wrote on Jul 12^th, 2013 at 9:12pm:

Moving to a new country is not a bed of roses, to be happy you have to work at it. nothing comes for free. :)

So pleased to hear that you recognise that.  So many expats out here seem to think that they will be taking up a life exactly the same as the one they left back in the UK giving no allowance for cultural differences, many of which can be frustrating, to say the least.  Thankfully most of those, the moaners, have now returned to the UK as they have been unable to cope with the changes.  Always remember the old adage 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do'.
The thing that I do find really annoying though is the almost complete indifference to European legislation whereas in the UK it is followed strictly to the letter which is also really annoying.  Why can neither country inch slightly towards the middle ground ?