Why did you do it?
 

I'm curious to know why you moved down under and if is like you expected :):o

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Because we could and it is better than we expected.

BB

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because I wanted an adventure and it didn't cost us much as we did it on a 457.

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Because my husband's midlife crisis involved moving overseas instead of a sports car and younger woman. I'm still deciding on whether he should have opted for the cheap slut. :unsure:

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:rofl: OH got the sports car, but wrote it off with me and DD in it, so we used the money from that (it was less than a year old) to come out to Aus for a holiday. Well, to cut a long story short, we liked it so much that we applied for PR when we got back. OH had been talking about emigrating to NZ before DD was born. He was fed up with the dreary London commute.

Don't think he ever thought about getting a cheap slut- after all he had me!;):sneaky::p

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Almost the same. Opportunity came knocking with visa and relocation fees included. Couldn't say no, not regretted it yet and we have just been sponsored for PR too (again all fees paid). Very fortunate and both husband and I are pleased to call Sydney home.

As for it being what we expected, having spent traveling on my own around some parts of Australia, along with a holiday with my husband to Sydney we knew what to expect on holiday but we also knew that living and working would be completely different to having a holiday here. We also knew that if long term it didn't work out we could always go back to the UK having experienced living and working in Australia. There would be no "what ifs" in our future in relation to Australia.

We don't have kids so it was only the two of us (and the dog - think he would be very upset to go back to the uk now the sun-worshiper he is) to uproot, relocate and re-settle in Australia. We didnt have a choice on destination, that was determined by my husbands company (internal-company transfer) but I always had a soft spot for Sydney.

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:rofl:

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I'm glad he didn't go for the cheap slut :)

We came out because Himself was offered a job. Simples.

We're very happy, although admittedly we were very happy in the UK too. We're just happy people.


:: snorts ::

Re: Why did you do it?
 

love the happy people bit, we're the same. To some extent it doesn't matter where you are if you're one of us :)

Got offered a job out of the blue, thought about it whilst on holiday and collectively thought sod it why not give it a go. That was 6 years ago:D, didn't have any expectations really and this is my home now

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:rofl:

To answer the op, I got brought here as a kid.

My expectations were low which was fortunate since I arrived to a stinking hot backwater with black and white tv and a blank look from shop-keepers when you asked for sweets.

What more could you ask for?

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Lollies

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Too much alcohol.

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I was 18 months old so had no say in the decision :D

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I didn't want to live near chris955. ;)

And I knocked an Aussie bird up on holiday in Europe. :o

I had and try to have no expectations.

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See point 2 above.

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Mainly because we could and it's warmer than the UK (a lot) and has less crime than Southern Africa (a lot).

For me in particular, it is the 'perfect' blend between the two main countries where I have lived mostly. :)

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:D

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Well, to be honest, if you'd been around you would have been a great interpreter.

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:thumbup:

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Fancied a change. No different from the UK except I'm warmer.

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I fancied the adventure, the travel by ship taking a month . . . and it cost only £10!!

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I did the journey 3 times by ship and the trip itself was an incredible adventure.

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I bet :)

If you don't mind me asking - how come 3 times?

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As you say the trip itself was an incredible adventure, I became addicted :)

I travelled on 5 ships between England and Australia, twice via the Mediterranean, twice via South Africa, and once via Panama.

The Panama route took 5 weeks and was by far the best: via Melbourne, Sydney,
Wellington, Tahiti, Panama, Curacao, the Azores and through to Southampton.

And then planes took over which destroyed the adventure. :thumbdown:

Re: Why did you do it?
 

Money.

And a change of scenery.

It was as expected.

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I forgot the money part . . . a huge increase in Oz :thumbsup:

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No way!!!! Is that still possible? I wanna do it!!!

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Now I'm jealous :) what you do a living? Are u back in uk?

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Is it still possible?

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I did it because the prospect of eking out a UK battlers existence scuttling from supermarket to supermarket and watching battlers on the Tv in the pissing rain was way too much to contemplate...

I did consider escaping to the country but I thought I would spend my days walking in to houses and saying 'lovely'! followed by 'nice asSPECT' when copping the view outside.....

it was G who made me see the folly of my ways....
why should it be any different in Australia? : well it did not work out as above so maybe it is different.....

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The increase in money in Australia doesnt apply to everyone.

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It was an amazing trip, your Panama route sounds very similar to ours but included the West Indies.

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:unsure:

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is it still possible???

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To sail here? Definitely. Cost a fair bit and takes a few weeks but some have done it for their final move over as a 'celebration' type thing.

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:thumbup: I would love to do that!!

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Someone did it a few years back as a way of encouraging their teenage daughter to agree to the move. Two weeks after docking, she'd made everyone so miserable they'd booked flights and gone home. Got back before their container got here. Now that was an expensive holiday! :eek:

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My sister-in-law is terrified of flying (she's had aversion therapy, hypnotherapy, drugs, alcohol, meditation techniques, etc etc and they all just make her worse) but she's desperate to come out to see us.

She's worked out she could come on a cruise - it'd only take 5 weeks to get here and she'd have a full day in Sydney, but hey, at least she wouldn't have to fly :D

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It seemed like a good idea at the time. Best opportunity of the moment. First 10 yrs were good, second 10 were ok and last 10 felt like Alcatraz - now, thankfully released on good behaviour.