Are you going to miss the UK at all??
Jul 17th 2003, 11:43 am
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Being Scottish, we don’t experience the Whinging Pom bit at all. We have an instant camaraderie with the Ozzys, as we hate the English too!
<---- That was a joke, just in case my smilies don't convey it!
<---- That was a joke, just in case my smilies don't convey it!
Jul 17th 2003, 12:24 pm
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Originally posted by dracupg
Being Scottish, we don’t experience the Whinging Pom bit at all. We have an instant camaraderie with the Ozzys, as we hate the English too! <---- That was a joke, just in case my smilies don't convey it!
Being Scottish, we don’t experience the Whinging Pom bit at all. We have an instant camaraderie with the Ozzys, as we hate the English too!
<---- That was a joke, just in case my smilies don't convey it!
My wife has an English sounding accent is most offended by being labeled a Pom , the other British races are well thought of not so the dreaded Pom.
Jul 17th 2003, 2:06 pm
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Originally posted by dracupg
Being Scottish, we don’t experience the Whinging Pom bit at all. We have an instant camaraderie with the Ozzys, as we hate the English too! <---- That was a joke, just in case my smilies don't convey it!
Being Scottish, we don’t experience the Whinging Pom bit at all. We have an instant camaraderie with the Ozzys, as we hate the English too!
<---- That was a joke, just in case my smilies don't convey it!
It's pretty obvious really that there are more English here than Irish, Scots or Welsh - do the figures. If you believed everything "they" said here -they're all Irish, Scots and Welsh - funny considering that these three nationalities are way in the minority.
It's a case of "thou do protest too much" and all that jazz.
I don't know ... some of them have a real identify crisis here. By the way, I have a Welsh Father and an Irish mum - but I claim to be Welsh as that's where I was born and grew up - this is why I have a good laugh at some of these people here - they seem to have an identity crisis. And most people I know will not admit to having English blood - Or perhaps I'm mixing with the wrong people eh.
Cheers.
Jul 17th 2003, 3:18 pm
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Is this what you were after?
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%4...256d39001bc337!
This is a bit out of context now after deletion of another post but makes interesting reading nonetheless.
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%4...256d39001bc337!
This is a bit out of context now after deletion of another post but makes interesting reading nonetheless.
Last edited by jayr; Jul 17th 2003 at 3:22 pm.
Jul 17th 2003, 6:01 pm
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That's called segregation. Australia doesn't want that crap here. That's a leftist idea of what a multicultural country should be like - many different races and cultures living in the same country but never mixing.
Jul 17th 2003, 6:03 pm
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Originally posted by kaleb777
That's called segregation. Australia doesn't want that crap here. That's a leftist idea of what a multicultural country should be like - many different races and cultures living in the same country but never mixing.
That's called segregation. Australia doesn't want that crap here. That's a leftist idea of what a multicultural country should be like - many different races and cultures living in the same country but never mixing.
No them Abos are bad news and the other 160 races should be sent home , get real.
Jul 17th 2003, 6:07 pm
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Originally posted by jayr
Is this what you were after?
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%4...256d39001bc337!
This is a bit out of context now after deletion of another post but makes interesting reading nonetheless.
Is this what you were after?
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%4...256d39001bc337!
This is a bit out of context now after deletion of another post but makes interesting reading nonetheless.
Jul 17th 2003, 7:14 pm
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Re: Are you going to miss the UK?
I have been here for 2 years now, so I have had plenty of time to settle in, so this is more of a "things I do miss, things I don't miss, things I would miss if I ever went back" post.
I think there will always be things that one misses - but as several people have pointed out, there is a difference between missing them and constantly whinging about them. Also, I agree with Kaleb77's comments about comparing things and labelling "different" as "worse". I guess we all come across as doing that sometimes - I know my wife has accused me of it, when I thought I was simply observing a difference. I also agree that there is no point trying to bring the UK to Aus - at least not all of it.
Things I miss:
English beer
The Today programme on radio 4 (but ABC radio is pretty close)
Long summer evenings
Being close enought to go and visit family for the weekend (the time required now - as well as the expense - means we might get to the UK later this year
Walks/runs in the English countryside - especially doing the same route throughout the year and seeing the seasons changing
The countryside on a winter morning with a sharp frost - and getting in from a run with ice on my eyebrows.
Bluebell Woods
Real Ale and village pubs
Church Bells (I am/was a bellringer)
Being surrounded by history (and taking it for granted)
Traditional Christmas dinner
Did I mention the beer?
