Megalania

Well, I lay about me today with a vicious tongue in this thread:

Re: see'ing the uk in a different light

Instead of getting heaps of derision, I got heaps of Karma.

Now I'm wondering if it was kindly donated by masochists or voyeurs.

Are Poms secretly missing that fearful, exciting trip to the head master's canery?

MrsDagboy

Dont know about enjoying a beating, but this aussie sent you some for it - but then you'd know that cos I always sign it .

wargod

Personally - i miss Miss Whiplash - never met Corporal Punishment - is he something to do with the WWF

spalen

I thought your posts were spot on , I was one of those Mrs D was refering to who was questioning wether some of the people on here live in the same Australia I landed in.

If people can't adapt to the new world then good luck - the airport is that way, enjoy blighty, sorry it didnt work out. People who move across the world for the weather are lacking full mental faculties, Spain for example is far closer, easier to get into , and mostly english speaking now ( at least estuarian english) and yours for a mere 99$ on easy-jet. I must've typed about 6 posts in the last week and thought better of them before hitting submit because of fear of backlash , I thought yours were quite apt and targetted and verging on the witty.

NKSK

What is Australia about for you? Why does it ring your bell?

JackTheLad

I know!! When JAJ suggested Gibraltar as an alternative destination for people who want to get out of Britain to a nicer climate with English speakers, I was bloody kicking myself.

Why didn't I think of that. I wuz bangin me head on the table for hours. I'm probaly lackin full mentle capacity now, if a wuzn't bfore,

JTL

spalen

I didn't see him suggest that but I can just imagine it typed in his own inimitable style

Bix

Spalen,
If you have something to say....say it.
We are all entitled to our own opinions.
Sod the backlash.......just smile

JackTheLad

Oh yes!!

But having said that, it was suggested for someone who was having serious difficulties meeting the Oz visa requirements. So it was a valid point.

As was his Falklands Islands suggestion,

JTL

spalen

I know but the original posters complaining about life without tesco's/weather/the schools dont teach the children/the cars are expensive etc also are entitled to their own opinion. I think Im turning into a xenophobe with a specific intolerance to expats who complain about the banal.

"The Falklands".... outstanding.

hevs

I too have an intolerance to people who complain about people who are complaing, thats banal

spalen

Exactly.