I Love Adelaide!!
Nov 23rd 2003, 2:59 am
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I love Adelaide
Originally posted by piglit
Cheers
look forward to it
Cheers
look forward to it
Hello Piglet what part of Essex do you come from,my hubby is from there, and has been in Adelaide for 30 years,came here with his parents.we went to Essex last Christmas,I enjoyed it very much, found the people very friendly, had some really good laughs.
I know that you will love Adelaide, so clean and bright, we do have our problems, but then who dosen't!!!
perhaps if we have a meet in Feb, we will get to meet you all.
all the best with your plans, for the future
Nov 23rd 2003, 9:11 am
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Hiya PP,
We're new to Adelaide also, just arived on Nov. 6th. I'm glad to say that we love the place too, no regrets and no feeling homesick, it looks to be a beautiful place here. I'm sure that it does have it's problems, like anywhere in the world, even Yorkshire! But right now I'd rather be here, we've both felt deep down we belong from the moment we arrived. Good luck with the househunting, you're right about Glenelg, it's a fantastic place to be, and it's where we've rented a house for the first year, though we ent into the hills yesterday, up Greenhill Road, and some of the views of the city are out of this world. Lets hope all the Adelaide Expats can have a meet-up sometime soon, it'd be nice to share some experiences and a few beers.
Blue.
ps my favourite bit so far are the 'Pick your own Kangaroo Steak' restaurants.
We're new to Adelaide also, just arived on Nov. 6th. I'm glad to say that we love the place too, no regrets and no feeling homesick, it looks to be a beautiful place here. I'm sure that it does have it's problems, like anywhere in the world, even Yorkshire! But right now I'd rather be here, we've both felt deep down we belong from the moment we arrived. Good luck with the househunting, you're right about Glenelg, it's a fantastic place to be, and it's where we've rented a house for the first year, though we ent into the hills yesterday, up Greenhill Road, and some of the views of the city are out of this world. Lets hope all the Adelaide Expats can have a meet-up sometime soon, it'd be nice to share some experiences and a few beers.
Blue.
ps my favourite bit so far are the 'Pick your own Kangaroo Steak' restaurants.
Nov 23rd 2003, 9:44 am
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Thanx again for the good wishes everyone..
can someone post the address for the Adelaide Brits site?.... i have desperately been trying to find it...i cant use my laptop at hte momnet as i am using hte nurses residence computer room and we have no phone line in our apartment.
can someone post the address for the Adelaide Brits site?.... i have desperately been trying to find it...i cant use my laptop at hte momnet as i am using hte nurses residence computer room and we have no phone line in our apartment.
Nov 23rd 2003, 10:01 am
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Nov 23rd 2003, 10:44 am
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Hi PP
Glad to hear you love Adelaide! We are heading for there next summer! Any tips or info you have would be greatly appreciated. Keep posting and bluey your pics were great! Can't wait to see more...
Best wishes to you
Theresa
Glad to hear you love Adelaide! We are heading for there next summer! Any tips or info you have would be greatly appreciated. Keep posting and bluey your pics were great! Can't wait to see more...
Best wishes to you
Theresa
Nov 23rd 2003, 4:40 pm
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Re: I love Adelaide
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Nov 23rd 2003, 11:13 pm
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Glad to hear you love Adelaide PP! I love it too. Been here for 3 years and 2 days now.
See you at the next Expats' barbie.
See you at the next Expats' barbie.
Nov 23rd 2003, 11:25 pm
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Originally posted by Bluey
Lets hope all the Adelaide Expats can have a meet-up sometime soon, it'd be nice to share some experiences and a few beers.
Lets hope all the Adelaide Expats can have a meet-up sometime soon, it'd be nice to share some experiences and a few beers.
Nov 26th 2003, 7:59 am
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Re: I Love Adelaide!!
Originally posted by podgypossum
Hi Sunlover,
Whilst i cannot dispute your claims about Adelaide as i havent been here long enough, i have to say that most of the points you make wont directly affect our lives here as we dont have small children (mine are grown up and in London) and i am not the major wage earner my husband is.
