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Perth 1 week in update
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. |
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Glad to hear your lovin it so far, Goodluck with the car hunting atleast the sun's shining today for you :D
Claire :D ohhhh and where have you found the walkers crisps????? ;) |
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Sonds like your getting sorted and settling fast enough !
Keep the updates coming :cool: |
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Ooh fab, sounds like it's going well - keep us posted :)
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Nice one! :)
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Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by worzel
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by worzel
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. It still amazes me when people are actually there it is soooo surreal!! You watch others for months waiting for visas house sales etc then all of a sudden they are the other side of the world actually living the dream!! Glad you arrived safe keep us posted!! Kris xx |
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So nice to hear from you Worzel, all the best with the car hunting.
Dawn x |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by worzel
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. All the best Dave |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by worzel
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. Everything seems to be going well....good luck on the car & job front. Judith |
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As someone else has said its a weird feeling that people you have travelled the immigration train with have actually made it.
Good luck mate Kevin Will be their soon. |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Fabulous,
well worz, fantastic I am glad, you sound as though you are having a ball hugs Lace x |
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Glad you're settling in well Worzel.
Keep the updates coming :) Julie |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
enjoy oz mate. wouldnt worry about football they are all "overpaid - under achievers" anyway! :D
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Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by worzel
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. |
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Hi Iain,
Great to hear from you and that all's going well... Can;t wait for the next installment!! D D xxx |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Hi Worzel. It's great to hear that you've made it! I've dropped you a PM.
Yesterday was our six month anniversary. Absolutely no regrets yet! |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
nice one worzel, sounds like things going smoothly for you.
keep us posted when you get the time. debbie x |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by worzel
First impressions are how different from England Perth ISN'T. It still rains, you can get English newspapers, bitter and Walkers crisps etc etc. Having been out East 3 years ago it is certainly less different over here.
It is a lot less congested than the UK, with the exception of shopping centre car parks. But the friendliness of the people still surprises me. We sorted a rental yesterday. It is a 4 bed, 3 bathroom in Currambine but no pool. Still we are only 5 mins from the beach. There are lots of job ads for accountants so I don't see that being a problem. We are going car hunting in a bit. I love Perth and apart from when I heard Leamington FC had made it into the first round proper of the FA Cup against the big boys I haven't had a moments doubt we have done the right thing. well done, glad that things are sounding so great, good luck with the car buying, :) once you are mobile with you own caryour life will only get better. Nicky |
Re: Perth 1 week in update
Originally Posted by Madhouse!
ohhhh and where have you found the walkers crisps????? ;)
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Re: Perth 1 week in update
We sorted a car within the day on Friday, but it was a long day. We went all along Scarborough Beach Road but we were looking for something a bit older in a Rav 4 (Sam has always wanted one). We must have gone to about 5 Toyota dealers before we stumbled on John Hughes in Victoria Park and managed to talk them down $1000 and get a free 3 year warranty out of them. We collect it tomorrow.
By way of a reward for our efforts we went to Hilary's yesterday. It was much quieter than last Sunday and we chilled on the beach while Maryann played. I am not looking forward to it, but ought to start job hunting soon. But I have persuaded Sam that the prospects look good enough that I can wait until we are in the house and have sorted ourselves out before I start anything serious. I may just start putting some feelers out for now. We are going to Currambine Primary school tomorrow to see about starting Maryann there. We got driving licences within a few days in the post after returning with proof of address, Commonwealth bank have been efficient once we realised we need to go to Premium Banking rather than ordinary Migrant banking and TFN's have been ordered. So all our hard work seems to be paying off. It is quite surprising how much we have achieved in 10 days on reflection. |
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