Originally Posted by Amazulu

Someone told me 70000 in the pub (in Perth).

Originally Posted by jugsy

A lot of Australians end up in London and don't know what it is like in the rest of the country. I left London because I didn't want to bring my kids up there. All of my Australian and Kiwi friends went home after they had kids but it was to be close to family and because they had had enough of London which is not a fair representation of the U.K.

Originally Posted by sjn2003

Have to say there is a massive difference on this site between those that live in London and those that live in the suburbs. Attitudes and expectations of Oz are different as is where people want to live. Think this is the main reason for the disagreements in many of these arguments.

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond

I agree with that.
I hear so many things about how bad Australia is, and yet I don't notice much of it here, due to the fact that I live in an area that isn't comparable to Sydney. And having lived in Sydney for many years I am now able to compare.

Originally Posted by Badge

Couldn't agree with you more....

people have also been known to say "move out of London" but - I WANT to live in Australia...(!)