Ani MollerOne o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock rock

I handed in my formal resignation today. And yesterday, I mailed off a letter to our landlord saying something similar. This is because P and I have pushed our leaving date forward by a few months and are now leaving Manchester on the 25th of November. That’s next month.

We were going to leave in February, but P finally convinced me that Manchester sucks big balls and that we should leave. He doesn’t really like it here, and neither do I to be honest. I think I would have enjoyed my time in the UK more had I perhaps lived in London, or Brighton, and been an alcoholic. Sadly, none of these apply. Surprisingly, it’s not even really because of the weather. Sure, it sucks really bad but it’s managable. This is why the British go to Spain and the French Riviera a lot. Who wouldn’t. But the reasons I find the UK as not the sort of place I could live for any longer in are:

• The pollution – it is really stinky and you can taste it the pollution when you walk outside
• The lack of sun – not the rain, because I love the rain, but the sun never seems to shine
• The scallies – good lord, shoot me now
• The drinking culture – I don’t drink beer or smoke and I hate pubs
• The lack of decent shopping – Manchester is nothing but shitty high street stores and about two funky boutiques but I can’t afford to shop there anyway
• The cost of living – I have bugger all in my bank account after rent and bills. I find this much more noticeable because I haven’t lived this way due to my salary since about 1999. They pay people who do my type of job fuck all in the UK. I miss not being poor.
• I miss my sister! She does not live in the UK.

So, we leave next month. We are still going to Antwerp to stay for just under three months to be with Peter’s family before he departs permanently for the other side of the world. We are no longer going to do a road trip in the States because we reevaluated our finances and we are kind of broke. Moving countries isn’t cheap, in case you didn’t know. However, we are still doing a 3-night stopover in Los Angeles to try and cut up the craziness of flying to the other side of the earth. I really can’t wait! I’m not quite freaking out yet. I’m sure I will be soon.

Okay, I just got butterflies then.

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