Things I do not miss:
Short grey days in winter when you leave the house in the dark, get back in the dark and do not see the sun for days on end because of the cloud
Taking over an hour to drive 17 miles to work in the morning
Getting up half an hour earlier in the winter so as to scrape ice off the car
The traffic - congestion, speeding, bad driving, road rage - everything about it.
Leaving the house at 6.30 to drive to the station, to get on a (late) crappy slam-door commuter wreck from South Waste trains, so I could get to Waterloo by whatever time they could manage (but in 2 years of doing the trip it was only on time about once a week), so I could cram onto the Waterloo and Shitty line (or walk if I felt like fending off the beggars), to get to work by 9, so I could work till 6 and then repeat in reverse so as to get home by 8.30, so I could eat something, watch a little telly and collapse into bed so as to start the whole bloody process again. Nope - don't miss that.
Aussie things I would miss if I left:
The weather
The fishing
Having "exotic" fruit growing in the garden (paw paw, mandarin, lime, lemon, passion fruit)
Lorikeets in the garden
Being able to live outside for most of the year
Not ever needing a coat
The shorter working day
The laid back approach to life
Four wheel driving on miles and miles of pristine beaches
The fishing
The friendliness of the people
Decent BBQs
The space (in the house, in the yard, everywhere)
Driving to work under blue skies nearly every day
Did I mention the Fishing
Being able to walk around in the middle of winter in shorts and T shirt (and have locals say oooh aren't you cold?)
UK things and customs I have brought with me to help:
I occasionally treat myself to a few bottles of Old Speckled Hen, though I am busy testing all the Aussie beers I can to find the ones I like (so far James Squires Amber Ale is top of my list)
Last Christmas I made a traditional Christmas pudding (we had it after our traditional Aussie cold meat and salads).
My wife (who is lovely) bought me some bluebells to plant in the yard.
Cheers
I think there will always be things that one misses - but as several people have pointed out, there is a difference between missing them and constantly whinging about them. Also, I agree with Kaleb77's comments about comparing things and labelling "different" as "worse". I guess we all come across as doing that sometimes - I know my wife has accused me of it, when I thought I was simply observing a difference. I also agree that there is no point trying to bring the UK to Aus - at least not all of it.
Things I miss:
English beer
The Today programme on radio 4 (but ABC radio is pretty close)
Long summer evenings
Being close enought to go and visit family for the weekend (the time required now - as well as the expense - means we might get to the UK later this year
Walks/runs in the English countryside - especially doing the same route throughout the year and seeing the seasons changing
The countryside on a winter morning with a sharp frost - and getting in from a run with ice on my eyebrows.
Bluebell Woods
Real Ale and village pubs
Church Bells (I am/was a bellringer)
Being surrounded by history (and taking it for granted)
Traditional Christmas dinner
Did I mention the beer?
Things I do not miss:
Short grey days in winter when you leave the house in the dark, get back in the dark and do not see the sun for days on end because of the cloud
Taking over an hour to drive 17 miles to work in the morning
Getting up half an hour earlier in the winter so as to scrape ice off the car
The traffic - congestion, speeding, bad driving, road rage - everything about it.
Leaving the house at 6.30 to drive to the station, to get on a (late) crappy slam-door commuter wreck from South Waste trains, so I could get to Waterloo by whatever time they could manage (but in 2 years of doing the trip it was only on time about once a week), so I could cram onto the Waterloo and Shitty line (or walk if I felt like fending off the beggars), to get to work by 9, so I could work till 6 and then repeat in reverse so as to get home by 8.30, so I could eat something, watch a little telly and collapse into bed so as to start the whole bloody process again. Nope - don't miss that.
Aussie things I would miss if I left:
The weather
The fishing
Having "exotic" fruit growing in the garden (paw paw, mandarin, lime, lemon, passion fruit)
Lorikeets in the garden
Being able to live outside for most of the year
Not ever needing a coat
The shorter working day
The laid back approach to life
Four wheel driving on miles and miles of pristine beaches
The fishing
The friendliness of the people
Decent BBQs
The space (in the house, in the yard, everywhere)
Driving to work under blue skies nearly every day
Did I mention the Fishing
Being able to walk around in the middle of winter in shorts and T shirt (and have locals say oooh aren't you cold?)
UK things and customs I have brought with me to help:
I occasionally treat myself to a few bottles of Old Speckled Hen, though I am busy testing all the Aussie beers I can to find the ones I like (so far James Squires Amber Ale is top of my list)
Last Christmas I made a traditional Christmas pudding (we had it after our traditional Aussie cold meat and salads).
My wife (who is lovely) bought me some bluebells to plant in the yard.
Cheers
Jul 18th 2003, 12:59 am
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Re: Are you going to miss the UK?
