Why Australia ?
 

WHy did you choose Australia..

Seriously, it seems a high proportion have never visited, or because of budget constraints and financial obligations, cannot do a reccie trip...

So , WHY Oz?

What really made you plump for Australia?

The seed must have been planted before joining expats

WHy not USA or CANADA or Spain ?

WHat was your influence, ...

To move to the otherside of the world on a whim, seems ludicrous to me, so did the media play a HUGE role? What media ( ie. Neighbours (pmsl)) was your starting point...

It cannot just be about the weather.. cos as unpredictable as the weather is in the Uk, its in esseence predictable.. whereas here its predictably unpredictable..

SO ok you chose Oz, so why pick... Brizzy, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns etc etc etc ( oops and Tazzvegas )

Ste

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I have always wanted to live and work abroad......didn't when i was single due to ' couldn't leave my Mom syndrome'

3 years ago .. ( age then was 36 ( i thought its now or never )

USA ....Just never has appealed to me
Canada ....Bad bad winters ...BRRRRRRRRR :eek:
Spain ...couldn't be arsed learning the language
Oz......ok that will do lets go for it:thumbsup:


We had a bit of money ( left in a will ) and started the process and we were fortunate to do a reccie.....went to Sydney and Perth and fell in love with Perth.

So there you have it......:)

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US: too many guns and didn't like the way people think. It's bad enough with the poms thinking they're the greatest people on earth but with the yanks it's even worse (and they've got guns).

Canada: too cold in winter. Even the bits that get hot in summer.

Continental Europe: too corrupt for day to day living.

Scandinavia: too expensive and possibly too cold in winter.

Asia: too hot in the bits I would want to live.

South Africa: too dangerous.

North Africa: corruption again.

NZ: too isolated.

Aus (Victoria): Just Right!

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As a born and bred Aussie, I'm just going home.

The thought of spending the rest of my life in the UK was simply intolerable.

:)

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Wonder how many would qualify to get into the USA?

Canada has a 5 year wait time :blink:

Spain - the lingo? perhaps most people have been there, seen its realities which makes it a bit less appealing.

Plus Australia's so heavily promoted in the UK, reading a book at the moment on pommy immigrants from the 1940's to 1970's its hilarious some of the stuff they were told, - like many arrived in perth and didnt realise it would be cold and wet, or arrived in sydney/qld and couldnt believe how they struggled with the heat, many found so many things quite backward compared to the life they had left for a better? one. Sounds familiar:D

As for us, mixed relationship, moved not for a dream but a practical solution to whos country will we live in? mine- yours, no half and half, then once kids have finished education, neutral ground:rofl:

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Have wanted to go since a young child, hard to explain really

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Never had any desire to come to Australia either to live or holiday.

OH got headhunted and having previously lived in Perth he left the decision up to me. As if! I agreed, thinking that if I didn't like it I could always go home. Decided not to come on a reccie for a few reasons. 1. You can never get a true feeling for the place on a weeks holiday and; 2. Time restraints.

Now we love it here. However, our ideal for the future would be to split our time between here and Europe but only time will tell if that is feasible.

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By accident really. I came to Aus when I was a student, figuring I would do the long distance trips while I was still at uni then when I settled down and married my accountant in Surbiton I would do the Europe trips. So, went to the US twice and then one summer when I was in Aus I met and fell in love with my now DH. We lived in PNG for 3 years and then in Bristol for 3 years and DH got offered a scholarship for a PhD in Canberra before any of the UK universities made an offer so we came here and we just sort of stayed. We didnt think, when we came here, that this would be "it". At one stage we thought we were going back to PNG but that fell through as did a posting in India (fortunately!).

I dont think it is a choice we would have made had there not been better opportunities to move to here.

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Hi Vash

What are your reasons for not wanting to spend the rest of your life in the UK? Can understand but just interested from an Aussie point of view.

Debbie

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He lives in west Brom - say no more :rofl:

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I've always wanted to live abroad. I don't want to live a boring life.
I spent a month in Australia and liked it and it should be easy to get a visa because I'm a nurse.

