Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Feb 22nd 2008, 10:01 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Priceless !
Feb 22nd 2008, 10:33 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
I know people who managed 3 weeks. I'm sure they're regretting the move back though, the adults in the family didn't want to go but were pressurised by a child.
There was someone on here a few years back who ponged back after a month, pinged back again before their container arrived back in the UK so in the space of two months had lost a lot of money and energy. No idea where they are now. They stopped posting immediately after coming back the second time.
There was someone on here a few years back who ponged back after a month, pinged back again before their container arrived back in the UK so in the space of two months had lost a lot of money and energy. No idea where they are now. They stopped posting immediately after coming back the second time.
I think they went home before their belongings had arrived. I remember the Father being very upset about going though.
Feb 22nd 2008, 10:34 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
And then presumably he couldn't work until the container got back to him as he had no tools. Wonder what happened to them?
Feb 22nd 2008, 10:35 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Next door told us a similar story about a local family he knew who went out and came back two weeks later. Was very...hmmmmm at the time, but I guess it does happen.
Just seems a little crazy really. After all the work and waiting, the cost. The mind boggles.
Just seems a little crazy really. After all the work and waiting, the cost. The mind boggles.
Feb 22nd 2008, 10:44 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
I have a friend who went out on a WHV with the intention of marrying her Ozzie boyfriend and applying for a spouse visa. 3 days later she was on a plane home. They had a big row and she left him.
Total waste of time and money. If I was her, I would have travelled round Aus for a year!
Total waste of time and money. If I was her, I would have travelled round Aus for a year!
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:01 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:07 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
There was one person on here who left after 6 days. He got a lot of teasing about it when he posted what happened. But after being in the UK for a while he returned and this time he's very happy.
So, yes I think sometimes it does happen for various reasons.
So, yes I think sometimes it does happen for various reasons.
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:39 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Rule 1: Know Thyself
Rule 2: Don't bitch about the country on MBTTUK if you don't follow rule 1
Rule 2: Don't bitch about the country on MBTTUK if you don't follow rule 1
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:49 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Went to Melbourne three years ago for the F1 and we got talking to the cabbie. He said that he had recently had a fare from Tullamarine to the city for a migrant family from the UK. Halfway there, he was asked to return to the airport as the were going back because they didn't like the look of the areas they were driving through. It was the industrial suburbs next to the Motorway. They planned to catch their container before it was offloaded and sent to Customs/AQIS, and have it returned to the UK.
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:50 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
Went to Melbourne three years ago for the F1 and we got talking to the cabbie. He said that he had recently had a fare from Tullamarine to the city for a migrant family from the UK. Halfway there, he was asked to return to the airport as the were going back because they didn't like the look of the areas they were driving through. It was the industrial suburbs next to the Motorway. They planned to catch their container before it was offloaded and sent to Customs/AQIS, and have it returned to the UK.
Feb 22nd 2008, 11:51 pm
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Re: Going home after 10 days, can anyone beat that ?
There was someone on here a few years back who ponged back after a month, pinged back again before their container arrived back in the UK so in the space of two months had lost a lot of money and energy. No idea where they are now. They stopped posting immediately after coming back the second time.
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Feb 22nd 2008, 11:52 pm
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