What were/are your reasons for moving to Oz?
Feb 11th 2010, 12:19 pm
#106
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Re: What were/are your reasons for moving to Oz?
I recently watched a programme about living in the UK Teen world (eye openner!) and the most telling thing for me was the reluctance to start at the bottom of jobs and work their way up. Not being highly qualified, I always had to start that way, but nearly always got there in the end, which I believe is how you learn about life. They interviewed some lads who were moaning about immigrants taking their jobs, but when they were taken to the Job Centre and subsequently fixed up for interviews none of them except one turned up, as they considered the jobs beneath them and would rather earn more on benefits and get lie-in's and play footie down the park. One was already a dad (age 17), which was very depressing as what chance does the little one have for the future.
Moan, moan.
Moan, moan.
It is strange though - they want to bring someone in to the office to do a bit of Word and Excel - which a 17 year old would have done the equivalent of...and they'll get a 'grad' who has a BA. Fair dos...I suppose...whereas those grads would have started at the bottom...but in management or in a specialist task..and would have advanced quickly.
Bring back hanging!
Feb 11th 2010, 12:24 pm
#107
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Re: What were/are your reasons for moving to Oz?
Peter Mayle said the same thing in his series of books if I recall. Not the ones about what your parents got up to and what your body was doing - but the ones about his time in Provence.
Feb 11th 2010, 12:29 pm
#108
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Re: What were/are your reasons for moving to Oz?
Can't afford to though
Feb 11th 2010, 12:45 pm
#109
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Re: What were/are your reasons for moving to Oz?
I think teens will be teens the world over....
My two are bright, clever, one entered in her GCSE's a year early, the other following fast on her heels a year younger. General consensus from the teachers at schools (single-sex, if that makes a difference) is that they are intelligent, articulate & mature & both going to do well. Older one has a b/f who, shall we say, enjoys a very privileged lifestyle & is more in the Top 5% rather than the top 20!!!
However...despite this, they both are more than capable of mutating into grunting neanderthals as soon as things dont go exactly the way they want, or if they've had too many late nights, or if they have to be sanctioned for the daft things teens invariably have to go through as part of their joining-the-human-race process
We're bringing them to Melbourne...when my two are on-form, they are very driven & know what they want out of life: older daughter wants to be involved in architecture/design - where better than in Oz, where original new-builds are norm rather than the exception, due to lack of land & restrictive planning regulations here in the UK. Younger wants to go to medical school & if what I've read is right, Melbourne has one of the world's leading doctor's training facilities there.
Hopefully it will work out for them
My two are bright, clever, one entered in her GCSE's a year early, the other following fast on her heels a year younger. General consensus from the teachers at schools (single-sex, if that makes a difference) is that they are intelligent, articulate & mature & both going to do well. Older one has a b/f who, shall we say, enjoys a very privileged lifestyle & is more in the Top 5% rather than the top 20!!!
However...despite this, they both are more than capable of mutating into grunting neanderthals as soon as things dont go exactly the way they want, or if they've had too many late nights, or if they have to be sanctioned for the daft things teens invariably have to go through as part of their joining-the-human-race process
We're bringing them to Melbourne...when my two are on-form, they are very driven & know what they want out of life: older daughter wants to be involved in architecture/design - where better than in Oz, where original new-builds are norm rather than the exception, due to lack of land & restrictive planning regulations here in the UK. Younger wants to go to medical school & if what I've read is right, Melbourne has one of the world's leading doctor's training facilities there.
Hopefully it will work out for them
Last edited by JenniGee; Feb 11th 2010 at 12:59 pm.
Feb 11th 2010, 8:13 pm
#110
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Re: What were/are your reasons for moving to Oz?
- Warmth (heat 30 degrees C)
- Fishing
- Warm holidays on your doorstep (camping) all year round
- Wide roads
- Not playing dodgem cars everyday
- Sandy beaches
- A valuable currency
- Bigger house i.e. liveable size (not a matchbox)
- Outdoor photography in sunlight (most year round)
- Wildlife
- Short winters
- Similar length days all year round
- No TV license
- Far away from (some) relatives
- Sub tropical plants e.g. palms, succulents that survive all year round
- Better rugby and cricket
- Swimming in the warm sea
- Dedicated cycleways
- Another two possible countries to retire in (Oz & NZ) and kids can live in
- Metric
- Affordable petrol
- Swimming pool/spa at home
