My dear Katamarino. To be fair your original post;
(Flying in the US is so much nicer than flying in the UK, it really is a no-brainer!)
was a touch idiotic and open to interpretation (though I think that was your intention?), so here you go...
I never said to I intend to use an airplane to travel - but thank you for clarifying my intentions, my wife will appreciate it!
May I also say that I have never flown in the US (though lived in FL for 2 years) never mined trained there so I am not qualified to speak for it. I have trained (am training?) in the UK and my reasons for flying here are quite simple. I work here. I live here. I will fly here for the foreseeable future. I live in Ireland and as such I am fortunate to have all sorts or areas to fly in/over, including mountains, lakes, valleys, across to the UK and beyond should my heart desire. Incidentally I am also fortunate enough to know some very nice fiendly people, in fact, i've not met anyone with whom I could not chat for hours. I suggest you have been unlucky in that regard as that is not the GA environment I know!
You mention good weather, we have some in the UK/Ireland also, unfortunately it is not as consistent with the US. However, one day during my PFL training I was fortunate enough to contend with the crosswind gusts in excess of 30knts. Unfortunately unlike most US airfields, we only have one runway to choose from so I was forced into crosswind approaches, whilst cloud dodging after doing a PFL in the rain. (Do you think I got value for money that day)?
Low costs? Hands down
Free landings? (seriously?) most clubs/schools enjoy this privilege here also (at their home airport).
So there you have my humble reasons or what I can see as advantages of learning to fly in the UK (although I can afford to go to the US if I decided that was best for me)
Personally, I can't think of anything more dull.
PS
Britain is not small in 152... its a
no-brainer!
Cheers
Ryan