New Zealand

Having landed back in the UK after 3.5 years in NZ, observations:
Pros of the UK:

• I can buy four or five delicious continental cheeses for the same price as a housebrick of NZ's "Tasty".
  
• When I go out to a restaurant they serve food that I want to eat, at a reasonable price.
  
• My house is waterproof and keeps us warm. I don't need to put on a puffy jacket to go into the kitchen.
  
• My friends and family are dispersed around the country, but because there are motorways, I can actually go and see them without having to book time off of work.
  
• I got three decent job offers in a week, my partner the same.
  
• There are hobbies and activities that don't involve physical discomfort or danger.
  
  

Cons of the UK:

• It feels very busy, even in a supposedly quiet town, even at the quietest time of day.
  
• Hot pies are not ubiquitous.
  
• It's really flat, even the "Peak" District. Scotland and Wales appear normal.
  
• Consumerism is the norm.
  
• Sadly it's true that British people, on the whole, are really quite negative.
  
• There are a lot of homeless people, or people on the edge of society. It's bad place to be poor.
  
  

We've spent a lot of time in Scotland, which feels a lot like NZ in a lot of ways, and have decided to move there.