Modern immigrants
Aug 2nd 2009, 9:25 pm
#46
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Re: Modern immigrants
Two stories here...
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/...007T203000.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Tr...s/s1071227.htm
Over one quarter of the 'Ten Pound Poms' fled home, escaping 'Pommy bashing' and resentment from Australians for 'job stealing', and craving the hustle and bustle of Europe. But nearly half of the 250,000 Brits who returned to the UK sailed back to Australia again after reassessing England, thus becoming known as the "Boomerang Poms".
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/...007T203000.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Tr...s/s1071227.htm
Over one quarter of the 'Ten Pound Poms' fled home, escaping 'Pommy bashing' and resentment from Australians for 'job stealing', and craving the hustle and bustle of Europe. But nearly half of the 250,000 Brits who returned to the UK sailed back to Australia again after reassessing England, thus becoming known as the "Boomerang Poms".
Aug 2nd 2009, 9:32 pm
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Re: Modern immigrants
The number of "Boomerang Poms" was very high, at nearly 50%, but then the UK was in the throws of the Post War era, and 'anything' that wasn't war ravaged may have been better.
Aug 2nd 2009, 9:49 pm
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Re: Modern immigrants
I was just reading those links I gave....
A few clips from some 1960's newsreeels:
Some things haven't changed......... 
A few clips from some 1960's newsreeels:
INTERVIEWER: Do you think that some migrants come out expecting a little more than they find?
GEORGE THORP: Some expect to come out and sit on the beach and wait for money and pineapples on every tide.
GEORGE THORP (WATCHING FOOTAGE): Some of the migrants thought they'd just fall into clover. I realised you couldn't do that. You had to work to earn it.
GEORGE THORP: Some expect to come out and sit on the beach and wait for money and pineapples on every tide.
GEORGE THORP (WATCHING FOOTAGE): Some of the migrants thought they'd just fall into clover. I realised you couldn't do that. You had to work to earn it.
Then again, there's the whingeing Pom who'll moan and groan and go on and on and tell you nothing here is as good as back home. But for every one that you get like that, there's a thousand to whom I'd raise my hat. And I'm glad they choose this land to make their home.
INTERVIEWER: Do you wash?
WOMAN 2: Oh, of course I do, yeah!
INTERVIEWER: Are you a Pom?
WOMAN 2: Oh, of course I do, yeah!
INTERVIEWER: Are you a Pom?
There's still that tug there that, you know, I'm...I'm still English, as well as Australian. But Australia here is home now.
Aug 2nd 2009, 10:04 pm
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Re: Modern immigrants
Two stories here...
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/...007T203000.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Tr...s/s1071227.htm
Over one quarter of the 'Ten Pound Poms' fled home, escaping 'Pommy bashing' and resentment from Australians for 'job stealing', and craving the hustle and bustle of Europe. But nearly half of the 250,000 Brits who returned to the UK sailed back to Australia again after reassessing England, thus becoming known as the "Boomerang Poms".
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/...007T203000.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Tr...s/s1071227.htm
Over one quarter of the 'Ten Pound Poms' fled home, escaping 'Pommy bashing' and resentment from Australians for 'job stealing', and craving the hustle and bustle of Europe. But nearly half of the 250,000 Brits who returned to the UK sailed back to Australia again after reassessing England, thus becoming known as the "Boomerang Poms".
Aug 2nd 2009, 10:08 pm
#51
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Re: Modern immigrants
Dont know that anyone has done a survey of L10 poms within close enough memory - I would guess that for every one that went back to UK there would have been two that would have liked to have gone. I have no evidence for that other than discussions with long time expats and have encountered a number, especially women, who pretty much say that they sacrificed their own happiness for their kids and, lets face it, there was considerably more displacement and disruption in post war Britain than there was in Australia so returning wasnt nearly as an attractive an option. I think my husband's grandparents were stuck here rather than relishing it but their kids, including DH's mum, was young enough when she came here that she didnt ever consider going home.
Aug 3rd 2009, 9:45 am
#52
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Re: Modern immigrants
I totally agree with your original post.
I remember not long after we'd moved to Melbourne, someone on here saying that perhaps I hadn't done enough research into the move! It wound me up no end as I'd spent the previous TWO years working towards the move.
Anyway, we got to Melbourne and despite having a decent combined salary - we still couldn't make it work for us.Obstacles were constantly put in our way and we felt desperately unhappy and unsettled. We felt we were living in a groundhog day scenario.
We returned to the Uk in Feb of this year and I can state that I am 110% happy with the decision to move back. We are actually LIVING and have more in our lives now than we had in Oz. We finally bought our own house which has helped us put down some roots. I have no regrets or doubts whatsoever about returning here. It's been the best thing we've done in years. Life is happening and moving at last!
I wholeheartedly agree that succesful immigration depends largely on good finances - and is not the easy going, carefree, sunshine and big house ideal that so many believe it to be.
I remember not long after we'd moved to Melbourne, someone on here saying that perhaps I hadn't done enough research into the move! It wound me up no end as I'd spent the previous TWO years working towards the move.
Anyway, we got to Melbourne and despite having a decent combined salary - we still couldn't make it work for us.Obstacles were constantly put in our way and we felt desperately unhappy and unsettled. We felt we were living in a groundhog day scenario.
We returned to the Uk in Feb of this year and I can state that I am 110% happy with the decision to move back. We are actually LIVING and have more in our lives now than we had in Oz. We finally bought our own house which has helped us put down some roots. I have no regrets or doubts whatsoever about returning here. It's been the best thing we've done in years. Life is happening and moving at last!
I wholeheartedly agree that succesful immigration depends largely on good finances - and is not the easy going, carefree, sunshine and big house ideal that so many believe it to be.
Last edited by onepearlyb; Aug 3rd 2009 at 9:48 am.
Aug 3rd 2009, 10:36 am
#53
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Re: Modern immigrants
I totally agree with your original post.
I remember not long after we'd moved to Melbourne, someone on here saying that perhaps I hadn't done enough research into the move! It wound me up no end as I'd spent the previous TWO years working towards the move.
Anyway, we got to Melbourne and despite having a decent combined salary - we still couldn't make it work for us.Obstacles were constantly put in our way and we felt desperately unhappy and unsettled. We felt we were living in a groundhog day scenario.
We returned to the Uk in Feb of this year and I can state that I am 110% happy with the decision to move back. We are actually LIVING and have more in our lives now than we had in Oz. We finally bought our own house which has helped us put down some roots. I have no regrets or doubts whatsoever about returning here. It's been the best thing we've done in years. Life is happening and moving at last!
I wholeheartedly agree that succesful immigration depends largely on good finances - and is not the easy going, carefree, sunshine and big house ideal that so many believe it to be.
I remember not long after we'd moved to Melbourne, someone on here saying that perhaps I hadn't done enough research into the move! It wound me up no end as I'd spent the previous TWO years working towards the move.
Anyway, we got to Melbourne and despite having a decent combined salary - we still couldn't make it work for us.Obstacles were constantly put in our way and we felt desperately unhappy and unsettled. We felt we were living in a groundhog day scenario.
We returned to the Uk in Feb of this year and I can state that I am 110% happy with the decision to move back. We are actually LIVING and have more in our lives now than we had in Oz. We finally bought our own house which has helped us put down some roots. I have no regrets or doubts whatsoever about returning here. It's been the best thing we've done in years. Life is happening and moving at last!
I wholeheartedly agree that succesful immigration depends largely on good finances - and is not the easy going, carefree, sunshine and big house ideal that so many believe it to be.
