View Poll Results: WOuld you do it all again? (emigrate that is)
Yes
63
57.80%
Jury is still out on that one
9
8.26%
I'll let you know when I've done it for the first time!
3
2.75%
Yes but to somewhere other than Australia
7
6.42%
No
16
14.68%
You having a giraffe? I'd rather crawl round the desert with a mouthful of rocks
11
10.09%
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Would you do it all again?
May 15th 2011 | 3:46 pm
#151
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,196
From: Gold Coast- the best place in the world
Re: Would you do it all again?
You would expect BE to have some different demographics because the cohort is largely people who are embarking upon or who hope to embark upon their migration and are actually attracted to the site for different reasons - essentially positive towards the country they are moving to so if anything the numbers probably under represent those who would want to return.
In my experience it is the opposite, it seems that most of the people who frequently post on here are the ones that don't like being in Oz so are attracted to this site and other fellow dislikers.
If you are enjoying your life and getting on with it then you don't have the need to be on this site all the time![/QUOTE]
May 15th 2011 | 4:01 pm
#152
da Bonehead
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 22,767
From: Lion in da jungle
Re: Would you do it all again?
In general that's my impression too.
It's one thing to point out negatives to prospective immigrants, it's another to deride and ridicule for the sake of it.
May 15th 2011 | 4:12 pm
#153
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 404
Re: Would you do it all again?
You would expect BE to have some different demographics because the cohort is largely people who are embarking upon or who hope to embark upon their migration and are actually attracted to the site for different reasons - essentially positive towards the country they are moving to so if anything the numbers probably under represent those who would want to return.
If you are enjoying your life and getting on with it then you don't have the need to be on this site all the time![/QUOTE]
Yes I agree. It's like when people ring radio stations they only ever complain about the government, the ones who are happy don't feel the need to voice their satisfaction! On another note, it's so nice to go to a site where the majority of posters use correct grammar and in the main, spell correctly. I can't believe the standard of teenage grammar and spelling on some websites in westernised countries, and I am not just talking "tweet or text" language.
May 15th 2011 | 5:31 pm
#154
Account Closed
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,188
Re: Would you do it all again?
Yes I agree. It's like when people ring radio stations they only ever complain about the government, the ones who are happy don't feel the need to voice their satisfaction! On another note, it's so nice to go to a site where the majority of posters use correct grammar and in the main, spell correctly. I can't believe the standard of teenage grammar and spelling on some websites in westernised countries, and I am not just talking "tweet or text" language.
It's certainly been much worse in the past and its also been a great deal more positive about Australia as well. The Barbie was full of Godzoners for a long, long time, but they just seem to be less prevalent at the moment.
Given the current exchange rate pressures for UK migrants, I'm not surprised that new arrivals find it really tough and want to bitch about the place a bit.
May 15th 2011 | 5:34 pm
#155
Banned
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 22,348
Re: Would you do it all again?
I have to say that I really don't think BE is going through one of its 'negative posters' phases.
It's certainly been much worse in the past and its also been a great deal more positive about Australia as well. The Barbie was full of Godzoners for a long, long time, but they just seem to be less prevalent at the moment.
Given the current exchange rate pressures for UK migrants, I'm not surprised that new arrivals find it really tough and want to bitch about the place a bit.
It's certainly been much worse in the past and its also been a great deal more positive about Australia as well. The Barbie was full of Godzoners for a long, long time, but they just seem to be less prevalent at the moment.
Given the current exchange rate pressures for UK migrants, I'm not surprised that new arrivals find it really tough and want to bitch about the place a bit.
May 15th 2011 | 5:42 pm
#156
Account Closed
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,188
Re: Would you do it all again?
Five years back a move from the UK was that bit easier to do. People really could turn up with a big wedge from the UK house sale, find a job and start 'living the dream'.
Anybody who questioned it in those times I think was considered a bit mad. It's a LOT harder to move now and people are finding it tough to make the move work for them.
May 15th 2011 | 6:38 pm
#157
Thread Starter
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 94,305
From: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Re: Would you do it all again?
I think you're right.
Five years back a move from the UK was that bit easier to do. People really could turn up with a big wedge from the UK house sale, find a job and start 'living the dream'.
Anybody who questioned it in those times I think was considered a bit mad. It's a LOT harder to move now and people are finding it tough to make the move work for them.
Five years back a move from the UK was that bit easier to do. People really could turn up with a big wedge from the UK house sale, find a job and start 'living the dream'.
Anybody who questioned it in those times I think was considered a bit mad. It's a LOT harder to move now and people are finding it tough to make the move work for them.
May 15th 2011 | 7:47 pm
#159
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 20,821
From: Brisbane
Re: Would you do it all again?
In my experience it is the opposite, it seems that most of the people who frequently post on here are the ones that don't like being in Oz so are attracted to this site and other fellow dislikers.
If you are enjoying your life and getting on with it then you don't have the need to be on this site all the time!
If you are enjoying your life and getting on with it then you don't have the need to be on this site all the time!
I have to say that I really don't think BE is going through one of its 'negative posters' phases.
It's certainly been much worse in the past and its also been a great deal more positive about Australia as well. The Barbie was full of Godzoners for a long, long time, but they just seem to be less prevalent at the moment.
Given the current exchange rate pressures for UK migrants, I'm not surprised that new arrivals find it really tough and want to bitch about the place a bit.
It's certainly been much worse in the past and its also been a great deal more positive about Australia as well. The Barbie was full of Godzoners for a long, long time, but they just seem to be less prevalent at the moment.
Given the current exchange rate pressures for UK migrants, I'm not surprised that new arrivals find it really tough and want to bitch about the place a bit.
I think you're right.
Five years back a move from the UK was that bit easier to do. People really could turn up with a big wedge from the UK house sale, find a job and start 'living the dream'.
Anybody who questioned it in those times I think was considered a bit mad. It's a LOT harder to move now and people are finding it tough to make the move work for them.
Five years back a move from the UK was that bit easier to do. People really could turn up with a big wedge from the UK house sale, find a job and start 'living the dream'.
Anybody who questioned it in those times I think was considered a bit mad. It's a LOT harder to move now and people are finding it tough to make the move work for them.
I think we have a lot less prospective migrants on the site these days. Seems to be more of us around who have already moved in comparison to the number of newbies joining. However I think we still have about 50/50 between those of us who are here and love it vs the rest of us that are here and feel differently
I think it's also because Immi rules have changed and a lot less people can get visas now compared to in the past.
May 16th 2011 | 6:14 am
#160
Happy migrant
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,756
From: Newcastle , NSW
Re: Would you do it all again?
I think we have a lot less prospective migrants on the site these days. Seems to be more of us around who have already moved in comparison to the number of newbies joining. However I think we still have about 50/50 between those of us who are here and love it vs the rest of us that are here and feel differently
