Originally Posted by Scottie2hottie

Thanks for that great thread. Now I'm even more confused than ever!! I am due to got to Tasmania on the 29th Dec. I am doing a degree at Uni, and all of this has gone so quickly. The whole process will have taken about three months. Anyway..I am so worried that I am not going to fit in in the GREAT OZ. I have a husband and 6 yr old daughter. My style is quite smart/dressed up, and as I was packing my case my mum inlaw (who incidentally is staying with us, and from Tassie) was just laughing at the clothes I was putting in the case!! I totally believe it is a better life for my daughter, and all of my husbands family are over there. I am not really close with my family but I do see them. Am I just having the last minute cold feet thing like when you get married, or am I trying to tell myself something? I remember when I got back from 3 months in Tas 6 yrs ago, I touched down in Manchester and I felt at home!! Oh Gosh, I just don't know. Probably just being silly! ANyone got any thoughts?

Louise

Originally Posted by Geordie George

Cold feet is perfectly natural and to be expected! In the week leading to our flight to Aus, if someone had taken our visas from Mr GG and I we would have been relieved. But now we're here and enjoying it. Homesickness can be difficult to deal with, but you can do your best to prepare for that and recognise it, should it hit. The UK will always be familiar and that's a very comforting thought. But it will always be there. And nothing's forever, unless you want it to be.

You'll be fine.

GG

Originally Posted by Scottie2hottie

Thanks for that great thread. Now I'm even more confused than ever!! I am due to got to Tasmania on the 29th Dec. I am doing a degree at Uni, and all of this has gone so quickly. The whole process will have taken about three months. Anyway..I am so worried that I am not going to fit in in the GREAT OZ. I have a husband and 6 yr old daughter. My style is quite smart/dressed up, and as I was packing my case my mum inlaw (who incidentally is staying with us, and from Tassie) was just laughing at the clothes I was putting in the case!! I totally believe it is a better life for my daughter, and all of my husbands family are over there. I am not really close with my family but I do see them. Am I just having the last minute cold feet thing like when you get married, or am I trying to tell myself something? I remember when I got back from 3 months in Tas 6 yrs ago, I touched down in Manchester and I felt at home!! Oh Gosh, I just don't know. Probably just being silly! ANyone got any thoughts?

Louise

Originally Posted by ladylisa

Mmm you wont want to bother with dressy clothes in Oz they are so casual its untrue, mind you you could always keep your nice clothes and just throw out your shoes at least you will be part way to fitting in. I remember staying with Friends near Cairns who kept a rag outside their house for the guests to wipe their feet... Apologies to any ozzies but the whole bare feet thing makes me cringe.

Its perfectly normal to feel anxious you wouldnt be human otherwise. You could always tell yourself its not forever at least that will take some pressure off and allow you to relax.

Originally Posted by arkon

I wasn't laughing this morning though as I went to put on my dexys jeans and discovered why wearing turnups and working on an Australian farm definately do not mix!! Sometime yesterday a giant locust must have fallen or jumped into my turnups and stayed hidden all through the night on the floor next to my bed and when I went to put them on today guess what was on the leg smiling up at me!! In the panic I thought it was a 4 inch spider with massive eyes. Then learnt the 2nd most important rule of Australian rural living...When confronted by a creature with eyes bigger than its head don't flee the room in panic, stay and keep an eye on it!! Call for help but DONT take your eye off it!! I did and it took an hour to find it again. Pretty scary when you didn't know what it was and turning over all the clothes on the floor carfully with a big stick. This lead to the 3rd rule of Australian rural living....DONT leave piles of your clothes on the floor or any other bag or potential bug hiding place!

Now where the Fkkk did I put those mogodons?

Originally Posted by ladylisa

Mmm you wont want to bother with dressy clothes in Oz they are so casual its untrue, mind you you could always keep your nice clothes and just throw out your shoes at least you will be part way to fitting in. I remember staying with Friends near Cairns who kept a rag outside their house for the guests to wipe their feet... Apologies to any ozzies but the whole bare feet thing makes me cringe.

Its perfectly normal to feel anxious you wouldnt be human otherwise. You could always tell yourself its not forever at least that will take some pressure off and allow you to relax.

Originally Posted by woodyinoz

I am not sure about Taz but I do think that various parts of Melbourne are fairly classy. Most people tend to get dressed up for a night in the city.[/QUO

Halleluyah

Originally Posted by Scottie2hottie

You could always get dressed up to go to the casino in Hobart, Tasmania!

We stayed there once (trying to think of the name of it, it had a round tower) but our kids were quite young so we didn't do any gambling, it was the only place in Hobart that seemed to have any decent facilities!

(It's a bit of a long trek to Melbourne though unless you're flying.....we went to Tassie on the overnight ferry...our son freaked out 'cos he'd seen the Titanic movie and all we could hear was the swishing of the water as our cabin was below sea-level...) :scared:

Originally Posted by Pants

Hi Polly

Not sure if you will look in before you leave on Sunday but just wanted to wish you a good trip home. Hope you have lots of tissues for the goodbye's....ohhhhhh hard time!! Wishing you all the best and hope to see more posts when you get back to Oz.

Love
P x