An Englishmans Home is his retirement account...

IveSeenTheLight

lemonjelly wrote: »

An englishmans HOME, is his HOME. It is where he lives. It is where he grows. It is where he spends time with loved ones. It is where he laughs, and where he cries. It is where he pronounces his undying love to partners, children & parents. It is where he plays. It is where he watches the world cup, with family or friends. It is where he holds parties. It is where he welcomes work colleagues, long lost friends, neighbours, complete strangers. It is where he reads, listens to music, cooks, studies. It is where he grows old. It is where he passes time. It is where he eats, sleeps, rests and relaxes. It is where he partakes in hobbies. It is where he woos. It is where he shelters from the rain, or the cold.

It is a HOME dammit. A HOME. What part of that don't you get? It isn't about money. It isn't about get rich quick. & it isn't about bigging yourself up on an internet forum. It is where your life is. It is where those closest to you are, it is where so many of your precious memories will be created. It is where your heart is.

All very true and explains why people value it so highly

bendix

Poor old Hamish. It's totally laughable how he gets excited about gaining an extra percentage points value on an illiquiid asset with low value in Aberdeen. Seriously, when the house only cost £100,000 in the first place, does anyone really get excited when it theoretically rises in value to £105,000? What's the point? It's small stuff in the big scheme of things.