What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:35 pm
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Feb 2nd 2007, 8:39 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
I only know of a couple of Aussies so far and their lives consist of working long hours, spending a couple of hours a week doing sport and drinking copious amounts of alcohol. Nothing dreamy about that at all.
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:39 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
I'm pretty sure I am living the Aussies idea of the Australian dream, at least that's what they keep telling me. Personally for me it's a nightmare, Give me back purpose to my life in the rat race, with goals and ambitions anyday. I'm pretty sure now what I'm going to do and it's back to some kind of less brain dead normality for me as soon as possible.
I sit in my garden and see the parrots in the trees and listen to the surf rolling in and think this is paradise.. then I do the same the next day, and the next, and the next... and that's when it hits home. Some British cities are bloody hard work to live in, but at least there is life there....
I can think of nowhere better to retire to than where I live now.
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:40 pm
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Feb 2nd 2007, 8:46 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Oh yeah...big house, pool, beach down the road, HUGE barbi with 6 burners, loads of beer in the fridge, plenty of social nights to get pi**ed
Oh silly me.....that's the old mans dream I'm living in!
Oh silly me.....that's the old mans dream I'm living in!
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:47 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
I'm pretty sure I am living the Aussies idea of the Australian dream, at least that's what they keep telling me. Personally for me it's a nightmare, Give me back purpose to my life in the rat race, with goals and ambitions anyday. I'm pretty sure now what I'm going to do and it's back to some kind of less brain dead normality for me as soon as possible.
Me too.. big house.. beach at the end of the street, and yet there is just something missing... at times I struggle to know what it is that's not right.
I sit in my garden and see the parrots in the trees and listen to the surf rolling in and think this is paradise.. then I do the same the next day, and the next, and the next... and that's when it hits home. Some British cities are bloody hard work to live in, but at least there is life there....
I can think of nowhere better to retire to than where I live now.
I sit in my garden and see the parrots in the trees and listen to the surf rolling in and think this is paradise.. then I do the same the next day, and the next, and the next... and that's when it hits home. Some British cities are bloody hard work to live in, but at least there is life there....
I can think of nowhere better to retire to than where I live now.
Maybe that's the trouble with you both, I have a really small house and the best I can hope for is something in a quiet neighbourhood with about 700 square meters of land. Nothing flash, but not in the middle of a crappy estate either.
The best we could have in the Uk was a crappy house in a crappy estate so we are better off here. Maybe it's because you CAN afford the better places in the UK that you don't appreciate what you can achieve here when you are further down the food chain so to speak.
Like I say that's not a dig at you, but maybe an insight into things for people wanting to come here.
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:05 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Well, I'm not sure I can top the previos "up beat" and postive posts 
Are we living the dream? Yeah I guess we are. I've exited the rat race and no longer work 9 (more like 6am)- 5 (more like 10pm). Retrained in a job that I want to do and work the hours that suit. The weathers great, the pools refreshing and we've made heaps of friends.
Built a nice house, have a couple of decent cars, even a horse (although I prefer the term money pit on legs but dont tell the wife).
Bascially I've swapped reasonable money with no real life for the lifestyle and a lot less money. Happier ? You bet ya.
To my mind, thats the point - seizing the opportunity of migration to get your life moving in a direction that you want to.
Are we living the dream? Yeah I guess we are. I've exited the rat race and no longer work 9 (more like 6am)- 5 (more like 10pm). Retrained in a job that I want to do and work the hours that suit. The weathers great, the pools refreshing and we've made heaps of friends.
Built a nice house, have a couple of decent cars, even a horse (although I prefer the term money pit on legs but dont tell the wife).
Bascially I've swapped reasonable money with no real life for the lifestyle and a lot less money. Happier ? You bet ya.
To my mind, thats the point - seizing the opportunity of migration to get your life moving in a direction that you want to.
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:16 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Without trying to sound nasty, cos I'm really not
Maybe that's the trouble with you both, I have a really small house and the best I can hope for is something in a quiet neighbourhood with about 700 square meters of land. Nothing flash, but not in the middle of a crappy estate either.
The best we could have in the Uk was a crappy house in a crappy estate so we are better off here. Maybe it's because you CAN afford the better places in the UK that you don't appreciate what you can achieve here when you are further down the food chain so to speak.
Like I say that's not a dig at you, but maybe an insight into things for people wanting to come here.
Maybe that's the trouble with you both, I have a really small house and the best I can hope for is something in a quiet neighbourhood with about 700 square meters of land. Nothing flash, but not in the middle of a crappy estate either.
The best we could have in the Uk was a crappy house in a crappy estate so we are better off here. Maybe it's because you CAN afford the better places in the UK that you don't appreciate what you can achieve here when you are further down the food chain so to speak.
Like I say that's not a dig at you, but maybe an insight into things for people wanting to come here.
As much as people see me as one of the negative posters about Australia I really don't see it that way myself.. all I have ever said is I have found it dull, personally. I can see why many people find it an exceptional place to live, but its not for me.
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:27 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
I can absolutely see where you are coming from.. but I was born and raised in Beswick in Manchester, and as much as Bradford may be tough, Beswick is ten times as bad.. its in the top 10 deprived areas in Britain... it has massive drug problems, unemployment problems, housing problems.. in fact every problem you can think of. I got lucky and got out.. but its still a major part of who I am...
As much as people see me as one of the negative posters about Australia I really don't see it that way myself.. all I have ever said is I have found it dull, personally. I can see why many people find it an exceptional place to live, but its not for me.
As much as people see me as one of the negative posters about Australia I really don't see it that way myself.. all I have ever said is I have found it dull, personally. I can see why many people find it an exceptional place to live, but its not for me.
I can see that for some it may be boring, but then where I lived was INCREDIBLEY boring
and expensive NOT to be bored too Manchester, although not what I personally like, is a lot more interesting than stinky old Bradford. The best thing in Bradford is the Photography museum which is OK the first time but it never changes
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:31 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
I can see that for some it may be boring, but then where I lived was INCREDIBLEY boring and expensive NOT to be bored too
Manchester, although not what I personally like, is a lot more interesting than stinky old Bradford. The best thing in Bradford is the Photography museum which is OK the first time but it never changes
and expensive NOT to be bored too Manchester, although not what I personally like, is a lot more interesting than stinky old Bradford. The best thing in Bradford is the Photography museum which is OK the first time but it never changes
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:35 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:38 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:38 pm
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Re: What is "the Australian dream" and are you living it????
Tried to send K, but have to spread it around first. Think I'll give some to thecreature for his lovely post in your very sad thread. I'm sitting here feeling very guilty for moaning about my life and typing through tears for what that poor woman is going through.
