I urge anybody thinking of moving back to the uk to first spend a month back there in January.I have just returned from 4 weeks over in England and couldn't wait to get back to Aus.It was cold dark wet windy and very little to do for children.It made us realise what a great decision moving away was!

ha ha!!! careful, those facts might not go down well!!!

What were you expecting in January - long sunny days and ice cream trucks filling the streets ???

nope just realisation of what the UK is like during the winter and how hard it is to do interesting things outside (with kids etc) when the sun aint shining!!

Err, don't you think people know? This is the Moving back to the UK Forum, not the Moving to the UK Forum.

It's probably more appropriate to tell a bunch of Brits "Before you decide to go to Oz/Southern US, etc., go there for a month in the middle of summer"

The past few weeks here have been pretty grim - mostly incessant drizzle. But then I expected that before I came back - because I've lived here before.

Can't you do interesting things inside then ??

Read at your peril:

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=3338.0

Ha ha!! That is SO the english culture to do things inside! Do you hvae a 2 year old? If so you know how hard it is to entertain them all day inside without reverting to the TV. If the weather is good (ok, english summer too!) you can do inside and out,therefore more options.

Sound bout right?!

Admittedly I don't have a 2 year old, but last time I checked they didn't seem to need acres of countryside to roam about in like a cheetah or something.

Meaning?

I think they out do a house-size in a day though. Basically think we both agree that good weather, be it a hot country or even summertime here, means options for activities are widened both for adults and kids....therefore if the weather is good year round, activities are vast year round.

Try a Winter in New York, try a few. This isn't just for those in Oz right?

12" snowfalls, blizzards even.....and more snow on that.
5 months of cracking cold and cabin fever as a rider.
Nowhere to put the snow anymore from having your driveway ploughed up to 3 times in one day.
Ice storms and freezing rain which turn the roads into a death trap.
Driving in it cuz schools may shut - but vork vill still be open......

.......and the heating bills.....

"There is no bad weather - only bad clothing" (Norwegian proverb.

In my experience, it is the parents who mind the weather, whereas kids on the whole don't give a monkeys.

I suggest that you read some of the threads on here about how hot it gets in Australia during the summer.

I have a 2 year old and have never had any problems keeping him entertained, inside, outside or anywhere.

Did anyone mention the wildlife in Oz? You know, spiders, snakes etc...