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Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by daisymoo
tax, tax, tax
And did you know that the top rate income tax here is 48.5%? Your kids will struggle to get on the property ladder here too and who knows? Your hubby may have to work long hours to get a decent wage too. FWIW I'm just playing devil's advocate. I love it here, I'm not dissing the place but I really think you need to take a look at the bigger picture. Your post screams out that you think everything is so much better here when the reality is that some things are better and some things are not. |
Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by daisymoo
I have just been reading about people coming back home from mainly perth or surrounding areas, i'm quite amazed, there's us all here desperate to get out there but the same applies to all of those there. Our friends have been gone 5 weeks and are loving it, they've bought their new 4x4 they've bought a house near perth and are renting in bunbury because they have to stay there for a certain period for their visas. They are having barbies, swimming in the indian ocean when it's pi**ing down here, what more could we want. Seriously i know that these are not the right reasons for wanting to go but i hope these people realise how bad things are here, the cost of living is horrendous, we work to exist not to have any quality of life, the incomings are nowhere near as much as the outgoings, council tax is ridiculous in fact it's tax, tax, tax for more than is necessary, my husband works sometimes 7 nights a week just to try and keep on top but of course we are not. The youngsters just starting out have absolutely no chance of getting on the property ladder.
I know OZ will not be the be all and end all of everything but surely when the sun is shining or the sky is blue not black, you can feel better equipped to cope with it. Good luck to everybody coming home carol Ask the people whose marriages are under immense strain because of the stresses of starting a new life, or whose kids are unhappy at their new school, or whose mums are 10000 miles away and sick, whether they go to bed each night thinking "ah well, at least the sun is shining". Good luck for you and your family with the move and hope it's all you want it to be. :) |
Re: So many coming back!!
Folks have pretty much covered most bases on this thread already, so I thought I'd just add that my main reason for going is the stuff I know I can't experience in the UK: the wide open spaces and the natural history. Having been in Aus for a total of 6 months on two previous trips, I know that Aus' natural history can keep me happily engrossed for the rest of my life. :) I just wish more people would take an interest in going exploring because there's so much to see...
I doubt I'll be any better off in Aus materially (in fact probably the opposite) and I'm not going for the weather, beaches or barbies. Nope, I know what I like about Aus, and the rest will just sort of 'happen' around me! :D |
Re: So many coming back!!
Daisymoo, not having a dig, but can you take off the rose tinted glasses.
Like others have said, people have different needs. You will still have to work when you get to oz, you will still have bills to pay etc. Hopefully you will have a better lifestyle, and that is one of the many reasons we are moving. Hope you find what you are looking for, good luck Suni |
Re: So many coming back!!
This is funny to read. When i joined here nearly 3 years ago posts like this were common place and in those days you had the likes of PB and Dotty screaming in a very condecending way for us to "take off our rose tints" And all of us telling each other to "just ignore them. They're only bitter etc"
So. Would any of us listen? NO! Because it was our dream to live and we were gonna do it no matter what some tool on an internet forum said. Now it seems to have come full circle. Those of us who have been around a bit realise that, although said often in a somewhat offensive manner, PB, dotty and the like DID have some very valid points. Now WE all choose to share those points but in a constructive, less condecending way and kindly say "take yer rose tints off love, yer dreaming" :D And we certainly have more back up these days too. So. Would knowing what i know now change my decision? No. But its been a long hard road and i wouldn't choose to do it ever again :eek: Everyones needs, wants and expectations vary immensly and for that they should never be judged :) |
Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by hevs
This is funny to read. When i joined here nearly 3 years ago posts like this were common place and in those days you had the likes of PB and Dotty screaming in a very condecending way for us to "take off our rose tints" And all of us telling each other to "just ignore them. They're only bitter etc"
So. Would any of us listen? NO! Because it was our dream to live and we were gonna do it no matter what some tool on an internet forum said. Now it seems to have come full circle. Those of us who have been around a bit realise that, although said often in a somewhat offensive manner, PB, dotty and the like DID have some very valid points. Now WE all choose to share those points but in a constructive, less condecending way and kindly say "take yer rose tints off love, yer dreaming" :D And we certainly have more back up these days too. So. Would knowing what i know now change my decision? No. But its been a long hard road and i wouldn't choose to do it ever again :eek: Everyones needs, wants and expectations vary immensly and for that they should never be judged :) |
Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by hevs
This is funny to read. When i joined here nearly 3 years ago posts like this were common place and in those days you had the likes of PB and Dotty screaming in a very condecending way for us to "take off our rose tints" And all of us telling each other to "just ignore them. They're only bitter etc"
So. Would any of us listen? NO! Because it was our dream to live and we were gonna do it no matter what some tool on an internet forum said. Now it seems to have come full circle. Those of us who have been around a bit realise that, although said often in a somewhat offensive manner, PB, dotty and the like DID have some very valid points. Now WE all choose to share those points but in a constructive, less condecending way and kindly say "take yer rose tints off love, yer dreaming" :D And we certainly have more back up these days too. So. Would knowing what i know now change my decision? No. But its been a long hard road and i wouldn't choose to do it ever again :eek: Everyones needs, wants and expectations vary immensly and for that they should never be judged :) Take care. :) |
Re: So many coming back!!
What suits one wont suit the other.
I am sometimes shocked for SOME of the reasons for returning, as in missing UK shops and admit to being jealous for those that get their visas easily, have the cash to get everything at once and then come back within a month. But, I am not in their shoes and as I say, Im just jealous - probably because we have had a constant struggle and still feel a million miles away to getting the visa. I can understand the pain someone feels if a loved one back in the UK is ill, the isolation and the need to return. As I say, different reasons, some I can understand and some I cant but we cannot impose our way of thinking on others. What constitutes as a valid reason for returning for one, isnt for another. Althought the guy that had driven 15 mins from Brissie airport and then turned round and went back, well, I really dont get that. But its their life and their choice how they live it. |
Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by Professional Princess
Althought the guy that had driven 15 mins from Brissie airport and then turned round and went back, well, I really dont get that.
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Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by hevs
This is funny to read. When i joined here nearly 3 years ago posts like this were common place and in those days you had the likes of PB and Dotty screaming in a very condecending way for us to "take off our rose tints" And all of us telling each other to "just ignore them. They're only bitter etc"
So. Would any of us listen? NO! Because it was our dream to live and we were gonna do it no matter what some tool on an internet forum said. Now it seems to have come full circle. Those of us who have been around a bit realise that, although said often in a somewhat offensive manner, PB, dotty and the like DID have some very valid points. Now WE all choose to share those points but in a constructive, less condecending way and kindly say "take yer rose tints off love, yer dreaming" :D And we certainly have more back up these days too. So. Would knowing what i know now change my decision? No. But its been a long hard road and i wouldn't choose to do it ever again :eek: Everyones needs, wants and expectations vary immensly and for that they should never be judged :) I was also lucky to see the real Australia, outback, rural, semi-rural and suburban and not as a holiday. And the funny thing, is that I STILL like Australia for the same reasons I liked it 4 years ago. Nothing has changed! So it is a kind of a win win situation. Hevs I loved that post you did (last year) when you agreed with me (oh no!) and said "you either get it or don't get it". I was like, at last, someone knows what I was trying to get at all those years ago! I think that is more important than rose tints, or lack thereof. :) |
Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Hevs I loved that post you did (last year) when you agreed with me (oh no!) and said "you either get it or don't get it". |
Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Because that way, you'll be a mile away, and you'll have his shoes. ;)
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Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by worzel
Another Billy Connolly fan? :D
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Re: So many coming back!!
Oh God , wish i hadn't read this thread, i really don't need this just now :scared:
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Re: So many coming back!!
Originally Posted by daisymoo
they've bought their new 4x4 they've bought a house near perth and are renting in bunbury .............. They are having barbies, swimming in the indian ocean when it's pi**ing down here, what more could we want
What next though? G |
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