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Cold but sunny- had some nice views of Fuji, got crushed at a temple, ate potato on a stick in various forms, and didn't stick to the gluten free diet, saw my daughter after months away. All in all mostly good- and only had one day when my broken foot stopped me walking about. Oddly enough when I was crushed, my foot went "pop" and the pain lessened so I think it pushed something back into place.

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Not sure if that all adds up to a good holiday or not :lol:

Hope the foot is feeling okay though :)

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Foot is much better- came back with a cold though!

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Potato on a stick? sounds like my kind of thing! glad it was mostly good, I'd love to do Japan one day, think its fascinating!

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Well it's been a while... not only have I aged I appear to have turned into a monkey as well.

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Very rarely have a look in now, all my internet stuff these days is on the phone, which makes forums (the typing) a PITA.

G. 10 years in Oz in Feb.

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Swinger eh?

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is it the whole site thats gone dead or just the Australian part? Has the number of UK people emigrating here dropped significantly?

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Not sure about the rest of the site - the US forum seems to be full of many of the same no-hopers wanting a new life in the US on the basis of a holiday, though I don't really know if it is up or down.

Australia very quiet though. Not even getting very many 457s - maybe the economic slowdown is hurting harder than first thought.


S

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Its the whole forum really.
The US has a lot of posters who stay around to chat, and at present they have the post-Christmas "lets move to Florida" crowd -similar to the sudden rush of people we have had on the Aus forum. Canada is the most flourishing forum at present on the Immigration front.
As regards Aus -visa prices have gone up hugely, Spouse visas have about trebled in the last 4years, and for a skills visa these days the price is per person not per family, which deters a lot of people Plus its not as cheap here as it used to be compared to the UK and jobs are not as easy to come by,

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All that and, according to the bumper stickers prevalent around my parts (ooh err missus, etc), we are full and a spot of fornicated extraction would be very much appreciated.

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:lol: Love the phraseology!!! Wouldn't expect anything else from your area of Queensland :sneaky:

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Do they not get world news anymore in the UK?- the Canadian Dollar is heading to be worth about 3c US ... you lot are bloody hot :eek:- a lot up here are the opposite- though here in BC it a great Winter with brilliant skiing and the local ski hills are infested with bloody Ozzies everywhere ..escaping the heat!:lol:

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I don't think the Australian Dollar is too hot compared to the US$ at the moment either - and likely to sink lower according to news reports tonight.

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Just have to get used "Staycations!" - how I hate that word!:cool:

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I usually post to see who shares my sense of humour and who doesn't. A lot don't but I think most on here are as warped as me.

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First time I have ever heard it.

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You haven't missed much!- It is bandied around the UK tabloids a lot

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I've had plenty of hols to Argate.




And for those who don't know where Argate is

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Ok so I'm a newbie joined yesterday as will be moving shortly to the States. Came on here looking for some advice. So I will see how I go and provide you with some feedback on my experience if you like. I've moved twice once to Shanghai and then to Switzerland and have always used forums / meet up groups for info which have helped. So I will let you know.

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With Armum , Ardad, Arsis and Ardog ?

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Hi
I'm not the one to officially welcome you here as I strolled over to the Barbie from BC in Canada - I posted in here.. because I know some posters who seem to be very pleasant- I am very cosmopolitan. The US forum crowd seem pretty good and will be a good resource I am sure. Your experience in turn from Shanghai and Switzerland will be helpful I'm sure for those heading in those directions