kericare

i dont want to get in to arguments here but is there anyone in perth that feels they want to go bk home,would love to meet up with people that are here and are wanting to go bk,i have never felt so lonely in all my life than i do now,what were yr reasons for coming here and why do you want to go bk pm if you would rather cheers

Amazulu

Not me - this is my home.

Broad Shoulders

well you are in the most isolated city in the world

moneypenny20

I am home but my sympathies if you're in a place you don't want to be. Have you looked on MB to see if there are any other Perthites also struggling (personally I don't think it's a good idea to mix with people as down as yourself as I think it drags you down further) but I know it helps some people.

Deancm

Find a hobby. Apparently swimming with big white sharks is popular in Perth.

pompeyblonde

Im in Sydney, but I always want to go home when its winter here! esp watching everyone smiling at sunny Wimbledon...

How long have you been here? nearly 4 years for me, and still not sure!

Syedney

If after 4 years you're still unsure, then don't you think you'll never ever feel at home here??

I have been here 7 months now, and after my first update (3 months into Sydney) I remember wanting to go back home...so badly! Really was homesick

4 months later, I am now settled, my family's settled and we do like it here.

It's still doesn't feel like home yet and but it's getting closer to being one...

To OP:
Give it time. Don't despair or give in. Make a diary of things you want to do while here and make an effort to do them. Cross them off your list once done. This is an adventure of a lifetime and take it as such.

Hung in there, years from now you will look back on these moments with great pride and satisfaction, because you hang in here!


Do wish you good luck.

Vash the Stampede

Me.

Dorothy

Are you working or staying home with too much time to think about how unhappy you are? Have you made an effort to get out to meet new people? People are not going to come looking for you, so you have to get yourself out there and make the effort. Saying that, I have found Perth to be a little difficult to get to know people but that never stopped me getting out and trying. Yes, I met a few (quite a few) people I can't be bothered to see again but I've also met some really nice people here who I would call friends.

There is going to be a meet up in King's Park in early September. Why not come out to meet some people there? If you don't want to wait that long why not organise a meet or your own? There are groups of women who meet for lunch regularly and the meets I've gone to are all really friendly and welcoming.

As someone else said, though, I wouldn't go out of your way looking for others who are miserable. Find some folks who are happy and they can show you what it is that makes them feel that way.

Syedney

Hmmm...Don't think OP was asking an Ozzie the question???

quoll

Absolutely - there are quite a few of us in MBTTUK. 30 years, 3 months and 3 days and counting.

moneypenny20

Why? What's the difference?

Exile

Well if Vash wants to fly all the way around the globe to Perth to comfort an expat with homesickness he's a much more generous spirited person than I ever gave him credit for.

squeezzii

where are you in perth exactly and how long have you been here?

Dorothy

From her other posts it looks like they have ping ponged to Mindarie.