It just seems like the kind of thing people would say for the sake of getting attention, like all these "I've got 5 girls that want my richard and I don't know which to choose" threads.
That's an entirely different sort of thing. That's an idiots way of getting attention.
If he just wanted attention, he would have made a bogus topic.
Don't be too skeptical of things, many things are false, but truths exist too.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed England.
I guess the best thing to do is obviously just keep in contact with your friends here.
You may be moving far far away, but that doesn't mean you can't keep in contact.
I live in England and an old friend of mine moved from here to Australia. I still keep in contact with her via the internet and we're still good friends, so it's always worth it.
But, I hope you're happy wherever you are. In America or wet England. :P