It is hard to believe that it is now a full year since we first arrived here in the Cayman Islands. A year to the day yesterday, in fact. So we thought it would be a good opportunity to consider some of the good and the not so good things about living here, and some of the things we miss about the UK. So here goes.
Things we like about living in Cayman
The weather
It's small so the commute is nearly non-existent and nothing is more than 10 minutes away
The friendly people
It's very safe
Great food and drink
It's a very open society with great opportunities for entrepreneurs
The relaxed Caribbean lifestyle
Football takes a distinct back seat to athletics/sailing/swimming/squash/rugby/tennis
Things we don't like about living in Cayman
The politics
Sometime its a bit too small...
Even though it's small you still get traffic jams
Sometimes you can have too many churches...
The relaxed Caribbean attitude to getting things done.
Things we miss about the UK
Friends and family (obviously)
Pint of beer in front of a roaring fire in a country pub
Efficiency
Country walks
Percy Pigs
M&S
John Lewis
Big fluffy jumpers
Lamb
Lebanese food
Fish and chips
Cheap wine
Things we don't miss about the UK
Income tax
Commuting on the Tube (and having to wake up at 6.20 to do so)
Big bottomed bus barging Lewishamites
Chavs
London Mayoral candidates
The rain
The English winter
Daylight saving
Bus queues that are never a queue
Football talk
Middle lane motorway driving
Incessant idiotic football banter. And footballers. And football supporters. In fact football generally. And specifically.
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