Not sure whether this is a rehash of the article in the Aussie newspaper a few weeks ago, but valid points for & against, I guess the pull of family and familiarity will never go away, and with the exchange rate as it is, the attraction is not so big anymore.

Why are so many Britons quitting Australia?


And I had to laugh at the final point from Jono Coleman:

"If you're broke, where would you rather be? Sitting in a park in the rain in London, or in a park in Sydney looking at the ocean?"

Well, tell Jono the annual rainfall for Sydney is considerably higher than London. In fact looking out office window now, cannot see f888 all due to the wet

Unfortunately Jono Coleman is one of those 'Aussies' that was more than happy to accept all the benefits of living and working in the UK and then criticises everything now he is here.

Nevermind. Carrying that much flab he'll probably snuff it soon.

Unusually for the BBC it's a pretty balanced article

Somewhat like you and Australia

Are you a rabid right-winger who thinks the Beeb is full of lefties, or a socialist who thinks it is full of Tories?

Rock on the BBC, the best, most respected, most loved, (and most balanced) broadcasting organisation in the world!

Out of context.....

He actually said this before that last flawed statement.

Now in his fourth stint living in one of the two countries, Coleman says "it's hard to place one of them above the other. But for him, Australia just shades it".


I wouldn't say that was criticising "everything"

Reason I'm posting on this thread My Aussie born and bred daughter came back here, as per the article re Aussies returning because of the job market in the UK.... She has found it easier to progress here than she did in the current and previous 5 years working climate in Central London.

What I find very interesting about this whole topic is that it really does seem that generally speaking and given a similar ability if your an Aussie born you really will do better in the job market here.. and vice versa with Brits in the UK... which seems to suggest a small amount of underlying predjudice on both sides.

believe what you want to believe

Do you mean a British born person, who has lived in Australia as well as UK, I am surprised you didn't read that bit?

My final quote from him was meant more in jest, the article itself was the talking point.

Of which I thought was balanced and had arguments for and against.

My opinion is it is a mental thing, I was talking the other day about Christmas, whereas we will never get used to it being ridiculously hot, in turn Aussies born & bred could not imagine Christmas in cold weather.

Guess it is just what people are used to and no matter how hard they try, they will accept it, but it will never be the norm.

I remember the programme on the Ten Pound Poms, the lady who had lived here something like fifty years and she went home to Wales to die.

You're wasting your breath with this guy

Absolutely, the BBC is easily the most respected news service in the world for very good reason.

I cant believe how big he is now, I just cannot imagine letting myself get so fat especially with a young family.

He's got a good physique for Qld. I believe there is such a thing as the male 'gunt'?