Sherro

it was joke, I completely understand the misery and pain of moving form one country to the next, and movingback, hence why I thought I could write such cra* as a larf.

Come on people, lets not take it all too seriously. I mean, seriously have you been to Norway in winter, I have brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Sherro

I didnt, it was being banded around the Australia thread by smug expats, I thought it wouldbe funny to post it in here.

Sherro

Pollyanna, i am sure that 99.9% of the people within these forums are smart enough and have the britishness of taking humour good and bad to work out I was not doing anything other than just having a laugh. We all know these polls are not worth the paper they are written on.

And if you are on the subject of "people with nothing better to do" with 33, 000 odd posts under your belt I cant even begin to imagine how much time you spend on these boards, dont you have anyhting better to do?

hereandthere

This is an interesting report. If Norway were in the EU Australia would be No. 1 as well, so that's worth keeping in mind (clever Norwegians!). What interested me most was that NZ has finally overtaken the UK.

Looking at the long-term economic forecast I can see the UK easily dropping another 5 or 6 places down to maybe 25 or 26, and no one should be surprised by that - anyone seen what the Tories are going to do with spending???

Go Aussie go - it deserves it.

Pollyana

Nope, I'm a homesick crotchety old witch,what else could I possibly have to do with my time?

Besides I'm a Mod which means I'm supposed to weed out (and can delete) threads which are specifically done just to wind people up

brits1

"Shouldn't they be on the beach or summat, showing their hairy bits"......lol...and that's just the women.......

brits1

I was one of the first ones to read your thread but did not reply because I was not too sure (1) if you were winding people up and (2) not sure how to reply because by then I had heard it on every radio station I kept flicking on to.....on every news channel....and then also it the West Aus....so I came on here for a bit of P & Q....when I read your thread...well I could of criedlol....sometimes the brain washing just gets a little "too much" for me...lol...and I am being polite!!!...needless to say today is another day and they are still flogging this bit of info.....needless to say it's ipod, ipod for me for the next few days...what am I on about..this will keep popping up for years...lol....

hereandthere

Both Canada and the United States have higher suicide rates than Australia, just to put your statement into some context. Going back to the subject, this is a big drop for Britain becuause this is the first time since the UN started doing the index that it has dropped out of the top 20. In 1990 it was 10th, and even after nine years of Labour destruction it was 16th. To drop out of the top 20 is pretty embarrassing - and as I pointed out earlier - it will not climb any higher now. It's on a one way street as is all the West.

brits1

Really who cares......you can go on and on about this...a bit like "best beaches in the world..claim etc" but if someone thinks life is better elsewhere or beaches are better in other countries well that's all that counts.......and I really do think this is excellent P.R for Aus..........just as my Dad always says...."you cannot believe all you read"....and that is so true.......as an Aussie friend of mine told her friends they are going to retire to Panang...her friends say she is mad to leave "gods own"...etc....what did my Aussie friend reply to them?...."how can you say that when you have never been outside the State you live in"..she does say this arrogance drives her nuts.....needless to say my friend leaves for her new life early next year and good look to her.....

hereandthere

One imagines with mirth the reaction the British media would have - especially the newspapers if Britain was ranked the second best place to live in by the UN. It would go on for weeks - but Australians are not allowed to talk about it of course. Australia can achieve second best status in a serious and difficult index but it's not allowed to mention it. This is where the whole Pommy Whinger thing pops into glorious Technicolor.

It's not about "beaches", but health and education and life expectancy and economic soundness. It's serious stuff, and British people should be seriously focusing on why their country is so far down the list - instead - typically British - they choose to slag off all the countries that beat them. No wonder you're going down and down and down.

hereandthere

I hope your friend is au fait with the increasingly militant Islam that it slowly encroaching Penang - aka -"she'll be back".

brits1

Acutally she is a Muslim....and the arrogance to suggest "shell be back"...just really says it all...no wonder she wants to leave her birth place....and it is not just about beaches etc...that was just the usual come back you have from peoples who have never been over seas or their only argument is the beaches and the weather....your right it is much,much more than that....that's a big reason why lot's of people don't think Australia is for them....and as someone on the Australia forum said...."does not matter where,what or who comes first in any pole its what matters to you that counts"....and I think that is a very fair and valid point......it's "Freedom of Speech and Thought".......a wonderful thing....

brits1

Whoops......"She'll"......spelling mistake....

hereandthere

Looks like you're dabbling in a spot of prejudice of your own there because you know nothing about my background or where I have lived over the years. Also you dodge all the salient points about Britain's derisory and worsening performance in the UN HDI.

I can see no recommendation to live in a country where non-Muslims are feeling increasingly uncomfortable and discriminated against, which is the case in Malaysia and also Indonesia. In Australia people can get on whatever their faith - unlike a lot of other countries. Try owning some land in Thailand as a farang and see how far you get.

In my view Malaysia is slowly sliding into the Dark Ages and turning its back on what could have been a radiant future. I genuinely believe Malaysia was on course to be one of the most wealthy and liveable countries in the world, but its Islamification will put a sound stop to all that. It currently resides at No. 66 in the UN HDI and Indonesia at No. 111.

brits1

I "judge a book not by the cover"...never have never will...this is not about you...or I...but about the fact that a certain country might be voted the most wonderful,excellent country in the world by facts and figures but if your not happy in that certain country then those facts and figures will mean zilch...nothing....we have friends who live on a fairly remote Island...were hardly any crime happens....suicides etc...but life is very hard especially in winter.... they love it there...but for others they have come and gone...just does not suit......even if it were rammed down their throats about facts and figures...they still leave....if you do not like they way of life etc or for whatever reasons these statics mean "not a thing"......We have spent the last Christmasses in Malaysia and have had a wonderful time there...Malasians seem very resectful of the Christian festivals...were going again this year......