thinking of renting a cottage in the Lake District sometime in April/May/June) before we buy one.

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 01:49

Amazing the folks who have burnt their bridges with the UK but will head back for free healthcare and still draw their pensions ;-)

Lived there for 4.5 years



For us there was more reasons to leave than there were to stay at the time

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 09:40

Stubs,

You seem to forget that those of us who draw their UK pension or use UK health care have contributed more to the UK than a lot who now drain the resources. We have paid our NI and taxes (and still continue to do so) in many cases fought for their country and are less of a burden on the UK than most living there!

lizzybal


Joined: 06/01/2011
Posts: 7

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 10:25

10 years





yes





no

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 10:46

Renovation Works on my house in France Now Complete,at No cost to me,Thanks to the high interest rates We have all enjoyed for the last 3 or so years ..thank you TRNC... I think I will stay a little longer to see what transpires..

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 01:20

Halfull



Ex-pats who head home for healthcare treatment ARE a huge drain on resources. Anyone who is not domiciled in the UK , regardless of origin, is not entitled to free healthcare.



The arguement that they have paid into the system for years is no longer valid as whilst paying into the same system, they had the use of the health care system then.



Just merely and observation that many claim by saying "yes" that they burned their bridges but at the same time still draw there pensions and use the healthcare from the country that they claim they have burned their bridges too.



http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/family_parent/health/nhs_charges_for_people_from_abroad.htm

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 07:42

Stubs.......Quite agree,the contributions paid covered your "Membership" of the NHS "club" at the time....And should not be considered a permanent right.by retired Ex-Pats.........

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 08:57

martinD41 & Stubs

So anyone wherever they live are no longer entitled to NHS care once they stop paying NI is what your saying? Because retired here or UK we all stop paying contributions when we stop working. So if retired then we have paid our dues.

Burning bridges means different things to different people, and no one said they disowned or rejected UK as their homeland.

bazbar


Joined: 21/06/2010
Posts: 97

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 09:14

A year now



Yes



Yes

wattys


Joined: 07/10/2008
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 09:36

Stubs



So you think that people who have paid into the system for 40 odd years are a drain on society, I have never heard such a load of bullshit in all my life.



The idle bastards who have never worked a day in their life.

Unmarried mothers (by their own choice) who have kids by different fathers, and have houses and all and sundry paid for by the state. One mother in the papers last week on £30000 a year benefits.

The eastern europeans who can now get child benefit for kids who are not in the UK.

The asian community who are now in their third generation who are still having multiple kids. And before any one jumps at this, I am not a raciest just stating a fact.



THESE ARE THE DRAIN ON SOCIETY.



I noticed in a previous thread you said that any one not living in the UK should not get heating allowance it seemd to me you have a downer on people who are older than your 37 years.



The last government has caused a lot of these problems by making it better not to work than work

wattys


Joined: 07/10/2008
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 09:39

Stubs



Have you ever stopped to think that many expate are still paying tax on their private pensions in the UK so still contributing to the pot.



A pot that before very long we aint going to have to piss in.

raidercruise


Joined: 07/06/2010
Posts: 237

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 09:50

2 years





YES





yes

Troodo


Joined: 12/06/2008
Posts: 1002

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 09:52

Looks like the I's have it.

birdman



Joined: 20/09/2010
Posts: 690

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 11:10

My daughters have been told that I am to be buried here and if they fall off the perch before me, then I will attend their funerals if they wish to be buried in TRNC ! ( tongue in cheek !!!)

I NEVER wish to go back to England again for any reason whatsoever. Bridges burned and all ties stopped.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 12:14

wattys messages 89 & 90.



Very well said. I could not agree with you more. It makes my blood boil that some people think that those who have retired abroad are not entitled to benefits for which they have paid throughout all their WORKING lives. As it is, I have to wait 8 months after my 60th birthday to claim my state pension and this is on a sliding scale so that women born after that will have to wait even longer, by which time, as you rightly point out, there will be no 'pot' to p...s in or anything else in, but it is apparently OK for those who have never contributed a penny to the country's economy to demand (and get) every bloody benefit going.



I work for the NHS in an area where there are large communities of both Eastern Europeans and Portuguese and also a large number of single mothers so I know a little about what goes on in this respect.

TheSaints



Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 1369

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 12:44

Well that went ever so slightly off topic in true 44 style, just when it looked like one thread may actually stay on topic.

wattys


Joined: 07/10/2008
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 12:49

Jeannie



I had a post office for 30 years and there was lot lot more payed out in benefits than pensions.



There was a family (english) who were on third generation benefits taking approx £5000 a week every week and never paid a penny piece into the system, Stubs and people like him don't want to know this or they don't believe it is happening.



I believe if you paid your dues in the UK, you are entitled to healthcare in the UK if you live there or not.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 13:19

wattys - yes, I know. My husband worked for Post Office Counters for a number of years. I must admit, I didn't believe what was happening until he enlightened me.



Saints - apologies.

Meerkat


Joined: 21/01/2011
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 14:15

3 years





No ( will come back in school holidays)







No ( I missed it too much especially family)

TheSaints



Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 1369

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 15:15

1, 2 years on and off



2, Most definately



3. 100% bridges burnt, no pension, private medical, recieved nothing for many years and want absolutely nothing from the toilet of a place.

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 16:37

Halfull



Paying into a system for numerous years does not guarantee free medical care for life. Try and register at a doctors surgery in the UK with your TRNC address. It does NOT entitle free medical care just because of past payments but is to do with where a person is domiciled. Do your own research to see that its a fact. If you dont agree speak to your former local MP.



Wattys



As for the heating allowance why should someone not living in the UK be entitled to the heating allowance when they choose of their own volition to live abroad. The heating allowance is for those who need it in the UK not those who want it abroad.



I'll bet there are also several families in the TRNC who currently claim family allowance and tax credits etc.



Yet another drain on resources.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 16:42

Stubs

Back on topic please.

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 16:48

Stubs - your first sentence in message 100.



I am aware that you would be unable to register at a doctor's surgery with a TRNC address, for example, and, as you rightly point out, it is all down to where you are domiciled.



By the same token, you CAN, of course, register at a GP's surgery with an address in the UK and it does not matter how long you have lived in the UK - two days, two weeks, etc. etc., you are then automatically entitled to free health care.



Incidentally, the heating allowance is not just for those who NEED it; it is not means tested, as far as I am aware. Or perhaps you think it should be means tested? That way, people who have saved for their old age and been prudent would not be entitled. One less 'drain on resources' perhaps?

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 16:51

AJ - apologies; I, too, am guilty of going off topic. Posted last message before seeing your message 102.



Jean

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 23:23

AJ



Aplogies for going off topic however I was only answering some of the points made re "burning bridges"

Stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 23:28

Jeannie



Final say on the subject from me to keep the thread on topic.



You are correct about the address part but if some have "burnt their bridges" as they claim then they will not have a address. Secondly heating allowance is not means based that too is correct but it is for those who reside in the UK, not those who live abroad.



People who live abroad by receiving have not informed the government of the UK that they are domociled abroad.............



Again apologies for going off topic but just wanted to answer the points made

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
10/03/2011 02:22

Stubs - many thanks for your reply, which I have only just picked up.



Without going into too much detail and thus taking the thread further off topic, I think you and I are like-minded folk



I note your comments.



Kind regards.



Jean



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