dont know ,all i know is out of 4 in my family 75% will be in europe . And i ve met a lot of misreble bleeders who want to return to the uk but reckon they are too old or cant because money issues .

Out of my family, only 1 is left in the UK, and he would love to be somewhere else... but he can't, he's too old and has money issues...

It's interesting how everywhere seems to have very similar situations.

Esher/Ewell/Dorking/Guildford has plenty of them.

They also talk a bit about their lives at times on the London board I visit.

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Plenty of others on there as well... head for general discussion or do a search.

I dont think any of these will be running of to live in Aus in a hurry.

Another group that should probably avoid migrating are those that live within close proximity of family and must see them on an almost daily basis. They are bound to spend their whole time here homesick.

the secret it is to take on board all the places you live and appreciate what it has to offer and the people you meet and dont go for AtoB your whole life but go to Ato Z . Too much talk on this site is about definates ie got to move to aussie ,got to move to the uk .Really at the end of the day it really really dont matter ,go where you want .

Thats the ones that actually choose to come.... at present around 33 pct of the country have thought about migrating, so that in itself is a minority, as the maths tells me that 66 pct haven't.

Big deal. Youve got some whinging POM mates on a few forums. That hardly qualifies your statement regarding 'a huge proportion of people that would find the UK as a much better and therefore far more worthwhile country for them'.

Have you actually got any facts, or are you really just trying to pass off your negative views as such ?

For us, it really wasn't worth it. We've been here over two years and are now deciding whether or not to stay. We know full well that nobody gives a s***t what we decide, but there were costs involved in coming here and there will be costs to return. Family and friends in the UK have moved on, some to a "better place", so we can't expect to pick up where we left off. I'm glad that many seem to have found something better here, but for us it was a mistake. No dig at Aus intended, just being honest about it all.

count the yays/nays in this thread and report back for the benefit of your fellow members. think it's in the 70s%. and this is not MBUK.

Ozzie eagle is one of the most balanced posters on this forum. He has lived for a long time in both countries and yet doesn't make sweeping generalisations about either country.

I may be being too keen and serious about this as I am moving out in a few weeks but is it worth it? seems a futile question.

I know it is not worth it financially already as we are giving up good jobs for a rubbish dollar rate and all that. But even if we come back in a couple of years surely the whole experience of living in another country, meeting new people etc makes it 'worth it'.

I realise that by moving there probably there will always be a feeling of where is really home but life is for living and having the opportunity must answer the question even if the final answer is the UK has the better opportunities!

Being 'worth it' and being happy about being in Oz and NOT one and the same. I'm pretty OK about being in Australia now. I didn't use to be, but things change. There are many posters on here that if you asked them if they are happy here in Australia then they would say "yes".... but ask them if it was all worth it and they may well say "no".

There are plenty of days when I would come in that group. They move to Oz, at it's most basic, got me a big house and nice weather, (I know that's an over simplification) but I gave up a lot in the UK for that, and on the balance of things I'm not convinced it was worth it.

"Why don't I just go back".... thought I would say it before somebody else does.... because they life I left behind in the UK has now gone. The home, job, location, friends, family have all moved on as well. You can never go back to exactly how it was... just to something like it.... and I have too many plus points here to go back for something I may never find anyway.

The going back statistics dont really reflect satisfaction level. There are many who just cannot go back - they are past the point of no return - but if circumstances were different they would probably jump at the chance. Unfortunately you can get stuck here even though we do all have free will - you come to a point where you have to weigh up the least worst option and for many of us it is staying in Australia when we would rather be elsewhere. I have several UK expat friends who have been here for more than 30 years and who would go back tomorrow were they not tied here by other factors. Personally I could leave a child and a grandchild but wont leave a husband (memo to self, dont marry an Australian the next time around).

I guess my family reflects the return statistics - 25% have gone back for the better opportunities that UK/Europe has to offer!

Wind your neck in. You have been here five min and think you know it all. You don't. You think Adelaide is brillaint and that the UK is shit... you made your point.
Now try listening to some other peoples and see what they think otherwise it's pretty pointless coming on the forums at all.

Honestly mate, I love it here, totally content. The simple fact is for some it is better, for some it isn't. No right or wrong. This is no Shangri-la and the same problems exist here as in the UK along with some that don't.
Ozzies views are not negative, just realistic. Many people come and go, many want to go but can't and so on. Real figures will never be available on this because of the complexity of it all.

Read my Signature.

Then do a "lot" more reading from other posters on these Forums.