Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

I have no problem with people posting their own experiences, just so long as (a) they do not try to convince people that this will necessarily be the experience of everyone who comes to Australia, (b) they are honest and accurate in their account of the problems they faced, and (c) they do not spread false and misleading information and/or generalisations about Australia.

Originally Posted by cresta57

I've lived here for 2 1/2 yrs and been using the forum for close to 4 yrs. I've watched some fairly spectacular changes in posting styles by quite a lot of posters.
First there are the U.K is crap posters blaming a lot of things from the weather, the culture to the immigrant problem. I think a lot of it is down to trying to justify it in your own mind.
Then there's the we've arrived it's great everything is perfect best thing we ever did. That usually lasts a couple of months, six a most. After that you see a slight change in style to "my hubbie cant get a well paid job" or "is it always this humid". Things start to niggle a little bit as you go through the period of unrest following the honeymoon period.
After that it can go either way, good job nice house and happiness in your newly adopted country. Or poor paid job living in a rental struggling to make ends meet.
I've lost count of the number of posters who really think it's utopia here and end up going back to the U.K for many different reasons.
If you've visited here on holiday/reccie trip your a bit better acquainted with the problems your likely to face. However to lambaste someone who lives here and posts of their experiences and problems seems a little stupid to me especially if you've never even been here. I've posted quite a few threads about the harsh reality of living here and trying to get a licence to work, they don't make pleasant reading from a 3 bed semi in the U.K. I've had all sorts of answers from good luck to why don't you just go back then. Very naive posts from people sitting in the U.K.
It's very hard to make it here, it's even harder to start up your own business, especially when the only reason you came out in the first place was to spend a bit of time with your parents in their twilight yrs and have to watch your Father die from a terrible disease.
We don't all come because it's sunny.

Originally Posted by Grayling

Well

Let's have the same honesty from Australians who live in the UK as well.

G

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

If you ever think I am being less than honest about the UK, feel free to point it out and set me straight.

Plenty of poms have taken issue with my views of the UK (fair enough, that's their prerogative - just as my opinion of the place is my prerogative) but nobody has accused me of telling porkies about it.

Originally Posted by Grayling

You make a lot of generalisations.

The UK I live in is nothing like that you continually post about.

G

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

Of course not. That's because you're a rich bloke (retired or semi-retired, IIRC?) with loads of money and a nice big expensive house in a bloody nice area. So I wouldn't expect the UK I continually post about to be anything like the UK you live in.

In fact, I am willing to bet that the UK you live in is nothing like the one that most ex-pats on this forum have ever experienced.

After all, how many people here will be moving to Australia with just under $1 million to play with?

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

Of course not. That's because you're a rich bloke (retired or semi-retired, IIRC?) with loads of money and a nice big expensive house in a bloody nice area. So I wouldn't expect the UK I continually post about to be anything like the UK you live in.

In fact, I am willing to bet that the UK you live in is nothing like the one that most ex-pats on this forum have ever experienced.

After all, how many people here will be moving to Australia with just under $1 million to play with?

Originally Posted by it_hooker

I will!!

Originally Posted by ScottyTee

2. Internet. ok well you should put your business mind on here... you see an advancement that the UK have made over the past few years with Australia only catching on now.. you should bring the business idea over to Australia and get the band wagon rolling you see business in the UK with great websites and great funcionality you should be starting up a company that will provide this and your onto a winner. I am 17 years old and own an internet company in the UK at the minute and shall be releasing an Australian Branch once I move there, if me, a 17 year old programmer and entrepreneur can do it surely you can aswell. Think of all the negatives you have encountered then notice that this will be a fairly general problem throughout all expats and think of how you can capitalise on this and create some business ventures. Use your head...

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

Of course not. That's because you're a rich bloke (retired or semi-retired, IIRC?) with loads of money and a nice big expensive house in a bloody nice area. So I wouldn't expect the UK I continually post about to be anything like the UK you live in.

In fact, I am willing to bet that the UK you live in is nothing like the one that most ex-pats on this forum have ever experienced.

After all, how many people here will be moving to Australia with just under $1 million to play with?

Originally Posted by lostpom

This thread has been a great substitute for me missing EastEnders !!

It possibly almost beats it on the doom and gloom factor, despite it being meant to be taken lightheartedly.

Maybe it is time to close it down, as we don't really seem to be getting anywhere further now. Mods ? Cresta57 ? Can you lock this down now ?

lostpom.com

Originally Posted by Chick Flick

People ARE more friendly in Oz, although I never mentioned that I said people don't talk in supermarkets over here, God Fraser get an eye test. I'm not a hypocrite I have always slagged off the UK, it will be rare you will find a post or a friend of mine who will ever say I like anything about the UK, that's not being a hypocrite, look the word up in a dictionary you have plenty of time on your hands, and no I am not supporting your children again read the post!!!!!!!