Originally Posted by sarah_webinc

Well, we are still the 4th largest economy in the world despite not having nearly the size of the empire we once had.

I love the UK. That is why I made the choice to be British. I don't even dislike the weather. It doesn't rain that much in London (though it does once you get north of the city) and it very rarely snows. That and London is one of the most vibrant, culturally mixed cities in the world.

In addition I now live in a country where gay civil partnerships are legal and it took place with very little fuss. I get to live close enough to mainland Europe to go to a large part of the world within a few hours. I can go to France or Belgium for lunch and be back for dinner. My kind of life.

That said, the UK has been shifting from an industrial economy to a service economy since Thatcher was in office and it was a bumpy transition.


Anyway..where do you live?