Think you hit the nail on the head there ABC

ABC, firstly I love your posts (plus I could be a fellow Boomerang Pom one day!!)

I don't think Kong is unhappy in life...I just think he enjoys spicing up the board!! Some people let themsleves get sucked into it.

I wonder if Kong had posted an article about Sydney being a stinking, polluted, hellhole, it would have been locked, whereas BP was able to succesffully post a 'negative' article about London, which sparked off a very healthy debate. That's where the balance is lacking.

ditto

Being another Scot I agree with Madsad. I don't agree with threads being locked but I find the total negativity & cut & paste style of Kongs posts not for me.

I remember similar responses to PB and others but don't recall threads being locked.

There are one or two on here who can be a lot more offensive.

Oh nad there are lots of people who now say they had listened to PB a bit more carefully

G

Trouble is, his opinions are in a small minority, written by a small minority for a small minority, yet he seriously thinks all of you are going to experience what he did and so help you God.

He comes across as a person who wouldn't be happy anywhere and carries his personal grief everywhere with him.

He hasn't shown the least bit of objectiveness in any post he's made yet. Even with his cut and pastes.

He makes more blanket statements and sweeping generalisations about Australia than nothing on Earth. That aspect of him alone makes him near impossible to take seriously.

He doesn't post for objectivity; he posts for shit-stirring purposes in the main.

I notice you have a thing for the underdog Grayling. You a social worker in life or just a naturally conciliatory person?

Social Worker:scared:

No just a naturally conciliatory person

G

Although kong's posts always seem negative, it is important to have diversity.
As long as the posts stay clean then they should remain open IMO.
It would be pleasant if he could post both positive and negative with comparisons etc. sadly this doesn't appear to be the case.

sometimes however emotions run high and things get posted that with hindsight would be better left alone.



Paul.

Bloody hell, why has this thread not been locked yet??? Only a matter of time I suppose I better type quickly.

I must admit I am puzzled and saddened by the continual locking of my threads. I post C + P to show the neg side of Aus to counter balance all the neg stuff written about the UK. I realise it comes across as one sided, but the majority of post on this board are incredibely one sided praising Aus.

I only paste "factual" news stories, usually from Australian media sources!! Surely it is healthy to hear the pros and cons of Aussie life. Why should I post positive stuff about the place??? The wannabee ex pats post that in bucketloads.

This forum used to be fun, with characters like Pommie Bastard and Dotty, bringing a dose of realism about Australia and the realities of life there. If they came back (I wish!) would they be barred/have their threads locked???

We are all grown ups here?? What is wrong with good natured debate? If no insults are thrown, what is the problem???

How long till this gets locked then???

The reason you should try & post both sides Kong is because you have seen both sides, most "expat wannabee's" have not, this is only my opinion right enough.

So did PB, and a damn site more so than Kong. I don't recall his posts getting locked out.

Personally I think Kong is a monkey-brained twerp, who cannot formulate his own opinions and/or convey them.

But that isn't the point. He should be given the courtesy of free speech.

Presumably it is the moderators who 'lock out' his posts, and it is they who should be commenting here. So where are they.........?

Kong, what do/did YOU find good about aus or it's lifestyle ?

Paul.

This has got to be a record monkey brain. A whole post in your own words.

Clearer roads (out of the Cities)

Nice beaches, boogie boarding on the surf

Cheap to run a car

All very nice for a holiday, but to live in???

As Grayling said you cannot eat sand.

I told AM when we were considering going to aus that if we lived the same financially ( not much money from one week to the next,actually that's not true, we were robbing peter to pay paul {so to speak}) in aus but in better conditions (weather,activities,interests etc )then i would be happy.

I still stand by that, i wont deny my dislike for the uk at the moment, sure it has it's good points but we have the opportunity to clear all our debts ( credit cards , debt management companies etc.)and start afresh with the knowledge of where we went wrong the first time round and are grabbing that by the horns.We aren't going on a whim' and a great deal of thought has gone into our decision.

Kong, are you still in aus, if so why ? if not, why ?

these are the things people want to know, not neccessarily one article after another, whilst important to read / know about these things i think it is equally important to post reasons for them and one's own views.

Whilst having not followed ALL your posts, that is the first positive thing of yours i have read.Enjoy your boogeyboarding, i sure as hell will.



paul.