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I also agree with AKA I couldn't have said it better myself....



Vixen

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Sorry you couldn't make it Aka, especially as it was you that first tried to get it going.
We will need to have another soon so you can meet some of us locals.
There were a few who couldn't make this one like Jaykay, Johanne & Hevs who also wasn't well.
Look forward to meeting you & family soon.

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Your such a gentleman Bill ;) .

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Yeah & I notice you never spoke to me either.

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Yeah but you know I think your a twat :D

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Scottish twat even.

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LOL, yeah he forgot that bit:D

I'm sorry but I'm pmsl at this thread. I spent the day puking and bet i had a better time than you :rolleyes: Jeeze what a lot of dummy spitting going on all cos some people don't want to be told when and where to go for a friggin meet thats ment to be helpful and a bit of a larf :rolleyes:

We have helped heaps of newbies with all sorts of things from a forwarding mail address to a place to kip, use of phones and PC, we even had "the Expats Melways" that was given to me by my cousin that was handed down and around. I really don't understand why I'm feeling some sort of pressure to travel the countryside to help newbies and meet people, surely thats something that comes from the heart, not from feeling bad if you don't? (Please newbies don't be offended, you will understand when you have been here a while and start finding your way a bit more:))

Some people i met 18 months ago, and some more recently, have been there for me in times where i needed help and has been reciprocated and then back again, until we forget who's "turn" it is and become real friends who help each other out wherever, however possible. This isn't a brag, (more of a huge thanks i suppose :o) but its just to say that these things can't be forced and they take time. Pressure doesn't play any part in friendship.

The shallowness comments are just silly because having things in common, kids, living in the same vicinity, even a shared humour, is the starting point in any friendship/ relationship and it cannot be bottled or persuaded, it just is.

Stop bickering everyone, please? And accept the fact it takes different strokes and all that:)

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I think that what AKA up there^^^^ and what hevs put is very true and everyone should just stop fighting and stuff and just get on with life.
Everyone doesn't have too meet or talk to everyone.

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I have read through the posts that have been put on since my last post and I agree with alot of it and obviously, not with some.

I have only ever commented one time about the possibility of people travelling a little more afield for some of the meets and I don't think I was ever nasty or targeted anyone in particular. I don't think people should go to EVERY meet or that people shouldn't have the right to choose. I only suggested, after someone (and I don't remember who and haven't bothered to look up the post either) said they didnt feel the need to make the effort to go further, that it might be nice for some of the newer people if they did. I then got shot down and I left it alone after that.

I chose to come down on Saturday, not to make a point and not to antagonise anyone, and we certainly didnt spend 2 hours driving down to purposely "sit in a corner and play the martyr". Like I said previously we arrived first. We sat at one end of a long table and at the end that everyone had to walk past to get to the rest of the table. There was no "corner" to sit in. It really saddened me when a group arrived they walked straight past us without even a Hello and appeared to purposely sit with a large space between us and them. You really think that if I had thought that would happen, I would have chosen to put myself in that situation? I don't think so.

I don't care how you word it, or how you dress it up with your "Freedom of Choice" claims...to me, that is just rude. Perhaps its an Aussie thing, I don't know...

As far as the depth comments, it wasn't me that said "people will naturally gravitate to people they have something in common with. We all live in the South East by and all but one have similar age children". I have lots of friends with Children and I have lots of friends that live all over Australia. Based on this comment I shouldn't gravitate toward them? Or them towards me because I DON'T have children? What about when other BE posters come from out of State, should they not bother to come to the meets because they don't live close by???

Its funny how we have been accused of "throwing toys out of prams" and should "get over ourselves" just because we have dared to call a spade a spade. IMO the biggest show of arrogance is from those that arrived after us, ignored us and then assumed it was OUR obligation to come and talk to them??

This is the last post I will make on the subject, I have no doubt there will be some come back of people desperate to continue to justify their rudeness. Carry on, it makes no difference to me or my Husband.

Hels

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While it may be your last post (Cue bugle) on the subject I would just like to point out you didn't say how many people exactly did not speak to you? I have to say I didn't speak to you as you were with Caroline and I wanted to enjoy my day without an edge so I chose to walk away from a possible confrontational situation.

Both you and Caroline go on about a group. How big was this group in proportion the meet? YOU are totally overreacting. You did not move from your seats unless it was for a fag or food!!! Your whining self pitying posts since the meet make me glad that I did not speak to you!!

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[QUOTE=Bananas]I think that aka has a great point!!

and just get over yourself!![/QUOTE

Just read all the posts after the meet and I've got to say I wasn't aware of the situation. We had only been in the country 2 days and it was great to meet people of similar views. Like Princess_ata we have a 14 mth old and time can be restrictive. I do apologise for not getting around everyone but you can imagine the info we wanted to extract in the short time having only arrived.

We will be looking forward to the next meet where hopefully we can get around a few more.

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Hows that Morning Sickness coming along anyway??? ;)

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Splutter!!!!!
I'd love to see her face when she reads that one :D

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Forget hers should have seen mine :scared: .

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:D Choke on your dinner did you!!! :p