Margaret3

[QUOTE=Stitch;5569433] forgot to add, it always snows in the winter, especially on xmas day, after a hearty lunch, we sledge doon the hills, then with our extended family and friends we sing xmas carols around the open fire

Vash the Stampede

This has been true ever since the SNP came to power.

pommybird

Actually my life in Australia was more like 'Eastenders'........depressing!

Centurion

And for MOST of us it works out just fine and we're a lot happier than our lives in the UK.

Different strokes and all that.

Stitch

[QUOTE=Margaret3;5569454] I'll put on a bikini and sing waltzing matilda....Will that do you

BadgeIsBack

What about John Major's maidens cycling through dawn mist to Mass?

Sweet dears used to run me over.

And the boys from the local RAF base doing flybys over the pub garden in their Spitfires. They've banned it now - Health and Safety.

northernbird

absolutely, somewhere on this thread somebody suggested that to enjoy it here you must have had a shit life in the UK. What total and utter bollocks.

pommybird

Yes you are right - for many it does work out in Oz and they are happy - I guess a lot of people are just more surprised when they hear about the ones that didn't like it and came back again.

I think a lot of people in the UK that have never migrated have a very anti UK stance and believe that life in Australia can only be better (and that was me prior to migration) - that's what so great about this forum it shows both sides - those that are settled and happy and those who never settle and prefer the UK.

Pollyana

Now I know what I'm doing wrong. If I just had a BBQ I'd be happier here.

lorids

hi northern bird

I think you need to be very careful how you interpret other peoples posts to ensure this forum remains a useful tool for people who are seriously considering moving to Australia.

The post (I think the one you are referring to written by me) did not say to enjoy Australia you had to have had a shit life in the UK. It was a post to encourage people to seriously look in detail at what they were leaving behind in the UK and what they expected on a day to day basis to fulfill what they already had and make it better. I have spoken to, met and posted so many people returning who looked at Australia on such a macro level and didn't consider the day to day.
However is it not pretty obvious that if someone's life is 'shit' as you wrongly quoted then of course it will be far easier to enjoy a different life no matter where. Unfortunately it is not so dried cut as you interpreted..give people posting some credit!! and perhaps read posts more carefully before slandering.

Vim Fuego

Have you swallowed a dictionary?

lorids

which word didn't you understand?

Pollyana

C'mon guys, lets keep this a polite thread. There is room for everyone's views and they all deserve to been given space.

Bix

Why ?

Why not move because you can ?

Why not move to experience more of the world ?

BadgeIsBack

You can - and certainly give it a try- but it might not work out. Exhibit A - a lot of people on this forum.

I think there are alot of people who get caught by the very trap that the OP mentions - and it was the first thing I noticed too when I first read this forum...