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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by esperanza
(Post 4293290)
Er, Eastenders is a real-life documentary. Actually. :sneaky:
And don't get too hungup on my example of jetlag, coz a few people have mentioned it now - I was just thinking of negative things that they could have mentioned but didn't in the first prog. I think the 2nd one was much more balanced. Didn't see this mornings. Re: Eastenders - there is sadly no help for you sorry :blink: |
Wanted : Down Under
Today's installment ( Adelaide ) really was The Pits , methinks !
BBC didn't even see fit to show 10 seconds of the actual Adelaide CBD , or of the Rundle mall , or of any markets , shops , historical buildings/monuments ... ...or anything of actual interest ( to whoever isn't entirely brain-dead yet !) - instead , most of the show was spent on agonising over houses , U.K. relatives/friends and the beach/es... This leaves another 17 episodes . Does anyone know where to find : which city is going to be "on" , on which future days ? |
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[QUOTE=esperanza;4293290]Er, Eastenders is a real-life documentary. Actually. :sneaky:
Don't they export it all over the world, its a wonder anyone comes to the UK at all! And as for Emmerdale, aparently its one of the most dangerous places to live in the world, they've had a plane crash into it, the pub has had things fall on it killing people in it, a bus crash, a house collapse along with a whole load of other life threatening incidents! all this in a little rural village! AND if you want to get kidnapped, move to Coronation Street, just ask Tracey Lee!! I think she's been kidnapped three times so far:D Dolly:lol: |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4285414)
What an absolute pile of bile! Would give it a miss, seemed very pro Aus, as they have a lunch breaks, year round sunshine, markets and beaches :rolleyes: And in UK they have nothing like that and work long hours etc etc etc :zzz:
Saw Aus through very rose tinted specs, missed family within one week, all very bizarre. Did not give a balanced view and typical day time telly :D I'll get off my soap box now but it's only the start of the series and it might get more informative as it goes along touching on different subjects in each show. I'll keep watching anyway. T xx |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4291814)
Why on earth did the bloke today work all day and his wife worked all night? Mortgage of £100 grand? Must have some very expensive hobbies?
Gina |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by moneypen20
(Post 4293259)
It's a bit of fun for daytime tv. Watch it but don't take it seriously, unless you are the sort of folk that take Eastenders seriously of course :p
It's fun seeing the different families and lovely to see a little bit of footage of Australia. If you are expecting to learn something - then don't watch it. It's not meant to be educational. As for slagging off the families that are in the programme (some posters above have accused them of whinging and worse) that's really not on! Gina |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by GinaUK
(Post 4293729)
Finally, the voice of reason :). Exactly right! It is not an in-depth documentary - the fact that it's day-time TV AND presented by Nadia Sawalha are two big clues here.
It's fun seeing the different families and lovely to see a little bit of footage of Australia. If you are expecting to learn something - then don't watch it. It's not meant to be educational. As for slagging off the families that are in the programme (some posters above have accused them of whinging and worse) that's really not on! Gina Have to agree. Its daytime TV, easy watching. If they started to go in depth about TRAs and visa applications people would switch over to ITV! Its winter and people want to see sunny australia and the nice places they could live, if it really gets them interested, they will then find out about the lovely pile of paperwork that goes with it:D :blink: Dolly:D |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by GinaUK
(Post 4289741)
LOL ! I saw her for the first time yesterday. That nasal voice! Quack the duck springs to mind - very annoying! :D
I guess listening to her for 20 programmes I'll get used to it. Gina |
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By the way, missed yesterdays as OH set up the dvd player but forgot to delete the old recording, so not enough space to record the programme :( , and it was my HUSBAND who is a MAN!!!! wasn't someone complaining of their WIFE and WOMEN not being able to set up the dvd. Hopefully, it should record todays as dvd has now been cleared, and I double checked before I left for work today that TV was on BBC1, any failure today is completely down to the DVD recorder.
Dolly:) |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by temptininnit
(Post 4293776)
She laughs like Sid James. :)
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Well it's daytime TV so I wasn't expecting much to be honest, but even so, I'm already finding it repetitive and irritating, I'm afraid! And that's after just 2 episodes.
I'm Sky+ing it, I suspect the fast forward button will get plenty of use over the next few weeks. |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by GinaUK
(Post 4293703)
Maybe you missed the bit where they said that the family was from Reading? We live in Reading as well and house prices are very high here. You may have also missed the bit where they said the family lived in Tilehurst (very ordinary part of Reading) and that their house was worth £300,000. They showed a shot of the outside of the house and it looked like a typical ex-council house with no garage. Gives you an idea of what house prices for very ordinary houses are like down here (and why some people have to work day and night)!
