Next time please make sure your wife and daughters come before the village in both fact and text

The truth is somewhere between Moneypenny and Wendy. There are myths and anti-myths.

There is a vague socio-economic (blue/white collar) thing going on like everywhere - in some ways this is the worse snobbery as money can be quite vulgar.

There is even an establishment of sorts.

There are rough areas - nothing to do with class - just feral. There are nicer areas.

But where aussie scores is that people mix, mix well, and there are definitely cultural aspects which cross class and background - for sure.

It's absolutely true that you get posh Aussies who seem normal (and Aussies who have a posh accent) but its just not so entrenched.

pmsl.. i actually spluttered my xmas drink then !!!

geniarse

Could have been worse.
Could have been like Graucho Marx
"Gimme a log cabin, a woman and a packet of buscuits"

seeing your sig reminded me of that advert on tv at the moment with a LEGO car..

The order of writing did not reflect the order of importance! I'd been talking about geography, so geography was the first thing off the stream of consciousness...

mate it took me 3hrs to get home, I'm stuffed and am on autopilot..

Protesting too much

Hope his wife doesn't read this is all I can say!

well said mate!

Big decision, and the expense of visiting for research makes it difficult to do an in depth examination. We moved to Brisbane following a visit on holiday. We chose the area because of the sunshine climate. We were wrong, work was scarce especially in the rural areas. Looked at Spain, but the language difference made employment difficult unless you were setting up in business. Then the corruption was rife! Loads of spivs and con men in Spain looking for an easy buck from starry eyed immigants, also with a weak legal system unlikelyto protect you made things very scary.

Then there is England! Work your nuts off to stay alive, and freeze to death 9 months of the year. Loved Oz, just the employment was not easy to find. I witnessed alot of very skilled people end up mowing lawns or similer to make ends meet. No where is perfect.

So where are you now out of interest?

well he was here ...

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351046

cant understand his post tho, as its slightly conflicting...

Doesnt want to start a business in spain, cant find employment in brisbane...

but opens a Bakery in Sunshine Coast...

perhaps i do got me wires crossed

From a post he has made elsewhere this evening, I would say that he is in UK!