This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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Oct 31st 2011, 11:51 pm

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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Originally Posted by chris955

I've never really encountered that, do you mean to 'better oneself' ? Many (most) people want to improve their lives whether it be a bigger house, better car, better job etc but I'm not sure class comes into that. The odd thing is that the 'iconic' song 'Working Class Man' is in fact Australian.

Yes. Ie, going to university and becoming professional elevated you from working class to middle - similar to starting your own company maybe. You then took middle class holidays to far flung places etc, bought a subtle yet exy car, invested in shares rather than a bling watch etc

Oct 31st 2011, 11:52 pm

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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Originally Posted by Grayling

...and something that south africans will never have

apart from me

Nov 1st 2011, 12:52 am

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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Originally Posted by Turban Explorer

As Brits have we been conditioned to aspire to raise our 'class' and that's why it can seem peculiar?

Only if boredom has set in, and someone's lot is limited. I say; Knight the hyacinths of Britain and save the rest of us from having to put up with them.
Most people have enjoyed a degree of postwar affluence.

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...and something that south africans will never have

One finds that one finds ones equals all over the colonies.

Give me anyone from anywhere who knows what's what over a 'member of the lower orders' any day...

Nov 1st 2011, 1:37 am

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee

Their study of what they call ''ping-pong Poms'' reveals almost 107,000 new settlers arrived from Britain between 2005 and 2010, and over the same period more than 30,000 British-born permanent settlers decided to permanently leave. Almost 60 per cent of them went home.

Breaking it down:

~70% stayed in Australia
~40% of those who left Australia went to a country other than the UK

Interesting.

Nov 1st 2011, 1:45 am

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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I have a feeling they were referring to PIO not this forum.

There are other ex-pat fora?

Nov 1st 2011, 2:06 am

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

Well they are classless in so much as they lack class but they definitely have a class system, it was at it's most 'obvious' from 1948 to 1994 when the 'lower classes' were treated worse than dogs.

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...and something that south africans will never have

Nov 1st 2011, 2:14 am

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Well they are classless in so much as they lack class but they definitely have a class system, it was at it's most 'obvious' from 1948 to 1994 when the 'lower classes' were treated worse than dogs.

Typical Pom - living in the past!

Nov 1st 2011, 2:22 am

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Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

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Typical Pom - living in the past!

...better than being ashamed of it

Nov 1st 2011, 2:26 am

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Unfortunately there is plenty to be ashamed of. I visited Cape Town and Durban during those terrible years and although the country was very beautiful the attitude of many of it's white population was just disgusting, this is very recent history.

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...better than being ashamed of it

Nov 1st 2011, 2:35 am

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...better than being ashamed of it

Speak for yourself - I've got nothing to be ashamed of

Nov 1st 2011, 2:37 am

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Speak for yourself - I've got nothing to be ashamed of

quelle surprise

Nov 1st 2011, 2:38 am

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Speak for yourself KJ - I've got nothing to be ashamed of

Plenty of racism in the UK which is/was disgusting, this is very recent history - plenty to be ashamed of