[Caroline and Dave]

I've noticed on the forum that people seem to come from all over the UK
(Apologies to people from other Countries,you are all in my thoughts)
I thought it an interesting idea to see exactly where people are emigrating from. According to a recent survey by the BBC most people leaving The UK were from the North. Lets put that to the test.
Thank you all for participating. Please put where you emigrated from and not where you were born if they are different. For those still in UK, where you are living at the moment.
I have had to condense the areas down as there are only 10 options maximum.


Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[wiki]

Are you counting Yorkshire within the North East? :D

[Caroline and Dave]

Are you counting Yorkshire within the North East? :D

Just double checked the map ,definetly North East

[scott&vicky]

Greater London for me

[aggelon]

I had two houses, one in the South East and one in the South West before we emigrated and commuted between them several times a week!

[Kim39]

I'm one of those Northerners. North West to be exact.


Kim

[katandbob]

Northerner too, NE to be exact:D off back next year, so that will be interesting to see the changes in 2 yrs

Kat

[speckythecky]

Another NW here, or at least I was until last week

[peebles16]

Scotland for me does seem to be predominately use folk north of the Watford Gap though - may it's the weather although I like to think we're more adventurous!? Bet that comment ruffles some feathers :D

[gil]

Sub-dividing Wales, we came from SOUTH Wales :D

Gil

[marcia]

We're NE but we used to gate crash the NW meets!!!!! :D

[Marie P]

We were from the North West too .

Marie x

[Chiba]

I was from the NW too. Now I'm from the East. :)

[Moorf]

Scotland (Perthshire)...

[Caroline and Dave]

The results of this so far back up what the BBC were saying the other day that the majority of people leaving the UK are from the North of England. Would be interesting to know peoples opinions on why the north is having a mass exodus as opposed other areas. It looks like no one wants to leave Ireland. Perhaps we should start emigrating there?


Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[tim&em]

Yup, we're NW too!

[Tia Maria]

The majority of people I meet seem to come from Scotland and a surprising amount from Guernsey/Jersey.

I am Londoner guv'nor! :D

Cheers

Tia

[Belmont Babes]

We are Midlands really...I have to admit when I first started posting in Jan I felt really left out as I wasn't from up North

[Mickstim]

Natalie - you have no idea how out of it I feel being from the South East!! And we are the most overcrowded corner of the country so it makes sense some of us should leave and make room for the rest!

Barb

[Familyofmonkeys]

We're from the Midlands. Lived all over UK...Wales, North East, South East and eventually ended up in the middle....indecisive or what:o

[IanW99]

We're from the Midlands. Lived all over UK...Wales, North East, South East and eventually ended up in the middle....indecisive or what:o

Well you are not in the middle any more :)

Ian

[mgbridges]

We legged it from west London although I'm originally from Yorkshire and Anneliese is originally from the Midlands. As a Yorkshireman till my dying day I can understand why the North West is winning this poll - if I was a Lancastrian I'd be leaving the country as soon as possible! :D

Martin

[nippa&pippa]

We're from the Midlands. Lived all over UK...Wales, North East, South East and eventually ended up in the middle....indecisive or what:o

Where about in Midland?
We are from Leicestershire :clap

[Familyofmonkeys]

Where about in Midland?
We are from Leicestershire :clap

Northants...OH used to work in Leicester...drove close by your area every day, i think :)
Shame we didn't get to meet when still in UK, but was very ill with morning sickness so not very sociable at the time:roll

[mgbridges]

Where about in Midland?
We are from Leicestershire :clap

I'm originally from Droitwich Spa, near to Worcester or if you don't know where that is near to Birmingham but I am definitely NOT a brummie! :D

Left years ago though and no longer have any family there as they are all in South Wales, haven't visited in years and years!

Couldn't believe it when at the Auckland get-together on Saturday to meet somebody from Halesowen! Cue song... its a small world after all...!

Anneliese

[Caroline and Dave]

Well, South east is slowly creeping up but the North is winning hands down still. Still no one from Ireland. Is there anyone on this forum From Ireland?


Dave and Caroline

[granger]

I've seen quite a few posts from people from Ireland but remember, Ireland isn't in the UK so they mightn't be looking at this thread.

[Moorf]

Ohhh, well we lived in Scotland but remaining family are in South (Hampshire & West Sussex) so that's where I'm "from" I suppose - I'm one of those mixed up Forces kids who dread the "where are you from" question cos I've lived in so many places!! :D

[Rusty]

In the poll I guess I'm greater london.
really it's nth herts/west anglia (didn't know there was a west anglia until we moved here!)

[Caroline and Dave]

In the poll I guess I'm greater london.
really it's nth herts/west anglia (didn't know there was a west anglia until we moved here!)

As a rough guide If you're inside the M25 then you're Greater London. We are in Essex but are classified as Greater London as we are 1 mile inside
See here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_London
Kind regards

Dave and Caroline

[Familyofmonkeys]

Ohhh, well we lived in Scotland but remaining family are in South (Hampshire & West Sussex) so that's where I'm "from" I suppose - I'm one of those mixed up Forces kids who dread the "where are you from" question cos I've lived in so many places!! :D

My mum is one of those too. She listed her schools on friends reunited recently....she could only remember 11 of them..:o

[nickydwuk]

I'm in Bedforshire - 30 miles north of London. Sometimes classed as Anglia, sometimes south east. I have put down sout east.

[Moorf]

My mum is one of those too. She listed her schools on friends reunited recently....she could only remember 11 of them..:o

:D I can understand that - I had been to a few before I went to boarding school aged 11!!

[Caroline and Dave]

Hi,
You are not going mad,the title has been changed to incorporate those from Ireland who we know exist on this forum but it has been suggested the title was stopping them from voting.

Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[red]

We're NE too. Although we lived in Cornwall for 10 years then came back to the area I grew up.

[aberdian]

Scotland for the last 12 yrs, London (ish) for 10 before that, originally from the NE. Picked Scotland :)

[diforsyth]

What are you classing the Channel Islands as? Not part of UK but closer than Ireland because of Crown Dependancy.

[Sam B]

Well I'm originally from Nottingham, but we moved to Cornwall 6 years ago. Cornwall is full of people who moved there because they were fed up with living in an ugly bit, and my theory is that quite a few people then go on to emigrate elsewhere, as moving to Cornwall was like the trial run for emigrating...?

[mic'n'sj]

We are in inner city Leeds, that also answers why we are leaving!

[Caroline and Dave]

What are you classing the Channel Islands as? Not part of UK but closer than Ireland because of Crown Dependancy.

Had I been able to put Channel Islands I would have done but as I am limited to 10 options I had to omit it. I suppose the best is to include it in South West and mention where you are from on the thread. Thats the best I can offer I'm afraid


Dave and Caroline

[RamblingPaddies]

Hi,
You are not going mad,the title has been changed to incorporate those from Ireland who we know exist on this forum but it has been suggested the title was stopping them from voting.

Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

nothing wrong with the title ! interesting thread ...

[Caroline and Dave]

nothing wrong with the title ! interesting thread ...

Hi Rambling Paddies. Nice to see you have put Ireland on the Poll.The title was originally Just UK Regions .