View Poll Results: How happy are you with your move to Australia
Yes we are completely happy, best thing we ever did.
44
32.59%
Yes we are completely happy, best thing we ever did. But we won't stay here forever.
9
6.67%
On balance we are happy we miss some things but we expected that
47
34.81%
One of us is happy but one of us wants to go back
12
8.89%
On balance it was a mistake but we've made our bed and will lie in it.
10
7.41%
The sunshine is nice but otherwise not really happy
11
8.15%
Unmitigated disaster, we want to go home
2
1.48%
Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll
Happy or unhappy
Apr 7th 2009, 2:03 am
#16
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Posts: 93,854
Apr 7th 2009, 2:33 am
#17
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: WA but not forever!!!
Posts: 943
Re: Happy or unhappy
Moved over 2 years ago. Right thing to do at time. Great experience. Love the family feel to everything and expecting number 3 in a few weeks. Still not sure how it will work out professionally for hubby so will play a part in future decisions. Don't want to return to UK right now but something missing for us here and have decide how to balance all parts of life and which areas we will comprise on.
Apr 7th 2009, 9:35 am
#19
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,375
Re: Happy or unhappy
Cant answer poll.
Family has 5 people, you could give a different answer for all of them
I think thats what people dont take into account, often Australia is one persons dream
( or previous home in our case ) the hard bit is getting everyone else to agree on it all.
Plus peoples ideas on it change, 2 yrs ago our eldest son loved aus, now him and Austrailan girlfriend cannot beat a path out of Australia quick enough.
Family has 5 people, you could give a different answer for all of them
I think thats what people dont take into account, often Australia is one persons dream
( or previous home in our case ) the hard bit is getting everyone else to agree on it all.Plus peoples ideas on it change, 2 yrs ago our eldest son loved aus, now him and Austrailan girlfriend cannot beat a path out of Australia quick enough.
Apr 7th 2009, 9:58 am
#20
Kingscliff NSW/QLD border
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 431
Re: Happy or unhappy
May be we should start a new thread.........how many people happy in the uk right now...?:confused
Been in oz nearly 5yrs now.......family of 5.....things are pretty crap at the moment ,but we still enjoy living here and think our self's very lucky!
all the best plum....
ps rather be here with no money......
Been in oz nearly 5yrs now.......family of 5.....things are pretty crap at the moment ,but we still enjoy living here and think our self's very lucky!
all the best plum....
ps rather be here with no money......
Last edited by the plumber; Apr 7th 2009 at 10:09 am.
Apr 7th 2009, 10:27 am
#22
Banned
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,855
Re: Happy or unhappy
Came with an open mind but find Australia boring after the initial holiday feel wears off, I get fed up with the beach after a couple of months and the weather is not always what it is made out to be 3 months of unberable heat followed by plenty of rain and bloody frezzing cold nights which the houses are not bulit for.
It works for some and not others but as a youngish single bloke it is not he place for me anymore, glad I came and made some good freinds and had some great times but there is so much I miss about the UK that I am going home in a couple of months.
It works for some and not others but as a youngish single bloke it is not he place for me anymore, glad I came and made some good freinds and had some great times but there is so much I miss about the UK that I am going home in a couple of months.
Last edited by mohogony; Apr 7th 2009 at 10:30 am.
Apr 7th 2009, 10:30 am
#23
Kingscliff NSW/QLD border
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 431
Re: Happy or unhappy
Yes that is right......and if you insist........brown.....preferable daddies.......
Apr 7th 2009, 10:31 am
#24
Kingscliff NSW/QLD border
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 431
Re: Happy or unhappy
sorry.....crossed wires ...me thinks....
Apr 7th 2009, 10:40 am
#25
Kingscliff NSW/QLD border
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 431
Re: Happy or unhappy
Thats right......there are so many over here.......trouble is what i've found with this site over the yrs is that there are some people that can't be happy with the fact that oz did'nt work out and leave it at that...... they've got to continually slag it off/make excuses(some not all).......putting helmet on as i speak.....
Apr 7th 2009, 11:42 am
#28
Account Closed
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 9,316
Re: Happy or unhappy
On the flip-side. According to the UK pension service there are 15m Brits living abroad despite the greener grass
Apr 7th 2009, 12:29 pm
#29
Account Open
Joined: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 4,298
Re: Happy or unhappy
well I'm very happy, thank you very much.
Poll results so far show 17.5% unhappy, 10% one partner is happy, one is unhappy, with the balance 72.5% being "happy".
Is it reasonable to suggest that the move to Australia will be successful for 3 out of every 4 families/individuals?
Poll results so far show 17.5% unhappy, 10% one partner is happy, one is unhappy, with the balance 72.5% being "happy".
Is it reasonable to suggest that the move to Australia will be successful for 3 out of every 4 families/individuals?
Apr 7th 2009, 9:38 pm
#30
Kingscliff NSW/QLD border
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 431
Re: Happy or unhappy
not the desired out come ....i fear...........
