BBC - Wanted Down Under
Feb 8th 2007, 10:52 am
#1096
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Feb 8th 2007, 10:58 am
#1097
JONES FAMILY
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Feb 8th 2007, 11:05 am
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Warmed up with a couple of Cascade Premium Lights - may move onto the Crowns shortly 
Feb 8th 2007, 11:09 am
#1101
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Feb 8th 2007, 11:12 am
#1103
I am the walrus.. face it
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
These people aren't "spoiled idiots" - they're just like the rest of us, trying to make the decision whether Australia is the place to spend the future. They responded to an advert to appear on a BBC show and got a week's holiday in Oz. Why does that make them idiots? And yes, "home" is the Uk because that is where they currently live.
You don't know they aren't prepared to make a really good go at it. The BBC have posted a few snippets where the family showed dislike or disappointment at a few things. Well that makes good TV, doesn't it, and 5 mins of that tells us nothing about the real goings on in these people's lives. Don't be so harsh - it's TV and editing doesn't always paint a real picture.
I'm sure you'll see the bigger picture one day.
You don't know they aren't prepared to make a really good go at it. The BBC have posted a few snippets where the family showed dislike or disappointment at a few things. Well that makes good TV, doesn't it, and 5 mins of that tells us nothing about the real goings on in these people's lives. Don't be so harsh - it's TV and editing doesn't always paint a real picture.
I'm sure you'll see the bigger picture one day.
Thanks HiddenPaw, I can see the bigger picture, I have worked in editing, so I don't need your help from on high with that one.
I think some people have missed my point. The point I am trying to make is that the cognitive effects of constantly referring to things as being different to 'back home' are going to put you in the wrong frame of mind from the outset.
I agree that viewing differences is human nature, I personally love going to supermarkets, for instance, in other countries and seeing how things are different, I mean that's the idea isn't it? If we wanted things the same, we would stay in the UK.
I just don't see why these people make things more difficult for themselves by mentally keeping one foot in Blighty that's all.
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Feb 8th 2007, 11:18 am
#1105
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Feb 8th 2007, 11:19 am
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Ahh I love this forum.. you lot are so easy to wind up.
Thanks HiddenPaw, I can see the bigger picture, I have worked in editing, so I don't need your help from on high with that one.
I think some people have missed my point. The point I am trying to make is that the cognitive effects of constantly referring to things as being different to 'back home' are going to put you in the wrong frame of mind from the outset.
I agree that viewing differences is human nature, I personally love going to supermarkets, for instance, in other countries and seeing how things are different, I mean that's the idea isn't it? If we wanted things the same, we would stay in the UK.
I just don't see why these people make things more difficult for themselves by mentally keeping one foot in Blighty that's all.
Thanks HiddenPaw, I can see the bigger picture, I have worked in editing, so I don't need your help from on high with that one.
I think some people have missed my point. The point I am trying to make is that the cognitive effects of constantly referring to things as being different to 'back home' are going to put you in the wrong frame of mind from the outset.
I agree that viewing differences is human nature, I personally love going to supermarkets, for instance, in other countries and seeing how things are different, I mean that's the idea isn't it? If we wanted things the same, we would stay in the UK.
I just don't see why these people make things more difficult for themselves by mentally keeping one foot in Blighty that's all.
I know full well that most things will be completely different but sometimes in human nature you want certain things to be or feel the same - something to do with your comfort zone isn't it and what makes you feel secure.
I think the point here is though that despite all the reservations they had and dislikes etc they chose to confront all those and do it.
Jen
Feb 8th 2007, 11:23 am
#1107
I am the walrus.. face it
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
I can sort of see where your coming from, but everyone's different and need to do things there way. I suppose they refer to it being better or worse than the UK cause thats all they've ever known.
I know full well that most things will be completely different but sometimes in human nature you want certain things to be or feel the same - something to do with your comfort zone isn't it and what makes you feel secure.
I think the point here is though that despite all the reservations they had and dislikes etc they chose to confront all those and do it.
Jen
I know full well that most things will be completely different but sometimes in human nature you want certain things to be or feel the same - something to do with your comfort zone isn't it and what makes you feel secure.
I think the point here is though that despite all the reservations they had and dislikes etc they chose to confront all those and do it.
Jen
How long before we get 'Celebrity Wanted Down Under'?
Feb 8th 2007, 11:27 am
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JONES FAMILY
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Feb 8th 2007, 11:39 am
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
I have just read through the last few pages of this thread.....
and watching WDU on some mornings last and this week I noticed that many families wanted to become mortgage free and would've been able to buy a house outright ...should they decide to go ahead and make the move.
What scared me was the fact that some of them would not've been on such a bad income ( compared to what my husband would earn over there anyway)
...yet being mortgage free they were still worried about making ends meet and living comfortably. I have to say that if we were mortgage free right now we would definitely live very comfortably here in the uk !!!!!
We were all set to apply for our visa after months of research, but now I am really not so sure anymore. We would need a mortgage and with hubbies wages ( his and mine would add up to ~ $70K with 3 kids )and the prices of everyday living as mentioned in this thread....I am wondering if after getting used to the sunshine ..we really would be living a better life in Oz....
...or are those families appearing in WDU not really your average and are just asking for too much ???
Mona
and watching WDU on some mornings last and this week I noticed that many families wanted to become mortgage free and would've been able to buy a house outright ...should they decide to go ahead and make the move.
What scared me was the fact that some of them would not've been on such a bad income ( compared to what my husband would earn over there anyway)
...yet being mortgage free they were still worried about making ends meet and living comfortably. I have to say that if we were mortgage free right now we would definitely live very comfortably here in the uk !!!!!
We were all set to apply for our visa after months of research, but now I am really not so sure anymore. We would need a mortgage and with hubbies wages ( his and mine would add up to ~ $70K with 3 kids )and the prices of everyday living as mentioned in this thread....I am wondering if after getting used to the sunshine ..we really would be living a better life in Oz....
...or are those families appearing in WDU not really your average and are just asking for too much ???
Mona
I've noticed a lot of the families featured on WDU say"It's only a plane ride away...." but these flights have to be paid for and I don't imagine these are much cheaper from Australia especially when you have several family members to fly back for visits to the UK. I wonder how anyone affords to come back on the salaries Nadia has been quoting. I know you can say well the family will visit us but realistically as in the case of the 80yr old dad on this morning's show, how often is he going to be able to go out there to see his grandkids. Then there was the mum the other day with MS who said she would not be able to make the journey.
I guess what I'm thinking is that after you've got used to the sunshine and the novelty has started to wear off and reality is kicking in, is the grass any greener.......?
Feb 8th 2007, 11:42 am
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Yeah, people find comfort in routine and similarities. I suppose it is asking quite a lot of people to expect to know one way or the other within a week if they want to move there permanently anyway, but I just like to analyse peoples thought processes when doing something like this.
How long before we get 'Celebrity Wanted Down Under'?
How long before we get 'Celebrity Wanted Down Under'?
