WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
Nov 28th 2007, 5:38 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
Quite possibly.
I think rush hour brings out the worst in most people. Everyone is on a mission to get from A to B and courtesy and safety go out the window. Every morning the kids and I morph into the Ant Hill Mob and join Dick and Mutley to 'catch the pigeon'.
It might be easier for you to be less judgemental of the driving in Aus as your experience is gained here. Possibly a better situation to be in as old practices and expectations won't confuse the issue.
Just be sure not to turn into one of those zigzagging arses who weave, inside, middle, outside, middle, inside lane along Anzac Highway....unless of course you're aiming for 100% aussie integration.
I think rush hour brings out the worst in most people. Everyone is on a mission to get from A to B and courtesy and safety go out the window. Every morning the kids and I morph into the Ant Hill Mob and join Dick and Mutley to 'catch the pigeon'.It might be easier for you to be less judgemental of the driving in Aus as your experience is gained here. Possibly a better situation to be in as old practices and expectations won't confuse the issue.
Just be sure not to turn into one of those zigzagging arses who weave, inside, middle, outside, middle, inside lane along Anzac Highway....unless of course you're aiming for 100% aussie integration.
Main North Road is bad enough 
I did have some lessons in the UK, but I used to get really stressed and scared with people as they all seemed to tailgate. I don't get that as much now, although it does happen now and then. Plus I find it a lot easier because I am learning in an automatic - so that's probably affecting my perceptions as well (I hate gears
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Nov 28th 2007, 6:00 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
Yehp, my Daughter took of to England to mix with some nice Polish people, because of all the riff raff poms that came here.
Nov 28th 2007, 6:33 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
This is the typical response that fwits give to people that give "too many immigrants" as a reason to leave the UK. When Brits move to Oz it is very difficult to tell them apart from the locals, unless they are real dim and still wear a Manchester United football shirt or have a St.George Cross bumper sticker on their car.
You can tell the immigrants to the UK as they tend not to speak the language (apart from uttering the word A S Y L U M ), the men wear dresses during the day and they often hang around benefit offices.
You can tell the immigrants to the UK as they tend not to speak the language (apart from uttering the word A S Y L U M ), the men wear dresses during the day and they often hang around benefit offices.
Nov 28th 2007, 6:59 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
This is the typical response that fwits give to people that give "too many immigrants" as a reason to leave the UK. When Brits move to Oz it is very difficult to tell them apart from the locals, unless they are real dim and still wear a Manchester United football shirt or have a St.George Cross bumper sticker on their car.
You can tell the immigrants to the UK as they tend not to speak the language (apart from uttering the word A S Y L U M ), the men wear dresses during the day and they often hang around benefit offices.
You can tell the immigrants to the UK as they tend not to speak the language (apart from uttering the word A S Y L U M ), the men wear dresses during the day and they often hang around benefit offices.
The real issue is that you get poor immigrants and rich immigrants.
British migrants tend to be rich ones, Eastern European/African ones, or, asylum seekers aren't.
Creates a dual standard.
There are loads of areas in Melbourne's SE touted as bad and key areas where these relatively poor migrants live. Tis the way of the world.
Nov 28th 2007, 7:11 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
[QUOTE=themerlin;5608657]I think it's a female mating symbol, anyone with a frangipani in the window is gagging for it 
I hope it's not some aussie kind of rhyming slang
I hope it's not some aussie kind of rhyming slang
Nov 28th 2007, 7:44 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
Haven't done Anzac Highway yet Main North Road is bad enough
I did have some lessons in the UK, but I used to get really stressed and scared with people as they all seemed to tailgate. I don't get that as much now, although it does happen now and then. Plus I find it a lot easier because I am learning in an automatic - so that's probably affecting my perceptions as well (I hate gears)
Main North Road is bad enough I did have some lessons in the UK, but I used to get really stressed and scared with people as they all seemed to tailgate. I don't get that as much now, although it does happen now and then. Plus I find it a lot easier because I am learning in an automatic - so that's probably affecting my perceptions as well (I hate gears
)
Nov 28th 2007, 7:49 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
Test?? There's no test
It's an assessment after 10 lessons
(now you know why they are all mental drivers 
) I have to clock up 50 hours as well though 
Nov 28th 2007, 7:57 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
Nov 28th 2007, 8:27 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
We want an adventure.... We are going with the attitude that if it's terrible we can come home, but at least we can say... wow! what a ride!... If we love it we can stay. Whatever, we will make the most of our experiences and we'll learn from them!
I'm looking forward to doing business 'Oz Style'! and I know that OH is too!
How exciting is it to move to the other side of the world!!!
WooHooo!!!
I'm looking forward to doing business 'Oz Style'! and I know that OH is too!
How exciting is it to move to the other side of the world!!!
WooHooo!!!
Instead, we are leaving for the adventure. To experience another country fully, instead of just as a holiday destination.
We chose Oz because of the decent weather and the language. Non-English speaking countries were the first choice but I insisted on France (I'm pretty fluent), and the missus insisted on Italy. So we moved on to English speaking and the US was our first choice, but we couldn't get PR type visas. So our adventure will be in Perth and I have never even been to Australaia before! We wanted PR visas so that if we indeed do truly love it and decide it's the place for us, we can stay as long as we like.
I hope all of you who are moving away from the UK because you don't like it, find what you are looking for and don't have to move back to this country that you dislike so much.
Maybe we are just lucky in that we would be happy anywhere. Our lives are what we've made of them and we'd be content sat in a bedsit eating tesco value beans. But we have the chance at an adventure, so we're going for it.
Nov 28th 2007, 8:34 am
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Nov 28th 2007, 8:45 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
"hubby" got home today at 2pm having done a full days work. Jeez it's crap here
Nov 28th 2007, 9:04 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
If I had to name one thing that was so noticeable about Australia it is the lack of dog shit. It is so pleasant to be able to walk down the street without treading in a big dog turd in the middle of the pavement that some filthy dog owner has watched their dog expunge.
mers, you are going to love it here!
mers, you are going to love it here!
What he said
Nov 28th 2007, 9:10 am
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Re: WHY ARE WE LEAVING THE UK?
can someone tell me what a frangipani is? Never heard of it!