I love Northern Cyprus

marvin


Joined: 23/06/2009
Posts: 68

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:13

We read so many negative comments on northern cyprus but when you go out for a meal or entertainment there are so many people of different age groups realy enjoying life here.

I have lived here for six years and in my opinion the turkish cypriots realy enjoy mixing with us and as i do with them.

Please post positive comments

Marvin x

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:17

I agree with you Marvin. Every time I visit NC the locals have been both friendly and helpful. I believe that if you treat them with respect then they will do the same. Just my humble opinion of course!

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:20

great way of life , fantastic locals ( ours even comes to the pub / rest) to pick us up and take us home , top people , love them .

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:23

Nice post marvin. I have always found the people to be really friendly. The quality of the food superb, North Cyprus is a splendid magical wonderful place...

charlieb


Joined: 17/12/2009
Posts: 95

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:28

Another positive topic, got to agree with posts 1-4, wonerful people, wonderful place. Never regretted for 1 minute the decision to move over for good. ....Love life,.... love TRNC

gazza765


Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:35

Wow!!!!!!, positive post about North Cyprus for a change, only holiday there at the moment, but wishing my life away to move out permanantly, cannot wait to be there next week.

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:41

Well said Marvin

Like Gazza765 cant wait to retire and move out, roll on the 29th of July for 4 weeks of the wonderful life in TRNC



Lets see hoiw long it last positive before it gets ugly

Jonesy299


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 367

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:42

If you make the effort to make the most of the place and the people (locals and ourselves ) there's lots to enjoy and be thankful for.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:51

Well I want to add to this thread.

The TRNC is my adopted country.

My location in Alsancak village is to die for.

My neighbours (all but two) are Cypriot Turks and I love them to bits.

I feel honoured to be allowed to live in the TRNC and to know those that suffered during their migration from the South to the North during the conflict. All of my CT neighbours are humble but proud people that just want to get on with their lives.

I ain't going anywhere else.

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:52

All of the above plus the lack of, fear of crime, keys left in the scooter outside shops, not having to look over your shoulder at the cashpoint etc, Pretty rude awakening on my few trips back to the UK.lock your car at a petrol station forecourt, set the alarm Burglar alarm before leaving the house, No thanks!!, dont think that I have ever stayed the full duration of my ticket, I know I'm home on the drive out from Ercan !!

Glasbury


Joined: 13/08/2010
Posts: 268

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 23:05

I love Northern Cyprus - that's all there is to say - everyone else has said it previously.

Lazy days


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 847

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 23:24

Having moved away from TRNC in March to live elsewhere and not having posted for some time it is nice to see some positive reports and especially message 9

I have to say for the most part we found the TRNC and its people very hospitable, unfortunately we could not say the same about many of the ex-pats and their ways, we left the UK to escape exactly what many of them brought with them, we are now enjoying a new adventure with only a very few ex-pats in the locale, we do not know where it will lead us but we enjoyed our time among the majority of Turkish Cypriot people, but alas we do fear that it is going to be a further 5/10 years till all things political improve noticably, time that at our age we were not prepared to wait.

We do wish our old friends well

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 23:25

I go with all those comments. I love North Cyprus and have had nothing but kindness and friendliness from its Turkish Cypriot people. I'd also like to add that I found the ex-pat community equally welcoming and friendly. Maybe I was just lucky, bought an apartment off plan in 2005 and now have its kocan. Bombed out of a rotten marriage and now have a new girl who is coming over with me this month. Can't wait!

EricCrapton



Joined: 30/12/2010
Posts: 325

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 01:18

Thumbs up to all the comments in this thread. I arrived here nine days ago heading for the South and was refused! In those nine days I have made more friends here than I did in the last ten years back in England! I take this opportunity to thank you all and a special thank you to sal (erolz) for putting me straight yesterday and emptying my brain of sand.

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 02:11

Out of war comes happiness

EamonnMc


Joined: 18/06/2010
Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 02:14

A great topic and I fully agree with the previous posts - lovely people, friendly and welcoming on a personal level, just stay away from the builders,advocates and officials,and if you can't, treat them with caution, the rest are great ! As an aside, the person who betrayed my trust and that of many others was a Canadian ! But you have to move on, I really enjoy my trips to Northern Cyprus and have been lucky to meet and have help from, many decent people !!!

misunderstood


Joined: 08/04/2011
Posts: 1004

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 08:24

I love the TRNC - cannot imagine living anywhere else - but - a very few greedy powerful people are making life miserable for a lot of people, plus a government without balls. Most good people, like the ones you

describe here are ashamed of the few I describe. Get rid of this dross and you would think you were in paradise.

mags111



Joined: 17/08/2008
Posts: 251

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 08:41

We love it here as much as all the other posters. Great life, beautiful scenery, hospitable and very friendly locals, no worries of crime and most ex-pats are like minded. There are always a few who want to spoil things and they are welcome to go back to UK or elsewhere. We feel very honoured to be welcomed here and make as much effort as we can to integrate.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 08:59

I guess for a large majority the TRNC is both welcoming and scenic.As I have said before it depends where you come from..........The TC's are lovely people,kind and friendly...for me the scenery is somewhat arid and the litter problem a terrible blight.............It has great potential ,sadly yet to be recognised...............

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 09:07

I Love it here but for the other L's 1) Litter 2) Lawyers 3) Lager Louts - Brits invariably

4) Liars - politicians and some builders



Tango1

astonhilbilly


Joined: 05/05/2009
Posts: 162

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 11:36

Aren't we all very lucky to be here!!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 11:53

you sad deluded fools........



the place is a shit tip of a third world country and you have worthless deeds for the land your property is parked on.



The GC owners are never going to let the matter rest and the trade sanctions / lack of direct flights will continue ad infeniteum....



i thank the lord that i got out when i did - you're welcome to it...

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:12

Nick

I will invite you now to tell me why you think I am 'sad and deluded'.

Let us have a discussion about your attitude.

Geoff1131


Joined: 12/07/2007
Posts: 276

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:32

Mess 22, Nick i bet there are more people in TRNC that are glad you got out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jerseybean


Joined: 25/04/2011
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:03

How lovely to see positive posts. We will be retiring to TRNC having lived in Jersey for 30 years - another beautiful island full of beaurocracy but what a small price to pay. We are buying an apartment (with kocan) which is a fifth of the price of the equivalent here and have found all the people we have met both local and expat to be extremely helpful and friendly. We fully expect there to be ups and downs but that is part of life if you dont want to stay stuck in a rut

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:08

Jerseybean

What part of the TRNC are you moving to?

