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I know a family who recently packed up and went back to England. They had waited 2 years for Visa's and eventually moved here in 2009. Both had good jobs and daughter was in high school doing well. Reason for going back " I miss the soccer on Saturday afternoon's" and " I can't get a decent pint".

I also heard of someone going back because they missed English TV once, they hadn't even subscribed to Foxtel to catch up on the UK TV shown here. They actually missed "Eastenders and Emmerdale" which are both shown here anyway, all be it a few months late.

In both instances I reckon they were both lame 'excuses'. What's the craziest reason you have heard ? :confused:

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Probably not the whole story.

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Small things small minds

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Moving back because of the flies - but there was probably more to it than that as I cant believe anyone would move back purely because of the flies.

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Exactly.

Nobody moves back for a reason like missing the football. People move back because it doesn't feel right being 'here', where ever 'here' maybe. If you are happy in your own personal circumstances then small things don't matter... if you're not, then the small things begin to add up.

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I don't see what's silly about moving back for what seem like relatively trivial reasons. If someone has done a bit if thinking and thought to themselves, meh, this isn't all I thought it would be, then some if those 'silly' little intangible things might make all the difference. If someone thinks sitting on the pub with their mates on a Saturday afternoon watching the footy will make them happy then good luck to them!

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Some people are so dumb its unbelievable. We heard of a couple who had 1 6 yr old and they went back because the 6 yr old couldn't settle. WTF!!!!

Anus makes a good point though

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I'd say there is probably a lot more to why these people moved back. But then I'm also guessing if you are homesick or not settling well then all these 'silly' little minor points can all add up & become major issues. Not that I can see missing Eastenders every being a major issue, quite glad I did don't find it by accident when surfing channels, miserable program although I'd happily watch Holby if it was on :lol:

Alison x

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No such thing as a silly reason. The smallest things build up until there is an overwhelming feeling of being lost, missing a pint is just the straw that broke the camel's back. A few years back there was a family who moved out, came by boat as they were trying to bribe their 17 year old daughter with the move. Two weeks later they flew back because she was still being a bitch and was making their lives a misery. It seems silly to us on the outside but I guess to them it was monumental.

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I think I was looking for some funny stories. I agree with the replies to my thread, but was hoping for some satire to brighten my day.:D

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Sorry :lol: People saying they miss their mum seems silly to me but you'd have to know the mother to understand. ;)

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I need to know it's Australia I don't like, not the whole World.

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I have nothing based in fact (I don't know many English people around here, let alone returnees) but I can make some shit up if you like :D

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Me too... I thought about going back because the grout in my shower kept going black in the damp.

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You need to find the thread on the reccie from hell! The one where the husband got arrested, that was a short stay!!!

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the only reason i`d miss her, would be if the sights hadnt been zeroed ;)

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A few years ago there was a guy who arrived in Perth and only lasted about 4-6 days before getting out of the country as fast as he could. I don't remember the details but I think he pretty much just arrived spent a couple of days doing nothing special and just didn't like the place. If I remember correctly the guy did return a year or two later and actually like it (for a while anyway). I think he's back in the UK now. Wish I could find the thread.

I also remember a couple (or family) who lasted less than a month I think and headed back to the UK while their container was still on it's way to Australia. I think they just didn't like it.

In any case I think it's silly to put so much time, effort and money into the move only to pack it in and less than a week or a month. Everyone has their reasons though and sometimes people panic or truly hate the place enough that they feel it's not worth staying and that's fair enough.

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Wasn't there a thread about a family that arrived and on the way from the airport got the taxi driver to turn around, head back to the airport and got the next flight out?

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My son has a friend in England whose family have never been abroad. Took a day trip to Calais once but panicked and wouldn't get off the ferry.

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I remember that too. There were people saying no wonder they hated it the area around the airport is all industrial and looks like crap!

Will have a look for that one too :D

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Because you couldn't remember if you'd turned the gas off.

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It's France, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt ;)

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I guess the biggest issues are health,family,friends,finances,employment.

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Well there's this one who lasted about a week and then went back to England -

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381563

only to return to Australia less than 2 months later -

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390710

BB

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There was someone who moved same time as me, last July, and they left within a week as they just didnt like it. I find that odd, that someone wouldnt give it a bit longer, but those other reasons like UK tv or a pint are not that odd. I think little things can make people feel homesick.

