Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 8686111)

awww thankyou...:wub:

Originally Posted by alistairboyle (Post 8686083)

They've all been very nice to me:)

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 8686130)

did you ever write and say thank you?

all the hospitals keep statistics of thanks and complaints... written thankyous are the most prized

ED staff dont appear to get the choccies and flowers other nurses seem to...

coz sick / damaged people go on elsewhere to get better, if you've just totalled yer car you probably don't have a box of black magic to hand even if you do walk out of the dept after we finished patching you up...and drunks are seldom grateful...

we get the abuse

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 8686152)

Bloody nurses... get paid to do a job... you dont get bricklayers whinging coz they dont get thankyous and flowers do you?

:rofl:

Originally Posted by alistairboyle (Post 8686054)

One of my customers is an Aussie Brickie. He recently went to the UK. When he came back he said, "Aussie houses are crap aren't they."
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We had a little work done at home recently, mainly carpentry. The actual work is now covered in render so you can't see the main job. I watched them do it however and their accuracy and attention to detail was fantastic. I wasn't trying to tell them what to do but they were interested to hear about different methods.
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I do agree with the OP in regards to the warning he gives.
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When I was setting up my office, I discussed it with my wife (Aussie) and she would often say things like, "You don't need that kind of quality" or "no one will notice, don't bother" etc. etc. I stuck to my guns and did things to MY standard (not British or Aussie). I was looking for a finished result that pleased me. Every customer who has come in to the place has said, "It's nice in here isn't it."
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I seem to remember (correct me if I'm wrong) while I was still in the UK, if immigrants into the UK dared to criticise anything, we'd come down on them like a ton of bricks and remind them that they were free to leave. You can't really blame your Aussie hosts if they get a bit pissed off being told that their country isn't up to scratch.-
I live in very regional Victoria. I have never met more welcomig people or more pleasant trades persons.
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One last thing. I have acqs. who came out on skills visas. Neither of them has taken up their trade, nor does there seem any requirement for them to do so. Any one have an answer to that?