What did you expect? Really.
Nov 19th 2006, 4:27 pm
#61
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by Geordie George
I figure that the only consistent thing in a move overseas is the person undertaking it. You can change everything - your location, your access to opportunities (though you don't need to move to t'other side of the world to do that), but you can't change you. If you're the type that sees things half full, Aus will always be great. If you're not, Aus might be disappointing.
Nov 19th 2006, 5:03 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by denver
I am sorry but reading your post has made me quite angry, I live in the UK and I think it is a HELL HOLE. It is dirty, polluted, overcrowded, ineffecient, rediculously expensive, with rude, badly behaved children and miserable gits for citizens. In fact, The UK is rubbished universally. Give me Australia anyday.
I will regret this post later on but some people are just ##@#@
PS GO HOME, AUSTRALIA IS BETTER WITHOUT YOU
I will regret this post later on but some people are just ##@#@
PS GO HOME, AUSTRALIA IS BETTER WITHOUT YOU
What was that people were saying about posts full of hate :scared:
Nov 19th 2006, 5:30 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by denver
I am sorry but reading your post has made me quite angry, I live in the UK and I think it is a HELL HOLE. It is dirty, polluted, overcrowded, ineffecient, rediculously expensive, with rude, badly behaved children and miserable gits for citizens. In fact, The UK is rubbished universally. Give me Australia anyday.
I will regret this post later on but some people are just ##@#@
PS GO HOME, AUSTRALIA IS BETTER WITHOUT YOU
I will regret this post later on but some people are just ##@#@
PS GO HOME, AUSTRALIA IS BETTER WITHOUT YOU
Nov 19th 2006, 5:32 pm
#64
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
We've been here a couple of years now, and I can't quite remember what I expected or wanted. What I do know is the one thing my wife and I have always valued is options and opportunities. We hate to have doors closing on us, and about the only term I can remember from an economics course is "opportunity cost."
Our experience of moving to Australia is that the opportunity has been there for us to get a good enough house, in an attractive enough area, with good enough schools, and good enough vehicles. We've also met SO MANY supportive, friendly, welcoming, interesting people. The great thing about this for us is that we can do this on one-and-a-bit salaries, just. That means we still have the chance of getting the "great car/house/kids schooling" if my wife goes back to work, or we can start a business, or - more likely - we can take turns doing another round of studying.
I'm not sure we could have kept so many doors open back in the UK.
It doesn't really answer your question Badge, but I suspect the old (less knackered) British version of CHnJ would see our life and think we're as happy as he hoped we'd be.
Our experience of moving to Australia is that the opportunity has been there for us to get a good enough house, in an attractive enough area, with good enough schools, and good enough vehicles. We've also met SO MANY supportive, friendly, welcoming, interesting people. The great thing about this for us is that we can do this on one-and-a-bit salaries, just. That means we still have the chance of getting the "great car/house/kids schooling" if my wife goes back to work, or we can start a business, or - more likely - we can take turns doing another round of studying.
I'm not sure we could have kept so many doors open back in the UK.
It doesn't really answer your question Badge, but I suspect the old (less knackered) British version of CHnJ would see our life and think we're as happy as he hoped we'd be.
Nov 19th 2006, 5:35 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
Not going to rise to this.. I really only have one problem with Oz and that is just I find it dull. Never been into the beach thing, never understood the attraction of getting sand in every orifice, and if you don't do the beach, what's left?. People say that there is lots to see, Barrier reef, Uluru (beam me up Scotty) etc but I have to work for a living and can't spend a week travelling to see a rock.. local 'attractions' include towns where people travel for hours to a pie shop, EG Robertson and I think that sums up just how 'exciting' parts of Australia really are.
Turn left at Sydney and head West.
Nov 19th 2006, 5:40 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iPom
What's left?
Turn left at Sydney and head West.
Turn left at Sydney and head West.
Nov 19th 2006, 5:41 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iPom
What's left?
Turn left at Sydney and head West.
Turn left at Sydney and head West.
Nov 19th 2006, 5:57 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
So that will be 2,000 miles of red dust then?
If you'd been out West, you'd know it wasn't 2000miles of red dust.Have you been up here yet? That won't take you a week.
Nov 19th 2006, 6:02 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
So that will be 2,000 miles of red dust then?
So, anyway... when are you leaving? I've heard there are regular flights to the UK.
Nov 19th 2006, 6:07 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iPom
You should get out more. If you'd been out West, you'd know it wasn't 2000miles of red dust.
Have you been up here yet? That won't take you a week.
If you'd been out West, you'd know it wasn't 2000miles of red dust.Have you been up here yet? That won't take you a week.
Mate
Start banging!!!!
Nov 19th 2006, 6:08 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
You obviously don't know Australia if you think it's a mere 2,000 miles.
So, anyway... when are you leaving?
So, anyway... when are you leaving?
Nov 19th 2006, 6:10 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by Hels Bells
Mate
Start banging!!!!
Start banging!!!!
Nov 19th 2006, 6:11 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
2049 miles.
Nov 19th 2006, 6:14 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by iPom
Yes, but not all red dust. And I know that for a fact.
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Nov 19th 2006, 6:17 pm
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Re: What did you expect? Really.
Originally Posted by Hels Bells
Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!
I bet you were a really high maintenance child.
