Rosy

I think you are mistaking Sociology for Psychology!!! A Sociological thesis based on one person - think that research would be seriously flawed!!!

etlniwd

You were unlucky with the exchange rates then . You must have converted your money round about May 2002 because that's the only time the rate dipped as low as 2.6 the whole year. By July it had shot up to 2.95 and stayed at around 2.8 for the rest of the year.

You still caught the end of the housing boom by selling in April though. I put my house on the market in July (also in the S of England) and sold it at the end of October. I doubt that I would have sold for more if I'd left it any longer because the market had flattened out by then where I was.

Unless you are seriously unhappy then I don't see why you don't give Australia a bit more time. In a few more months I'm convinced that you could buy back the equivalent of your old UK property for significantly less than you sold for. You may even make a small profit on your Brisbane home.

I arrived in Brisbane in January this year. It took me about 3-4 months to settle. During that time I could probably have returned to the UK if I'd been given half an excuse. Now I am loving it. The only thing that is going to make me leave here is job situation (I can't get one !). Even then I would probably not move back to the UK because I am level-headed enough to remember the reasons I left there in the first place.

Gra.B

..errr....no.......I was referring to your material (posts)....about such things as the state of ozzie education, employment, building, etc...
....so if you don't like trawling through it all, then just delete all your posts related to the above...you'll get through it in no time after that! Sorted!!

Glad to help!

..have to just add that I kind of agree with the other two, after 8 weeks there everything was wonderful, then a few weeks later it was terrible! I'm sure you can see why people question it. I'm not picking holes or anything, or with my other comments, (hence the smileys!) so don't get cross...

Cheers, Gra..

jtipping

Nick
Just interested in if you were seeking a job in your skill area or if you were looking for anything that comes around.
Interested to know what the employment situation is really like in Brisbane area as this is the only thing worrying me at the moment.
Jan

etlniwd

I'm in IT. People keep telling me to get any job I can and take it from there. Well, I am not prepared to do that. If I was going into semi retirement then I may take that option but I'm not ready for that yet. My industry moves so fast that I cannot afford to be out of it for too long - I will become unemployable. I can earn good money in Europe and I can get a job there almost straight away. If I do get a job here in Brisbane (in my field) then it is almost certain that the pay will be less that half of what I'd get in Europe, maybe even as low as 30%. The taxes in Australia are much higher also. I have to weigh up the two sides and make a decision. If I leave Australia I can always come back here once I've got all I can out of my career.

Brisbane is bad for IT (and I mean very bad). It doesn't seem so bad for other professions. If you are into Health or Local Government then you are laughing. Those two areas seem to be the biggest employers.

paulf

My TV really is better than yours.

bryank

I think you've hit the nail on the head. Rosy returning after 8 weeks is beyond belief. Being an expat requires building a foundation for your family which takes 6-12 months. Not only that but it takes a while to adjust to the culture/lifestyle of your new country.

& despite her concerns about OZ education, all the (objective) studies show the standards are comparable.


:lecture:

Bella

Emigrating is a major upheaval and it would be odd if we didn't experience stress, frustration, anxiety etc.
I'm due to go to Oz in the next few months and veer between exhiliration, euphoria and terror!

Thing is, I don't reckon it's helpful to compare with UK the whole time. I love living in Brighton, love my little house (hate the job), love friends and family but want a big old exciting adventure. I am expecting to get there and love some things and not others and find friendly people and unfriendly people, good weather and bad weather etc. It's gonna be different to UK in loads of ways and that will be good and bad. If I go expecting life to be better in every way I'm gonna be disappointed. So I hope I have an open mind and take it as it comes.

Also, I agree that you probably need to give it a couple of years before you work out if it's right. You can then apply for citizenship which makes sense.

Florida_03

Keeping away from poisonous forums like this one would help. Listening to PB and his groupies would make anyone want to get away. His stuff is crap but you can't stand toe-to-toe with the wacker to have a true debate. If Rosy wants to believe that Australia is crap after barely getting over jetlag who cares (and how would she know).

Don't get me wrong, I think my country will be a much better place without these muckrackers and can't wait to see the end of them. Happy trip home Rosy, PB, Dotty, Ceri and you other know-all, self-righteous, arrogant poms. Be gone.

paulf

Who made you god, dumbass

Interested

It really does take a while to get setteld in...I have been here in Toronto for almost two years now and I am still trying. The hardest part was definately the first year. So many times I was ready to pack it all in, but then one day it dawned on me that it was beginning to feel like home !!

Now when i go back to the UK, i can't wait to get back 'home' to Canada hehehe.

However I don't see myself living here forever......I want to try some other places out and eventually move back to England, well thats the plan at the moment.

penzer

go florida_03....... one of the few along with mr mover and pleasance that posts are worth reading.

what makes people call other people dumbass for posting what they think?
done alot of research through this site and found out through rellies and posters that you need 2 years atleast to make your mind up.



don't need to be god to work that out.
jeeeeeeeeez

Ceri

For a start I've never muck raked intentionally. If you do not like the fact that I dislike Aus that's your problem "mate". ANYONE who says "this is the best country ever" about ANY country in the world are lying through their teeth, or they need a reality check. (P.S dislike is maybe a too harsh a word - dislike some things, like others)

No 2, unless you're an Aborigine Florida (and all other Meg cronies and rejects) - you are more of a "Pom" than I could ever be.(Ever looked at your flag? your white history, or the language you speak)

One more thing, thank god not all Aussies are like you, or we would not employ them if they had your type of attitude.


I wish you all the best in the USA because with your one sided , derogatory attitude you're going to need all the luck which one can throw your way.

Megalania

Did I ask to be born carrying Anglo blood? No. Am I a Pom? No.

Ceri

Well Mr/Ms Pom - thou do protest too much.
You know what you can do if you don't like your Anglo blood don't you?
Perhaps you should meet Mr Philip Nitschke and do yourself a favour
Cheers