Give me reasons to move to Oz
Sep 2nd 2008, 4:11 pm
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Give me reasons to move to Oz
Plllleeeeeaaassseee.
I am having a depressing week, due to kids first day at school and now being stuck in the house on my own all day, the daunting possibility that i will have to return to work (not me being a lazy arse, just terrified of people, and new environments) visa process, n*b head family members etc, blah blah blah.
I cant justify a move to oz for the sun and sand. (i think), and when i think of what i want out of the move i cant think of anything.
how would kids benefit from the move??
is it really expensive to live there???
any other reasons you can add
and finally.....please dont rip into me, i'm a little delicate today
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thanks x
I am having a depressing week, due to kids first day at school and now being stuck in the house on my own all day, the daunting possibility that i will have to return to work (not me being a lazy arse, just terrified of people, and new environments) visa process, n*b head family members etc, blah blah blah.
I cant justify a move to oz for the sun and sand. (i think), and when i think of what i want out of the move i cant think of anything.
how would kids benefit from the move??
is it really expensive to live there???
any other reasons you can add
and finally.....please dont rip into me, i'm a little delicate today
.thanks x
Sep 2nd 2008, 4:41 pm
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Re: Give me reasons to move to Oz
Plllleeeeeaaassseee.
I am having a depressing week, due to kids first day at school and now being stuck in the house on my own all day, the daunting possibility that i will have to return to work (not me being a lazy arse, just terrified of people, and new environments) visa process, n*b head family members etc, blah blah blah.
I cant justify a move to oz for the sun and sand. (i think), and when i think of what i want out of the move i cant think of anything.
how would kids benefit from the move??
is it really expensive to live there???
any other reasons you can add
and finally.....please dont rip into me, i'm a little delicate today.
thanks x
I am having a depressing week, due to kids first day at school and now being stuck in the house on my own all day, the daunting possibility that i will have to return to work (not me being a lazy arse, just terrified of people, and new environments) visa process, n*b head family members etc, blah blah blah.
I cant justify a move to oz for the sun and sand. (i think), and when i think of what i want out of the move i cant think of anything.
how would kids benefit from the move??
is it really expensive to live there???
any other reasons you can add
and finally.....please dont rip into me, i'm a little delicate today
.thanks x
There 3 for a start.
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:50 pm
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Re: Give me reasons to move to Oz
Your washing will dry quickly and outside
You can wear 'thongs' all year round
Wine is grown nearby
Olives are also grown nearby
You can eat mostly from a barbie which is a mans domain and therefore cooking becomes a mans job (of course I am a woman!!!
)
Work is not as stressful, better work life balance
Seeing dolphins
Dukka
Great steak (unless your veggie)
These are the ones that want to make me go.............
Its not as expensive as the Uk, but don't expect it to be dirt cheap.
Your kids will just love it and fit in really well..........
So will you, take a breath
Cx
You can wear 'thongs' all year round
Wine is grown nearby
Olives are also grown nearby
You can eat mostly from a barbie which is a mans domain and therefore cooking becomes a mans job (of course I am a woman!!!
)Work is not as stressful, better work life balance
Seeing dolphins
Dukka
Great steak (unless your veggie)
These are the ones that want to make me go.............
Its not as expensive as the Uk, but don't expect it to be dirt cheap.
Your kids will just love it and fit in really well..........
So will you, take a breath
Cx
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:51 pm
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Oooohhh thought of another and a good one too....
......if only??
Now you don't want to be saying that in 25 years time..........
......if only??
Now you don't want to be saying that in 25 years time..........
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:53 pm
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thanks guys x
was having a moment of depression!!
been planning my reccie to give me something to do. just got to get visas now so i know what date to book it for!!!
did you guys do a reccie first or just take the pluunge and move there??
no idea which state i ant to move to, never mind area
was having a moment of depression!!
been planning my reccie to give me something to do. just got to get visas now so i know what date to book it for!!!
did you guys do a reccie first or just take the pluunge and move there??
no idea which state i ant to move to, never mind area
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:53 pm
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Not even close to being there yet love x
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:54 pm
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another quick (and most likely dumb question) but what is dukka???
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:57 pm
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looking at flights cheapest time to fly seems to be june, so was hoping to do reccie then, hopefully we should have visas by then (15 months!!, but speed they are processing, not gonna book anything yet!!)
after looking on realestate.com for months, only just noticed they have a holiday lets section
, hubby keeps saying im losing my marbles, sent kids to gynastics yesterday and there course doesnt start until next week!!
after looking on realestate.com for months, only just noticed they have a holiday lets section
, hubby keeps saying im losing my marbles, sent kids to gynastics yesterday and there course doesnt start until next week!!
Sep 2nd 2008, 6:06 pm
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My advice to you would be that if you dont know why you want to make such a big move, then you are probably not ready for the move and ultimately you will be disappointed.
I don't want to put a downer on the thread, but you are possibly looking at a move to the other side of the world, and unless you are 100% happy and committed to it then it will fail.
Australia is a great place to come to (we are having an amazing time) but we had all the reasons to come here already in our heads, we did not ask other people why we should come.