Gina As I said with a mortgage of around £500 a month and he's an electrician (must make a bob or 2) why do they both have to work themselves into the ground? Makes no sense, they live close to their family, have no child care costs as wife said she had them during the day and shopping in Reading can't be that expensive. As I said must have very expensive hobbies :rofl: |
Re: Wanted Down Under
and she did say they had a lot of disposable income!
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4294528)
As I said with a mortgage of around £500 a month and he's an electrician (must make a bob or 2) why do they both have to work themselves into the ground? Makes no sense, they live close to their family, have no child care costs as wife said she had them during the day and shopping in Reading can't be that expensive. As I said must have very expensive hobbies :rofl:
Enjoy the show for what it is - daytime TV with an entertainment value (NOT an educational value.) |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by uksniper
(Post 4295637)
What has any of that got to do with you? Stop dissecting the lives of the people that had the guts to get up and try and better their lives.
Enjoy the show for what it is - daytime TV with an entertainment value (NOT an educational value.) |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by uksniper
(Post 4295637)
What has any of that got to do with you? Stop dissecting the lives of the people that had the guts to get up and try and better their lives.
Enjoy the show for what it is - daytime TV with an entertainment value (NOT an educational value.) Do you actually have proof they'll have a better life? What do you define as better? Oh and if you'd not noticed they had a weeks holiday in Aus not bettered their lives in any way. Sorry to sound snotty but it's what I got from you. Welcome to the forum, where people discuss things good bad and ugly, if ya don't like it don't read posts :rofl: |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4295666)
if ya don't like it don't read posts :rofl:
If you read the English language in my post correctly you would have noticed the word "try" in there. In the dictionary that means - to attempt to do or accomplish. Therefore if you read the sentence correctly they are going 'to attempt to do or accomplish' a better life. A better life for them may be different to what my perception of a better life is. People have different reasons for wanting to emigrate so I would not even try to answer that one. As a suggestion Australia_bound it may be worth getting yourself a job and not watching a lot of daytime TV. :D |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by uksniper
(Post 4295740)
I think the term "Reap what you sow" comes to mind.
If you read the English language in my post correctly you would have noticed the word "try" in there. In the dictionary that means - to attempt to do or accomplish. Therefore if you read the sentence correctly they are going 'to attempt to do or accomplish' a better life. A better life for them may be different to what my perception of a better life is. People have different reasons for wanting to emigrate so I would not even try to answer that one. As a suggestion Australia_bound it may be worth getting yourself a job and not watching a lot of daytime TV. :D we ahve been up against this alll the way, as we are comfortable but seek more than what we have, more in life than superficial....so agree on this one and have too look at the programme from evrybodies point of view on life |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by uksniper
(Post 4295740)
I think the term "Reap what you sow" comes to mind.
If you read the English language in my post correctly you would have noticed the word "try" in there. In the dictionary that means - to attempt to do or accomplish. Therefore if you read the sentence correctly they are going 'to attempt to do or accomplish' a better life. A better life for them may be different to what my perception of a better life is. People have different reasons for wanting to emigrate so I would not even try to answer that one. As a suggestion Australia_bound it may be worth getting yourself a job and not watching a lot of daytime TV. :D Trying to dissect my life now eh? :confused :confused:. I have a job, thank you very much please feel free to read my profile. Still don't put things I don't want people knowing on there so can't be dissected, funny enough I've discussed my work with others on here, as it's on public display for all to see, pretty much like the lives of the people I'm not allowed to comment on! :D. |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4295811)
Thank you for taking the time explain the word try, blissfully unaware of it's meaning as too much daytime TV whilst sponging off the state!!!
Trying to dissect my life now eh? :confused :confused:. I have a job, thank you very much please feel free to read my profile. Still don't put things I don't want people knowing on there so can't be dissected, funny enough I've discussed my work with others on here, as it's on public display for all to see, pretty much like the lives of the people I'm not allowed to comment on! :D. |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Simpson Clan
(Post 4293588)
If anything this show has given me doubts as to whether or not we can do it financially.
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by uksniper
(Post 4295843)
Your like a clock. If this keeps up it should get my posting numbers up.:p
Or maybe a passing troll, just out to wind up? Loved you "what has it got to do with you" :rofl: bloody classic, what kind of fool would say something like that about a show on TV. I mean if it had nothing to do with anyone then what would be the point of putting it on the TV? As no one would watch it. But promise just for you I'll miss tomorrow episode, as it'll be a re-run of the first couple of shows! Hope you're happy now dear! |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4294528)
They said house worth £300k and that if sosoldhey'd have £200k equity, so they must owe £100k simple maths and was paying attention :curse:.