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:09

NN, Why do you bother with us * sad deluded fools*, why are you wasting your time on this forum if it's so bloody great where you are, perhaps it;s you who is the sad one.



We love Northern Cyprus and are very happy living here, it's not perfect but nowhere is, the main thing that spoils this lovely place is people constantly putting the place down.

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:14

mess 25, Jersey to the trnc seems one hell of a come down. Are you sure you are making the right move?

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:14

Lived here for 10 years and love it as much as the day I arrived! Yes it has it's problems but then show me a country that doesn't.



As for NN Msg.22 - you may be happy to have got out of the TRNC but then we're all happy that you've gone. Your new life must be so wonderful that you spend half your time sitting behind a computer on a Northern Cyprus forum. If your new life is so great, and your old on in Northern Cyprus so bad, why not do us all a favour and bugger off!



Love Northern Cyprus



G

suzi1951


Joined: 14/02/2010
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:17

We moved here a year ago and at the time I posted how great I thought the move was. Got lots of the negative stuff amongst a great deal of positive and welcoming replies. Was thinking of putting another post one year on then saw this one! Have had a great year and love the place even more. There have been ups and downs, but there would be anywhere, and nothing I was not aware of. Plenty of things to get involved in and new people to meet. Do not regret the move and am glad to see all the positive comments on here.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:18

hattikins



Unfortunately our Nick is a 'sniper' and will not enter into any dialogue with reference to his postings.

He was logged on and I know that he read my message 23 but now appears to have logged off.

Oh well perhaps another day for a discussion Nick.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 13:48

Noone can deny that there are more people that hate the place than love it. Personally I don't care either way.

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 14:18

ivebinad MSG 32 - Sorry I think you're wrong. imho



G

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 14:31

Message 32



You do not live here do you? So how do you qualify that statement?



'I never thought I would say this about the TRNC but it is a mickey mouse country, run by muppets and imbeciles, corrupt through and through and I am so glad I am rid of the place,'

Pugwash


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 1797

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 14:57

I am very happy here and know many others that are too, I do not agree with message 32.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 15:01

Pugwash

Just waiting for the poster of message 32 to justify his/her statement but somehow I don't think that will happen.

AJ

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 15:08

Love the people, the food, the weather (when its not too hot at nights) Yes like everyone had our bad moments but all in all its good.



Chris

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 15:23

AJ, why are you having a go at poster 32? this is meant to be positive thread....



I too don't live in NC, but just simply love the place as does my hubby, we both cant wait to get over again to the beautiful scenery, the reasonable prices of food, the reasonable prices of utilities, and of corse the SUNSHINE thats free...

Nothing seems so bad either if you have lovely sunshine, instead of dark rainy days.... Problems seem easier...



Can assure every one its by far worse working in GB with the weather and the bureaucracy thats a nightmare after joining the EU....



Have a great day every one ....

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 15:48

You do not live here do you? So how do you qualify that statement?



'I never thought I would say this about the TRNC but it is a mickey mouse country, run by muppets and imbeciles, corrupt through and through and I am so glad I am rid of the place,?



AJ. I think he can justify the statement because ' I am so glad I am rid of the place' indicates he stayed here. Its a mute point whether somebody like NN and Ivebenad ,who have got out, have opinions any less valid than people who cant get out,and therefore 'have to' love it'.



The statement is no less worthy of consideration than the opposite



'I never thought I would say this about the TRNC but it is a fantastic country, run by lovely and highly motivated people ,honest through and through, and I am so glad I am not rid of the place,?



Whats the bad news?, its a while since we had one of these reassurance threads. and it usually is when morale is low after bad news about corruption, property ,or Greek thing .

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:01

mes 39, "people who cant get out,and therefore 'have to' love it'.





i would suspect many many in this situation.

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:20

Here we go



Has it crossed your mind all these people say they are happy because they are,get a life if you hate north cyprus so much wipe your hands from it including this site.



Why would anyone make so much effort to make people believe there lives are crap,unless they are really bitter about something themselves.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:21

msg28."Jersey to TRNC seems a hell of a come down"



I'm not so sure,the property in Jersey is astronomically priced ,as is Guernsey....As for the above mentioned beaurocracy,,,let me say to "Jerseybean moving to TRNC ,You ain't seen nothing Yet!!!!!

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:37

No you aint seen nothing yet as martinD41 says, you wait till you go across the mountains, its beautiful, you wait till you go around the coast roads its beautify, you wait till you visit all the castles they are beautiful....



You aint seen nothing yet, not until you seen NC !!!

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:43

I lived in jersey for six months the beaurocracy was a nightmare unless you was born there you cant rent or buy a property you have to live in guest houses,even thoe my grandad was from there,i have done my research on the trnc and its a walk in the park compared to either jersey of guernsey + the sunshines.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:49

Im sure with your attitude towards living in NC, you will just be fine, and am sure you will love it too...all the best with your move ,.....

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:52

dizzycows....I really think you should take you specs in for re- adjustment.perhaps a little less "Rose tint" so that you can see the rubbish everywhere ,dirty beaches.......and the corruption here is now Legendary... As I said whether or not you love it here depends on where or what you came from.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:56

AJ, just who do you think you are, you need bringing down a peg or two, I lived in the TRNC for a very long time and have every right to voice my thoughts whether you like it or not. I am glad I am out of there as far as the property situation is concerned, it is corrupt and it is a dirty little backwater but it does have charm, your arrogance when anyone criticises the place is getting to sycophantic measures, how much do you earn from supporting dodgi tv?



I will wait for your reply!!!

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 16:58

Aint got 'Rose tint; glasses but think that any where in the world has problems, I do know the rubbish is horrible and corruption etc, but NC has a lot to offer if you look past these issues...



NC is still beautiful, and thats why we love going over to holiday....

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:05

Dizzy I agree with all you say, it does have a third world charm and parts are quite beautiful but perfect it isn't, AJ needs to grow up, his avatar is that of a grown man but he sounds very very childish

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:08

ivebinad you can voice YOUR thoughts but when you say "Noone can deny that there are more people that hate the place than love it." you are not voicing your own thoughts as I see it, but telling us what 'everyone' on average thinks and as if your view on what 'everyone' thinks is some kind of undeniable fact. It is a silly statement in my view, whatever you personaly think about Cyprus or North Cyprus. Personal views presented as such are one thing, BS made up exagerations and extremism, portrayed as a 'majority view' and as 'undeniable', without anything to support such a generalised claim but your own prejudice, are another thing entirely in my book.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:12

dizzycows....... Oh now I see, your a "Swallow" I should have guessed....... at least you are not subjected to all the faults all the time......Yes it's good here ,but beautiful compared to the CI it is not.......... But the Interest rates are definitely more beautiful.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:12

Erolz I can say it as I know an awful lot of people that have left and even more that are there because they cannot leave, some down to corruption who have lost their money and others who have overspent, it does happen you know, if you don't care to believe me, that is your choice.

