Hello,

I'm still back in Blighty having returned from Oz over 18 months ago.

I'm still enjoying old England and feel the return was right for me. Still of the opinion that Australia is over-rated, England isn't perfect either but I would say nowhere is perfect.

Just seems that many Aussies are brainwashed into thinking Australia is the best place on the planet, well it's not.

Thank You.

Well if it took moving to Australia to help you appreciate your life there then that sounds like a good result. No one country suits everyone so I can understand it seeming overrated to people it did not suit - looks like you have found the one that suits you. Enjoy.

It's not the best for YOU. It is the best for me. It is understandable that it is thought to be the best by people born here. Though many Aussies emigrate also.

Are you Still in blighty as in stillinblighty from melbourne

or is that stuckinblighty?

It didn't take long, why can't you just be pleasant about old England, others here manage it.

It's not such a bad place really, thousands of migrants trying to get to the UK from some VERY unpleasant parts of the planet.

"stuckinblighty" is the username of a BE member actually........

Like Queensland......

and we have been back in UK for 4.5months and know it is not for us. If nothing else the -2 and snow blizzards (sarf London) are more than I can cope with.

Horses for courses and all that jazz...

But why log into an expat forum, pick the Australian section, and make bad comments about Australia?

You didn't find it to your tastes, fine. But a lot of others do.

I'd suggest there are more imports to the UK as it's easier.

its called self justification

When I think of England it's with a shudder. Just come back from there, it's the most depressing place on the planet. Australia is definitely the better place...in my opinion of course.

Good luck to you - there are quite a few of us who would be back there with you in a heartbeat if it werent for other family members. Give me -8C any day over 30+C however you dont seem to realise that you are not allowed to say anything nice about England/not nice about Australia in the Barbie!!! So expect the flaming to continue, it always does.

Yup thats me and yes im still stuckinmelly.

One week from xmas and its pissing down with rain.....................again.

Xmas in the blazing sun my arse

-8c is pushing it a bit. !!

Happy enough to swap 30c+ for -2c though.

It got to -12 in the part I stayed in