david hunt

Well after 1 month in Aus. the sunshine coast is looming as our destination to settle. With a young family and a wife who is 7 months pregnant we have toyed with the idea of giving up our dream and returning to England.

I now have a job lined up but my wife is feeling low, she has left family and friends, at a time when she could do with all the comforts of home.

So I am appealing to any expats living in the sunshine coast, who might feel they could offer my lovely wife the kind of friendship and support that she will miss, so please get in touch and help her settle into our new life in Aus.

manxfamily

To go back after 1 month would be simply crazy. This is the first reply and I am not in Oz yet, so I cant really help, but believe me the post that will follow this will offer all sorts of help and advise.

In my opinion I bet the pregnacy isnt helping. Seems strange that you could make the move with a pregnant application member. But hey, thats my opinion.

manxfamily

And I notice only 1 post - not a troll are you?

david hunt

Not to sure what you meen by this please explain?.

manxfamily

Well, a troll is a poster who comes on and makes comments or joins in threads just to cause trouble, they usually have a low post count as they get rumbled early on. Some even start off okay and befriend other posters, all the while sowing the seeds of discontent, eventually sprouting into trouble for other users.

As your post was ultra negative and with the pregnancy issue also. It just sound a bit trolly.

I really didnt think people emigrated when 6 months pregnant. I have heard of numerous people on here who have applied, got pregnant and then postponed their app by nine months before moving. Im also sceptical that an airline would allow a six month pregnant passenger fly for 23+ hours.

Im not saying you are a troll, but most people introduce themselves on the first post, you simply came in with major problems and brought them straight to the front.

If your not a troll then sorry and good luck, and if you are a troll then .....

Sleeping Beauty

methinks he's either.....
1) a troll
or
2) scared off by your answer....lol
or
3) pi**ed off by your answer....lol

my bet is the first one

meelie

Actually Sleeping Beauty you are completely wrong he is not a troll but my friends husband! I can vouch for him as at present he is staying at my house until he and his family sort themselves out. They got the visa before his wife found out she was expecting. So before you go making accusations you should make sure you are aware of facts!

MrsDagboy

Pretty sure the poster is a friend of meelie's (another poster on here), check out this thread http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330164 especially the last post. Not a troll.

Hopefully someone on the sunshine coast will be kind enough to offer a helping hand & some friendship when they move up there.

MrsDagboy

Good luck to them up the Sunshine Coast meelie, hope they find some nice people which might make it easier for them to settle.

(just re-read that, didn't mean it to sound like you arent nice people too )

meelie

Thanks Mrs Dagboy,

NooNoo

Hi there - my (english) mum lives on the Sunny Coast (mooloolaba) - she has been in Australia for quite a while but has been an expat her whole life - from Bahrain to the West Indies and Vanuatu etc... I am in Dubai at the moment but will be there at Christmas to see Mum and her boyfriend. She (and I when I get there) will be more than happy to take your wife out for a coffee - would usually be a glass of vino but seeing your wife is pregnant - coffee will do!! Let me know if you think she would want her contact details. Tell her she has to stay - Sunny Coast is BEAUTIFUL and there are quite a few expats there - specially down at the yacht club. Ciao!!

Sleeping Beauty

it wasnt an accusation, it was MY thought at the time. the original poster didnt reply back immediately, and as the previous reply had stated there were a few 'things' that may have pointed to a troll.

apologies if he isnt, but at the end of the day, we all dont know ALL the facts about each other on this forum, so can only assume from what you read, and from their previous posts (whereas your friend didnt have any!!).

KatieStar

Hi I moved to Oz when I was 5 and a half months pregnant, so I know how your wife feels. It makes the move somewhat more stressful. I am not on the Sunshine Coast, but if your wife wants to pm me for any advice on doctors here etc, or just for a chat, that would be fine.

Good luck
Katie

TrickyTrev

Hi David, Can't help with with local contacts i'm afraid but I can say DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING BACK!!!! We came last year... stayed TWO MONTHS (long story) and came back home. It is not the easy option coming back believe me. No home, no job, no car, depression cuz your dream didn't work out etc etc etc. :scared: It is a difficult time for everyone - i'm sure we will all say that, but when you have hormones whizzing through your body like your wife does at the moment that just makes it even harder. Stay strong and remember why you emigrated in the first place!!! Things will get better and you will BOTH settle. It just takes time...so give it time!!! Good luck with everything. Become a regular and keep us informed!!!! Best wishes, Trev.

cresta57

David,
There's a few people living on the sunshine coast that we socialise with, quite a few are Poms, Scots and Welsh. Drop us a PM and I'll try and introduce you to some of the ones who don't post very often or who don't use the forum at all.
There was supposed to be a meet-up of posters in the area though I'm not sure if it happened
Good luck with it all.