Originally Posted by crap coffee

I am far too from a stalker thing.

believe it or not,,,, he cotacted me first....surprisingly It was _him_. not me. because, he was touched by me/my words..deeply... Otherwise he wouldn't bother giving me an attention (he IS a busy man). I used to be a musician/critic so I know what to talk or how to deal with. I am not that crazy as you think. Just adore him.

Originally Posted by kevin747

If you can hold on to a decent house in the Uk do it? Then go for it. You'll never know.
I was glad to get out of Australia but i plan to return for a travelling holiday at some point.
It helps if you have a decent profession that can at least assure an income on your return.
There are lots of people out there who have burned their bridges and can't return without hardship.
As nu-shooz said the TV programmes are just eye candy and don't bear resemblance to living in Aus.

Originally Posted by kevin747

I returned from Australia one year ago yesterday.
My situation may or not be atypical but I'll share some of my thoughts with you.
I was always fascinated by Australia since I was a child at school.It was tha vibrant colours,bizarre and venumous creatures,Rolf Harris and skippy.
I made it an ambition of mine to emigrate and live there one day.
We made it to Victoria and settled as my wife had family there after having toured NSW ,SA and Victoria.
My problem was partly that I lived in a beautiful wee village in the West of Scotland for 16 years prior to migration.
It didn't take me long to become homesick,that subsided and I was left to coldly compare what I had at home and what I had in Australia.
In Oz I made some graet friends ,an Irishman and a Sydney guy,both were married to Victorians.
I really miss some of the good times drinking,playing music and occasionally arguing about sport.
Australia was the kick up the arse I needed in life to help me realise what a great life I had back home. I'm not saying the UK is perfect as the economy is in a mess, as it is in most countries.
I miss the birds and some ocean views but believe me it was never as good as the sights in my native Scotland. I have also come to realise that the other countries of the UK,Ireland and Europe are also vastly superior to Oz.
I fully expect a reply from a statistically obsessed Godzoner to furnish me with the Boredom Index showing how great Oz is but I know different.
I find it amusing to read some of the idiots who delude themselves by dropping in a little materialistic boast about there house or car.I know many are sadly stuck in Aus and some who have escaped a shitty town or city in Britain.
I'm writing this as I had a cartilage operation two days ago and I' on the couch with my feet up,my kids are happier,my wife and I are paid a lot more for fewer hours than in Aus,we have had a beautiful cold,dry winter and spring is round the corner.
Australians are bigger whingers than the English that they accuse.
Me? I am not the complaining guy I used to be.
I feel blessed to be home .
If any of you Godzoners fancy a ruck! I'm yer man

Originally Posted by brits1

Very well written (that cartilage op most of worked wonders..lol...kidding) serously I though from your outluck you posted a very unbiased view of your life before and after so to speak...I certainly can say the same for us and we have not moved yet...end of April for us and I now cannot wait (stress last few weeks got to me but well over that now...thank the gods) would love to write a thread like yours in a year and a day....and hopefully I will.....great news and so glad you and your family have settled again...must admit Aus certainly seems to have changed my Oh and myself so cannot wait to "get back to normal"...take care and hope your soon back on your feet. Thanks

Originally Posted by Beedubya

Yeah that's why I am heading back to Oz, where none of the above is true.

No chavs, scum, hoodies, drugs, murders or any crimes in Australia exist don't cha know. Everybody lives in MASSIVE houses overlooking the Pacific Ocean sitting on their balcony looking at their 4 cars in the driveway and their boat tied up at their own jetty etc.

Yes, it's just full of beautiful people living in a perfect paradise.

Originally Posted by crap coffee

reading your posts, makes me *****ing SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!all I want to do now is just SCREECH.!! Everything you said is makes bloody sense........I just wanna move to the Britain..That's about it.

what I do in my spare time is .. always reading someone else's blogs... people who live in the UK...read their happy stories, look at the beautiful pics of countryside......................that only makes me sad sad sad sad...

why oh why? I am not interested in anything to do with Kiwi things... To me, Britain looks only beautiful - Green everywhere. I just feel my life is dead here..........nz.

