Originally Posted by Heljinder

Thanks everyone for your replies and good wishes! Just like to add a tinsy wincy bit to my post, as I can't hold it in....

I feel so bloody alive here it's unbelievable! What is it about Perth that makes some people feel dead inside? 'fraid I was one of them. I felt sluggish and drained all the time - it was bizarre. It's all very pretty and we had some great times, but OMG I felt like injecting some life into the place! People here are so vibrant, alive and have got something to say. The media is top as far as I'm concerned. Radio 4, 5Live, BBC World Service are unmatched. The newspapers - depending which one's you read - are quality. Perth gave me a great holiday, but nowt else!

Anyway....

stm1971 - getting the boys into a school out of catchment was easy, especially for my eldest. I had to appeal to get my four year old in though, but he was accepted straight away. It's a rural village school in a very affluent area so unless you're a village kid or are prepared to make the car journey everyday the numbers stay quite low. He had a much better day today, and has made friends with non-footballing boys. His school in Perth did very well by him in the end, so I've no real complaints there.

Patzy - I'll pick your brains about Northampton if we think we might move. Hope your return back home goes well.

Originally Posted by Dan the Plumber

Can I just ask what were your kids reactions when you told them you were going home? I have a boy and girl 10 and 7 and whenever we have approached the subject of going back its met with a barrage of no's!! It was a struggle to get my eldest daughter over here - she really didn't want to leave and now she doesn't want to return!!
Feel stuck in a quandry as don't want to upset the kids but I also don't want to be the world's most miserable bastard for the rest of my life!
I really wish we had never come back to Perth in the first place!!
Dan

Originally Posted by sans

Go girl let it all spill out I love hearing people say how great it is to be back Makes me realise i'm not really ODD at all

Originally Posted by Heljinder

Thanks everyone for your replies and good wishes! Just like to add a tinsy wincy bit to my post, as I can't hold it in....

I feel so bloody alive here it's unbelievable! What is it about Perth that makes some people feel dead inside? 'fraid I was one of them. I felt sluggish and drained all the time - it was bizarre. It's all very pretty and we had some great times, but OMG I felt like injecting some life into the place! People here are so vibrant, alive and have got something to say. The media is top as far as I'm concerned. Radio 4, 5Live, BBC World Service are unmatched. The newspapers - depending which one's you read - are quality. Perth gave me a great holiday, but nowt else!

Anyway....

stm1971 - getting the boys into a school out of catchment was easy, especially for my eldest. I had to appeal to get my four year old in though, but he was accepted straight away. It's a rural village school in a very affluent area so unless you're a village kid or are prepared to make the car journey everyday the numbers stay quite low. He had a much better day today, and has made friends with non-footballing boys. His school in Perth did very well by him in the end, so I've no real complaints there.

Patzy - I'll pick your brains about Northampton if we think we might move. Hope your return back home goes well.

Originally Posted by king kong

i with you on the sluggish feeling of life in perth . i have been dealing with it for years and the only reason for it is that i find it so remote from everywhere .
Perth has wonderful beaches and the city centre is relatively safe and clean and if it was anywhere else in the world it would be nice to live in ,if it was close to other cities etc .
I find if i go to europe then come back im ok for a while and can settle into the rut quiet easily , then i want to go somewhere else then mundaring,freo , hillarys ,yanchep lagoon ,they are all decent and nice enough places but after the 100th time pretty boring .
So i guess the problem is nt perth its us and the ones who want a bit more to life than the beach and the footie club .I cant wait to leave .
In defence of australia though , i have travelled a lot in aussie and the outback and weeks and weeks on the road have been some of the most wonderful experiences i personally have had and the people were so much more friendly in the smaller towns but they are not places i would choose to live in , thus most of us decide to live in cities then its the shopping malls for entertainment , yacccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Originally Posted by Heljinder

I could easily live in the countryside or more remote parts of the UK, but it never appealed to me in Perth - I couldn't quite work that one out That said, I liked Albany, Walpole and Denmark, and felt quite comfortable there. I think it was because the people looked a more eclectic, interesting bunch. We lived in Secret Harbour and I loathed it with a passion. I would have been better off living nearer to Fremantle or around the Cottlesloe area. Fremantle appealed to me in the same way Albany did.

Originally Posted by TraceyW

you? The Grockles didn't bother us at all, thumbsup:

Originally Posted by janet66

I lived in secret harbour for a year and have been back a year this week , and found the place just to sterile and false , love being home , back to our old house , kids back to old school , dont know why we left . Hope you are all enjoying being home . Hubby from Northamptonshire , some lovely villages .

Janet