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:26

I certainly believe that some, a significant number, have had terrible experiences here as expats and have left as a result or would like to leave and that in effect they now 'hate' the place. I do not dispute that reality. However that is not the same as saying "Noone can deny that there are more people that hate the place than love it." as far as I can see. For me a statement like that is not really presenting a personal view, as a personal view, but instead it seeks to state as fact something that neither you, nor I, could possibly know is true or not. That is what makes the statement, for me, both BS and something very different to just offering a personal view on the subject, which is my personal view on your statement. I could go on to say 'its undeniable that more people think your statement is BS than do not' but that would no longer be me expressing a personal view but something different. See my point ?

Debra-Jayne


Joined: 08/07/2010
Posts: 61

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:26

I love this posting i love Northern Cyprus and have done from the very first time i got of the plane in 1995 it is my second home and i miss it so much when i not there and can not wait for the day i get back it a bit like anything in the world we all ways hear the bad things but remember for every negative there are hundreds of positives but people do not like hearing good they relish on things going bad then make a mountain out of a mole hill. People living on their own in Cyprus is great and there is always things to do and not expensive the UK is a lonely place for people you can live next door to people for years and not know them and to go out it the uk it is expensive and you always have to travel miles ....... Oh by the way i lived in Jersey many years ago and it is a nice place but not a place to live unless you have all your family around and you come from their you think the rules in Cyprus are strict good Luck in Jersey and they dont accept negative people

Debra-Jayne


Joined: 08/07/2010
Posts: 61

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:28

In Cyprus by the way we just feel sorry for you so keep all the positive posts love them

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:38

dizzycows msg 43. "You aint seen nothing yet ,till you see NC." Depends where you live, within 1-1.1/2 hrs I have everything you mention, Mountains to climb, lovely walks, numerous coast roads and castles, Cumbria, Wales and Yorkshire on my doorstep and even here in Cheshire I have it all. It is is myth that the sun shines all the time in Cyprus as some people reckon it does.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 17:44

Well it shines every day when Im over there .... ....



We too live in a beautiful place such as yourself, but when you are working in the constant rain, I just cannot wait to feel the sun shine on my back, and the quietness of the woods in the mountains of NC.... ...

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:26

It really dont take too long for the doom - n- gloom brigade to jump in does it, if you hate it soooo much, simples - leave, and if you got you fingers burnt - tough !! dont touch what you cant afford to lol i'm with AJ and others on this one

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:32

http://www.diyadinnet.com/HikayeBul-325&Bul=tilki-ile-kurt

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:36

ivebinad



'AJ, just who do you think you are,

you need bringing down a peg or two, I lived in the TRNC for a very long time and have every right to voice my thoughts whether you like it or not

your arrogance when anyone criticises the place is getting to sycophantic measures, how much do you earn from supporting dodgi tv?'



First let me answer the questions posed above.



!: I do not 'think' I am anyone. I know who I am as anyone in the TRNC will confirm.

2: I asked you a simple question that you have not and cannot answer and as Erolz put to you your statement was at the least crass and still has not been supported by any facts or figures.

3: If you think I need taking down a 'peg or two' then don't hold back, I will quite happily e-mail you my contact details. You will have to join the queue of those that dislike me. Do I care? Not one iota.

4: My 'arrogance' will be around a lot longer in the TRNC than you will ever be.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:39

Cont:



5: ' how much do you earn from supporting dodgi tv?' Unfortunately nothing.

I support any business out here that is a legitimate tax/insurance paying business.



But back to my original question, please support your original statement with evidence.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:39

Jeeeeeze this is about a happy thread not a flipping war zone .... lol.....

bobat5


Joined: 23/03/2011
Posts: 40

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:47

me and my wife have (done) loads of greek islands , the balearics , not untill we came to t.r.n.c . did we ever consider buying a property abroad . we chose a place in girne ,which we love . the sale was easier than we could ever have expected . we both love everything about this place ,the people ,the food , the scenery , the weather . no , i dont wear rose tinted glasses , but if you have lived all your life in the s...hole that is walsall , the litter problem here is miniscule . as for corruption , look no further than no 10 downing st , regardless of who lives there . p.s. i really enjoy all the comments on here .

.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 18:58

@ msg 42, MartinD41: (...) and the corruption here is now Legendary... (...)

▶ You must know a lot more than I (and maybe others) do. I've not seen corruption in all the years I have lived here. So, I dare you: give examples from personal experience - you wouldn't like to be called a miserable liar, would you?

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:07

bobat5



unfortunately the corruption that exists in the TRNC directly affects many people probably more than the corruption that exists at 10 Downing st. Perhaps you could enlighten us with the corruption at 10 Downing St that affects us?



Dizzycows



I admire your positive remarks re the TRNC but I think holidaying and permantely living there are somewhat different.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:10

DC



perhaps you have not seen the corruption but have you not read the papers or read Cyp 44? Or are all the reports just lies and damned lies?

Spike


Joined: 05/07/2011
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:13

ivebinhad: >>"it is corrupt and it is a dirty little backwater but it does have charm"<<

That was well summed up. Be honest with yourselves peoples!

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:14

No , we don't live there all the time but we have not to far away neighbours that do and they are very happy...



Of course living some where as to holidaying is different , I could tell you of things that go wrong with my life daily but don't want to bore you all to much... lol....



AJ I will send you an email if you try to disrupt a positive thread again... or ban you .... or take your pint away....

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:18

MSG 66, Quarmby: (...) not read the papers or read Cyp 44? (...)

▶ Yes, I did and do read (Cyprus Today and C44). Where can I find and read your "corruption examples"?

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:20

Msg 61, I do not want your email address thank you very much, my computer is virus sensitive! I have answered your questions and that is that, what you think you are is self important, you really need to get a grip on reality.



The fact that you state on here that you are much disliked is indictative of the kind of person you are, an arrogant little dictator who thoroughly enjoyed banning people who dared to criticise the TRNC whilst sucking the teet of those who benefit you. How do you sleep at night?

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:31

DC you are something of a joker with your remarks about no corruption....what planet did they beam you down from?