If I was young, I would probably change my career and move to the UK. can't believe how come/WHY I've been stuck here ... for half of my life?? can't even believe that..

my life is hopeless here I can tell. I made lots of effort to change during that time, but it didn't work out. That is. I've got no motivation whatsoever. shite. just go and fall into the Wellington harbour tonight.

and I MISS TERRY HALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by joe38

i have been back in the uk for over 2 years ,life is just as hard has Australia ,job situations in oz were crap ,now the uk is the same ,i do miss the layback life we had in oz ,i would love to go back but i think only for a holiday ,the thought of moving again but at least we have family here in the uk ,which really helps

Originally Posted by uklass

To the people who have moved back from oz, would you do it all again?

I mean is the experience worth it, you've followed your dream and now you realise what you had so you've come back & appreciate it all the more?

Its pretty much decision time for me for applying for oz visa, its been a 4 year dream and I've umm -ed and ahh -ed for the last year as serious doubts have crept in. I lived in Thailand for a year a few years ago and remember how happy I was to get home after that..but oz had aslways been the dream - is it best to go & if I come back at least I'm wiser for it than if I'd neber goen at all?

Originally Posted by wingandapray

I really would think of elsewhere, especially if u are really British.-they dont want us. U have to slap the aussies (moppies as I call them ) on the back and crawl arse-if u dare oppose them then the dream will become the nightmare. Once a Pom always a Pom and they will let u know exactly how prejudice they are. I would look at Europe-its closer anyway.

Originally Posted by kevin747

There was no way I wanted my youngest child to be Australian. I also did not want to pay them my taxes.
I did notice that many were hostile to British people. I have not experienced that when I have worked with Aussies in the UK.
I often felt that if they felt threatened they would close ranks.
Oh! I've never seen a bigger bunch of arse kisssers in my life.

Originally Posted by onepearlyb

Hiya Kev,

Good to hear from you. It was a year last month that we came back from Melbourne. It's been a good year!

We landed on our feet by finding a house to buy only 3 months after returning. It had been on the market a year and we got it much lower than it was advertised for. Needed a lot of updating but we've got a wee cracker now that's almost finished. Worth every penny.

Like you say, work is better too as I don't work half the hours I had to out in Oz. I get paid more money too and it's waaaaay more enjoyable!
My lifestyle is actually far better than what it was "meant" to be out in Oz. I was so bored doing the same things every day out there. I'd go into the mall for some variety and see the same faces every day. It was a monotonous life out there.
Only thing I really miss is the sunshine ( but NOT the extreme heat ) and my gym class!! Ha.

But, Spring is here in York and the place is gorgeous.
Absolutely no regrets about returning. It was the right thing to do.

BTW, We were both in good professions out there but we couldn't afford to buy where we wanted to stay. Or rather we could afford to buy - but it'd have been a sh*tty little "unit" that was still done up in 70's style, needing loads of money spent on it and crammed in next to 8 other "units".
If we had bought we'd have been in over our heads with a mortgage and totally trapped, even moreso than how we felt.

Like you, I wouldn't mind going back for a holiday, but I have a lovely life here now and no ammount of sunshine and cafes will change how good it feels to be back here.

Be well again soon now you've had your op.( thank G for our amazing NHS!!!! )
x

Originally Posted by onepearlyb

I used to work in the operating theatres here in the UK and saw some of the best orthopaedic surgeons work some real magic! We've got MAJOR trauma surgeons here in the Uk who attend conferences in Europe every year to pick up new equipment and techniques to bring back to the Uk. Waiting times have reduced here substantially, and I think that for a service that's over used and under budgeted for - we do pritty well here in the Uk as patients and staff.
Gimme the NHS over Medicare any day!
Although I had good specialists in oz, I had to pay for EVERYTHING. If your anything other than in great health in Oz - prepare to pay!!