I moved from the UK to New Zealand and I've subsequently lived in the US and Denmark and now NZ again. I feel like your story encapsulates my feelings about the

I moved from the UK to New Zealand and I've subsequently lived in the US and Denmark and now NZ again. I feel like your story encapsulates my feelings about the UK, or at least England. Compared to a lot of other places there's a misery to England. Of course I had some good times growing up there, but I don't miss it. When I visit it's like you smile at someone on the street and say good morning and they scowl at you. In the US every time I walked into town I'd get a nice chat with a stranger, people were very open to talking. British people regard this with suspicion and it's really common to hear them say it's all fake after a visit. I carry that insular 'stoic' cynicism from growing up there and I dislike it within myself. I'm so glad I moved. Also the money.