Hello everyone,

This great that I have somewhere I can relate to others, possibly in my situation.

I come from Cumbria, but was living in North East before leaving the country.

Moved to Switzerland in March 2005, to Rapperswil, where I got to know a few of my husbands (reto) friends. However, due to my partners job we have just moved to Langendorf and I feel even more isolated.

I have an 8.5 month old baby called Madison.

Another hallowed Northerner - we'll let you be an Honourary Yorkie if you want?

Where abouts in the North East were you?

Welcome....

Nicky

Excuse me but Cumbria was never part of Yorkshire and north east could be part of the nasty industrial wasteland that lies further north of the Tees. So I think we need to have that cleared up before we start printing more passports...

But anyway welcome you are even if not fully fledged...

hence the Honourary..... Mark loves it
I mean - what's in Cumbria bar Carlisle and a bunch of Cumbrians?!

I was living in Ashington on the outskirts of Newcastle and for a short while in Newcastle, I did also live in Leeds for a year (for my job) if that counts towards the Yorkshire fans.

Do you speak Geordie?

When I would go home (cumbria) they'd say I had the accent but when I talked to new people in North East they use to ask where I was from originally, so they obviously could tell I wasn't a local

Hi Ali
My name is Amanda and i have been living in Switzerland Arbon for 9yrs before that i lived in Bolton. I have 2 children Jade 6 and Jordan 4. I met my husband while i was here working for 1 month in Switzerland fell in love and the rest as they say is history, i can now speak german but when i first moved here none and i can tell you when i had to go to school and learn german it ws awful can you speak german?