ausi dream

Do you think that in years to come Australia will become very similar to the UK?
As reading a lot of the posts on here there seems to be a lot of things reaching Australia that are in the UK, eg-: specsavers now are starting up there, just giving an example.
It just seems strange that some people are going to get away from the every day things in the UK and uproot to Au's when in years to come it will possibly be like the UK but bigger. What do you think?

stuckinblighty

aint got a clue

lisaroo

maybe, but it still will be sunnier and warmer than here, hey im all up for tesco, specsavers, and debenhams in the sun!!!

lisaroo

and i dont think its the retail they are running away from either....

Icarus

I hate Tescos ... Nazis .


but Debenhams are ok


can't comment on Specsavers..... not yet anyway

xzibit

Personally I think some companies like Tescos or Asda would be a good thing for Oz. The supermarkets are poor over there.

Icarus

yeah yer maybe right there ..

just dislike the way some of these supermarkets behave ... some/all

Vash the Stampede

Asda = Walmart.

If those bastards ever set foot in my country, I'm going to start throwing things. :curse:

lisaroo

dont mind woolies though, they sell a cracking rogan josh curry sauce, better than the takeaways, got quite used to it in the end, and didnt really miss tesco that much, dont like adsa anyway, no love lost there!!

donovandenese

tesco pulled out of buying coles last year I think
it will be Next and M&S I will miss in Oz!!

ausi dream

Yes! But my thought was that it would start to be as built up and look like it does here.

ausi dream

Yea! but its the whole aspect of it, those that are going over to get away from the Uk are going to end up with a mini-UK.

ausi dream

No one seems to have mentioned Sainsburys yet.

xzibit

Obviously, we don't want it to be just like the UK, but you have to admit that Oz is quite a way behind on many things, such as supermarkets, broadband etc and some aspects would be a good thing.

ausi dream

That is what i am trying to get at. As you say if Au's is quite away behind on many things, and some people move over to get away from UK then by the time Au's catches up it will have built up like the UK compact, congested and looking just like the UK shops.