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sue did i meet u at hillarys boat harbour with a few other women 4 lunch on a thursday ?have u short blonde hair ?

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Originally Posted by irishfamily (Post 6810595)

One of my neighbours speaks to me and the other runs in2 the house everytime we go out or looks at u then drops there head and i`ve been living here a year .But i think most people keep to themselves .unless i invite them in 4 tea and cupcakes :rofl:

Sounds like our neighbours we speak to one side,though we don't see them that often but not the other side,though we do get a nod now !They do seem to keep to themselves.

Sorry not the Sue from Hillarys.

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I suppose u go to the moon and sixpence lol.:rofl:

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Originally Posted by irishfamily (Post 6810790)

I suppose u go to the moon and sixpence lol.:rofl:

Chance would be a fine thing.:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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to be hinest we went a few times and found it rather dark and dull we r goin 2 try that paddy malones in joondalup been 4 a meal a few time very nice .So what do u think pf woodvale do u like it ? I find it very clicky

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Originally Posted by Evelin (Post 6808035)

he didn't say that 50% are Brits, he said only 50% are Australian. Check out the ABS statistics of the Census 2006 http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABS...rumb=L&topic=&, you will find that on average the percentage of Australians is around the 50% mark in those suburbs, Brits make up another 20-30% and the rest is from the rest of the world.

This seems clearer. Look - it's all relative - and maybe 20-30 is high compared to other places. Where we are it is single digits - a couple of percent. And even then some have been here for 30 years plus so are completely 'integrated' for what's it worth.

I have no issues with nationality, but I wouldn't want to live in a area where people actively didn't want to live with Australians which is probably a bit of a overstatement but might happen in some places, nor would I like to live in a place with high concentrations of anti-social people.

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Originally Posted by GinaUK (Post 6810339)

It seems to be an obsession particular to some British people to only regard people as "natives" if they were born in the country.

By your reckoning an aquaintance of mine who came to Perth in her early 20s and has now lived here for over 40 years would still be British and you wouldn't want to live next to her.

Funny thing is though, this works both ways. There would be many people (who do live with a majority of British people) who would catcall if it was said the person was not British and had sold their granny up the river by integrating. And many people maintain that having been born in Britain is the only thing that will ever count and pay lipservice to those who want to be proud of being dual nationals!

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Originally Posted by GinaUK (Post 6810339)

Thankfully, few Australians subscribe to your philosophy. Since we arrived here last November, no-one has asked me where I'm from. Perthites - at least the ones I know - are just not bothered about that. They are more interested in whether you fit in.

True, and I think that applies anywhere in Australia but the infamous example, almost now legendary is that legions of Brits do not make any efforts to fit in regardless of where they live and that underlines the point of these Perth discussions. The truth is out there somewhere..

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Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 6805236)

And places like Belmont in the 60's, Forrestfield in the 70's and 80's.

A lot of poms used to come out on the 10 pound passage and stay at hostels until they're accommodation was sorted. These hostels were villages of small nissan huts - sometimes people would stay in them for months on end. The families would all become close and would all move into a cheap state housing type area together. These days they all get on the BE and ask each other the best suburb to move to and all end up together.

Fascinating. I read a book about a migrant family to Perth written in the 60s. Some of the complaints were exactly as now. One comment was about how bad the decor was in Australian homes - which I think might be true in some places, but definitely not in others. The guy was very diplomatic about it - wish I had the book to hand to quote from.

Another comment made, was how tall Australians were wtf, and how healthy and friendly the children and teenagers were, using phrases like "You bet" and "Would I!?"

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Originally Posted by irishfamily (Post 6813931)

I like Woodvale but it is difficult to meet people even with 3 daughters at school.The oldest two of 11 and 14 have lots of friends but the parents seem to drop them off at our house rather than come and say hello.There are only two parents that I have really seen and we have the odd chat at sports days etc.

My youngest is 4 and in kindy and that can be a bit clicky though if you see them on their own they are very friendly.I have made I good friend but it is hard to start again.I must admit I am quite happy with my own company but just to have the odd chat at school would be nice.

How long have you lived in Woodvale and do you have any children ?Sue.

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Yeah i have a son at 17 and a daughter aged 15 she goes to woodvale and has lots of friend too .I have good friend that i have made here but they don`t live in woodvale . As yes when they r on there own the r friendly .Do u work ? i bet u have ur hands full with ur 4 yr old lol

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My 4 year old is the least of my problems at the moment as my husband and daughters came home with a puppy last week:ohmy:That is not to bad apart from we already have a very active lab/kelpie cross puppy of 9 months:ohmy:It is a mad house at the moment and I don't think my 4 year old understands that she will grow even bigger than the first puppy,she loves being able to carry Daisy around the house at the moment.

What year is your daughter in mine is in year 10 at Woodvale SHS.

I don't work do you?I think it would be a better way to meet people but without any family support it is very difficult at the moment.Sue.

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Originally Posted by Possums (Post 6810460)

Can anyone tell me what Stoneville and Parkerville is like now?

Still fairly isolated - in a nice way. I think they had some trouble last year with bushfires and a few houses were burnt down IIRC

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Omg sue i know we have 2 dogs a year old all my OH fault i wanted to wait be he went to lakeside with the kids and they begged him outside the pet shop and of course he said yes lol.My daughter is in year 10 too .And she loves it made loads f friends thank god ..Yeah its hard without family and friends we had a massive sircle of friends back in ireland.

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Originally Posted by rockpeblar (Post 6815828)

Still fairly isolated - in a nice way. I think they had some trouble last year with bushfires and a few houses were burnt down IIRC

thanks got some friends moved over that way, its a long time since we were over there, good to hear its not turned into another lego land :)

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Originally Posted by irishfamily (Post 6813931)

LOL used to go there, had some good nights :lol:

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Originally Posted by BristolBeary (Post 6804808)

We didn't move to the other side of the planet to talk to our neighbour about Man Utd's performance last weekend.

Why not. :rofl::p