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What do you.......
..miss most about Britain?
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I'm thinking of moving to Oz and not really sure if I'd miss anything :confused:
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Originally posted by lippy ..miss most about Britain? :) sod all |
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Originally posted by lippy ..miss most about Britain? :) |
In order -
My family. My first tiny Wimpey house I've done up from nothing to the tiny Wimpey home it is now! Snow. The Archers. Henderson's Relish (strictly for the Sheffield crew that one!) :) |
family and friends
knowing where I'm going (ie where the roads lead to) knowing what brands are decent and where to shop for what decent speed limits to balance it up.....I don't miss: Nationwide Building Society taking 30mins to travel 5 miles tiny house with barely any garden the miserable / wet / cold weather Only been here a month and everything is going ok....but it would be so much better if you could just bring all the people you know and love with you. |
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Originally posted by lippy ..miss most about Britain? :) Back in UK all the prescriptions etc were free, here we have to pay! And the Dentist charged $100 to remove a tooth, and $40 for a check up. But, all in all, I still prefer it here now :D |
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Theres a pattern, leaving UK, OZ is a dream, you will miss nothing, UK's a dump, hate it blah blah.
If you've never visited OZ the UK magically is even more of a dump OZ is even more wonderful.:rolleyes: Then spend 20odd thousand quid moving, take a 50% pay cut, find out the same old stuff happens in OZ:D After a few months of spending the quids, doing the holiday thing, novelty starts to wear off, suddenly:eek: theres things about the UK you miss Voila, just give it time :D :D |
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Originally posted by ABCDiamond The NHS for children !! Back in UK all the prescriptions etc were free, here we have to pay! And the Dentist charged $100 to remove a tooth, and $40 for a check up. :D My son broke his arm after being here a week and we couldn't believe the costs! Don't think I'll be visiting the denist here... unless I have too. Although I suppose I was lucky in the UK in that I was able to see an NHS one, my mother-in-law just had a tooth out at a cost of GBP90.00. What do I miss? Family... even my mother-in-law! Other English people... people who can understand my sense of humour and know where I'm coming from. Money... I am so much poorer here British Employers... feels like I've gone back in time with regards to all things job related Football... I do watch some premiership games on TV here but the time difference plays havoc with my sleep patterns over the weekend. And if Tranmere Rovers make the FA Cup Final then I'm sorry, I'll be on the first plane outta here. Spring (but not too much as, on the whole, I prefer the weather here) That's about it I think. |
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There are certainly things about Britain we miss, and we have only been here 6 months. Though to be honest I didn't come here because I hate UK and I fully expected there to be things I would not like and would miss.
Don't come out here thinking that Oz will give a perfect answer all that you think is crap about England. It may well answer some of it but there is crap here to. We are happy though because we have achieved a lot of things that we could not in the UK. We live in a village, in a detached house and our kids go to a village primary. We could not have afforded that in the UK. My job pays 18000 GBP less than the UK (Hopefully I'll be getting a payrise when probation is over) but we don't have such a big mortgage. Its swings and roundabouts but I'm pretty certain that there hasn't been someone who has arrived here and after a while missed things about the UK. As Dotty said time will make you appreciate stuff. |
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Originally posted by HUP My job pays 18000 GBP less than the UK (Hopefully I'll be getting a payrise when probation is over) but we don't have such a big mortgage. I miss decent curry (amongst some other things) |
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Originally posted by Thomaz Totally agree. My son broke his arm after being here a week and we couldn't believe the costs! Don't think I'll be visiting the denist here... unless I have too. Although I suppose I was lucky in the UK in that I was able to see an NHS one, my mother-in-law just had a tooth out at a cost of GBP90.00. With dentists, if you are eligible for the Health Care Card, you can get Free Dental treatment under Medicare, usually in a teaching hospital. |
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Originally posted by lippy ..miss most about Britain? :) |
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Originally posted by HUP There are certainly things about Britain we miss, and we have only been here 6 months. Though to be honest I didn't come here because I hate UK and I fully expected there to be things I would not like and would miss. Don't come out here thinking that Oz will give a perfect answer all that you think is crap about England. It may well answer some of it but there is crap here to. We are happy though because we have achieved a lot of things that we could not in the UK. We live in a village, in a detached house and our kids go to a village primary. We could not have afforded that in the UK. My job pays 18000 GBP less than the UK (Hopefully I'll be getting a payrise when probation is over) but we don't have such a big mortgage. Its swings and roundabouts but I'm pretty certain that there hasn't been someone who has arrived here and after a while missed things about the UK. As Dotty said time will make you appreciate stuff. What type of job do you have ? :D |
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Originally posted by jayr I miss decent curry (amongst some other things) I even miss those pre-packed curries you could buy at the likes of Asda and Sainsburys. Chicken Madras with pilau rice, nan bread and a nice pint of lager.... mmmmm |
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