The statistics regarding teen pregancies is interesting, but as i have said before, it is prevalent all over the western world not just Adelaide. We are currently staying in the nurses residence at the RAH. I have been spending a bit of time with some of these "welfare" people and their families, who are here due to illness etc. They are no different to the poor and uneducated you find back in UK, or any other big city.
One thing i really DO love about this place is its cleanliness. No dirty dusty grime filled streets here, its spotless. Graffiti is minimal in the areas i have been to so far.
BTW... we have been looking at good areas to live and the best places seem to be the eastern suburbs, hills or Glenelg.
Hi Sunlover,
Whilst i cannot dispute your claims about Adelaide as i havent been here long enough, i have to say that most of the points you make wont directly affect our lives here as we dont have small children (mine are grown up and in London) and i am not the major wage earner my husband is.
The statistics regarding teen pregancies is interesting, but as i have said before, it is prevalent all over the western world not just Adelaide. We are currently staying in the nurses residence at the RAH. I have been spending a bit of time with some of these "welfare" people and their families, who are here due to illness etc. They are no different to the poor and uneducated you find back in UK, or any other big city.
One thing i really DO love about this place is its cleanliness. No dirty dusty grime filled streets here, its spotless. Graffiti is minimal in the areas i have been to so far.
BTW... we have been looking at good areas to live and the best places seem to be the eastern suburbs, hills or Glenelg.
I'm not the main wage earner either, my husband got a job here idependently of my sponsorship. However I do still want to have a decent career and feel that women here are seriously stymied. I can't believe the experience and exposure that I have had in other countries compared to other women here who have always worked in Adelaide - they're delighted to reach middle management level and get their first company car at 35 !!
I completely agree regarding your choice of suburbs. We live in the Eastern Suburbs and think they're the best.
Nov 27th 2003, 3:36 am
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Re: I Love Adelaide!!
Originally posted by Megalania
There's IS milk and honey down at Woolworths !
There's IS milk and honey down at Woolworths !
Nov 27th 2003, 4:36 am
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Originally posted by wizzywozza
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/adelaidebrits/
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/adelaidebrits/
the new "improved" group is at
Adelaidebrits
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Nov 27th 2003, 6:45 am
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Re: I Love Adelaide!!
Originally posted by evorobin
I wouldn't of thought Sunlover's been to woolworths as it sounds beneath her. What is that overpriced shopping mall on Portrush rd called again, Burnside village is it?
I wouldn't of thought Sunlover's been to woolworths as it sounds beneath her. What is that overpriced shopping mall on Portrush rd called again, Burnside village is it?
Nov 27th 2003, 8:04 am
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i liked adelaide when i was there earlier in the year but i found it quite disconcerting how everyone knew each other or knew somone that you knew.
admitedly though it is lovely how the city is surrounded by the parklands and how easy it is to get around. i stayed with friends in blackwood and it only took 20 minutes to get pretty much anywhere.
the other thing i loved about adelaide was the cafes and restaurants. loads of them and it was fab being able to sit on nice road side terraces without cars getting too close.
admitedly though it is lovely how the city is surrounded by the parklands and how easy it is to get around. i stayed with friends in blackwood and it only took 20 minutes to get pretty much anywhere.
the other thing i loved about adelaide was the cafes and restaurants. loads of them and it was fab being able to sit on nice road side terraces without cars getting too close.
Nov 27th 2003, 9:15 am
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Re: I Love Adelaide!!
Originally posted by Sunlover
OFCOURSE I only shop at Burnside darling, doesn't everybody ?
OFCOURSE I only shop at Burnside darling, doesn't everybody ?
Go to woolworths I dare you...
Nov 28th 2003, 6:17 am
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Originally posted by Fuzzyness
i liked adelaide when i was there earlier in the year but i found it quite disconcerting how everyone knew each other or knew somone that you knew.
i liked adelaide when i was there earlier in the year but i found it quite disconcerting how everyone knew each other or knew somone that you knew.
However they are friendly and you make friends really quickly. one of our biggest problems nowadays is juggling all the social events we're invited to without offending anyone.