5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Jan 8th 2007, 12:45 am
#76
Jedi Princess
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
and I hope you are all noting that I have not said a bleedin word 
Anyway I am off to the pics this morning taking my 2 daughters and a friend. For this I shall pay $15.50 for me and $11.50 each for the kids. Small popcorn and drink x 3 $ $4.50 a pop and you come out with a total of $63.50. yes its a lot cheaper than England but its still not free, couple that with the fact that a lot of people earn less $$$ than GBP and it probably works out the same. Just some food for thought for you but at least no rain coat required today in Perth.
Anyway I am off to the pics this morning taking my 2 daughters and a friend. For this I shall pay $15.50 for me and $11.50 each for the kids. Small popcorn and drink x 3 $ $4.50 a pop and you come out with a total of $63.50. yes its a lot cheaper than England but its still not free, couple that with the fact that a lot of people earn less $$$ than GBP and it probably works out the same. Just some food for thought for you but at least no rain coat required today in Perth.
1. Going on a (Tightarse)Tuesday (half-price tickets)
2. Make your own popcorn at home, take potato chips and sweets and softdrinks bought from supermarket (just need a bag and one of those chillbags for the drinks)
Jan 8th 2007, 12:49 am
#77
Jedi Princess
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Hirodders,
I can handle the opinion's on the UK versus 'wherever' as that is what the forum is about - what I don't like is having to waste my time reading through so many posts of personal nastiness such as single sentences of name calling or telling others they are full of sh*t etc. It's childish, nasty and uneccessary - just my opinion of course
The emotions that go with people's moves I can fully appreciate and I agree it's useful if people could stick to the point
I can handle the opinion's on the UK versus 'wherever' as that is what the forum is about - what I don't like is having to waste my time reading through so many posts of personal nastiness such as single sentences of name calling or telling others they are full of sh*t etc. It's childish, nasty and uneccessary - just my opinion of course
The emotions that go with people's moves I can fully appreciate and I agree it's useful if people could stick to the point
You should now see more little blue boxes by your nickname.
Jan 8th 2007, 12:49 am
#78
Gutter Gob!!
Joined: Feb 2005
Location: Perth
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
tightarse tuesday, like it. I had thought of taking own stuff but am a bit chicken and don't want to be chucked out if caught.
Jan 8th 2007, 12:53 am
#79
Banned
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
To be honest I think the MbttUK forum is easily the worst on BE for the slanging stuff... and I'm obviously guilty occasionally, but hopefully only when provoked...
There's a lot of people in this one who have some very definite views on things and about half of them are diametrically opposed...! The ones that get to me are the stuff that are huge generalisations presented as 'facts' when with only a modicum of research it becomes blatantly obvious that they're not true... Like there's much more crime in the UK than Oz, or the whole South East of England is more densely populated than metropolitan Sydney...
Then of course you've got the silly stuff, like you need to be brain dead to live in Australia, there's nothing to do in London, etc etc...
As long as there's a MbttUK you're going to get this... But don't stop reading it, just ignore some of the round robin threads, because there's some good stuff in here that may well help you to understand some of the emotions that people go through during their odyssey... And why some return and what they'd have done different... And for the record I'm living in Sydney's Northern Beaches and love it...!
There's a lot of people in this one who have some very definite views on things and about half of them are diametrically opposed...! The ones that get to me are the stuff that are huge generalisations presented as 'facts' when with only a modicum of research it becomes blatantly obvious that they're not true... Like there's much more crime in the UK than Oz, or the whole South East of England is more densely populated than metropolitan Sydney...Then of course you've got the silly stuff, like you need to be brain dead to live in Australia, there's nothing to do in London, etc etc...
As long as there's a MbttUK you're going to get this... But don't stop reading it, just ignore some of the round robin threads, because there's some good stuff in here that may well help you to understand some of the emotions that people go through during their odyssey... And why some return and what they'd have done different... And for the record I'm living in Sydney's Northern Beaches and love it...!
Jan 8th 2007, 12:54 am
#81
Timelord
Joined: May 2006
Location: Lost in space...
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Hirodders,
I can handle the opinion's on the UK versus 'wherever' as that is what the forum is about - what I don't like is having to waste my time reading through so many posts of personal nastiness such as single sentences of name calling or telling others they are full of sh*t etc. It's childish, nasty and uneccessary - just my opinion of course
The emotions that go with people's moves I can fully appreciate and I agree it's useful if people could stick to the point
I can handle the opinion's on the UK versus 'wherever' as that is what the forum is about - what I don't like is having to waste my time reading through so many posts of personal nastiness such as single sentences of name calling or telling others they are full of sh*t etc. It's childish, nasty and uneccessary - just my opinion of course
The emotions that go with people's moves I can fully appreciate and I agree it's useful if people could stick to the point
Jan 8th 2007, 12:57 am
#82
Jedi Princess
Joined: Jun 2006
Location: Melbourne,Australia
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Sorry but I think that is complete rubbish. You may not have found like minded individuals but many people do in Australia. I know several english people who have lived in australia for 10/15/20 years have have a large circle of friends. I do accept that it can be diffilcult to get into a social circle when you immigrate and that will affect how you settle, but you carry on like this has something to do with Australia, and not something you can find anywhere.
Jan 8th 2007, 12:59 am
#83
Jedi Princess
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Jan 8th 2007, 1:03 am
#84
Jedi Princess
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Bottom line is you paid for your ticket and there are NO conditions at point of sale that you cannot bring personal items of food and drink into the cinema.
Jan 8th 2007, 1:28 am
#86
Timelord
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
There's plenty of things wrong with the UK and indeed Australia where I enjoy living at the moment. The point I always try to make is to differentiate between fact and fiction... When you say the UK is a much more violent place than Australia, it is not true; and I can prove it... All you ever seem to come up with is personal anecdotes that add up to nothing... It may well be that in your personal experience the UK has been a more crime prone country, but that doesn't mean the whole UK is like that... It probably just means that if we compared the demographics of where you used to live in Perth with your current area of London we would see a significant difference... From the point of view of where one can live in proximity to the centre and on what income I can easily imagine Perth has an advantage over London...
Jan 8th 2007, 1:30 am
#87
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
Jan 8th 2007, 1:35 am
#88
A lion in your lap
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
Samuel Johnson 1777
So basically the only thing you have left to do is top yourself.
Samuel Johnson 1777
So basically the only thing you have left to do is top yourself.
Jan 8th 2007, 1:45 am
#89
Jedi Princess
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Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2