Go and read the 'returning to the uk' forum
 

this site has drilled into me about balance, so all you 'not sures' go and look at the above forum.

It really opened my eyes to how much people miss the UK and what it has to offer. It was a bit wierd reading about things that most of us take for granted.

I for one am going to oz with hubs and daughter with my eyes wide open but reading the 'returnees' comments about being back have really cut a nerve.

The hard part I feel is going with a positive outlook whilst remaining realistic. If I keep purely positive I'll be in for a shock , but if I start worrying about what I won't like I'll already be approaching it negatively. Very very hard to keep that balance thats all I'm trying to say


Jill
:) :( :) :(

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Jill

From the words of the song:

"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone"

Can't remember who did it though:confused:

Best wishes
G

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Thanks for making me feel so much better NOT :D (only joking)


Jill

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Grayling
Jill

From the words of the song:

"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone"

Can't remember who did it though:confused:

Joni Mitchell? something about a parking lot me thinks :)

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by YFitz
That's it.

"take paradise - put up a parking lot"

G

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by YFitz
Now it's in my head can't get rid of it something about 'paid paradise put up a parking lot'

Jill

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Big Yellow Taxi

'Counting Crows' have just done a cover;)

G:D

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Spooky timing !!!!! I must have been thinking about you outside all those porn shops in Sydney:eek: :eek: :eek:
(just got the words a bit wrong - am useless on pop quizes

Jill

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'big yellow taxi' !!

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Outside?:confused:

G:D

Watch out what happened about sticking to the thread subject , we'll get dumped in the lounge in a mo.

Anyway hubby has just made me feel better - always so damn positive !

Jill
:cool:

We all go through things that we miss. Sometimes just a quick thought in the head, or a couple of hours, or if its really got to you a day or too. It really depends on how much you are going to sit there and think about it and let it get to you.
I have had my moments in past 6 months, but when I do, I remember all the things that I wanted to get away from, and think about what it would have to offer if we were to go back, and then I realise just how much happier we are here and forget about it.

I know you can't ever say 'never', but definately 'not' at this stage.



Whisky

i never really wanted to get away from anything....i just wanted to experience life here in oz that's all.

Having said that...we are better off financially here...ie no mortgage etc....


......losing a brother suddenly at the tender age of 44 makes you think..hey that could be me..

.........bang youre gone ......too late

didnt want the old rocking chair scenario either ........oh i wonder what i would have been like if.....

but i agree whisky...i have bad days still sometimes when i think..god it'd be nice to do this or that or go and visit so and so....The new friendships I have here are very welcome but as people have said on here before it takes a lot of years to culture a friendship as deep as you had with those in the uk (or wherever home was)...and i dont think you realise it till its not there any more!

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Each person has different experiences, you may like it out here, perhaps you have no love lost for your country of birth. I can't comment on other people's experiences.. each person is different, many return for all sorts of reasons.

Mine is simply due to the fact; I never wanted to escape, or leave Wales permanently. I knew what I had even when I was there. With us it was just working abroad, and travelling around -experience. first in Asia, then offered a move to Aus. Because we were a bit fed up with Asia, just wanted a change to a "westernised" country.

After twelve years of doing this, we think it's time to go home. I for one never left Britain to escape.

Each person is different, some others leave, or are leaving Aus when they actually came here with the intention to stay permanently.

I know it's been said time and time again, Aus is not Utopia, it has as much problems as Britain. If you're emigrating for Sun, beaches and houses.. I personally think that is the wrong attitude, and may find out later on when the novelty wears off that there's more to life than that.

Personally that does not apply to me.. I didn't come here for that.. I came with the company, so I had eyes wide open/open mind.. I didn't come here to escape anything, and had no built up ideas of Aus in the first place.

Sometimes the roots of your own land is stronger than you realise within yourself.

Each person is different , and indeed there are many people here who stay, just as many of those who leave.

People who leave have many, many different reasons.. it annoys me that some people try and put all people together in one box , and say blah blah blah.. this is the reason why people leave - you can't do that.

Nobody, but nobody can say to you if you'll be one of the stayers or leavers.. the only way that you are going to tell, is experience it for yourself.

I also don't believe the longer you stay here, the more likely you are to stay "forever" in Aus. I for one have been here just over 7 years and have no intention of staying here, Dotty left after 10 years, and I have friends who have left after 20 years. Each person is different. Some stay, some go

Cheers:)

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I found some statistics that tend to agree with that:
They show the breakdown of Permanent Resident departures, by the length of time that they have been in Australia.

15.1% Under 1 year
19.6% 1-3 years
14.7% 3-5 years
12.9% 5-10 years
17.7% 10-20 years
19.4% 20 or more years
0.6% Unstated

The % quoted is the % of the number that left during the year.