I would hate to think you would make such a big move based on other peoples slant on life
I don't want to put a downer on the thread, but you are possibly looking at a move to the other side of the world, and unless you are 100% happy and committed to it then it will fail.
Australia is a great place to come to (we are having an amazing time) but we had all the reasons to come here already in our heads, we did not ask other people why we should come.
I would hate to think you would make such a big move based on other peoples slant on life
Sep 2nd 2008, 6:09 pm
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Dukka is crushed spices/nuts, you have it with bread, balsamic and oil.....its an extra dip.......to die for.
Its Turkish but never had it until we went to Perth and that was it addicted!!!
We are off to Perth, we love it, there are a million and one reasons to go to every city/area and people will argue which is best. We chose Perth because we have family there, thats all.....and its very nice.
We have been twice once for a proper reccie the other for a hol and travelled round the WA coast......fab.
Whether we had gone on a reccie or not we still would've gone. We fly into Sydney and we are driving down to melbourne as we haven't ruled these places out in the future.
Good luck with everything.
Cx
Ps we went in August 07, flights were more expensive than going in May 08......have no idea why????
Sep 2nd 2008, 6:10 pm
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My advice to you would be that if you dont know why you want to make such a big move, then you are probably not ready for the move and ultimately you will be disappointed.
I don't want to put a downer on the thread, but you are possibly looking at a move to the other side of the world, and unless you are 100% happy and committed to it then it will fail.
Australia is a great place to come to (we are having an amazing time) but we had all the reasons to come here already in our heads, we did not ask other people why we should come.
I would hate to think you would make such a big move based on other peoples slant on life
I don't want to put a downer on the thread, but you are possibly looking at a move to the other side of the world, and unless you are 100% happy and committed to it then it will fail.
Australia is a great place to come to (we are having an amazing time) but we had all the reasons to come here already in our heads, we did not ask other people why we should come.
I would hate to think you would make such a big move based on other peoples slant on life
Which is why a reccie is a great thing to do
Sep 2nd 2008, 6:11 pm
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It makes sense to get people's views who are already there I would say. To answer your question on whether its expensive or not the answer is yes and you will definitely be worse off financially so if thats your reason for moving dont. If its for better weather and a better lifestyle then Australia is far better obviously but the tv is so bad it more than negates all the positives. I'm surprised people have tv sets out there. Must be to cater for all the brits and their slingboxes.
Sep 2nd 2008, 7:48 pm
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No more English summers
Sep 2nd 2008, 8:02 pm
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Your washing will dry quickly and outside
You can wear 'thongs' all year round -depends where you live in Aus as it can be cold in winter in some areas
Wine is grown nearby - depends where you live
Olives are also grown nearby - depends where you live
You can eat mostly from a barbie which is a mans domain and therefore cooking becomes a mans job (of course I am a woman!!!)
Work is not as stressful, better work life balance - this is the biggest misnoma and please don't kid yourself for one minute that this is true. Australian's work harder not smarter
Seeing dolphins - and whales during migration season
Dukka
Great steak (unless your veggie) - agree
These are the ones that want to make me go.............
Its not as expensive as the Uk, but don't expect it to be dirt cheap. - this is also a fallacy and not true. If you compare with UK prices then agree but if compare earning potential and proportion of salary spent on food then Aus is no cheaper than UK. Also remember here you normally use different shops for meat, veg, booze etc to get best deals so you need to factor in time and cost of fuel and there are more offers in UK e.g buy one get one free, which Aus doesn't seem to promote as the norm.
Your kids will just love it and fit in really well.......... - depends on age group as the older they are, the harder it can beSo will you, take a breath
Cx
You can wear 'thongs' all year round -depends where you live in Aus as it can be cold in winter in some areas
Wine is grown nearby - depends where you live
Olives are also grown nearby - depends where you live
You can eat mostly from a barbie which is a mans domain and therefore cooking becomes a mans job (of course I am a woman!!!
)Work is not as stressful, better work life balance - this is the biggest misnoma and please don't kid yourself for one minute that this is true. Australian's work harder not smarter
Seeing dolphins - and whales during migration season
Dukka
Great steak (unless your veggie) - agree
These are the ones that want to make me go.............
Its not as expensive as the Uk, but don't expect it to be dirt cheap. - this is also a fallacy and not true. If you compare with UK prices then agree but if compare earning potential and proportion of salary spent on food then Aus is no cheaper than UK. Also remember here you normally use different shops for meat, veg, booze etc to get best deals so you need to factor in time and cost of fuel and there are more offers in UK e.g buy one get one free, which Aus doesn't seem to promote as the norm.
Your kids will just love it and fit in really well.......... - depends on age group as the older they are, the harder it can beSo will you, take a breath
Cx
Keep things real to manage its appeal
Sep 2nd 2008, 10:52 pm
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I think the rose tinted glasses need to be firmly de-mystified so no one gets disappointed here. This is not to put a damper on things as Australia is a fantastic place to live and we personally couldn't live anywhere else but the more realistic you are in terms of expectations, the more likely you are not to be disappointed. Aus is not utopia and has its faults like anywhere else - see blue addition to your answers above.
Keep things real to manage its appeal
Keep things real to manage its appeal