Originally posted by DagBoy
I have been here for 2 years now, so I have had plenty of time to settle in, so this is more of a "things I do miss, things I don't miss, things I would miss if I ever went back" post.
I think there will always be things that one misses - but as several people have pointed out, there is a difference between missing them and constantly whinging about them. Also, I agree with Kaleb77's comments about comparing things and labelling "different" as "worse". I guess we all come across as doing that sometimes - I know my wife has accused me of it, when I thought I was simply observing a difference. I also agree that there is no point trying to bring the UK to Aus - at least not all of it.
Things I miss:
English beer
The Today programme on radio 4 (but ABC radio is pretty close)
Long summer evenings
Being close enought to go and visit family for the weekend (the time required now - as well as the expense - means we might get to the UK later this year
Walks/runs in the English countryside - especially doing the same route throughout the year and seeing the seasons changing
The countryside on a winter morning with a sharp frost - and getting in from a run with ice on my eyebrows.
Bluebell Woods
Real Ale and village pubs
Church Bells (I am/was a bellringer)
Being surrounded by history (and taking it for granted)
Traditional Christmas dinner
Did I mention the beer?
Things I do not miss:
Short grey days in winter when you leave the house in the dark, get back in the dark and do not see the sun for days on end because of the cloud
Taking over an hour to drive 17 miles to work in the morning
Getting up half an hour earlier in the winter so as to scrape ice off the car
The traffic - congestion, speeding, bad driving, road rage - everything about it.
Leaving the house at 6.30 to drive to the station, to get on a (late) crappy slam-door commuter wreck from South Waste trains, so I could get to Waterloo by whatever time they could manage (but in 2 years of doing the trip it was only on time about once a week), so I could cram onto the Waterloo and Shitty line (or walk if I felt like fending off the beggars), to get to work by 9, so I could work till 6 and then repeat in reverse so as to get home by 8.30, so I could eat something, watch a little telly and collapse into bed so as to start the whole bloody process again. Nope - don't miss that.
Aussie things I would miss if I left:
The weather
The fishing
Having "exotic" fruit growing in the garden (paw paw, mandarin, lime, lemon, passion fruit)
Lorikeets in the garden
Being able to live outside for most of the year
Not ever needing a coat
The shorter working day
The laid back approach to life
Four wheel driving on miles and miles of pristine beaches
The fishing
The friendliness of the people
Decent BBQs
The space (in the house, in the yard, everywhere)
Driving to work under blue skies nearly every day
Did I mention the Fishing
Being able to walk around in the middle of winter in shorts and T shirt (and have locals say oooh aren't you cold?)
UK things and customs I have brought with me to help:
I occasionally treat myself to a few bottles of Old Speckled Hen, though I am busy testing all the Aussie beers I can to find the ones I like (so far James Squires Amber Ale is top of my list)
Last Christmas I made a traditional Christmas pudding (we had it after our traditional Aussie cold meat and salads).
My wife (who is lovely) bought me some bluebells to plant in the yard.
Cheers
I have been here for 2 years now, so I have had plenty of time to settle in, so this is more of a "things I do miss, things I don't miss, things I would miss if I ever went back" post.
I think there will always be things that one misses - but as several people have pointed out, there is a difference between missing them and constantly whinging about them. Also, I agree with Kaleb77's comments about comparing things and labelling "different" as "worse". I guess we all come across as doing that sometimes - I know my wife has accused me of it, when I thought I was simply observing a difference. I also agree that there is no point trying to bring the UK to Aus - at least not all of it.
Things I miss:
English beer
The Today programme on radio 4 (but ABC radio is pretty close)
Long summer evenings
Being close enought to go and visit family for the weekend (the time required now - as well as the expense - means we might get to the UK later this year
Walks/runs in the English countryside - especially doing the same route throughout the year and seeing the seasons changing
The countryside on a winter morning with a sharp frost - and getting in from a run with ice on my eyebrows.
Bluebell Woods
Real Ale and village pubs
Church Bells (I am/was a bellringer)
Being surrounded by history (and taking it for granted)
Traditional Christmas dinner
Did I mention the beer?
Things I do not miss:
Short grey days in winter when you leave the house in the dark, get back in the dark and do not see the sun for days on end because of the cloud
Taking over an hour to drive 17 miles to work in the morning
Getting up half an hour earlier in the winter so as to scrape ice off the car
The traffic - congestion, speeding, bad driving, road rage - everything about it.