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No one lives in west brom,they exist til the giro runs out then pray for death:lol:

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All my life I've wanted to live in either canada or Australia. Nearly impossible to get to canada and as I now have family in Aus thought what better time to give it a go

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Your right, all the best.:thumbsup:

Debbie

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Family - my Mum's side come from Glebe in Sydney (however the last time I actually saw them was in 2000 but hey ho). Media? possibly, sitting on the couch while its peeing it down, watching programmes like No Going Back, dreaming of a warmer climate? The reason we chose Queensland? In 2000 we travelled up the east coast from Jervis Bay, all the way up to Cairns - to be honest we loved all of it, but there was something about Eumundi/Noosa area hence choosing here. We had been to Australia twice before finally making the move - definately no rose tinted specs! We decided we couldn't afford another holiday, so made the decision to migrate permanently. :)

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Fark off.....we're full





















Only joking mate....come on in...the waters warm.:D

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Have no idea about West Brom or where it is in England.

Debbie

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Actually it's Walsall, but you're not far off.

;)

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Same here :)

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Well i've wanted to go to the moon since i was a kid but christ have you seen the skills assessment:eek:

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Yeah, it's a tough one that isn't it :ohmy:

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It's in the West Mids. I did live there for a few months. Like most places around that way, it's a patchwork of decent areas and streets you'd never walk down at night.

Not much to recommend it; but not much to criticise, either. A sort of civic non-entity, to be honest.

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Less people,
Better fishing,
Racially mixed society,

Just realized that this can be said about many countries...

Never had any inclinations for the US, Canada a bit too cold, other places...?

I think I moved here as it was relatively easy to get the visa.

And a good move it was.

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Yes especially question number 6 'can you dress up in a funny suit and walk about like you just shit your pants' ?? Yeah no probs,here's video footage of me at my brothers wedding:eek::rofl:

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You forgot the link. :sneaky:

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Fair enough Vash, would not fancy it myself. Where are you heading to in Oz?

Debbie

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Married an Aussie :eek:

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I can just about type with two fingers,dont get all IT with me madam:lol:

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I'll give you two fingers young man. :sneaky:

:D

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What Polly said ... and I like to wake up and realise that I am girt by sea.

Day off today, a bit of cricket and some childcare (in that order) ... mmmmarvellous.

Chicken still AWOL by the way.

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Make it three and i'll be your bowling ball for life:wub::wub:

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Alright then, seen as you asked nicely :D

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I am sick of living in a 2-bed semi when I could be living in the 4-bed bungalow that I bought earlier this year. I prefer Australia's classless society to the UK's class-controlled society.

I miss my friends. I miss my family. I miss the things that Australia has and the UK doesn't; like the easy-going attitude, and the casual, "Hey mate, just drop in any time!" hospitality.

I miss pre-paid envelopes; clean, modern buildings; untamed bushland; free parking; neat, professional post offices with neat, professional staff in neat, professional uniforms; superannuation; a separate laundry room with a sink and space for a washer/dryer & ironing board; detached houses; free barbecues in public parks; medical prescriptions that automatically come with 5 pre-written repeats; modern plumbing with decent water pressure; the "have a go" ethos; room to breathe, room to move; room to live.

I miss the West Australian wheatbelt, the Adeaide hills, and the Tasmanian valleys.

There's more, but you get the general idea.

:zzz:

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Are you aware there is a lady lurking in your garden:eek:

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You can get rabbits that do the same job, wipe clean too.

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Spur of the moment decision - seriously :blink:

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USA: Full of Americans , no health system load of gun nuts.
CANADA: Too bloody cold.
Spain: Why should I bother when they can't be bothered to learn english ;)

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Good to see the British sense of humour has rubbed of on you:rofl:

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That's a bloody good question that ! I'd better ask er indoors:lol:

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We haven't been to Oz yet, so why are we going?
We have lived abroad before so know what sort of things we are looking for, English speaking (well nearly!;)), laid back, warm weather more often than not, outdoor lifestyle. Plus job opportunities, (nurse) & chance for kids to do sailing & surfing etc.
Will it work? No idea!
Are we going to try? Too damn right we are!