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:33

Msg 69, I understand you are Dutch, the country of freedom to smoke till your brain is frazzled, obviously you partook too much

mozgor



Joined: 16/06/2010
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:38

All I have to add is that mu husband and I LOVE TRNC too and can't wait to move over permanently x

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:42

mess 73, by the look of your picture, you obviously have a TC husband who is clouding your judgement, perhaps ?

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:47

Bitter and twisted

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:50

ivebinad



''How do you sleep at night?'



Superbly thank you especially knowing expats like you are now out of the TRNC.



Oh by the way, people that know me accept me for who I am and they are my friends. Outside of that I really do not care what anyone else that has not met actually thinks about me.

Enjoy the rest of your life cos it is too short to be worrying about people that you have never met.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:57

Msg 76, are you so sure we haven't met?

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:57

message 76, calm down AJ, its just a message board.



keep saying you are a nice, popular man makes me think you have something to hide.



can anyone here vouch for AJ ?

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 19:59

Not me ha ha ha ha ha, I think he is a horrible toadying little creep, just my opinion though

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:00

@ msg 71, ivebinhad (...) DC you are something of a joker with your remarks about no corruption... (...)



More unsubstantiated accusations and rumours. Where are your personal examples?! I have asked it now three times in this thread - and have not gotten ONE personal example. Says a lot about the posters, I think.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:07

message 77



'Msg 76, are you so sure we haven't met?'



If we have then you certainly did not make an impression on me.



message 78



'keep saying you are a nice, popular man makes me think you have something to hide.'



Where have I ever said that? People I meet and befiend take me for what I am 'end of'

Something to hide? not me. I am as straight as they come.

Spike


Joined: 05/07/2011
Posts: 43

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:11

msg 81



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDEHQGF-V18

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:14

Is it amazing how ALL the threads on this board go down the gutter eventually, it shows the board up, this was a positive thread about people who like the TRNC if you dont like it go start another one with your idiotic comments

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:14

you seem to have upset many people AJ - i hope none of them turn up to your "open mike" night - as the mike may get shoved where the sun don't shine.





Barry

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:18

For me TRNC is as close as paradise (the people, country, climate, history, food, friends and what have you) as I can afford.

Every day is one hour too short to see and do all the things I like.

And best of all: I've met and befriended hundreds of Brits in TRNC, but luckily never met any of the negative gang in this thread or on this board (as far as I know)! Good. May that never change.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:21

DC



Amaranta Valley, AkFinans or are these figments of imagination?

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:28

I think msg 85 is very honest

4 words say it all

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:30

Msg 81, why would I want to make an impression on you, you do think very highly of yourself, your arrogance is breathtaking and your ignorance is evident.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:32

DC you are definately one of those deluded fools that NN mentions.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:33

mess 85 - what planet you on ?



Climate - its too hot to do anything in july/aug and nigh on impossible to sleep properly at night - then from Nov thro to April, its very cold (especially inside a typical "concrete tent") over night - and huge amounts of torrential rain.



Food - what kebabs an fish, chips and pizza as most places serve up ??



Country - its a farce ! - a legal system that stinks, 3rd world utilities, 4th world construction, trade sanctions, shite dumped everywhere, dwindling tourism, housing market in free fall and no prospect direct flights - have you forgotten the land your house is on was stolen from a GC - they will never stop turning the thumb screws - and they hold all the cards.



its going down the pan and you'll loose everrthing - you mark my words.....

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:36

whilst i do enjoy my time in the trnc,i have to agree with most of what NN says in message 90.







Barry

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:42

negative nick



whats your story then i guess you lived there at some point,so you must of liked it at some stage,what has given you such a hatred towards the place and why do you feel the need to keep on slagging the place of,why cant you let it go.



Im moving to nc soon so this is a serious question?

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:42

NN , DC does state I quote "as I can afford." In msg 85



so he is being honest

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:44

I love pies and Beer.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:48

@ msg 85: I forgot to add this, which makes life in TRNC even better

▶ [ http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/68343.asp ]...

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:53

@ msg 90, NitwitNick: (...) shite dumped everywhere (...)



Where did you dump yourself? Thailand, isn't it? What did your wife say about it? Oh, I remember: there's a story behind your bitterness, isn't it? Tsk.

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:54

steele, message 93 - i asume you've done your homework and are happy with the place ? all i will say is that as someone with no particular axe to grid, there is a lot of truth in NN's message 90.



who honestly knows where the trnc is going ?



anyone who has bought "exchange" land presumably knew the risks that on day the GC owner may take it back.



Thats why i personally wouldn't buy anything here. far to much risk for a "steddy Barry" lie me.









Barry

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:57

flamfabs msg78



Having only met AJ once, I can and will 'vouch' for him. He is, as far as I am concerned, a genuine decent person and in person comes accross very differently to how he does on the forum, which is true of all of us I think, if not perhaps as much as AJ. I do not always agree with him or how he choses to express himself here but I do respect his views, having taken the trouble to find out what he is like in real life.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:58

It's about time HMS "Bitter tears" arrives in Girne harbour to take some of you home (and maybe you will be kind enough to remove yourself from this board?).

I LIKE IT HERE!

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 20:59

I bought and sold, never had that worthless piece of paper called a Kochan, what use is an illegal piece of paper for a probable illegal piece of land in an 'illegal' country that isn't recognised by anyone other than Turkey, I wouldn't buy there again but that is not to say I will never visit the place again.



NN is right with all he says, don't buy, rent if you want to live in the TRNC.

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:01

DC, message 99 - priceless !



you should get an award (although, perhaps not an NN one !).





Barry

gazza765


Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:02

Agree with posts 83 & 85, this post did not take long to become a slanging match, like many others. But good news is the majority appears to be positive so negates some of the negative views expressed about the north of the Island.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:04

mess 99 - lets hope the ship you mention is closely followed by the:



SS "you are living on land stolen at gun point, so feck off"





Then the TC's can dust of their donkey carts and rub their chins and think who they got to rip off now ??





kebab anyone ?

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:08

Billtbob msg 83 agree with you .......



It beggars belief that this thread was started about how happy some one was with NC and as you say its developed into a 'I don't like' so you all should not like!!!!



AJ you started the riot, why? as you always say you don't understand why others start the bun fight!.....Well you succeeded in making this a negative thread....



Well WE like it in NC , and I am sure others will live to enjoy it as much as we do.....

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:17

@ msg 100, ivebinhad: (...) I bought and sold, never had that worthless piece of paper called a Kochan, what use is an illegal piece of paper for a probable illegal piece of land in an 'illegal' country that isn't recognised by anyone other than Turkey, I wouldn't buy there again (...)



