SUN A study of British expat life in Spain. The British on the Costa del Sol is the first attempt at a serious, in-depth study of why so many Britons choose Spain to live, and what makes them tick. Karen O'Reilly, a lecturer in sociology at Aberdeen University, spent 18 months on the Costa del Sol and researched nearly 300 case studies, a sampling of the 700,000 Britons estimated to be living in Spain.
People come here to escape the wickedness and the greyness they see in Britain.
But they haven't just re-created a little England in Spain, because they also want a little bit of what Spain has to offer.