Originally Posted by worzel

What does the UK actually produce these days? Manufacturing has moved to Asia / East Europe, coal has albut run out. They still manage to have a thriving economy (give or take the odd peak and trough).

Originally Posted by EvannTel

Sure I agree, but things the UK has, business, technology etc do not exist in WA - they're driven by Eastern states.

Originally Posted by The S's

Your right, your being a disgraceful snob. You are saying that these uneducated fools don't deserve the money or the influence of say, a university educated underachiever, who spent all that time in secondary education just to become an underpaid teacher.
I thought the educated sheep from university where a liberal bunch who wouldn't dream of stereotyping a group of people purely on there employment history.

PS. rednecks in charge of a big economy will just spend more money on banjos and crosses to burn

Originally Posted by Amazulu

One of the great things about Perth is that 'uneducated' guys are earning a mint. I have young guys working for me, ex-tradies who are now electrical designers earning $200k+ - much more than suburban lawyers, pharmacists etc. Nearly as much as some doctors. Big money, new wealth. Superb. Capitalism is a great equaliser.

Originally Posted by bridie

If you need a theory to somehow justify the reason you dont like a place then fair enough.

Personally I dont know what's wrong with accepting that you just dont it, end of.

It's like people: we all meet people, some of whom become really good friends, some of whom we just dont like - and quite often for no obvious reason. Yet we dont sit there worrying about it. Life is like that.

JMHO and when I say "You" I dont mean this aimed at the OP personally but just in general

Originally Posted by worzel

I saw a ute the other weekend with rego CSHDUPBGN or some such. If you've got it, flaunt it!

Originally Posted by Amazulu

I have 16 people in my team. Age range is 18 to 60. None of them are 'professionals' (I hate that term in the context that it is mainly used). Most of them have investment properties. They have more boats, Monaros and Harley Davidsons than you could shake a stick at. Overseas holidays are the norm. 2 are multi-millionaires.

Love it.

Originally Posted by The S's

Your right, your being a disgraceful snob. You are saying that these uneducated fools don't deserve the money or the influence of say, a university educated underachiever, who spent all that time in secondary education just to become an underpaid teacher.
I thought the educated sheep from university where a liberal bunch who wouldn't dream of stereotyping a group of people purely on there employment history.

PS. rednecks in charge of a big economy will just spend more money on banjos and crosses to burn

Originally Posted by NKSK version 2

By the way what's UCE? Is that one of those pseudo-universities - University of Central England - a polytechnic where they take you if you fail your A-levels?

Originally Posted by worzel

We were talking about this at lunch today. The question was, what happens to these guys when the boom ends? Do they go back to regular pay, do they move to wherever else is having a boom or have they earnt enough to retire by then?

Originally Posted by I_Will_Freckle

I don't think it's called UCE these days but yes, it's a polyuniversitic.

Originally Posted by NKSK version 2

At least if her mechanical engineering skills are anything like her grammar and spelling then she should go down well in Perth.

Originally Posted by NKSK version 2

At least if her mechanical engineering skills are anything like her grammar and spelling then she should go down well in Perth.