ABCDiamond

From the Documentary "Ten Pound Poms"

coolshadows

or stubborn. I spoke to a Welsh couple who've been he since the 60's. They would like to go back, but because their family back home said "you'll be back one day" before they left, that's the only reason they won't go back.

Officer Dibble

You chucked those last two lines in yourself didnt you?

coolshadows

lol, they should have spoke to the ones I bumped into when I got here. Didn't exactly sell the place. Made us feel like we were wrong in coming out here - talk about putting a dampener on things.

Officer Dibble

But you did it anyway and youre here now.

coolshadows

The statistics at best are still more than 1 in 8 returning for good. Higher than I'd expect considering the effort they made to get here.

coolshadows

Oh yeah. I'm stubborn.

ABCDiamond

Effort ? They paid £10 and had a 7 week cruise holiday to get here ....
My sister was a £10 pom. One of the happy ones.

The numbers returning are not really surprising, there are many reasons for returning, and a feeling of being homesick is a big one. But then after a few years in a new place, it may become home without realising it, and homesickness becomes a problem, once they return to their old home.

To me it is surprising that only about 1 in 10 actually return within the first 5 years.

But then, I have never lived in one place more than about 3 years, as I have always been looking for something different. But I seem to have settled here, since 2003 ! 7 years now

mohogony

No matter what the negative posters say the facts show that the majority of British immigrants are glad they moved to OZ and don't want to go back.

PamE

OMG this is the kind of crap that reminds me why I sometimes don't come on here for months at a time

coolshadows

Have you nothing positive to say?

iamthecreaturefromuranus

How about the immigrants where you came from?. What do they think?

canadaeh

There are no statistics on how glad people are who live here. Just because they stay here doesn’t mean they are happy or glad to be here, many don’t like it here, don’t want to be here and are miserable, but can’t leave for a number of reasons.

Just because someone lives in a country and stays doesn’t mean they are happy or glad, by your logic then over 62 million people must be happy living in the UK, while only 22 million are happy living in Australia.

ABCDiamond

I have some:
25.23% not happy with their move from UK to Australia. Only from a sample of 111 though.

This is also most probably for recent arrivals, and I can imagine that the currency conversion rates may have caused many people a problem recently.

People who have been here longer 'may' be a different percentage, although recent arrivals figure are more relevant to people now considering the move.

mark wool

exactly i know a few poms here and they dont say they are unhappy, but when you ask how they are and they reply oh yeah livin the dream i get the feelin that they are not as made up as u would think. I think the problem is that unless they came here with good money, have made money on property or have landed well paid jobs they cant afford to ship a chip fork back let alone furniture, pets or themselves.