Originally Posted by Speargun

sounds very much like the UK.....with the exception of the superb pubs!!

Originally Posted by anawanahuanana

I don't think anyone is (or if they are, they shouldn't be) saying that Oz should aspire to be more like the U.K. What they are saying is that Australians GENERALLY don't like to hear anything that could even be conceived as a criticism agains their wonderful country.
If I try to explain to people at work how something was done in a more efficient, safer or cheaper way in the U.K, I just get told "well why don't you move back then if it's so good". Hardly the way to improve things. As much as it may upset some people, there are things that are better about being in the U.K. Likewise, there are things that are better about being here, otherwise I wouldn't be! It's all about the total package.
I'd just like to be able to tell people about a possible alternative way to do things without being branded a whinger.

Also, there is no way that service is better in the U.K. None whatsoever. I was always disappointed in the service there, even before coming to Oz, but poor service here is the exception, not the rule, and as far as I'm concerned, if the service where you are is so woeful, then move or put up with it. Likewise, if there is no nightlife, then move to the Melbourne or Sydney CBD. It's not the whole country where you have these problems, only the part of it you've chosen, although it's always much easier to blame everyone else but yourself.....If you don't like the pubs, well there's not a lot you can do about that in fairness. They are all shite.

I've been reading these forums, and have posted in the past under my wifes username, for well over 3 years, and I've seen more than enought posts from Arkon to know what a miserable existence they are leading. Although I agree that people should be free to post whatever they like, and certainly don't wear rose tinted specs having had more than my fair share of problems and frustrations with Oz and it's way sometimes, I really do have to wonder if it's healthy to be so negative all of the time! Seriously, just for once put a sock in it! We know you hate the place. We know you can't wait to move back. So stop bleating on about it at every oportunity.

Australia truly is stuck in the past in some respects, but I think it's travelling in the right direction, even if it's not as quickly as I'd like. Some people need to try getting out there and living it and improving things where they can, and suffering the frustrations where they can't, instead of spending every day and night posting on here. As for the thing about the number of posts people have made in the past; if posts such as "mine's a beer", or "me too" constitute a meaningful or insightful post which seems to give your opinons more weight in some peoples eyes, then maybe it's not Oz that has the problems, but this forum.....................

Originally Posted by anawanahuanana

You could sell the house now and offer to rent it back from the new owner month by month?

Originally Posted by aston man

hey arkon ill have it if your giving it away..

if my luck keeps going the way it is,,,well be living in a cardboard box....

mate if i dont get chance ..i wish you all the luck mate,wherever you end up..

good luck mate..

ast

Originally Posted by arkon

I've thought about this but the numbers just don't add up. Even if I could find a buyer and they were prepared to do this which is unlikely as I can't even give it away it seems.

Originally Posted by arkon

I know what you mean about the cardboard box. I used to look at the hobo's on the streets and wonder how on earth they managed to mess things up so badly they ended up in a cardboard box. Well now I know. This country seems to suck money out of me like a leech.

Originally Posted by anawanahuanana

Where abouts is it and why do you think you're having such a problem selling it?

Originally Posted by arkon

Well, the three A's...Area Area Area....Oh and the bit of advice my grandad gave me years ago which I clearly never heeded....Best to buy a cheap house in a good area than an expensive one in a bad area.

To say I can't sell it is slightly misleading as I've turned down an offer, but the idea of losing half of what I paid for it was a bit too much to swallow.

Originally Posted by aston man

mate,what can i say?

at least you have your health...i hope.....

take care,after reading some of your threads over the last couple of years,i know youll come through it..

hey,and harvey norman do a nice line in refrigerator boxes,but i suppose you would rather have a currys one..

M

Originally Posted by arkon

Wetting myself. Not sure what to do when it reaches my target though as the money is locked up in the house!

Originally Posted by Nick11

Check it out - just gone down again by another cent!!At this rate I fancy transferring some back to old blighty!

Originally Posted by Swerv-o

I keep thinking the same thing. The massive pound profit almost makes it financially viable to move back again!

S

Originally Posted by Wol

I believe that if you go back within is it five? years you are liable for gains tax on any increase in value, the rationale being that you didn't *really* leave.