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I change my reasons for emigrating as my circumstances change so that I was always right to do so. This is very confidence-boosting and only requires a bad memory to succeed.
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Originally posted by jayr Ceri It was me with the 4WD interest. Recently went to Noosa and wanted to drive up the beach to Rainbow but went the long way round instead (Bruce Highway), what do you recommend as min requirements for beach driving, do I need a compressor?? Jayr I don't know - I'm a complete novice - just chuffed did not got bogged down. It was pretty easy going. I am treating four wheel driving as I do boating - with safety and caution - I don't want my car floating out to sea like you see in some photo's (it's my car not hubby's - if it was up to him he'd be driving through everything!) . Check the tides etc. And I do need to get the right stuff for a serious drive - I was thinking of going to "the big boys"park for some driving practice too , I think they have different levels of coarses/tracks there. I recently bought the book "dirty weekends" - it will give you some basic info besides some drives around Brisbane and surrounds. No good asking me, I'm in the same boat as you are. I'm treating with caution and make sure I have my mobile phone! cheers |
Originally posted by Slippers I change my reasons for emigrating as my circumstances change so that I was always right to do so. This is very confidence-boosting and only requires a bad memory to succeed. Slippers The one thing that will pull on any of us is a feeling of belonging and being at peace with the people you care for , which is not easy to find. :D :cool: :beer: |
Originally posted by pommie bastard The one thing that will pull on any of us is a feeling of belonging and being at peace with the people you care for , which is not easy to find. :D :cool: :beer: I have been something of a wanderer all my life - even before I had choices over such things - and so often feel destined never to settle. Slippers |
Originally posted by pommie bastard Could be that far too many people are happy with Canada in general or the Winters there educate people to put up with more? This missionary works goes unrewarded its hard being a preacher to un- converted in a third world country , no wonder me hairs gone grey. Do you get any anti Poms in Canada and do the Media gloat on bad news stories coming from the UK? :D :cool: :beer: Now there's a topic I could get my teeth into! (but it will have to wait for another night....I'm off to bed) short story...yes sections of the media over here love gloating it over the UK (and in a rather smug and condescending way)...if this post is still around tomorrow maybe I'll pick this up again... see you PB;) |
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Originally posted by jayr You will like Australia then, monthly fees to run a bank account, fees for withdrawing at ATM, taxes on every (yes every) transaction if you dare to own a chequebook, $40+ to visit your GP, expensive prescriptions, constantly paying money to the (state) school for every little thing, including stationery (no, really), lower tax bands, higher marginal rates of tax, paying to renew your driving licence every three years, a levy on your electricity bill to pay for an ambulance service (no, really). Oh and I'm afraid its full of 20 million immigrants, enjoy! |
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Originally posted by etlniwd Not true at all. Most Australians were born here. If you use that attitude then the UK has 57 million immigrants. I'd agree, I think this is much healthier view than the petty nationalistic views that some others post across these forums, i.e. the anti-immigration emigrant brigade |
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More house for less money.No mortgage.
Swimming pool,barbies, :beer: Better way of life,less hustle & bustle. Better future hopefully for our 9yr old son. Husbands brother already out there. Weather Drawbacks: Will miss family in England Creepy crawlies Good luck to everybody. ;) Di/Jeff |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by surfmonkey
Just thought it might be interesting to hear reasons people want to emigrate. For us, reasons were as follows:- (not in any order of preference) 1. Perceived better educational standards 2. More space - we were in a 4 bed semi in UK, in an area where to buy a house with a decent garden cost upwards of £250,000 3. Less traffic - fed up with spending too much time going nowhere (both travel to work and leisure time) 4. The excitement of change. 5. The fact that you only live once and why spend it living in one country 6. The UK Government`s crazy policies (on most things) 7. The weather (I suffer from SAD) Since arriving here approx. 3 months ago, I would now say that the grass is definitey not greener, just a different colour!!! We`ve got a big house on 1.5 acres with a huge pool, and husband is delighted with his 4 bay "shed" (garage), BUT, in retrospect, (and hindsight is a wonderful thing), we would probably have achieved all of the above, by moving somewhere different in the UK (apart from the weather that is!) Why? 1. Education here in Brisbane is pretty dire - unless you can afford to go private. 2. dotty (I think) was right when she mentioned that big houses take a lot of cleaning and upkeep - I seem to spend most of my spare time sweeping tiled floors and husband`s butt is permanently attached to the ride-on mower! 3. the traffic here is bad - we couldn`t afford not to work/run a business so had to live where the work is (i.e. near a large connerbation) 4. the compensation culture over here is so bad, that we are finding it prohibitive in terms of building up a business - did you know that an employee can sue his/her employer for "workers compo" if he/she has an RTA on the way to/from work??? How crazy is that? The insurance payments we would have to cough up to support this prohibit expansion of business - now I know why there are so many "one man bands" here... 5. Weather - well, it`s GREAT!!! |
