What do you.......
Feb 26th 2004 | 6:42 am
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What do you.......
..miss most about Britain?
Feb 26th 2004 | 7:27 am
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I'm thinking of moving to Oz and not really sure if I'd miss anything 
Feb 26th 2004 | 8:45 am
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Re: What do you.......
Originally posted by lippy
..miss most about Britain?
..miss most about Britain?
sod all
Feb 26th 2004 | 8:47 am
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Re: What do you.......
Originally posted by lippy
..miss most about Britain?
..miss most about Britain?
Feb 26th 2004 | 9:02 am
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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!)
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!)
Feb 26th 2004 | 9:27 am
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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.
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.
Feb 26th 2004 | 10:34 am
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Re: What do you.......
Originally posted by lippy
..miss most about Britain?
..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
Feb 26th 2004 | 12:18 pm
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Re: What do you.......
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.
Then spend 20odd thousand quid moving, take a 50% pay cut, find out the same old stuff happens in OZ
After a few months of spending the quids, doing the holiday thing, novelty starts to wear off, suddenly
theres things about the UK you miss
Voila, just give it time
If you've never visited OZ the UK magically is even more of a dump OZ is even more wonderful.
Then spend 20odd thousand quid moving, take a 50% pay cut, find out the same old stuff happens in OZ
After a few months of spending the quids, doing the holiday thing, novelty starts to wear off, suddenly
theres things about the UK you miss Voila, just give it time
Feb 26th 2004 | 12:41 pm
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Re: What do you.......
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.
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.
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.
Feb 26th 2004 | 12:42 pm
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Re: What do you.......
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.
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.
Feb 26th 2004 | 1:10 pm
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Re: What do you.......
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.
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)
Feb 26th 2004 | 1:28 pm
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Re: What do you.......
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.
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.
Feb 26th 2004 | 1:31 pm
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Re: What do you.......
Originally posted by lippy
..miss most about Britain?
..miss most about Britain?
Feb 26th 2004 | 1:31 pm
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Re: What do you.......
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.
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 ?
Feb 26th 2004 | 1:33 pm
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Re: What do you.......
Originally posted by jayr
I miss decent curry (amongst some other things)
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
