>Well I'm happy to be proved wrong but I have read nothing but venom from you towards those who disagree with you. Usually attached to questioning the mental stability of anyone who has a different viewpoint to yours.
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>The only person's mental stability that I have ever questioned is Mike Beane's - obviously with very good reaon. And my questioning of his mental stability has very little to do with his devout loyalty to the annointed one. I have some very good friends that I golf with evey summer who voted for Nobama. I just love them to pieces and we agree to disagree polically even though I like to rub it in on occasion by asking "So are you happy with what you got?". They are not.
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>As to the military red herring I have no idea what thats got to do with anything. As far as I know I'm not living in a land where citizenship depends on military service.
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>Well, in an earlier message you implied that Andy had ripped off the UK because he is an ex-pat. I am just pointing out that he gave the coutry almost 14 years of his life. What have you given to your country?
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>Now we are off to the golf course because it is a beautiful day....

Hi

Sorry about being rude yesterday.

A couple of points.

I'm not accusing Andy of ripping off the UK.

But I do see a common pattern amongst ex pats of leaving the UK having had a very good state funded education and NHS care during childhood and then knocking what they have left. In Andys case I see he has a degree. How was that funded ? A country invests in the education of its people in the hope that they will have greater earning power and hence the country will get a greater tax take.

You have trotted out Andys knee experience several times here. NHS waiting times are nowhere near 1 to 2 years.
The NHS is not perfect but you would find almost no support (outside the extreme right of the tory party) for a US style profit led free for all.

Also Andy didn't give to the Navy. He was paid. Any careers advice session at school includes the possibility of joining the armed services.