I caught the start of todays programme and couldn't resist turing the TV off after the third repeat of the title so I missed the ending bit, but I (like many others on here) don;t think I could stomach another finishing touch of having "friends" et al making cow eyes at the camera and getting all mushy.

The decision to move, to Australia or anywhere else for that matter, has everything to do with life change and not mearly tranfusing current conditions to another climate/continent! Moving is also not the grand solution for all the ails you, however it does (in many cases - including my own) give people a chance to create some decent clearance between your old, cluttered and complicated life and the start of something new.

I and my family are looking forward to Perth, if it works then all is good if we fail and feel the need to try somewhere else then so-be-it. The decision to move was made quickly (1 month) and the visa is being sorted as we speak, luckily being sponsored is making the whole process pretty painless.

I am in many minds about how to take the show to be honest, in many ways it is useful from a geographical point of view but I mut admit that much of the voyeuristic elements can seem more like watching a car crash than daytime TV. I wish the families on the show, regardless of their decisoin, much luck in the future and also to all those on here making, made or thinking about moving.

(Jings this was a long one, sorry!)

This series is becoming more and more painful to watch as it goes on....truely awful stuff

Todays episode

Setting .. a coffee shop in Sydney

British bloke ... "is it ok if i use a spitoon when i drink your coffee ? " i.e can i spit your coffee out

Coffee shop bloke .... puzzled look .. " yes you can but i'd prefer it if you did'nt do it in the shop"

WTF is that all about !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

makes you ashamed to be british ( english )

I'm never ashamed to be English,just ashamed of some of the population

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooo.. that's awful behaviour...

Hi

Thanks to Pollyanna for stressing support for the families who took part in filming and the reminder that those families may be using this forum.

The show from yesterday was my family.

The bedroom shown was the junk room which was being used as such because we were clearing the loft and decorating prior to selling the place. We were asked to use the kitchen, it was dinner time (that section of filming took place from 11am until 10.30pm), I was cooking dinner, trying to feed kids and cope with a film crew rummaging around my junk room and as I didn't have a dishwasher, would you like to suggest what else I could have done to please a TV viewing audience 5 months later?

I have spent 10 years researching this move. Do you honestly think I would have missed the fact that I can't teach RS in the Aussie state system? I do know of another subject that I might be able to teach and said so but they edited that for the show.

We were told before filming with Nadia began which option we were to choose as everything had already been arranged for that area.

I am sorry that my husband's attire is not to your choice but it was our holiday, his choice of clothes and nothing to do with you.

There is a wealth of information we have gleaned from this trip especially for our children who managed to spend time in a classroom with kids their own age at the school I was filmed at. Nearly all the filming was really positive and so much more could have been shown of that. I was disappointed with the negative slant but haven't had time to feedback that to the BBC. I suppose it made good TV.

I am sorry if this comes across as blunt and rude but I have found some of your comments offensive, rude and way too personal. It is exactly the kind of behaviour that I deal with day in and day out from hormonal teenagers and thought that people had outgrown by now. It also reminds me exactly why I am leaving the UK.

Thank you

Oh Dear...

Fair play to you for replying those certain posts Libby. I think the critics will be lost for words now!


Not sure if you'll be back, but I'll ask anyway (& run the risk of talking to myself! lol)
How far through the 'process' are you, & have you stuck to moving to the same area as was in the show?

I am the wife of paul, the Larner family who went to perth. We had no idea of what was going to be shown on the tv and the comments about your family and home are very unfair and we didnt get given a budget to have designer clothes and our hair and make up done. I cant believe how small minded some people are about nit picking us apart it does hurt. Get a life its a tv programme. I agree with you as this is one on the reasons i loved being in Perth as the people are out of this world. The more programmes i watch i am being put off as its bringing home that its not all about the house you live in the people around you. I like the bit about the familys and friends as it was important to me to find out their true feelings.

Hi Libby, thanks for your input. I didn`t realise that your family didn`t actually have any choice in which option to choose, but I guess thats TV.
(Any other families, was this the same for you?)

Would you have chosen where you were sent?

Also wondered if you met any of the other families at Australia House?

I have visions of 20 families being wheeled in one at a time and Nadia sat there spouting the same stuff 20 times!

Hope it all works out for you anyway!

hi to the families that took part in the show,and your comments on what you think i like the one where you say it reminds you why you are moving to oz....to get away from people like who are on here....just think they will prob be moving there too..!!!......oh and i also agree that who ever critisised the girl for being grosely overweight how spiteful its a child for gods sake
people like you cause people to be anerexic....are you a relative of jade goody!!!!

I would say that with your spelling and grammer, you could possibly be a closer relation to the oh so intelligent Jade Goody!

As for the overweight child, i was actually commenting on the fact that the child was obviously, completely spoilt in every way, due to the fact that her parents were allowing her to ultimately make the decision on the move to oz, she was 10 for goodness sake.

just watched today's programme, how sensible to show all those multi million dollar houses!!!!!!! (not!!!)

Hi all,
I have also been following this show and it has to be said I felt that the editing was done purely to boost ratings! Lets face it in a show that only lasts 45 mins and listens to Nadiaaaaaa repeat herself at least 3 times on everything ..... there isn't much time left to find out the really important information that the families may have had to offer !

Showing the families video clips of their families mostly in tears to me was purely mean and spiteful .

If anything we should be slating the BBC who seemed to feel the need to boost ratings by giving families who are making the same life changing decision as ourselves (which lets face it is not an easy one) a hard a time as possible.

Its TV and as with all programmes some people come across worse than others. But lets face it they were the ones on a free holiday!!!

I say Good Luck to you all and I hope you find your dreams whether they be in britain or OZ.

Andrea
xx