My girlfriend and I are heading to Perth for 3 weeks in a few days. We've applied for permanent residency on a 136modl and hope to be out there for good by Jan. The aim of this trip is to have a look at the city and it's suburbs and find a few places where we could potentially settle. We've both spent a year in Sydney but have never been to Perth.

I've read on another forum that there are certain areas of Perth with a high density of British living there. In some cases there are apparently areas which have front gardens with Union Jacks flying in them and Brits walking round in football shirts talking about how much better Tesco is than Coles or generally how great they think the Uk is.

Sorry if this offends anyone, but the thought of living in a area like that is an absolute nightmare for us. Part of the reason for moving to oz is to live in their culture, not in 'Britain in the sun'

Can anyone confirm whether this is true and if so where these areas are? It would just do us a favour because we would then know where to avoid!

cheers

Sorry, don't know - but completely agree!!

I have family and friends dotted all over perth and I seen one Scottish flag on a house when I was there.

Only time I seen so many ex-pats was in the SHED at perth glory and it felt kinda nice.

But I never heard of areas like this or seen them.

In April we visited family in Mindarie (dubbed Lil britain)

Didn't see one single flag or Footy shirt! lots of brits tho, but all were really friendly and almost all had something positive to say about Oz, yeah you got the odd one having a moan about Oz verses Uk but you will get that anywhere.

Good luck on your travels,
Jay

Having been to Perth 3 times for a holiday, the only times I have seen this sort of manner was in the shed watching the Perth Glory and for 5 days at the WACA last December.

However, if there are such area's where the brits have completly taken over, then do let me know...certainly an area to avoid to live!

I think thats a bit of an extreme view and sounds like you are describing Benedorm in August. When you live away from your home country, family and friends and the familiarities, and plunge yourself into a different culture, some people need to gain a sense of familiarity, and you get that by associating with people who are from your culture.

Do you really think the ozzies are going to welcome you with open arms and be your bessie mate, don't think so, that takes time and years and in the mean time you get up, you go to work, you shop, you go to bed day in day out, and perhaps you might get sick of looking at the girlfriend/boyfriend/husband/wife cos your feeling pissed off or they are pissed off with the benality. Thats why brits make friends with brits cos we understand each other.



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There is an element of truth in some of that you will read on here but take it with a pinch of salt. You can get up to 30% UK in the far north and far south suburbs. But things like Friday / Saturday night at the pub followed by a kebab and a fight or wandering around the shopping mall all day Saturday (they are closed on Sunday) are almost pom culture so proportionately you will see more poms in those places. (Aussies will be having a barbie at home where the beer is 80% cheaper or have done their shopping by 9am as the equivalent - again partly true but take with a pinch of salt)

You've summed up Saturday night in Joondalup.

Hi, I'd hate to live in an area you described too. We live in Mindarie (dubbed Lil britain) and it is nothing like that. Yes there are alot of british living here but there are also alot of Aussies. My daughter goes to Mindarie kindy, I chat to the moms outside & the majority of them are Aussies so we haven't quite took over yet.
I don't know of any suburbs like this. You will get the odd person with that attitude but they haven't all congregated in the same area.

I must go home early as I have been to the OB several times and gone for a kebab but never seen any aggro. From the papers it all seems to kick off in the small hours, way past my bed time these days.

The only night I went to the OB there was a huge brawl at the kebab shop: Pommies vs aboriginals

Some sort of re-enactment of Cook's arrival 200 years ago was it?

It is nice every now and then to talk to someone 'in the same boat', but actually yes lots of aussies here HAVE welcomed us and been very friendly - invites from neighbours, work colleagues, etc. I dreaded being in a country all alone, and it just hasn't happened. I certainly don't feel any need to seek out fellow brits to find someone who is interested in me. And nobody can become an instant best mate overnight, whatever their nationality.

We have'nt sought any brits out to be matey with, we have mixed with loads of folk of every nationality and slowly but surely we have all gravitated together, and I say thank god for them.

No the English got the last of the hot chilli sauce apparently!!!