Leaving the house at 6.30 to drive to the station, to get on a (late) crappy slam-door commuter wreck from South Waste trains, so I could get to Waterloo by whatever time they could manage (but in 2 years of doing the trip it was only on time about once a week), so I could cram onto the Waterloo and Shitty line (or walk if I felt like fending off the beggars), to get to work by 9, so I could work till 6 and then repeat in reverse so as to get home by 8.30, so I could eat something, watch a little telly and collapse into bed so as to start the whole bloody process again. Nope - don't miss that.
Aussie things I would miss if I left:
The weather
The fishing
Having "exotic" fruit growing in the garden (paw paw, mandarin, lime, lemon, passion fruit)
Lorikeets in the garden
Being able to live outside for most of the year
Not ever needing a coat
The shorter working day
The laid back approach to life
Four wheel driving on miles and miles of pristine beaches
The fishing
The friendliness of the people
Decent BBQs
The space (in the house, in the yard, everywhere)
Driving to work under blue skies nearly every day
Did I mention the Fishing
Being able to walk around in the middle of winter in shorts and T shirt (and have locals say oooh aren't you cold?)
UK things and customs I have brought with me to help:
I occasionally treat myself to a few bottles of Old Speckled Hen, though I am busy testing all the Aussie beers I can to find the ones I like (so far James Squires Amber Ale is top of my list)
Last Christmas I made a traditional Christmas pudding (we had it after our traditional Aussie cold meat and salads).
My wife (who is lovely) bought me some bluebells to plant in the yard.
Cheers
MM
Jul 18th 2003, 6:10 am
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Re: Are you going to miss the UK? DAGBOY
Originally posted by DagBoy
I have been here for 2 years now, so I have had plenty of time to settle in, so this is more of a "things I do miss, things I don't miss, things I would miss if I ever went back" post.
I think there will always be things that one misses - but as several people have pointed out, there is a difference between missing them and constantly whinging about them. Also, I agree with Kaleb77's comments about comparing things and labelling "different" as "worse". I guess we all come across as doing that sometimes - I know my wife has accused me of it, when I thought I was simply observing a difference. I also agree that there is no point trying to bring the UK to Aus - at least not all of it.
Things I miss:
English beer
The Today programme on radio 4 (but ABC radio is pretty close)
Long summer evenings
Being close enought to go and visit family for the weekend (the time required now - as well as the expense - means we might get to the UK later this year
Walks/runs in the English countryside - especially doing the same route throughout the year and seeing the seasons changing
The countryside on a winter morning with a sharp frost - and getting in from a run with ice on my eyebrows.
Bluebell Woods
Real Ale and village pubs
Church Bells (I am/was a bellringer)
Being surrounded by history (and taking it for granted)
Traditional Christmas dinner
Did I mention the beer?
Things I do not miss:
Short grey days in winter when you leave the house in the dark, get back in the dark and do not see the sun for days on end because of the cloud
Taking over an hour to drive 17 miles to work in the morning
Getting up half an hour earlier in the winter so as to scrape ice off the car
The traffic - congestion, speeding, bad driving, road rage - everything about it.
Leaving the house at 6.30 to drive to the station, to get on a (late) crappy slam-door commuter wreck from South Waste trains, so I could get to Waterloo by whatever time they could manage (but in 2 years of doing the trip it was only on time about once a week), so I could cram onto the Waterloo and Shitty line (or walk if I felt like fending off the beggars), to get to work by 9, so I could work till 6 and then repeat in reverse so as to get home by 8.30, so I could eat something, watch a little telly and collapse into bed so as to start the whole bloody process again. Nope - don't miss that.
Aussie things I would miss if I left:
The weather
The fishing
Having "exotic" fruit growing in the garden (paw paw, mandarin, lime, lemon, passion fruit)
Lorikeets in the garden
Being able to live outside for most of the year
Not ever needing a coat
The shorter working day
The laid back approach to life
Four wheel driving on miles and miles of pristine beaches
The fishing
The friendliness of the people
Decent BBQs
The space (in the house, in the yard, everywhere)
Driving to work under blue skies nearly every day
Did I mention the Fishing
Being able to walk around in the middle of winter in shorts and T shirt (and have locals say oooh aren't you cold?)
UK things and customs I have brought with me to help:
I occasionally treat myself to a few bottles of Old Speckled Hen, though I am busy testing all the Aussie beers I can to find the ones I like (so far James Squires Amber Ale is top of my list)
Last Christmas I made a traditional Christmas pudding (we had it after our traditional Aussie cold meat and salads).
My wife (who is lovely) bought me some bluebells to plant in the yard.
Cheers
I have been here for 2 years now, so I have had plenty of time to settle in, so this is more of a "things I do miss, things I don't miss, things I would miss if I ever went back" post.
