Luma

Anybody?

Give us something to look forward to

goldcoastblue

1. holden utes V6 and V8

2. drive through wine shops

3. pies

4. hot aussie babes on beach

5. ermmm

6. fishing

7. hinterland

8. the fact ian thorpe is a gay and maybe suffering from a mysterious illness and the aussie public are in denial.

9. the fact i can fly home anytime i want

10. the fact aussies are quite boring and rely on the poms to stimulate them.

Australia_bound?

1.My Gran
2.Beaches
3.Cheesecake shops
4.The wildlife (except spiders, crocs, snakes, 8" long centipedes etc)
5.Pie floaters
6.Australian rainforest's
7.The call of a kookaburra (love it dunno why)
8.Food shopping in Woolworths (how bizarre)
9.The lack of people when you go out for a walk (as everyone seems to drive even short distances)
10.House prices, you get far more for your $ there...

YoSemite

1) errrrr the sun

2) the beaches

3) stump the tailless gecko who lives on one of my windows (he's soo cute!)

4) kath and kim (ok so you cna get them in the UK now but it just seems funnier over here!

5) my new car cost WAAAY less that the UK equivalent

6) the rain (long gone are the days of sideways scottish rain!!!!)

7) that ian thorpe is still actually infact a gay! (GO IAN!!! WOOHOOO) and the aussies still deny it time and time again!

8) georgie parker!..... nuff said

9) getting the full version of the 'bloody' tv ad (a weak (9) i'll admit)

10) that my dogs can stay out all day and run like idiots making them nice an quiet at night!!! bliss!!!!

Wanderlust

1) The money - its waterproof you know!
2) Lots of small privately owned businesses - makes shopping that much more interesting
3) The fact I wake up at 6am every day feeling great to sunshine and bird song
4) In half an hour I can be at the beach, up a mountain or in the city
5) The fact I can go somewhere and be totally alone if I want to. No cars, no buildings - no other people
6) Mateship - people go out of their way to help their mates - even putting in hours of slog - just for a couple of cold beers
7) The people - they are so friendly! (though I'm sure there are some exceptions)
8) Aussie sense of humour - over here they can say 'bloody' in an advert and its funny. Not banned!
9) Safety - I dont know if it is a lot safer here - but it sure feels like it.
10) Sunshine! I dont care if too much of it is a bad thing - I love the fact that it shines nearly every day!

I could go on. In fact, I can't think of anything I don't like about this place. Oh - except the mossies maybe.

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Wol

1 The weather
2 The space
3 Yes, the money!
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ClareW

1. the weather (duh!)
2. the people (mostly friendly and helpful)
3. seeing pelicans flying overhead as I walk my daughter to school.
4. seeing cockatoos, rosellas etc etc flying wild
5. the space
6. polite kids (not just mine but all the kids at my daughters school are polite)
7. old fashioned utes
8. spectacular thunderstorms and hard hard rain
9. the view over the bay to the islands
10. the chance that I'll see a dolphin in the sea when I'm down by the beach.

Luma

Thanks guys, that's brightened up my morning

lostpom

Oops, sorry, did I bring this on !?

Luma

Yes.

Your post was really good and wow you've had 148 replies so far.

But.....

I thought we need something positive as well and didn't want to change your posts direction

So......

Thought I start a thread so people could put down the positives.

lostpom

Great, I do feel a little bad about bringing down the Karma on the forum.

In fact, I'll start another post right now with some nice photos of Australia to make everyone feel a bit better !

Vash the Stampede

Untimed local calls! Talk for 2-3 hours, and pay no more than 10p or thereabouts!

I was utterly horrified to discover that British phone companies charge you by the minute! Thought that went out with the dinosaurs!

cranni

1. the weather
2. the open space
3. the friendly people we have met.
4. the lifestyle
5. the beautiful beaches
6. the cleanliness of the streets and parks
7. the school our kids attend
8 12,000 miles away from MIL
9. customer service.
10. Our new house build


love it love it love it

BenandPam

What, like the banking charges over here

moneypenny20

1. Having Wallabies, Koalas and Kookaburras in our garden
2. Driving off the beautiful green hillside we live on, and five minutes later reaching the beach.
3. Politeness and non obnoxious confidence of the children I have met so far.
4. The storms are brilliant.
5. After the storms, the sun shines a lot .
6. Sincere or not, chatting to strangers in shops.
7. Fab food.
8. We have had 100% fantastic service so far. Long may it last.
9. We can afford a pool.
10. Stunning countryside, fab coastline