Aha! And you only found out when you had bought and arrived here? More stupid than naive, I think.

And you sold your house 'without that worthless piece of paper called a Kochan' to (let me guess) another more stupid than naïve Brit? Or?

MUSIN M


Joined: 26/06/2008
Posts: 1352

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:18

kebab anyone '



looks like you have been eating lot,s of them ,what with your size and i don,t mean just your belly i am talking about your man boobs ,women would kill for those breasts ,oh and nick i love the hair have you

dyed it a shade darker then the last time i saw it .



as for stolen land ,so what ,what can you do about it you get palpitations just talking about it never mind

any action .



fatboy nn ,this ones for you



LONG LIVE THE KKTC .



you must of missed that ,i,ve been away for a few weeks ,yes ,the kktc .

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:23

Barry



I have done my homework and i do plan to rent for the first six months,if i decide to stay which i think i will i plan to build a nice home.If i dont stay ill move back to paphos and never come on this site again,and if anyone asks ill just say it was not for me.

I can afford a good life there i cant see corruption really effecting me to much this thread has proved its only a few that have a very strange hatred for the place,which in my opinion can only come from bitterness.

I know some of the things are true infact it sounds no different to paphos in many ways,but someone with a chip on there shoulder will always make it sound ten times as bad.

gazza765


Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:26

Well said Stelee 77, but I fear your words will fall on deaf ears, lots of bitter people in the world, most seem to post on 44

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:27

@ msg 107, stelee77: Nobody in TRNC invited any of us here, ALL posters made their own choice. So it's just a matter of take it or leave it. Not too difficult in my opinion.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:34

msg100, if you no longer have a home here, and never had a kocan and sold. It would seem by your postings that perhaps you now regret selling!



Most of us basically are not interested in any of the negatives,.....



Just interested in being happy as the very 1st post stated ...

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:46

There are many negatives not least David & Linda Oram, hundreds of Aga Victims, K5 & Tutiska, and many many more to numerous to mention!



But carry on being happy dizzycows and the rest !!!



I hope it doesn't touch any of you in the not so distant future (keep smiling and not interested)

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:54

MSG 111, not sure if you're just being sarcastic or just unhappy with how things are with yourself ... ....



Still love the North and its peoples ...

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:54

dizzycows

Ref: message 104.

Not quite sure why you think I started it all.

But anyway just to keep everyone happy I am finished with 44. I will never darken your doorsteps again.

Goodnight all

AJ

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 21:57

If i did happen to me i could only blame myself to a degree,i would not complain on here that would not get my money back.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:08

Now AJ plays the 'I am leaving card...yet again...how transparant you are, you will just hope and pray that someone starts a thread with 'COME BACK AJ' so you can drag your halo up from your underpants and stick it back where YOU think it belongs.



Do this board a real favour and stay away this time!

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:10

Dizzycows, I do not regret selling at all as I see problems ahead, I hope I am wrong believe me, I am happy for those that are happy in the TRNC, I am glad I am not still living there.

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:19

stelee77 (mess 114)



I have worked harder than posting on 44! I know my money will never return within the TRNC! I "COMPLAIN" only to inform future victims of their prospects n Enjoy the sunshine!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:27

It's high time for a quality bulletin board about (Northern) Cyprus, where the known idiots of C44 are not welcome.

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:29

Hans (mess 118)



Are you calling me an idiot?

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:36

TRNC victim, he thinks we are all idiots, sadly his remarks just prove what a jerk he is.

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:38

Oh i am so very happy that i did not take part in this thread until now,same old same old.



The GC who read this board without logging in must be wetting there pants if they are reading this lot of trollox.



Who said its the lifers with new Ids who bring down threads and disrupt the board ! In yer dreams matey.





Happy chlorine free swimming folks

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:40

@ msg 119, TRNCvictim: I've my own list of C44 idiots and you are not on the list. I understand - as you well know - your urge to get your message across and I wouldn't dream to call you an idiot for it.

On the other hand I must admit that I find it too much to read your off-topic message in so many posts.

This thread is an example - (re)read message 1.

The essence of post # 1: "Please post positive comments."

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:42

msg 44 "I lived in Jersey for six months,can't rent or buy a house, have to live in Guest Houses"





Ever since the NAZI's pulled out after WW2 the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey have become very discerning regarding foreigners............You obviously didn't fit the bill ......."coo dam me la!!"

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:49

Bloody ell.



Its all gone quiet.



Every one took a reality check or some thing !

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:49

I feel very sorry for anyone who has lost out in cyprus spain bulgaria france or anywhere else,you have to understand that just because you got ripped of it does not mean everyone else will let it happen to them.



This is a good thread with mostly comments from happy people living or enjoying holidays in the trnc.



perhaps you should move on and try and get on with your life,because in all fairness people like me are coming to north cyprus and we are not going to make the same misatkes.



Its a shame that you did not get the same happiness as most people on this thread.



Good luck with the future.

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:50

MSG 83..... it is also amusing how many threads 'go down the gutter' once DC gets involved.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:53

Jetski...DC's Stoicism is also legendary..................

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:59

Amazing how a thread like this is allowed to degenerate over a period but our "Arrold" closes a thread after 8 posts for no specified reason just shows the *corruption* on this board lol but never mind We still love the TRNC

NN. you were one of the first deluded fools to purchase in the TRNC when you saw the chance of a quick kill, but hey you lost a lot through your own philandering ways, and it couldnt have happened to a more deserving person lol

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:00

I lived in jersey because i had family there,there is qualified and un qualified accomadation.



Whats your problem martin,where did your hatred towards the trnc come from.

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:07

Hans (mess 122)



This thread went off topic long before I joined!



stelee77 (mess 125)



I didn't lose out in Spain, Bulgaria or France, or ROC, I lost out in the TRNC because the TRNC Government in cahoots with a known UK criminal conspired to rip off many victims (don't feel sorry for me, just feel sorry for the future victims of which there will be many)! I hope your not daft enough to be one of them

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:10

This is the point im not daft enough.

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:10

WOW. strong comments indeed. you say (I lost out in the TRNC because the TRNC Government in cahoots with a known UK criminal conspired to rip off many victims (don't feel sorry for me)



Do you really have proof and evidence regarding the goverment with what you are saying?



I hope the TRNC never joins the EU,they might just be asking for you to be extradited to here !

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:15

Amanda, (mess 132)



Your on Form tonight I have plenty of proof of various discrepancies within the TRNC! I am aware Amanda I could be heading for a "Midnight Express" Extravaganza!!!!!

