I moved back four years ago, after living in London for seventeen years.
Thankfully the friedliness of the people hasn't changed, nor has the beautiful countryside on our doorstep.
The cheap stuff that used to be for sale on the market, is now available in one of the many discount shops, which you'll find interspersed between the charity shops.
As for chavs, we've always had them, it's just that they are just easier to identify, now they all wear a uniform.
The council is still run by idiots, and people that failed to make a mark in the 'real' world.
The Coppice is still there, and will make an ideal island home, when global warming means your present home in Oxford is once more reclaimed by the sea.
