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Those pesky Johnny Foreigners clearly have different biology, it must be tricky trying to find a pulse ...

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[QUOTE=Pony;5732617]Irony police! This thread has been marked as a paradox ;)
Would you not be a legal immigrant of Australia? Are we Brit's really so anal we think we are better than anyone else?:p


Now your getting close.

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Yes.*

* Qualifying postscript: but the French are worse.

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Or maybe the British Isles (sceptred or otherwise) is a virulent petrie dish of nasty bugs and viruses due to several centuries of suspect roadside eateries serving up botu-burgers. :D

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I suggest trying somewhere else in the UK first, it would be much easier.

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It's a common characteristic held by small minorities of all nationalities (the majority in Australia/USA :lol:)

Though you are right of course, the Brits are better than anyone else. :p

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Brits can fondly remember being better, too bad the Americans will always hold this belief. It will be very interesting to see what effect an american recession will have on the world this time around. I suspect the world can well do without them.

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Is the grass greener?

As in the tale of billy goat gruff, its mostly to do perspective, and because we're all slightly unique our perspectives are rarely the same.

I used the internet for a lot of research previous to migrating, house prices, suburbs, used car and the like, but never for perhaps its best purpose, to find out about Australia through its news, rather than through photos of '4 beds / two baths' and Toyota Landcruisers.

Have a look at http://www.abc.net.au/default_800.htm as a starter, I'm sure you'll find many familiar topics.

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Clearly it is ... I love being called a asshole by PM ... it would appear that some potential migrants just want to spread their diseased seed further ...

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You've made an impact then? :D

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It would appear some people just can't handle a contrary opinion.

I'd rather any mud to be thrown was done in public view but there is no accounting for a lack of class.

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The grass is the same colour if you ask me, but you seem to get stoned quicker here.

Does that help? ... :confused:

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I've got plenty of empathy for your reasons of Aussie not being all encompassing (except the education example). However one thing tilts Australia in favour for me, and beleive me I've considered a change, I was getting very bored, thats the real warmth and freindliness of strangers. That one major virtue makes this country stand out above all others, and I doubt if I could stand life without it now. That is probably why I'm very hostile to people that cite migrants as a reason for leaving the UK. Comes under the "fair go" banner thats a real part of the culture in this country.

Got to admit there is nothing more dreary, than driving hours and hours and hours, and seeing nothing but dust, flys ,blue skys, brown/red paddocks and Mcdonalds, like I said, the salvation is the generous warmth of the people when you get where you're going.

I'm certain the OP wouldn't like Melbourne, too many people conversing in foreign languages.

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100% agree!

I've gone into a newsagents in the past for a pack of chewing gum only to come out 45 mins later cos we've been chattin away about their friend who lives in Manchester now. The Aussies seem soooo interested in why I'm here and what I like about their country etc.

I recently told a few Aussies how in the UK you'd sit at a bus stop waiting for a bus for say 20 mins, and NO ONE would speak to each other ... they thought I was pulling their leg!

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Know what you mean Paul, it takes ages to do any shopping with all the gassing that goes on! I find they are really keen to find where exactly you're from in the UK. :D