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:23

Patrica. mess 133



I really do not think and im sure others reading this would ever believe that a goverment worked in cahoots with a known UK criminal to rip you and many others off.



If what you are saying and you have the proof then get to 1 of the national newspapers and im sure youll recover your lost money from one of the dirty low down UK rags,they would pay a fortune for such a TRUE story.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:28

Back on topic .....





We still love the NC we visit 3 times a year....



Marvin msg 1.... a lot feel the same as you, don't let the others dampen our love for NC....



Do post your positive posts on this thread...



Negative and against on another thread please.....

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:31

Message 135



All i can add is this .



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77k8D5oTBbw

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:39

Amanda (mess 134)



I would think the News of the World is more your style



dizzycows (mess 135)



I would watch your cows are not too dizzy in the rain! marvin I think is definately not spinning at the moment

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:46

Patrica. message 137



On a serious note,im very sure that if you had the proof/evidence to back up your accusations about the goverment then you would be able to recoup your lost monies off one of the national newspapers in the UK.



But seeing as this saga has been running now for along time i can only think there is no evidence regarding the goverment other than speculation,which i think is very dangerous indeed and not very fair.



What has happend to you is also not fair.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:52

stelee77..msg129 Where have I said I "Hate" the TRNC...????....But I do know the "Rules"regarding living in the CI........

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 23:58

Message 137 patrica.



I do not want to get into a argument with you,but im sure if the news of the world had of run an article on your plight it would also of been more your style !



Good night.

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 00:10

Im sure you do,but its a fact that in jersey unless born there you can only get certain accomadation,to be honest i was just guessing guernsey was the same being similar.



I did not really like jersey,we was there because my grandad was ill that was it.



I love the sunshine and the outdoor life,and i dont like property restrictions,i would rather live in north cyprus than jersey,and i can understand why the couple in the earlier post would to.



thats it,why dont you say something good about the trnc on this very positive thread.

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 00:15

Msg 141

you say "i dont like property restrictions,i would rather live in north cyprus "



Are you aware of PTP?

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 00:29

yes mate permission to purchase,whats your point i want to rent at first for six months,in jersey we was only allowed in a self contained bedsit in a un qualified guest house.



Ill be alright in north cyprus just like the happy people on this thread.



good night phil bailey from bromley.

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 01:45

Stelee,



Lets put this into perspective. The comparisons you are making between Jersey and North Cyprus just don't stand up. Jersey tells you the legal regulations, so right from the start you know you cannot buy unless certain criteria is met. You therefore waste no money.



In the TRNC you fully pay for your property but won't discover if you can OWN it for some time after. I suspect that is why people are asking if you are aware of PTP implications. The TRNC is a lovely place to live, with lovely people and I'm sure you would be made very welcome and would be happy there but if you buy property you should do this knowing the risks involved and should not do so if you are not prepared to gamble.



Some of your comments like "just because you got ripped of it does not mean everyone else will let it happen to them" shows you need to do far more homework especially relating to the legal process. You have failed to realise that much of what happens is not within your control.

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 01:48

There are many things to love about the TRNC. Sadly the poor, outdated, legal system is not one of them.

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 11:13

Why are you still going on about jersey its boring,i really dont care,i dont like the place end of.



I could buy property or land in north cyprus i fully understand how it works,i know many people who have.



I think your find most people who got stung did not do there homework,they just tried to quickly snap up a bargain.



There are many happy people in north cyprus i will be one of them,we all no things are not perfect no one is saying it is,but common sense will prevail in most people bradus,in certain places you just have to be extra carefull.



Yeah yeah bad legal system,lots of litter,no direct flights,cruel to animals,its like a broken record.



If possible back to the positive stuff.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 11:18

"I think your find most people who got stung did not do there homework,they just tried to quickly snap up a bargain."



I think it is you who has (conveniently?) not done their home work. Trusting their advocate - not doing their homework?



"Yeah yeah bad legal system,lots of litter,no direct flights,cruel to animals,its like a broken record."



Now why do you think people keep mentioning it?



I think it is Bradus who has done her homework.

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 11:38

Well done hector pat yourself on the back you really put me in my place there.



You doughnut do you honestly think that most people who buy in the trnc get stung.



I will be happy in north cyprus i will buy a property or land at some stage without any problems.

Any other boring sad individual want to rain on my parade.



back to top.

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 12:39

http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html................this one is for AJ.........x

micklark


Joined: 18/06/2011
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 12:40

Welcome to the world of 44 stelee77

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 12:43

woops, didnt work, rubbish at copy and posting, but it was a tribute to We didnt light the fire,........

xyq2011


Joined: 22/06/2011
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 12:47

Love North Cyprus, Love this world!









---------------

H&S Lingerie at hotsexylingerie.co.uk

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 15:49

message 152.



Nice website.nice Lingerie.



http://www.hotsexylingerie.co.uk/



are you also posting to north cyprus?

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 16:11

"I will be happy in north cyprus i will buy a property or land at some stage without any problems."



And you call me a 'doughnut'!

Jerseybean


Joined: 25/04/2011
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 16:21

What a shame that a positive post ends up with negativity and a slanging match.



When we moved to Jersey with 2 small children we did so for my husband's work as a musician and it was tough and were unable to buy for 19 years (now 10 years) and were very limited with accomodation available to rent. However, we were prepared to live with the beaurocracy for good schooling and the beauty and safety of the island for our children.



Children now grown and we can no longer have to stay here for those reasons and we love the TRNC which still has the beauty and we are really looking forward to moving there in the future despite the poisonous comments by some. We will take our chances as we always have with our nomadic lives before the kids and are excited by the prospect.

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 16:30

Another mans medicine is another mans poison.



go with your gut instinct and do a little homework but im sure you already have!



Good luck with your move.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 16:39

Negative comments are not meant to be 'poisonous', they reflect the unfortunate state of affairs that really affect people. Most if not all of those that post such comments also thought that the TRNC was the place for them, looked forward to moving there, that the locals were lovely & probably wanted to stay clear of other expats. If only they had been allowed/able to have lived the dream.



The TRNC is wonderful providing:

1. You have a guaranteed income & not reliant on working in the TRNC

2. You rent a property (buying is a recipe for disaster i.e. see 5)

3. You are healthy

4. You don't have a car accident, even if totally innocent & end up serving a prison sentence

5. You don't upset a local (especially if they're your house builder) and have a malicious criminal allegation made against you (unless you are prepared for 2 years+ misery - ask Geoff & Mary Day)

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 17:05

You are a doughnut.



