[QUOTE]Aha! A fellow Sassenach abroad?[/QUOTE] You betcha ! Although i can't ever see myself moving back down south ever again. I love it up here, apart from the weather ! My kids have become a bit of a novelty when they go down to visit their grandparents in Shropshire with their " lovely little Scottish accents" . They even complain to me; "Dad why can't we be Scottish ?". My eldest is 16 now and has lived here for 12 years I'm sure she qualifies for Honorary citizenship if that what she [I]really [/I] wants :rolleyes: :)