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Iron on is usually my one. :D

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Thats the main thing I've missed in my 30 years here though. The Saturday football with my mates and the whole culture surrounding football. Now that it's been rekindled with the local team Melbourne Victory.. if they were to fold or the A league were to collapse then I could be back to square one.

I dont think you realise how encompassing football supporting can be.

It's a major drawcard to the UK and probably the only positive one I can think of at present.

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There was some guy who returned because he'd forgtten to pay the milkman, he tried to pay online, but the milkman was some old fudy-duddy who didn't know a mouse from a grouse.
(in a moneypenny20 stylie)

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As long as he didn't start a thread about leaving debt in the UK :sneaky:

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It's a big loss in my life as well... but its not something I would use as a prime reason to go back. I might claim it was, but it would only be because of a general disenchantment with life 'here'.
It's funny but I used to miss Soccer AM, but they show it here now and I think it's bloody awful. :eek:

Funny how time away changes your perspective.

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About 25 years ago my uncle decided to emigrate to New Zealand. He sold his business in the UK & got on a plane headed for NZ. He didn't even leave the airport in NZ & got on the first plane back :confused:

None of us could quite understand it. He could have at least had a holiday before heading back.

Alison x

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Having lived in New Zealand, I can understand it perfectly well! :rofl:

BB

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On the day that I moved to Dorset I had an overwhelming feeling of "WTF have I done?". It can be quite powerful, and I'm someone who has moved around a lot :blink:

It was a huge culture shock for me - I moved from a big city to a village on the edge of a small town. I left a job I loved to start a job I hated. It seemed very unsophisticated here. A lot of the culture shock I see people experience when they move to Australia, I experienced within two places in England.

I have also moved from England to Ireland and back to England. More culture shock! Some places feel right immediately or very quickly, others take time.

I think the trick is to stay with it and let it pass. Every day that you stay is a day when everything becomes more familiar. It didn't take me long to begin to see the benefits of living in such a beautiful place, but it took 3 years and a new job until I felt really settled.

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Time to call in a pro:lol:

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:rofl::rofl:

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Linkypoo please BC.
I agree 100% with this. I left home at 15 and travelled all across Canada for 7 years before moving back to my hometown and can never remember feeling homesick or missing people/places. 7 years later my OH and I moved to Vancouver together, where I had lived before, but the minute the doors closed on the plane for us to go I broke down into a blubbering mess of tears. For no reason other than "because I could" I hated every second of our 3.5 years there. I just knew that it was not the place for me.

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For people to return after a matter of days or weeks is irrational, but if you analyse it, there are are reasons why people become irrational under these circumstances.

Emigrating is bloody hard for most of us: it takes forever, it can be (and usually is) stressful, logistically complex, expensive and just one endless bloody hassle. If you have close family ties in your home country, so much the worse.

By the time many people get here, they are at the end of their emotional tether, especially if they have just said goodbye to loved ones. It doesn't take much to push them over the edge, so the smallest episode can cause them to make rash decisions to give up and go back. Depression and anxiety are co-morbid with the whole experience for many people.

The solution has been touched on of course: give it time; ideally a few years, and then you are in a much more informed position to decide whether it is still for you or not.

I had a horrendous first two years here and would not wish to relive those experiences again ever. I envy those who made a smooth transition to Aus and fell in love with the place from the off. I like Aus enough to know I will probably stay. I now have good friends here and an excellent social network. I love the wildlife, climate and scenery here in the Wet Tropics and feel oddly out of place even in other parts of Aus, so different are they from Cairns. It doesn't fit me to a tee, but I certainly can't complain. What I can't do however is condemn those who go back. Everyone has a right to make that decision, but one would hope after giving it careful consideration first.

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But he'd never been to the country prior to emigrating & didn't see anything of it in his momentary visit bar the arrival & departure lounges:huh:

Alison x

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You might think that nobody would move because of football but I know people who's whole lives revolve around football, Im a massive football fan (I wouldnt move my whole family for it though!) and one of the first questions I asked was can you still watch the premier league in OZ.

Football is a big passion of mine, I would miss going to the games for the atmosphere but as long as I could follow it every week then I would be happy.

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Thanks for finding it :thumbsup: