Poms and Perth
Nov 29th 2006, 1:18 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy
Why do so many Poms want to move to Perth. Most other migrant nationalities prefer Sydney or Melbourne. Alot of Aussies see Perth as a small isolated city miles from anywhere surrounded by desert. With house prices in Perth so inflated now is it worth moving there over the eastern states, is the quality of life better in Perth then the eastern states?
I can't make any comparisons as we have never been anywhere else in OZ, but i think Perth is small and quiet.
If your not a person who cares for beaches then Perth isn't gonna float your boat, but from what i have heard Brissy and Melbourne have everything else that Perth lacks.
Perth nice for a holiday though
Nov 29th 2006, 1:33 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by steve99
Tasmania is like Scotland without the luxury of being attached to England 
Nov 29th 2006, 1:42 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by sunbather
I have family here already so that was a major factor in our decision,
May not be 12,000 miles away from them now but we're far enough 
Nov 29th 2006, 1:45 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by renth
Do Tasmanians all hate "mainlanders" in the same way as the Scots hate the English?
I think there generally to old to care
Nov 29th 2006, 1:57 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy
Why do so many Poms want to move to Perth. Most other migrant nationalities prefer Sydney or Melbourne. Alot of Aussies see Perth as a small isolated city miles from anywhere surrounded by desert. With house prices in Perth so inflated now is it worth moving there over the eastern states, is the quality of life better in Perth then the eastern states?
Nov 29th 2006, 4:31 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by renth
Do Tasmanians all hate "mainlanders" in the same way as the Scots hate the English?
When my family first moved to Tassie, we had our car vandalised several times and our milk deliveries stolen.
Fortunately, that's all changed now. On previous visits during the last 6 years, I've found that the locals couldn't be friendlier! And in many places they still fill your car up for you at the servo, which is nice.
Tassie has come a hell of a long way since I lived there as a kid in the 80s.
Nov 29th 2006, 5:59 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Sydney is like London with sunshine.
Seriously though, everyone's looking for something different (or perhaps I'm looking for something different?). I like Fremantle a lot, always have - but the sprawling suburbs of a lot of the rest of Perth are leaving me cold at the moment, and the CBD doesn't seem to have a whole lot to offer me.
Beaches though ... can't complain there!
I don't know what it is that makes so many people love Perth, I wish I did! For me though I want something a bit more cosmopolitan and lively, which is why it looks like we'll be heading east in the not-too-distant future.
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Nov 29th 2006, 6:00 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
And in many places they still fill your car up for you at the servo, which is nice.
Re: Poms and Perth
Nov 29th 2006, 7:31 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by steve99
Did you not read my comment about Hobart ??? we visited friends there for 6 days, after 4 we managed to escape.
Tasmania is like Scotland without the luxury of being attached to England
sure it can look nice, but its so boring, the weather is worse than the UK. For most getting a decent Job would be the problem.
Tasmania is like Scotland without the luxury of being attached to England
sure it can look nice, but its so boring, the weather is worse than the UK. For most getting a decent Job would be the problem.
Nov 29th 2006, 7:34 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by 666
I bet your "friends" were pleased to see the back of you with an attitude like that! I live in Tasmania and I love living here - it is a great place to live and doesn't seem to attract the wingeing poms and tw*ts like other states.
Nov 29th 2006, 7:39 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by 666
I bet your "friends" were pleased to see the back of you with an attitude like that! I live in Tasmania and I love living here - it is a great place to live and doesn't seem to attract the wingeing poms and tw*ts like other states.
Nov 29th 2006, 7:41 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by northernbird
lovely first post, welcome to BE.
Nov 29th 2006, 7:50 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
Originally Posted by paulrachel
someone in disguise maybe?
Nov 29th 2006, 8:14 am
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Re: Poms and Perth
We are hoping to move to Brisbane or the Gold Coast. We have familiy there which has swayed our decision a bit but we really liked the area when we visited. We didn't go to Perth on our visit but we plan to go there one day. Personally we couldn't move to somewhere that we haven't visited and to us it does seem a bit isolated. We've chosen the area we have as we really feel that we could live there and be happy. If we're not then maybe we would look into moving to Perth or somewhere else.
