Kooky.

Me too.

(Are you one of the Brits I keep hearing in Greenwood Plaza? We seem to congregate there! At least you're not the Yorkshireman I had to block out to in a cafe the other day, as he was talking very loudly about somebody vomiting on the turkey whilst I was trying to eat my lunch.)

TillyG

No, I don't go down there often. My DH works in North Sydney and often has lunch over there - I used to go and meet him once per week but with the restrictions on what I can eat while pregnant (no Subway - wahhhhhh!) we've not bothered for a while.

At his work's Xmas do, the MC's were "joking" that there are now more Brits in the office than Aussies... and that it's a constant stream of "well back in the UK..." LOL.

Ick at the vomiting story - that's horrid!

AussieGaz

Without sounding too much like Eddie Booth I would like to say that we British are not classed as immigrants in this land, we just sent our worst people to a better place.

'Bloody Nora' I do sound like Eddie Booth.

All joke on the side most Australians would not class brits as immigrants, but funny enough they do class descendants of ethnic people as immigrants even if they are born in Australia.

and have anyone on here ever walked through Campsie or Wentworthville?

They tend to play a local game there called spot the white man.

katiev

I would'nt advise anyone to stay in Kings Cross.I've never felt unsafe in Sydney except for in the Western Suburbs and Kings Cross.Horrible place.Avoid Rooty Hill,St Marys,Mt Druitt,Parramatta etc.

Places I'd recommend:
Paddington,Balmain,Elizabeth Bay,Rose Bay,Bondi or most places in the Eastern Suburbs for urbanites/bobos/londoners/Southerners and brits in general.
Balmain esp. for young families,Paddington is notorious for young british couples.

For "suburban" regular/middle class brits I'd recommend the northwest,the hills district.

For the rest - the central coast which is already packed with brits,Gosford etc.

For artsy types with every type of income level,or those who prefer the four seasons,english gardens,snow,cultural elements,pretty houses,less barbarian aussies I 'd highly recommend the upper mountain villages Blackheath,Leura and Wentworth Falls.

Bubsblooms

Hmmmmm - if have money you have the pick of sumptuous places like Balmain/ Elizabeth Bay/ Rose Bay (all require mega $$$$).... For "the rest" Gosford! And if you have an arty crafty side then there is always the places that smell of incense...
The only bit I agree with is the Leura section - a gem especially on a crisp Autumn day when you are missing the seasons and want to remind yourself.

You say you are in Australia "unfortunately" and I think this shows in your post!

katiev

Parramatta and the western suburbs have been chavy rough areas prior to immigrants arriving in the area,I remember them being so as a child as I was born in Sydney.

katiev

Pretty much - I can't believe so many brits want to come here,I'd sell my soul to live in the UK/.

TillyG

So what are you going to do about it? Heaps of Aussies move to the UK or elsewhere overseas. Why don't you just give it a go?

katiev

There should be some sort of immigration swap program.

My father can move there tomorrow on an ancestry Visa,but I can't.
Quite unfair because he is a die hard aussie with no interest in the uk whereas I am an anglophile.
I've looked into it for the past few years but it appears impossible.

TillyG

Surely it's not totally impossible. Surely you can get some kind of temporary/working/holiday/whatever visa to get you over there? I have to admit I know precious little about immigrating into the UK and the paperwork involved but I'm sure googling for UK Immigration will start you on the right path.

Ginger3710

Someone suggested families should avoid south of Sydney, not sure what part they're talking about but the Sutherland Shire in the southern suburbs is a very established and safe family oriented area of Sydney.

Ginger3710

Katiev, I've PMd you.

paddyo

Ok, putting together all previous plus adding the northern beaches, for a family moving here, definately avoid Southwest and western Sydney, like Sutherlandshire, like Inner West, like Eastern but not Maroubra, love Northern beaches, like North Shore and like Hills. But, look at where you will be working, what your accom budget is, what your leisure pursuits are, what own transport you will have or will you rely on public transport.
I had already set myself on Collaroy before I moved here, then having got here and had a look around settled for Manly which was one of two places I was going to avoid like the plague, along with Bondi!! The moral here is by all means take advice and check the housing websites, but nothing will beat actually having a look for yourself.

ABCDiamond

Yes, some expensive area's with loads of new houses being built...

Rooty Hill $500,000


Mount Druitt $800,000


Parramatta $800,000

katiev

Does anyone know if I'm eligible for Irish Citizenship through my grandmother? Ive read through just about everything,and still can't figure it out.

Her father though he went to South Africa never took up South African citizenship and died an Irish citizen [his parents were english],but my grandmother was born in SA.It states that my father can be given an irish passport,could I not do something with his citizenship/passport?