Real Estate / I am English, 40, want to sell my home and move to Poland [17]

Thanks for the comments thus far guys........sorry to hear that the English are not welcome Grzegorz.And i should have been more specific when i mentioned construction,i am a stone restorer,i fix new stones to buildings or repair them......like on Houses of parliament,Windsor castle etc.Whilst i have pondered a new country for a while now,it would mean an entire career change(in fact it would mean starting a business).And my 2 visits to Poland,i forgot to mention a few days on the beach in Mielno........i loved the country.

Real Estate / I am English, 40, want to sell my home and move to Poland [17]

Merry christmas to you too Spiritus(and everyone else).
Ok........having lived near London most of my life,and indeed working there for many years i have as i said considered moving abroad for quite some time.I have just got to a stage in life where i seek a slower pace,a quieter life,a safer enviroment.

I guess being in Torun and Mielno during the summer to me seemed like heaven,though i'm sure Pl has good and bad areas such as we have here.And so its the same for me,i cannot understand peoples attraction to London.

So further to your question,it was in fact much more than i expected..........my perception was of a cold,gray place full of poverty,but in fact(whilst i accept i saw some fine areas),it was in the main a nice place full of prospect,fine people,fine food.

Real Estate / I am English, 40, want to sell my home and move to Poland [17]

Hi,
Thanks for offering to help(to pm you).I think in previous posts i outlined my reasons for wanting to quit the uk,i've just needed the proverbial kick up the backside.Furthermore if i dont go soon,i probably never will,and i find my work harder and harder,London busier and busier.My body needs a change of direction,and its financially viable.

As for my location,as i say my work is in the city,though i have moved further and further away from it,from east london,to romford,now chelmsford.Yes i have sacrificed more travelling expense and time just to be further away from london!

Poland was for no specific reason other than i have employed and worked alongside several poles,indeed that initiated my trips during the summer.

Real Estate / I am English, 40, want to sell my home and move to Poland [17]

Thanks for reading and taking the time to reply,i am grateful

Real Estate / I am English, 40, want to sell my home and move to Poland [17]

Ukpolska.........indeed a Merry xmas to you.I've read many pages/topics on this site,some encouraging and some not so positive.However i am grateful for you taking the time to send your post............very interesting and most encouraging.My heart wept when i saw the state of repair on that castle,shocking..........if i did that when i worked on Windsor the queen would have had me hung i'm sure.

Anyway you and Macduff are right,i should speak the language thoroughly,even though i worked alongside several Poles,i know only a couple of words.....whilst i speak both cockney and french haha,i actually found the Polish language very difficult.

So be it................that is my next target,many thanks