Most people are not stupid,they know what they are doing,if they want to move to the trnc be happy for them.



Lifes a game of luck,bad things happen everywhere.



As for land forum members have had no problems,the people i know have had no problems,these people have all done there homework.



I think some of you would not be happy anywhere in the world.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 17:35

For what it'sworth Hector and obviously I'LL be chopped up and thrown to the lions for this

1/ I've lived here for 8 years, bought a lovely place, no disasters so far (small rip offs, not much)

2/ My income is sufficient, so those who have not got enough to live on "goodbye" should of thought of that before you bought or moved here, 10 bob millionaires as Yorg says, if the cap fits wear it, dont bother slagging off those of us who CAN afford it.

3/ I've had some health problems and found the care excellent, but can afford it, tough if you cant, go back from where you came, TRNC dont need you spongers, you know how you feel about spongers in your country.

4/ If foreigners who committed violent crimes etc. didnt jump bail in the past being smuggled out of the country in the boots of cars then the TRNC authorities would not be so hard on those who have suffered recently as a result.

If you dont like things here, simple, "bloody well go" we love it

araneae


Joined: 24/06/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 17:40

I love Northern Cyprus BUT dislike the smart arse expats who try to be more local than the locals

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 17:43

billybob



can you explain what the so called scroungers get from the TRNC?

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 17:48

Quarmby if people need to moan about the care here then they cant afford to be here end of, I didnt say they "got " anything from the TRNC, read the post properly, maybe three times then comment, scroungers dont always get if you get my drift, theres too many smart arses on these boards decrying everything TRNC, if they dont like it then sorry p*ss off

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:00

billybob



so you are now saying that any expat has been hard done by the "corrupt system" they must just accept it and not complain and better still in your opinion "p*ss off".



I am not too impressed if this is the breed of expat the TRNC now endures.

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 476

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:07

I love Northern Cyprus and i have no regrets whatsoever about moving here. i love the people and i love the scenery,ok there is rubbish around,but there is planty of areas in the uk that are littered with rubbish, usually in the back streets,in london they are using slop bins,they stink in the summer and attract the flies and just look at all the graffitti,boarded up houses, corruption and scams are rife,people are going around talking to themselves,(high on drugs) then there is the safety,how many women like to use buses or the underground once it gets dark,ok NC isnt for everyone, but for a lot of people it is,i just cant understand why if you dont like it you try to make others hate it. for me,its the best move ive made in my life

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:07

What so every ex pat that has lost money should take it out on the ex pats who are happy there out of spite,and come on a happy forum and spoil it for everyone,and tell everyone new not to move there and how bad it is.



It will not change anything.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:09

HIgh time for a new board, where serious people get a serious answer to their questions. Coming soon.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:09

Watch Holiday Homes from Hell TONIGHT at 9pm (uk) on ITV

'THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I

but then.......... its a case of

Your alright Jack - Arn't you??????????

I love Northern Cyprus too...........

Wonder how long my pension will keep me going with

No house in the UK and

No house here

Paid £920000k+ and got a 'crumbling ruin'

Wonder how long I can keep paying the rent with my pension, this is what I keep asking myself??????????

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:12

HIgh time for a new board, where serious people get a serious answer to their questions. Coming soon.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:15

DC



who are the serious people? The ones who just say positive things about the TRNC?

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:16

its great when you Cut & Paste

You get the errors too...... High or HIgh????? that is the question!!!!!!!!

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:19

Paid £920000k+ and got a 'crumbling ruin'



nine hundred and twenty thousand pounds............................



How big is the house

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:19

Quarmby if thats the way you want to interpret it then fine by me, the exact content was Quote " theres too many smart arses on these boards decrying EVERYTHING TRNC, if THEY dont like it then sorry p*ss off" unquote

I enjoy my life here and can afford it, probably something many who had on the rose tinted specs couldn't, I feel not sorrow, but sadness for those who made a decision to come here during the boom and buy cheap property (fingers burnt) without giving things proper thought, would they have done the same stupid things in UK, like using the builders or agents recommended advocate ?, I think not, and a gun was not held at their heads, they made their decisions and yes many were conned, but is that unique to the TRNC, if you think so you are not a very worldly man.

I am even less impressed with the thought patterns of some of the people who post on this board.

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:23

The serious people are the people who say it how it is without being bitter and twisted and 100% against the place.The serious people will point out the not so good things and the good things in equal measures,and will except it is possible to have a good life there with not to many problems.



And advise people so they can achieve this.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:35

not cut & paste error - typing error £92,000 (sorry)

its not that big (said the vicar) and the arthritis in my fingers doesn't help a tough typist!!!!!!!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:37

@ msg 170, HildySmith: (...) You get the errors too...... High or HIgh????? that is the question!!!!!!!! (...)



Don't worry about my "HIgh or High" - if you use four question marks too many and six exclamation marks too many in > YOUR < native language. Grave error in > YOUR < native language. One question mark and one exclamation mark are the rule in the English language.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:38

Billybob.....

Where do I piss off too - no house in the UK, no house here, living on pension only now.......

What do you suggest?

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:40

HIGH TIME for a new board, where serious people get a serious answer to their questions. Coming soon.

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:41

Listen up children.



Another English lesson and spelling lesson

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:45

Billybob, I don't understand your paragraph 3(I do get paragraph 2 and agree) in your message 159 either. How does a sponger relate to Health care?. How does a sponger get Health care? I have read your message more than 3 times and still don't get what you are saying in relation to spongers and Healthcare, you either have to find the money for Healthcare or you go without, or one finds the money somehow. Do not understand where sponger comes into that equation.



Please reply gently and sloooowly and I am not trying to be a smart arse, as today I have had a bad day.



I expect for a lot of people it would be very nice if they could just "p*ss off, but I do sympathise with those that have not found that very easy to do.

HildySmith


Joined: 02/07/2009
Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:46

HIGH TIME for some common sense????



DC I have been teaching Business English for 30 years what I do for my students and what I do for myself totally different

I use as many !!!!!!!>>>>>><<<<<<,,,,,,,,????????;;;;;;;:::::::''''''''''~~~~~~@@@@@@ as I like!

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:47

When the situation in Cyprus is sorted all those who adopt the I'm alright jack' attitude and tell those that have suffered to 'piss off' will get a very rude awakening, because trust me they will be asked to pay up. So Hildy just bide your time, your day will come.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:47

DC



Msgs 166 , 168, 177



You are becoming repetitively boring.