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Originally posted by jayr You will like Australia then, monthly fees to run a bank account, fees for withdrawing at ATM, taxes on every (yes every) transaction if you dare to own a chequebook, $40+ to visit your GP, expensive prescriptions, constantly paying money to the (state) school for every little thing, including stationery (no, really), lower tax bands, higher marginal rates of tax, paying to renew your driving licence every three years, a levy on your electricity bill to pay for an ambulance service (no, really). Oh and I'm afraid its full of 20 million immigrants, enjoy! |
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Originally posted by Anniexx Er..did i mention anywhere that i was emigrating to oz..??? Don't think so.Why would i go anywhere that was remotely like the Uk? Where I live (outskirts of Brisbane) is about as far removed from the UK as you can get, (both geographically and also culturally, economically, and every which way).... |
Here is some of the thinking we went through for NZ (edited):
STRENGTHS Beautiful country Good skiing and swimming, seasports Sub-tropical climate Democratic western country with modern infrastructure Good health system Good teaching system Good place to raise family Good place to run a business (low bureaucracy) Can buy a bigger house for less money than UK, maybe VFM about the same as X English language Good laws; not racist Closer to Australia, Thailand, Indonesia (scuba diving, holidays) Quite cheap to phone home Not likely to be bombed by terrorists Great wines and seafood Never far from the sea Fun and excitement of doing something different OPPORTUNITIES Start business Healthier lifestyle Better work/ home balance Gardening – no frost in north of Northland Do more as a family (work less, more time together) New activities – camping, sailing, tramping Find interesting job NZ citizenship after 3 years Work in Australia after 3 years if we feel like it If it doesn’t work out, can move back to Europe WEAKNESSES A long way from Europe – expensive and tiring to travel back More rain than X Lower pay Fewer job opportunities Having Don's or Mrs Don's mother to stay for 4-6 weeks every year – stressful Small population means fewer ‘big city attractions’ (cinemas, hypermarkets) Time difference with Europe We sell European property at a loss to real value Cheers - Don |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rosy
Originally posted by surfmonkey Just thought it might be interesting to hear reasons people want to emigrate. For us, reasons were as follows:- (not in any order of preference) 1. Perceived better educational standards 2. More space - we were in a 4 bed semi in UK, in an area where to buy a house with a decent garden cost upwards of £250,000 3. Less traffic - fed up with spending too much time going nowhere (both travel to work and leisure time) 4. The excitement of change. 5. The fact that you only live once and why spend it living in one country 6. The UK Government`s crazy policies (on most things) 7. The weather (I suffer from SAD) Since arriving here approx. 3 months ago, I would now say that the grass is definitey not greener, just a different colour!!! We`ve got a big house on 1.5 acres with a huge pool, and husband is delighted with his 4 bay "shed" (garage), BUT, in retrospect, (and hindsight is a wonderful thing), we would probably have achieved all of the above, by moving somewhere different in the UK (apart from the weather that is!) Why? 1. Education here in Brisbane is pretty dire - unless you can afford to go private. 2. dotty (I think) was right when she mentioned that big houses take a lot of cleaning and upkeep - I seem to spend most of my spare time sweeping tiled floors and husband`s butt is permanently attached to the ride-on mower! 3. the traffic here is bad - we couldn`t afford not to work/run a business so had to live where the work is (i.e. near a large connerbation) 4. the compensation culture over here is so bad, that we are finding it prohibitive in terms of building up a business - did you know that an employee can sue his/her employer for "workers compo" if he/she has an RTA on the way to/from work??? How crazy is that? The insurance payments we would have to cough up to support this prohibit expansion of business - now I know why there are so many "one man bands" here... 5. Weather - well, it`s GREAT!!! I am beginning to think that I may be under some kind of illusion now. Do you think it willbe any better in Perth?.This is where we are hoping to move to. This compo thing sounds a bit scary.I am hoping to work as nurse Hopefully it would be my employers responsibility to have adequate insurance should anything untoward occur!. That also worries me about the schooling. I had heard that the standard of education was very good in Perth. Maybe I need to do a bit more homework . Thanks for your info Diane |
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Originally posted by jayr You will like Australia then, monthly fees to run a bank account, fees for withdrawing at ATM, taxes on every (yes every) transaction if you dare to own a chequebook, $40+ to visit your GP, expensive prescriptions, constantly paying money to the (state) school for every little thing, including stationery (no, really), lower tax bands, higher marginal rates of tax, paying to renew your driving licence every three years, a levy on your electricity bill to pay for an ambulance service (no, really). Oh and I'm afraid its full of 20 million immigrants, enjoy! |
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Originally posted by dibrucewillis Hi rosy I am beginning to think that I may be under some kind of illusion now. Do you think it willbe any better in Perth?.This is where we are hoping to move to. This compo thing sounds a bit scary.I am hoping to work as nurse Hopefully it would be my employers responsibility to have adequate insurance should anything untoward occur!. That also worries me about the schooling. I had heard that the standard of education was very good in Perth. Maybe I need to do a bit more homework . Thanks for your info Diane I`m sorry but I don`t know anything about the education in Perth - perhaps someone who lives there will respond and let you know - the States are very different. The workers compensation is OK as long as you are an employEE, not an employER. Don`t worry - you`ll be fine, I`m sure!!! BTW, I wish I`d done a bit more homework before I came, but still, It`s an experience, isn`t it??? |
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