Originally Posted by sunny_samantha

Really don't understand this. We moved here two months ago and life is great. We learnt a lot from this site when we were in the process of emigrating and were really appreciative to this site and to certain people on it. Since we arrived we have logged in several times and all we seem to see is people moaning about the UK/Australia/the price of whatever...WHY? Either you are committed to move or you are not! We were, and still are, yes there are things that seem expensive but there are things that seem cheap. We love it here. If you feel negative then GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND ANNOY OTHER PEOPLE. You have to understand that when you move to to the other side of the world there are more important issues to consider than - is it hot? does it rain? are there spiders? is bread cheap? will my tv work? (ours didn't - we now have a fabulous 32 inch tv - its great!)
Again just want to say we love it here, we did our research (with help here and we thank people for it) but we find it sad that this site seems to be full of negative whingers at the moment???? if you are not committed to the move then why spend your time moaning here - stay in Whinging Pom land!!!! My personal hate is those that say I earn £X how will I cope on A$X. You are buying a lifestyle not a salary. We have a no worries attiude - if you don't have this then don't bother coming as you wil be on the next flight back
Sorry to rant but this is how I feel.

Originally Posted by moneypen20

Nothing has changed except your perspective. As far as I can see people have always used the site to moan about something whether they are asking numpty questions from the UK or not expecting something once in Aus. You are now there and possibly still in the honeymoon period. Give it another few months and you might hit a "homesick period" and start having a whinge/moan about something totally unrelated. - OTOH you might not in which case congratulations

People ask questions which to you now living there seem daft, but if a question comes to mind, sometimes you write before thinking it through (those "you"s were not directed at you but you as in other people

I just had a rant on the changing plugs thread, but presumably others felt the need to know. We are all different. Chill

Originally Posted by madsad

Could not agree more MP, this is a public forum and if someone wants to ask if their TV will work why should they not? also remember what seems silly to you might seem sensible to someone else.

You have also made it & good for you but remember how stressful it is for the people still waiting.

MR MADSAD

Originally Posted by sunny_samantha

Yes I remember how stressful the nearly two years were waiting for the visa (with the pregnancy and birth of our first child thrown in - yes that does help the whole view of grandparents when we are moving here)
Our point is how negative and whinging this site is with people moaning about a variety of things. Look at the posts for the past week to see what I mean. Also about the whole 'will my tv work' type question - when I had a question like that I tried the search mechanism or google etc...as I've already said my pet hates are whinging
Best Wishes to all who are applying and I hope you get here. BUt please be positive when you do!
With regard to the comment about income - we are NOT stupid - of course your income is important here that goes without saying.
We find that there are too many people on this site who are bitter becasue either they are not here yet or because they have returned to the UK because of partners /families views. These are the people who need to move on and get out.
We found this site really useful when going through the application process but we didn't whinge and I have no regrets about anything we asked. We just wish people could be more positive about the whole process/move.

Originally Posted by lucyb

Hi

Dont forget a lot of people use this as a support network too...like the other week when our SIR application went tits up, it was great to get some nice responses of support and encouragement to cheer us up! I hope no one thought we were moaning, we were very upset and since then we have actually had some really encouraging suggestions as to how we can work round the hitch which we are currently persuing. Bitter...no...jealous....yes!
Lucy
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Originally Posted by Grayling

Is this the sort of Petty siilly thread you have in mind?


http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...sunny_samantha


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Originally Posted by Grayling

Is this the sort of Petty siilly thread you have in mind?


http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...sunny_samantha


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Originally Posted by madsad

Lol!!

Originally Posted by Grayling

Is this the sort of Petty siilly thread you have in mind?


http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...sunny_samantha


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Originally Posted by tonyk38

I must confess that I nearly pissed myself laughing when I followed that link!

Samantha, with respect.........you really should be more tolerant of differing views from yours. I don't have any difficulty whatsoever airing my views/opinions on this forum even if they earn your disapproval.

If people want to discuss the price of iceberg lettuce or cask wine let them! I wouldn't be the slightest bit interested in responding to those or many other threads, but I don't condemn them.

Most folks here couldn't give a rats arse about my musings on wildlife, nor do I expect them too. But that doesn't stop me saying it. If this forum is to remain democratic, then differing views should be aired, debated, discussed and argued about. But not mentioned at all? Sorry, but I beg to differ....

Originally Posted by sunny_samantha

We find that there are too many people on this site who are bitter becasue either they are not here yet or because they have returned to the UK because of partners /families views. These are the people who need to move on and get out.
We found this site really useful when going through the application process but we didn't whinge and I have no regrets about anything we asked. We just wish people could be more positive about the whole process/move.

Originally Posted by sunny_samantha

With regard to the comment about income - we are NOT stupid - of course your income is important here that goes without saying.

Originally Posted by sunny_samantha

We find that there are too many people on this site who are bitter becasue either they are not here yet or because they have returned to the UK because of partners /families views. These are the people who need to move on and get out.
We found this site really useful when going through the application process but we didn't whinge and I have no regrets about anything we asked. We just wish people could be more positive about the whole process/move.

Originally Posted by wmoore

I don't remember reading anybody saying that you are. The comment was that your quotes about salaries amounted to bad advice.
As someone else said, YOUR outlook has changed. If things are working well for you then that's great - I'm genuinely pleased for you.
But you really should lighten up. If 'will my TV work?' is an important question for someone, then of course they should ask it on here. Yes we've all seen it a hundred times but new members appear all the time and they deserve the same respect as you were granted when you joined up. If you think the question is stupid, ignore it and read the next thread.
Perhaps you are the one that needs to move on. Bitter? Not me.