Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus

...but most of us don't have access to our own Harrier jump jet.

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle

That is a seriously good question. When I first arrived here, as a genuine migrant with my Aussie wife (whom I'd met here on holiday two years previous) We ended up at her Parents place in Bendigo, which after South London was a serious culture shock. I didn't like it one bit. We had a belated honeymoon travelling up the East Coast as far as Cooktown. The only place I would have considered along the way would have been Townsville or Brisbane. (we didnt travel through Sydney) I started to develop a strong dislike for smaller places.

To cut a long story short, the only place I felt comfortable was back in very Urban Inner Melbourne, which is where we settled. Very different to London but urban enough to make me feel like I'm in familar surroundings. Although I guess I'm not a migrant in the same sense as most, as I came here more for reasons to do with marriage rather than a compelling desire to move across the world. I've been here 30 years, I couldnt imagine living in any other part of Aus now, save for maybe Inner Sydney.

Footnote: One country area reminds me of the UK. and for that reason I would like to spend more time there, and thats Southern NSW. I doubt I could live for long in a country area in the UK, and Southern NSW is even further from most main cities than most country areas in the UK so I probably wouldnt cope living in a country area here, Still it's beautiful countryside.

Btw as for theme parks, I enjoyed them the first few times, now you wouldnt get me in one if you paid me.... who wants to spend a holiday in queues ?







Could be an interesting thread this one.