Originally Posted by Coppock (Post 4382092)

yea but bullying happens everywhere, how many families do you know that have kids getting bullied here, and for absolutely no reason? I was bullied all the way through high school, just because I was extrovert.

Originally Posted by lebones (Post 4382323)

Regarding the brickie who would be up at 4 am and home by 2pm,when i lived in Melbourne and was a bus driver i quite often had early starts and early finishes.
It was great , i would get home ,get changed and head for the local swimming pool , great , nice and quiet ,all the kids at school.
Get the BBQ sorted for when my partner got home from work, have a nice BBQ meal and a few drinks, then i would be in bed around 10pm for another early start.
I think its called adapting to your situation and i loved it.

The one thing that does rub me up a bit is people going on about the hot weather, surely everyone knows it gets HOT in Oz,19 million!. put up with it
as i say you just learn to live with it.

Originally Posted by ciao1966 (Post 4382398)

Point taken but these television programmes hardly ever reflect real life in the country, they always bang on about having a bbq, going down to the beech etc.

Originally Posted by Coppock (Post 4382523)

Bus driving aint as physical as bricklaying, but i bet its still tough work esp on the mind. What's your dig with anyone wanting to go to oz?

Sounds like sour grapes.

Originally Posted by ciao1966 (Post 4382543)

Probably because they are cherry picking people with certain skill sets...this country needs these people too!

Originally Posted by lesleyhunter79 (Post 4382580)

then this country should do more to persuade these people to stay in their own country.

Originally Posted by lesleyhunter79 (Post 4382580)

then this country should do more to persuade these people to stay in their own country.

Originally Posted by Coppock (Post 4382523)

Bus driving aint as physical as bricklaying, but i bet its still tough work esp on the mind.

Sounds like sour grapes.

Originally Posted by lesleyhunter79 (Post 4382580)

then this country should do more to persuade these people to stay in their own country.

Originally Posted by Mrs JFW (Post 4382599)

I don't know Lesley...right now, no amount of persuading would make me stay here. If I wasn't going to Oz I'd be going somewhere else! :lol:

Originally Posted by ciao1966 (Post 4382632)

I understand how you feel... but have you lived elsewhere long enough to see other countries problems? I mean a few years ago people were raving about Cape Town ...look at the Sky News tonight...total disaster

Originally Posted by Mrs JFW (Post 4382642)

No I haven't lived outside of UK before, thats what I'm going to oz for to find out. If I don't like it there I will try somewhere else. Life is just one big adventure for us! :D

jackie

Originally Posted by ciao1966 (Post 4382665)

Best of luck on your adventure Mrs!!:thumbup: