Why do you bother?
 

You've made the move.
You're all settled.
Why do you come on here?

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I have weird fetishes and BE makes me woodier than a woodpecker.

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OCD :unsure:

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....self inflicted torture is why:cry_smile:

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Agree with Vim, it's raining outside but I like it wet inside.

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Probably the same reason as you. You make friends, you want to keep in touch.

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You have friends! Arn't you the lucky one!

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Quiet moments...varies from time to time...for quite a few years we have been very busy with pre-schoolers...it's not as if we are out partying every night - thank God...there is also a twisted fascination with...British expatriates...I have learnt more about my fellow countrymen since I moved to Australia than I did before I moved...it's a fascination viewed from a safe distance...

They never, ever cease to amaze me. In fact, it's been quite illuminating.

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Probably less friends than you.:)

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I doubt it, I spend way too much time on here to be social with real people.

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we're mad as a box of frogs, we even argue over being english, scottish, irish and welsh and at times we protest on the basis we have 2% heratage from forefathers six centuies ago - where we got our genes from:blink:

Nothing as crazy as us lot, makes me realise the aussies are normal:lol:

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Qui??? :D

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Yes. There is a whole side to me that love Australians for this normality....I wonder about this lot at times..but I would be self-serving if I worried about myself...:p

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Raw tribalism.

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It saves talking to the other half.

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Not a ******g clue.

Re: Why do you bother?
 

Because you'd miss us!

I still come on here because I'm nosey! I like to read about different things and I like the interaction on the threads I post on :).

But still enjoy going out and interacting with 'real' people too!

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Aussies normal? I'm now as barmy as the lot of you....:D

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:lol:
we're all as bad as each other, crackers, there aint no exceptions:unsure::lol:

yup:thumbup:

or maybe they don't wanna talk to us:unsure::lol:

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There are 'real people' :scaredhair:

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In a past life... before I became a miserable bastard, I actually made some real friends via these sort of boards, infact one of them arrives from the US in about 10 days.

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Mate, she'll be telling us the world is round next.

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yep, hang out long enough and it happens:unsure:

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Now you're just being silly. :)

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Think I come on here cos I get a bit bored shitless sometimes & can't find anything better to do..

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- made some brilliant friends through the site and its a way of keeping in touch:wub:
- I'm giving back what I've got from the site:rolleyes:
- I'm a sad git who lives on the computer day and night (partly for work reasons) so why not embrace BE in that:thumbup:
- I'm nosey and like to see what people are doing with their lives, and how views change once they arrive in their new country - and in some cases leave again:blink:
- Sue refused to allow me to delete my account:sneaky:
- I enjoy it:cool:

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This wasn't a multiple choice question you know. :rolleyes:

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:lol:

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Both of those reasons!

Plus I am nosey :D

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:p Couldn't think of one reason above the others, apart from summing it with something like "Ï enjoy annoying people by posting pish" but that's more of a Soapy line :lol:

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Now im in oz i come on to try help others heading my way. Also cos im nosey and i like to see how people are doing.
Dont come on as often as i used to years ago, but i still feel an affection for the BE posse:thumbsup::wub:
Mandy

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it isn't, it's an oblate spheroid :rolleyes:

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It's a habit I've acquired, I'm generally on here when Ive a cup of tea made.... I drink a hell of a lot of tea though. It keeps me from doing mundane housework things... The other side of the coin is I dont have that much patience for TV.

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Because sometimes questions pop into my head and one of you in here has the answer.

You guys do realise when I log off you all cease to exist till I log on again.;)

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I'm Australian now but will never be an Aussie. I will tread in that half between life of not recognizing household Australian celebs names and still loving a good BBC drama whilst wearing thongs.

Here there are like minded people and very occasionally a pearl of wisdom in the otherwise entertaining drivel. ;)

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that is such a Soapy line!

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tis isn't it, very scary :scaredhair:

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All of the above for me.....ok, I'm not actually in Australia yet, but I've been on here a bloody long time :blink:

The one highlighted in red above means that I've never had to come back with a different name :lol:

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Not yet in Australia but in some respects I feel that I'm already there :o

BE is addictive and fills those otherwise idle moments to chat, have laughs with, share help and gain (sometimes shocking but often heartwarming) insights into a very mixed bag of people :thumbsup:.

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BE was invaluable before our move for information, I have used it since 2003 when we were first planning our move. When we first arrived in Brisbane Oct 2005, feeling very isolated it was a virtual friend - now we are settled I try to give back any info I can to anyone who asks especially in the business owner field. We have met some fantastic people from the forum - including you good selves:thumbup: