Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 9136604)

I sure did my lovely, everybody knows Joondalup is a pikey pommy enclave. I have to go and do the annual sports shoe shopping this morning, I have raided my wardrobe for my finest Everton shirt which I shall wear with some baggy shell suit bottoms. I will be class man :)

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9136607)

has your hubby still got his mullet?

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 9136611)

No, thankfully abandoned that once we entered the 1990s.

I must add that I do not possess a pair of tracksuit pants. The only time these should be worn are for housework (and you don't leave the house in them) or a decent pair for exercising in. I am sorry but any female that wears trackpants as a regular item of clothing needs their head looking at!!

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9136622)

But darling... For one who wears heels to do housework, surely one must realise there is NEVER any occassion during which one would be seen anything otherr than DEAD in trackie dacks...;)

Originally Posted by Weebie (Post 9134379)

Whinging about Scarborough is common on this forum espeicelly from people who can't and will never afford to live there. That Western Suburbs area is where everyone who is somebody in Perth aspires to live and raise a family. The area has improved and will improve further now has about 7 bars. Scarborough unlike Freo is where the beautiful people are. In terms of Culture, Bars, Cafes though Freo is superior but it's hardly a reason to move down there.

Scarborough was the biggest victim of Perths large Bordem factor about 8 years ago. During Perths teenage Import car craze the place was besotted with import cars, heavy drinking and even a riot back in 2003. This forced major changes to the beach which is now after all this time only now starting to recover. Before this...It was dominating fremantle

Originally Posted by Weebie (Post 9134676)

I agree, Scarborough has seemed to retain it's bogan element over the years especially on Sunday. It used to have a massive bogan sunday session down at the white sands hotel and the lookout hahahah good times. Torch Bar is really good nice new joint there.

Originally Posted by SimonAus (Post 9134627)

Hi everyone! Thanks for the replies, and lively banter!

To answer a few of the questions.. We are going to be renting for 6 months and are looking to spend somewhere around 300-350pw in rent. We won't have a car to begin with so will be reliant on the buses/trains to get to and from work. My wife is a teacher so she will hopefully be in a school somewhere and I'm going to be doing any work I can get.

I guess both places will have pros and cons but we were just worried that scarb may be too quiet/not enough going on with restaurants/cafes/bars etc and that freo is 'industrial' and too far from the beaches?

We have noticed that freo is a bit more expensive so we probably would have to get a smaller place to compensate but we're not too worried about that.

Keep the advice coming-more the merrier!

Simon

Originally Posted by floss in dubai (Post 9136631)

I'm a bit confused. :confused: Doesn't take much, I know. I was under the impression that you're too young to remember the Sunday sesh at the White Sands?

Originally Posted by HelenTD (Post 9135090)

Scarborough, City Beach, Wembley Downs, Doubleview, Trigg, Karrinyup, North Beach and Carine are "overrated and overpriced" :rofl:. Oh dear, where's the "green with envy" emoticon?

Originally Posted by Weebie (Post 9134379)

Whinging about Scarborough is common on this forum espeicelly from people who can't and will never afford to live there. That Western Suburbs area is where everyone who is somebody in Perth aspires to live and raise a family. The area has improved and will improve further now has about 7 bars. Scarborough unlike Freo is where the beautiful people are. In terms of Culture, Bars, Cafes though Freo is superior but it's hardly a reason to move down there.

Scarborough was the biggest victim of Perths large Bordem factor about 8 years ago. During Perths teenage Import car craze the place was besotted with import cars, heavy drinking and even a riot back in 2003. This forced major changes to the beach which is now after all this time only now starting to recover. Before this...It was dominating fremantle

Originally Posted by Professional Princess (Post 9136913)

Did you just really say that or did you get that sentence out of a cornflake packet? Is this coming from the influence of your 'friends' who tell you where you can and cannot live or they will disown you?

Well tell your friends from me that they really are superficial wank stains being the result of a frantic tug off and not even a good masturbation session.

Where people aspire to live? Are you kidding me? I have seen alot of beautiful places in WA and would dream to live in many of them but aspiring to live in Scarborough, Jesus christ on a bike, no thank you.

(you are just winding us up aren't you?)

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 9135427)

I lived in Sorrento when I first moved over. We wanted to stay around that area when we bought. We looked at plenty in Trigg, Carine and North Beach and although we could have afforded them they did need a lot of work and my husband, god love him, isn't a DIY man. I have heard you moan constantly about lack of facilities and services where you are. So my house may only be worth $700k compared to your $1m+ but I know which suburb offers me better amenities. It is all about finding where suits you best rather than picking somewhere to be liked by others.