Would you move back?
Feb 20th 2012 | 6:42 pm
#16
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 28,175
From: at the bottom of a wine glass
Re: Would you move back?
Hi guys.
Appreciate all the views,it helps to get a perspective from others.
Chatting to my partner tonite,guess the only thing we have to give up are our jobs,we only rent a flat,and would probably store our belongings in UK,I still have some stuff in Aus,so guess that will help when renting if unfurnished.
Guess the main issue is I can always return to UK at any time,if after 6 months,I can't find work or feel its not for me anymore,but if I allow my RRV to run out,I will never have a chance to try and make a go at living in Aus again.
Appreciate all the views,it helps to get a perspective from others.
Chatting to my partner tonite,guess the only thing we have to give up are our jobs,we only rent a flat,and would probably store our belongings in UK,I still have some stuff in Aus,so guess that will help when renting if unfurnished.
Guess the main issue is I can always return to UK at any time,if after 6 months,I can't find work or feel its not for me anymore,but if I allow my RRV to run out,I will never have a chance to try and make a go at living in Aus again.
You only live once, so make the most of it
Feb 23rd 2012 | 9:03 pm
#17
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 386
Re: Would you move back?
No contest, stay in England .....
Feb 23rd 2012 | 9:19 pm
#18
Forum Regular
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 40
From: Baku/England/Australia
Re: Would you move back?
Get Oz citizenship and then decide, 4 yrs is not long in the scheme of things.
Feb 23rd 2012 | 9:28 pm
#19
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,555
Re: Would you move back?
Yes. No reason to right now though.
Feb 23rd 2012 | 9:44 pm
#20
Not actually a squirrel
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,446
From: England
Re: Would you move back?
I'd leave Australia in an instant if I could. I didn't want to come here in the first place but, since it's a young persons' playground and I was young, I played and stayed.
Now, older, and less distracted by the superficial, the reasons it didn't fit are glaringly obvious to me. I would love to return to a nice garden with friendly fauna in a village which is less than an epic journey away from a Capital or country worth visiting.
I'll admit to being curious about how serious you are about your partner? It's one thing to take risks with your own life, but don't underestimate the impact this will have on another young life.
If I was young and unemcumbered, like you, I would probably chuck it all in and grab the adventure. But remember, you'll be paying with the time of your life.
Now, older, and less distracted by the superficial, the reasons it didn't fit are glaringly obvious to me. I would love to return to a nice garden with friendly fauna in a village which is less than an epic journey away from a Capital or country worth visiting.
I'll admit to being curious about how serious you are about your partner? It's one thing to take risks with your own life, but don't underestimate the impact this will have on another young life.
If I was young and unemcumbered, like you, I would probably chuck it all in and grab the adventure. But remember, you'll be paying with the time of your life.