I think there will always be things that one misses - but as several people have pointed out, there is a difference between missing them and constantly whinging about them. Also, I agree with Kaleb77's comments about comparing things and labelling "different" as "worse". I guess we all come across as doing that sometimes - I know my wife has accused me of it, when I thought I was simply observing a difference. I also agree that there is no point trying to bring the UK to Aus - at least not all of it.
Things I miss:
English beer
The Today programme on radio 4 (but ABC radio is pretty close)
Long summer evenings
Being close enought to go and visit family for the weekend (the time required now - as well as the expense - means we might get to the UK later this year
Walks/runs in the English countryside - especially doing the same route throughout the year and seeing the seasons changing
The countryside on a winter morning with a sharp frost - and getting in from a run with ice on my eyebrows.
Bluebell Woods
Real Ale and village pubs
Church Bells (I am/was a bellringer)
Being surrounded by history (and taking it for granted)
Traditional Christmas dinner
Did I mention the beer?
Things I do not miss:
Short grey days in winter when you leave the house in the dark, get back in the dark and do not see the sun for days on end because of the cloud
Taking over an hour to drive 17 miles to work in the morning
Getting up half an hour earlier in the winter so as to scrape ice off the car
The traffic - congestion, speeding, bad driving, road rage - everything about it.
Leaving the house at 6.30 to drive to the station, to get on a (late) crappy slam-door commuter wreck from South Waste trains, so I could get to Waterloo by whatever time they could manage (but in 2 years of doing the trip it was only on time about once a week), so I could cram onto the Waterloo and Shitty line (or walk if I felt like fending off the beggars), to get to work by 9, so I could work till 6 and then repeat in reverse so as to get home by 8.30, so I could eat something, watch a little telly and collapse into bed so as to start the whole bloody process again. Nope - don't miss that.
Aussie things I would miss if I left:
The weather
The fishing
Having "exotic" fruit growing in the garden (paw paw, mandarin, lime, lemon, passion fruit)
Lorikeets in the garden
Being able to live outside for most of the year
Not ever needing a coat
The shorter working day
The laid back approach to life
Four wheel driving on miles and miles of pristine beaches
The fishing
The friendliness of the people
Decent BBQs
The space (in the house, in the yard, everywhere)
Driving to work under blue skies nearly every day
Did I mention the Fishing
Being able to walk around in the middle of winter in shorts and T shirt (and have locals say oooh aren't you cold?)
UK things and customs I have brought with me to help:
I occasionally treat myself to a few bottles of Old Speckled Hen, though I am busy testing all the Aussie beers I can to find the ones I like (so far James Squires Amber Ale is top of my list)
Last Christmas I made a traditional Christmas pudding (we had it after our traditional Aussie cold meat and salads).
My wife (who is lovely) bought me some bluebells to plant in the yard.
Cheers
can't wait to get to OZ
best regards
rach
Jul 18th 2003, 12:31 pm
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...pity you live in queersland if you lived in ,real australia we would introduce you to a real beer ,COOPERS sparkling ale.
DagBoy
Jul 18th 2003, 12:51 pm
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Originally posted by DagBoy
Coopers sparkling is actually second on my list after James Squires Amber.
DagBoy
Coopers sparkling is actually second on my list after James Squires Amber.
DagBoy
MM
Jul 19th 2003, 7:25 am
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DagBoy - great post and what a great attitude to life!
Just thought I'd mention - if you get Broadband internet access you can even listen to the Today programme on R4 whatever time of day you want. Check out the link below (paste into your browser). You can also play the radio stations as they are broadcast.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/
Just thought I'd mention - if you get Broadband internet access you can even listen to the Today programme on R4 whatever time of day you want. Check out the link below (paste into your browser). You can also play the radio stations as they are broadcast.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/
Jul 19th 2003, 3:52 pm
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Jolyn,
Thanks for that. I do sometimes listen in if I am working in our company office rather than out on site and I have been known to tune in from home too (especially after the World Trade Centre attack when I felt a terrible need to hear the BBC's version of events) but my usual time/place for listening is in the car on the way into work.
As well as that, although I cannot fault the Today programme for their UK, Europe and US coverage, they are a bit thin on the ground when it comes to Aus (or maybe nothing much happens here), so ABC it is
Thanks for that. I do sometimes listen in if I am working in our company office rather than out on site and I have been known to tune in from home too (especially after the World Trade Centre attack when I felt a terrible need to hear the BBC's version of events) but my usual time/place for listening is in the car on the way into work.
As well as that, although I cannot fault the Today programme for their UK, Europe and US coverage, they are a bit thin on the ground when it comes to Aus (or maybe nothing much happens here), so ABC it is