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:48

Do not forget the (...) ((.))((.))<<()>>

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:52

I take it that message 183 has come from David and not Amanda....or am I reading something more than I should!!

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:52

Suggest you think back to when you were about to buy and ask yourself "did I make any mistakes" the honest among us will know that they did, the deluded among us will never admit they could ever make a mistake, as I said earlier the "boom" was a time when plenty of con artists swarmed to the area, many of them Brits by the way, and they found plenty of suckers on the streets looking to buy their dream homes in the sun, just like Dubai, just like Spain, just like the south side, just like Portugal, just like Greece, just like Turkey, just like Bulgaria to name but a few, many many people have been conned in these countries as well, it does not make it right nor am I condoning it, but it is not just a TRNC thing, and it is unfair that those of us who are happy are blighted with it continually, I applaud those who are fighting for their justice, that does not mean that I must join them if I choose not to, and I think I speak for many.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:56

@ msg 180, HildySmith: (...) DC I have been teaching Business English for 30 years what I do for my students and what I do for myself totally different

I use as many !!!!!!!>>>>>><<<<<<,,,,,,,,????????;;;;;;;:::::::''''''''''~~~~~~@@@@@@ as I like!



What a silly reply. Poor you. Poor students.

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:57

dalartokat, you naughty people ha ha ha

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 18:58

Message 184



Do not worry me cock sparrow.



We both have the same sense of humour

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:01

Billybod do you shop in the South?

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:05

The con men will be around for as long as there are people they are able to con,anywhere in the world.



It must be hard for these people but going on about it everyday on forums is not going to change anything at all,and it will not do your health no good,and it must be even harder to see happy people who did not screw up in your face everyday.



But still the reality is most people get things right and are happy,and they should be allowed to talk about there happy lives freely on forums.

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:08

But of course billyob is happy so he will get attacked by the bitter boys.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:08

Mess 179 you may or may not read the local press regularly, but on many occasions we have seen examples of where people have gone into private hospitals here for treatment and then argued about the cost of the care after receiving it, there are also many cases of where people have gone into the state hospitals or local clinics and got treatment at low cost or free of charge.

Now when people come here in later life is it not reasonable and fair to presume that health and health care and how to pay for it should be pretty high on their agenda's ?.

And would you say it is fair to point out that most PRIVATE health care here is cheaper than in the UK

ivebinad


Joined: 03/06/2011
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:09

Billybob do you shop in the South?

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:15

Billybob,I am not telling you something that you already do not know.The problem was that, lets say from 2002 onwards, there was an enormous influx of people from UK who thought they could afford to buy a home abroad in some of the places you mention, but not everyone had the crystal ball. Who would have thought about Dubai. As for TRNC I believe the information was always there for people to make their decision to buy, but unfortunately there were people already living there making a very rosy picture for the potential buyers and those people, not all, were already sucked in by certain forums of the day. You then had a legal system that dealt with, at the most, signing official papers and the odd offence on the road, that all of a sudden became solicitors(which we knew did not exist)in the property market. The meltdown began. People were taking no notice of the signs with Gary Robb, even when I said about it, I was asked "what was my problem" and many others were expressing their...

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:19

ivebinad

"no" I find all I need here in the TRNC, but thanks for asking

Message 191 stelee77

it's water off a ducks back



I suppose this forum allows those with problems to let off steam, however they seem to think they have a god given right to expect those of us who are happy here to change and be moaning minnies like them.

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:20

....concerns. Not everyone can be perfect and if all the negativity is affecting the TRNC and the way its being run, then maybe you have to start shouting louder. Just seen your reply about Healthcare, if any of my postings in the past could be retrieved on this subject I have always mention Healthcare is the most important item on your tickbox.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:24

Thanks Dalartokat but how many ticked it ?

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:28

Steelee



I have no axe to grind about the TRNC, I have not been stung by the property scams - I rent and wouldn't dream of doing anything else.



The TRNC has a few positive points, great weather except for the height of summer and what feel like very long winters. The scenery in places is stunning, in others is it ruined by rubbish and litter. The locals on the whole are very friendly. The downsides are the beaurocracy, poor building standards, 3rd world infrastructure and little or no recourse to the law if things go wrong.



Don't take this the wrong way, but your comments and confidence about buying here appear naive in the extreme. Doing your homework is absolutely no guarantee of success, many many people can testify to that, just go on the HBPG website.



Otherwise the best of luck, I hope that you don't need it !!



Paul

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:42

I did mention this to NegativeNick but he has not replied. I am not on any ones side here, I can see both sides having lived there and to have people lose money or their homes is a terrible thing.



1995 = not sure if it was Pete McCarthy or Robert Elms in the Travelog programme inside the Crows Nest pub with 5 blokes sitting at the bar. he says to them "what do you think about buying property that does not belong to the TRNC to sell and that maybe one day the owner may come back" The answer from all these blokes was more or less they didn't care and it wouldn't happen. I wonder if they are still around?

gazza765


Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:44

Just wrote yet another e-mail moaning to the developer of my little apartment in TRNC for an unfinished site for the last 3 years, but guess what I still love the place.

These issues could have happened anywhere in the world.

A colleague of mine put £30,000 down on a property in Bulgaria about 3 years ago, a brick as not gone down on this site yet, a lot of things in life is a risk.

Probably over two hundred posts now, good discussion

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 19:50

@ msg 198, fiendishpaul: (...) The TRNC has a few positive points, great weather except for the height of summer and what feel like very long winters. The scenery in places is stunning, in others is it ruined by rubbish and litter. The locals on the whole are very friendly. The downsides are the beaurocracy, poor building standards, 3rd world infrastructure and little or no recourse to the law if things go wrong. (...)



You are right. But. Who - burning bridges behind them - wouldn't know or shouldn't have known this..?!

stelee77


Joined: 06/06/2011
Posts: 557

Message Posted:
12/07/2011 20:02

Thanks paul



I fully understand why i am being warned,like i said i will rent for six months and that will give me plenty of time to decide,if i do buy and i get stitched up ill be proper pissed of but only with myself,but as i have said i know people who have bought with no problems,and it seems that most people on here are happy to.I am not naive i think taking a hard look at something for six months is the rght thing do.

I will not jump in head first,and for that reason i believe i will make the right decisions.



My point is i dont think people taking there frustration out on this site is right or fair,and new people like me dont get the correct information they are made to believe its hell on earth.



When ever someone says something good about the trnc,certain members jump on them with this great hatred.



For instance you have called me naive,but im not offended by this as you was polite and your message was well balanced with positive comments as well.