UK owners in the villages
 

Hi we are interested to learn about owning in the villages - Are there any UK owners that I could make contact with

Are you asking about UK residents owning homes as a winter / vacation property or just in general, UK expats that now live in the villages?

Feel free to message me or ask any questions here. I'm originally from East Anglia, for American's, that's North East of London :)

See Post No. 20 in the thread above discussing opinions on moving into new vs. established areas in The Villages. The poster is British who just bought near Glenbrook Country Club. I imagine he'd be happy to share his knowledge.

If you are already in TV, I think there is a British-American club you could join

Here's a link to the post: https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...57-post20.html

I’ve sent you a message - thank you

I had close friends who lived in Yorkshire and would come over to their home every winter for six months. They did it for many years until the medical insurance and other UK fees got too much for them and they sold their home for a really good profit and went back. They loved it here, but age gets you in the end.

By the way you might want to look into owning vs renting. I know they ran into problems with the tax man when they sold over here.

Also TwoBills is British and rented here and elsewhere for years for the winter.

Plenty of Brits in TV...

Only problem is they talk funny... :icon_wink:

I we do that 🤭especially from Yorkshire

Years ago, while on. a cruise, we met a lovely older couple (on one of our tours) from England. They invited us to join them for drinks before dinner.

I arrived w/o my wife (running late, as usual), to find him and another gentleman sitting at a table in the bar (their wives were also running late...)

The third gentleman was from Scotland.

Every single time he said something, I said, "Excuse me?, and I looked to the gentleman from England to translate. I literally couldn't understand a word he said!

By the time my wife showed up, we were roaring with laughter at the insanity of our being separated by a common language, and my wife commented that she could hear us all the way down the hall...

When she asked what we were laughing about, I simply asked the Scotsman to say something. She said, "Excuse me?" Which sent us into another fit of laughter...

I am sure you will find this funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMS2VnDveP8

I did!

U.K. owner
 

Hello, we own a villa in Hadley since 2018. Happy to help on any queries.
Judy.life.uk@gmail.com

Judy & Tony Life

When I first met my husband he had only lived in this country a few months, he moved from Scotland.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I got tired of saying “excuse me” so I just said “yes” to everything he said, that is why I am married to him and have three children.

You might like to visit ...........
British Tea at Paradise Rec. Centre (historic side)

Second Friday of the month = 14th June, 3 pm.

There is no cost to attend but please (if you can) bring a plate of English-style sandwiches, cakes, biscuits, or sweeties and enjoy a cup of the provided tea/coffee.

You do not need to RSVP for this, just come if you can. Bring your Village ID as we all get checked by the recreation staff!

That was fantastic. Really started my day off on an up note.

My wife and I are interested in discussing swapping our TV home with a London area home for a month or two. I have a sister in London. Feel free to PM me or send email if interested to discuss.

Thank your lucky stars he wasn't from Newcastle!

Lol.

Sir Winston Churchill, I think it was, once described America and the UK as "two peoples divided by a common language". Some truth in that.

Funny how stereotypes work...For a lot of Americans, whenever they hear a British accent, they just assume that the speaker is intelligent. Same thing works in reverse with southern accents: we Americans, from the North anyway, tend to label speakers with southern accents as rubes. The dangers of stereotyping, I guess.

But that brings up the question: what do our British friends think when they hear an American accent? I've often wondered about that.

LOL I’m married to a Geordie From Newcastle upon Tyne ( just below the Scottish border) he would still be in the elevator. He’s been in US for 50 years - they never loose that strong accent!

Wait! What? Are you saying We have an accent? How come I can't hear it? 😯😲🤔

We are from the UK and have had a house in The Villages for over 10 years

"Wey aye pet." He must be a “Gadgie” by now! :wave:

I was from London originally, and as you say, you never lose your accent.
Every time I go up to Geordie Land, they love telling me, "there is no 'R' in castle!"

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I wish my wife you say "yes" to me, even once in a while! :p

"There's a southern accent, where I come from
The young 'uns call it country
The Yankees call it dumb
I got my own way of talkin'
But everything is done, with a southern accent
Where I come from..."

-Tom Petty, from the song "Southern Accents"...

Which "American accent"? Depending on which part of the country you come from, it varies widely. Hell, NYC has 4-5 different accents, alone!

Adopt a Scottish accent. :loco:

UK owner
 

My name is Lanie, I own a courtyard villa in the villages, I’m from Leeds Yorkshire.
My email address is: Necks2new@gmail.com.

I have a courtyard villa for sale in the villages, its style is quite contemporary European as I’m from Leeds Yorkshire. My contact info is: Necks2new@gmail.com.

Lanie

"You say 'potato', I say 'po-taht-o"...

I like meeting people from other areas - can I go, even if I’m American?

That bl**dy song!
In all my 84 years, I have yet to hear a fellow Brit call a 'potato', a 'po-taht-o"

That pronunciation is almost as bad as Dick van Dyke's cockney accent!

I have just sold (but intend to visit/vacation) after owning for since 1999 but as I was widowed 4 yrs ago and am now 82 yrs of age decided that if /when I die it will make life easier for my family if only one house to deal with. But, I am so glad thatI found my piece of heaven here on earth and even to myl ast day(I closed on 6th June 24 )iwas still charmed and not fotr one moment do I regret our decision to purchase in The Villages. for any more info contact me on e mail Phlpiggott@talktalk.net. You will love it here!

i was thinking you could probably answer a lot of these questions. :beer3:

Don't they call 'em "tatties" over there?

Imitations are interesting though. I've seen several British actors playing their parts on the screen or TV speaking with impeccable "American" accents, even down to the gestures and facial expressions. Hugh Laurie and Daniel Day-Lewis, to name two. It is somewhat disconcerting to watch them on this-or-that show being interviewed and speaking in their original (for lack of a better word) accents. Takes a couple of minutes for the ol' brain to adjust to the fact that those are the REAL people talking, not their onscreen personae.

Scott's call them 'tatties,' most English call them 'spuds.'

PS. And 'fries' are 'chips,' and 'chips' are 'crisps!'