As I said with a mortgage of around £500 a month and he's an electrician (must make a bob or 2) why do they both have to work themselves into the ground? Makes no sense, they live close to their family, have no child care costs as wife said she had them during the day and shopping in Reading can't be that expensive. As I said must have very expensive hobbies :rofl: I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area. No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family. So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family. That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE. Paul Larner PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by B@lDeR$
(Post 4296178)
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area. No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family. So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family. That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE. Paul Larner PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months |
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Well sorry guys! I have to say i'm addicted to the program as i find it as my Oz fix and have watched each program twice! I'm soooo excited about going...
Well done Paul, really enjoyed your program, my hubs is Electrician and quite daunting... You doing it yourself or got an agent.. silly bickering going on! Lighten up everyone. . . . .:D S-j Si and 4 kids in tow! :thumbup: |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 4296197)
If you are a controls engineer & you are any good then come to Perth mate. You will be on a minimum of $80/hr ($170k) + bonus within days of arriving & have work for years to come.
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by B@lDeR$
(Post 4296178)
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area. No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family. So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family. That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE. Paul Larner PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months I hope all goes well for you and your family. Good luck. |
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Well i do not understand the attitude of some of the posters on this thread, this show is a simple daytime TV show giving people a glimpse of life down under. It is not supposed to be a guide to emmigration, it does does try to be a resource for those wanting to emmigrate. It is more a commerical for Australia Immigration and is intended to plant seeds in the minds of people who may be fed up with their current life and is there to show them there is an alternative.
We Sky+ it everyday and watch in the evening and it is nice just to see some footage of Australia, all we have really is Home and Away and i am not desperate enough for images of beaches to watch that yet! I just hope they show Brisbane today. I think there are some jealous folks on here, Its easy to be a bit jealous, after all we all want to be in Aus otherwise we would not want to be on this site. I would love to have a big chunk of equity in our house so we could get a new house in Aus with less worry. But i don't so we are going to Aus to carry on with the ususal stress of having a large mortgage, but we are going to improve our lifestyle in many other ways other then money. Its a hard ride whoever you are and despite some of the comments on here it is not made easier by appearing on this show, all these people have got after all is a free weeks holiday in Aus, Big Deal! As Paul says they have still got all the stress to come with Visa's, jobs and moving by themselves. I would think that most of the good people on this forum are first to understand and empaphise with these folks and like all of us in this situation wish them the best of luck. |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by B@lDeR$
(Post 4296178)
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area. No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family. So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family. That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE. Paul Larner PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months Donna & Neil |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4295891)
Are you in someway connected to this show, very defensive of it and only post on threads concerning it? !
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4295891)
Or maybe a passing troll, just out to wind up?!
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4295891)
Loved you "what has it got to do with you" :rofl: bloody classic, what kind of fool would say something like that about a show on TV. !
Originally Posted by Australia_bound?
(Post 4295891)
Hope you're happy now dear!
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There are two threads running about this programme. I have just posted a warning on the other one, and now it looks like this one is heading the same way. Cut out the personal comments or the thread bites the dust.
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by The Murphsters
(Post 4296859)
I think there are some jealous folks on here, Its easy to be a bit jealous, after all we all want to be in Aus otherwise we would not want to be on this site. I would love to have a big chunk of equity in our house so we could get a new house in Aus with less worry. But i don't so we are going to Aus to carry on with the ususal stress of having a large mortgage, but we are going to improve our lifestyle in many other ways other then money.
Its a hard ride whoever you are and despite some of the comments on here it is not made easier by appearing on this show, all these people have got after all is a free weeks holiday in Aus, Big Deal! As Paul says they have still got all the stress to come with Visa's, jobs and moving by themselves. I would think that most of the good people on this forum are first to understand and empaphise with these folks and like all of us in this situation wish them the best of luck. |
Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by uksniper
(Post 4297399)
HERE HERE. Well said.
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by rebnatoli
(Post 4297432)
Back to today's programme - I thought there wasn't much rose tinting around - this was a young couple without lots of equity going - realising that financially they wouldn't be better off - and maybe worse off but still liking the lifestyle - although I was suprised they said they would go. Over the week a few negatives have come up - todays was the fllies! I think if todays programme was all I had ever seen of Australia it wouldn't make me want to go - bad weather, Flies, not so good housing etc. Beaches still looked graet though.
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 4297453)
where were they?
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 4297453)
where were they?
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by kporte
(Post 4297453)
where were they?
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 4297385)
There are two threads running about this programme. I have just posted a warning on the other one, and now it looks like this one is heading the same way. Cut out the personal comments or the thread bites the dust.
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Originally Posted by B@lDeR$
(Post 4296178)
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area. No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family. So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family. That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE. Paul Larner PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months |
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My point of view which is only what it is, was that I was disappointed with the programme itself.
Fair play to the people who went on it and good luck to them all if they decide it's what they want. It's just the programme, the presenter, the format, the repetitiveness and those damn spinning flag-cards that I have an issue with. |
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