Re: is Perth really that bad?
 

Like the other guys have said perth is a nice place I am moving there at the end of the year from melbourne .

Every time i have visited its been wonderful Its like any where you live its what you want to make of it .

But i think you will love it all my oh family migrated to perth and they had small children and they said they wouldnt change it for the world

Good luck and hope to meet you in perth one day ::

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Boring as batshit, spread out over far too big a distance, very expensive BUT the family 3 love it.

;):p

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From what I can see based on people I know personally who have moved to Perth and anecdotally on this forum - far more people love Perth than hate it.

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been living in perth for over 2 years and love it, had friends come out from the uk who hated it!! made us re-think why we where here as it surfaced all the negatives, but when you look at it the good bits outway the bad! the things that make the papers and news here are so frequent in the uk they dont even bother printing it!!:cool:

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I have said this heaps of times before but I will repeat. If the following things figure heavily in your life in the UK then don't bother coming to Perth.

1. Decent pubs, village pubs, pub crawls, nightclubs
2. Trailing around Trafford Centre, Lakeside (not Joondalup ;)) Bluewater and 24 hour shopping at Tesco and Asda

3. Old buildings, castles, green fields, country roads

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Perth is like Marmite / Vegemite - you either love it or hate it. Personally I love the former and hate the latter (will that fail me my citizenship?:lol:)

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hey worz..this perths not all its cracked up to be....














































































its flippin miles better;)

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Ive been in Perth on and off for 6 years I love it... presently out in NZ and CANT wait to come home.
I prefer South of the River to the north, but thats only my preference, lots of others prefer it the other way around.
just be aware, it takes time.

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We've been here nearly 4 months now and I absolutely love it. We've recently moved up to Lesmurdie and the drive every morning down Welshpool Road overlooking the city is stunning. The people have been really friendly and made us most welcome.
The only problems I've had is trying to find good people to employ and the fact that you have to drag round all the dhops to compare prices on electrical items etc, rather than jump on the internet. These are only minor problems and I'm loving the fact that we wake to the sound of kookaburras every morning and come out to find wild ducks swimming in the pool (They'll be b*ggered when I get the pool cover!!)
The wife is suffering from homesickness some days but I hope that'll pass.

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Been here since April - kids 20 17 and 10.
Love it and we all do. Not one of us wants to go back.
Sure it's not perfect, but where is?

Its much more perfect than Stratford on Avon was in the UK.

(waves to Rockpeblar just over on the next hill (ish) )

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Is that where you are from? We came from Leamington Spa, so we would have almost been neighbours. There are much worse parts of the UK to come from but I still love it here by far.

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Yup - you were only over the river then :)

Exactly the reason I put it in - most people would consider Stratford on Avon to be a lovely place to live, and don't get me wrong it's certainly one of the better areas, but compared to where we are now ? No contest :thumbup: